Making notes

Making notes is something that you will do in many different situations: lectures; seminars; tutorials; reading a book or journal; surfing the Internet; watching television or a video. It is a very important practical skill and your notes will help you to, except...

• identify and understand key ideas

• keep a record of information for future use

• prepare for examinations

• making your own record

During your university career you will make notes from a variety of sources, including lectures, books, and the Internet. Making good notes is about identifying and selecting relevant information.

Think about why you are making notes?

• Do you want to record extremely detailed information?

• Are you looking for a specific piece of information?

• Do you want to keyword notes?

• Will you be sharing your notes with a friend?

This is important as it will affect how you make notes. There are different ways of making notes. You can except..

• use ai to the fullest

• list main headings and topics - keyword notes

• copy out specific details, for example, a quotation from a book, or factual information

• draw a Mind Map or spider diagram

Making notes is a skill that will help you to

• copying specific information

• own ideas or questions, or make links to the work of others

• identify and understand key ideas

• draw a Mind Map

Are you thinking about making notes?

• This involves copying information

• used when copying spesific information

• used during lecture or reading