Welcome
This page is designed to take your study and your assessments to the next level.
There are lessons below to help you read effectively, research broadly, write excellent assessments and much more.
Periodically, you will find updated information and resources on this site, so please check in every-now-and-then for these.
We trust that the resources will improve your study techniques and your grades!
Time Management
Develop the Ideal Study Week
Below you will find tips to create your ideal 'study week'. Download the weekly planner template and then use the 'tips' to fill in your week. This will allow you to have a sustainable and realistic approach to study that fits in with the other priorities in your life.
Overcoming Procrastination
Assignment due tonight... but you want to watch one more episode of Friends re-runs??? Yes, procrastination can hit the best of us... but thankfully, there are some tips to overcoming procrastination.
Video
Reading and Memory Skills
General Tips
Researching
How to Research
How to Search the Library Catalogue - Basic
How to Search the Library Catalogue - Advanced
Additional Research Tools
Essay Writing
Video - Critical Thinking and Bloom's Taxonomy
Video - The Essay Writing Process
Please note - Late submissions will receive a Fail mark (ZERO), unless you have an extension approved
Reading the Question Carefully
This pdf will help you understand the key 'task' words in your assessment questions.
Assignment Cover sheet
Word Count
It is generally acceptable to be 10% above or below the specified word count of an assignment (E.g. A 2000 word assignment can be between 1800 and 2200 words). If your word count falls out of this scope (i.e. is more than 10% over or under) then it is probable that you have not answered the question appropriately and may be penalised.
Unless advised by the lecturer, the word count generally does not include:
- Title and contents page
- Footnotes
- Longer passages quoted from Scripture that are indented
- Bibliography
If your assignment is too short, then you need to explain your ideas more fully. If your assignment is too large, then you need to be more concise and avoid repetition.
Abstract Writing
Late Assessments
Late assessments will not be accepted, you will receive a zero grade if your assessment is late.Requests for the extension of an assessment task deadline will only be granted on the following grounds: 1) Medical illness (certified by Doctor’s Certificate); 2) Extreme Hardship; 3) Compassionate Grounds. Students are to complete the “Request for Extension of Assignment Deadline Form”. This form must be completed no less than 48 hours before the assignment is due. The form can be located online here.
Different Types of Assessments
Resource to help with grammar
An Introduction to the Grammar of English - Free e-Book
Resource to help with advanced writing
English Literacy for International Students
The ABC provides some great resources to help students with their English.Their 'IELTS' preparation videos are extensive and designed to prepare students for academic study in English
Referencing & Plagiarism
We require that all students studying at AC complete the Plagiarism Test below.
Students must receive at least 90% on this quiz and must record the date that they achieved this grade on the cover page of all assignments for this subject.
e.g.: "100% achieved on Plagiarism Test 2/9/2011". If you do not achieve at least 90% on your first attempt at the quiz you can re-do the test as many times as you need. Students who are then found to be plagiarising in an assignment will receive an automatic fail grade for that assessment task.
Turabian Style
Read this section if you are studying Theology or Ministry.
This resource provides information on how to reference, using the formatting of the Turabian 9th Edition, 2018 (notes-bibliography). The Turabian style is a companion to the Chicago style manual, which is currently in its 17th edition.
When you have read through the instructions and examples, you can check out this Sample Essay using Turabian from Liberty University.
APA Style
Read this section if you are studying Business, Education or one of the Social Sciences
The APA Style Guide will guide you in referencing correctly in APA.
An example essay correctly referenced can be found here.
Take the Plagiarism Quiz
Click HERE to take the Plagiarism Quiz
Make sure that you record your result and the date achieved on the cover page of each assessment.
Using Zotero
Zotero is a very helpful tool to make it easy to reference correctly, it does all the formatting for you! You can download Zotero here.
Biblical Study Skills
The library is constantly adding new resources, so this is not a complete list but may provide a helpful starting point for research for your exegesis.
Biblical Assessment Tutorials
- Reading Responses Tutorial (11:26 mins)
- Contemporary Presentation Tutorial
(13:36 mins)
- Sermon Tutorial (5:06 mins) (OT and NT Foundations only)
- New Testament Exegesis
- New Testament Exegesis Tutorial (11:39 mins)
- Authorship (4:39 mins)
- Occasion (7:33 mins)
- Literary Context (4:36 mins)
- Passage Analysis and Application (11:53 mins)
- Grading Criteria (18:48 mins)
- Old Testament Exegesis
- Old Testament Exegesis Tutorial (7:28 mins)
- Setting Up the Exegesis (4:24 mins)
- Composition (6:31 mins)
- Structure and Key Themes (7:56 mins)
- Overview of Passage (8:50 mins)
- Passage Analysis and Application (10:02 mins)
- Grading Criteria (19:07 mins)
Additional Research Guides
- Finding Commentaries Online (5:16 mins)
- Best Commentaries. https://bestcommentaries.com/ [accessed 28 February 2022].
- Note Taking in Biblical Research (16:47 mins)
- How to Use the Library and Online Research for Biblical Research (19:36 mins)
- Finding Commentaries Online (5:16 mins)
Online Resources
- Bible Odyssey (Society of Biblical Literature)
- Provides free articles and videos that bridge the gap between the academy and the public in an effort to increase biblical literacy and to make biblical studies fun.
- Biblical Studies Online
- LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World
- Easy to access Roman materials including literary works in Greek and Latin translated into English, information about public works in the Empire, and Inscriptions.
- Liddel and Scott Greek-English Lexicon (LSJ)
- This is a link to Henry George, Liddell and Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. Edited by Henry Stuart Jones and Roderick McKenzie Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.
- Logos: New Testament Gateway
- Oxford Biblical Studies Online
- Perseus Collection of Greek and Roman Materials
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Torreys Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
- Tyndale Biblical-Theological Reading Room
- Bible Odyssey (Society of Biblical Literature)
Theological Study Skills
- Please note that these are generic marking grids. See your course outlines for specifically tailored assessment marking grids.
Beginner Maths
Need to brush up on your mathematics? Click the link above to access the free Maths Bridging for Business Students.
Note: This is open to all students of Alphacrucis College, not just Business Students.
Tools for Students with Dyslexia
- Our student support team can discuss with you options to assist in making your academic journey successful if you suffer from Dyslexia. Please remember that to access disability services you will be required to provide medical certification of your learning disability.
If you use google chrome as your web browser you can install 'extensions' or apps that can assist your ability to read or listen to content on your computer:
Babu Background is a free extension that allows you to change the background colour of any webpage along with the font colour. Studies have shown that different coloured backgrounds and fonts can significantly assist comprehension for those with dyslexia.
Helperbird is a paid extension that allows you to change the font and colours on any webpage to make reading easier.
Read Aloud is an extension that will read anything on the webpage page you are viewing.
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