Tips to get you started on your assessment, including how to understand the assessment topic, plan your assessment, academic writing and formatting.
Step-by-step guide to tackling assessments
The most important thing to remember when starting work on your assessment is to start – and start early. These steps will help you to get going.
Assessment types
Get an overview of the most common assessment types you may be asked to do as part of your studies.
Plan your assessment
Planning your assessment will help you get focused and keep you on track. It will also help make writing your assessment easier.
Understand your assessment task
Before you start working on your assessment make sure you understand what you have been asked to do.
Writing skills
Information on academic writing and some tips to help you with your assessment writing skills.
Formatting and presenting assessments
Find out how to format and present your assessments correctly before you submit them for marking. You can also find a link to the Assessment Word Limit Policy on this page.
Assessments information
Find out how to submit assessments, ensure academic integrity, what to do if you’re having problems, and how to access and understand your results.