The document provides tips for organizing exam preparation notes. It recommends organizing notes by major topics and key points to act as memory triggers for revision. When finishing a topic, combine notes using a comparative table or mind map with sections for topics linked to cases and legislation. Try different note-taking styles and combine and update information regularly. The combined summaries will form the basis for exam summaries. Make sure to record sources accurately by knowing what needs to be noted before taking notes.
The document provides tips for organizing exam preparation notes. It recommends organizing notes by major topics and key points to act as memory triggers for revision. When finishing a topic, combine notes using a comparative table or mind map with sections for topics linked to cases and legislation. Try different note-taking styles and combine and update information regularly. The combined summaries will form the basis for exam summaries. Make sure to record sources accurately by knowing what needs to be noted before taking notes.
The document provides tips for organizing exam preparation notes. It recommends organizing notes by major topics and key points to act as memory triggers for revision. When finishing a topic, combine notes using a comparative table or mind map with sections for topics linked to cases and legislation. Try different note-taking styles and combine and update information regularly. The combined summaries will form the basis for exam summaries. Make sure to record sources accurately by knowing what needs to be noted before taking notes.
The notes you take from your readings and your lectures should be organised around major topics and key points so that they can be easily summarised as 'memory-triggers' for exam revision. As you finish a topic, try combining your notes using a comparative table in columns. Examples of column headings could be "key points", "key cases" and "legislation". You may prefer to use a mind-mapping system - one section for topics, linked to cases and legislation. To save yourself time at the end of semester, plan your note-taking carefully from the beginning. Try out different note-taking styles to see which you like most, then combine and update information on a regular basis. The advantages to this are that you are summarising, using your own words and constantly reinforcing your own understanding. These combined summaries will form the basis of your exam summaries. So that you can cite your sources accurately, make sure that you know exactly what needs to be recorded before you start taking your notes. For all material, including material from the web, refer to the Aust