Getting appointment ready: Your step-by-step guide
Our 1:1 appointments are designed to help you develop your skills and build effective study habits.
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What to expect
- Tailored 1:1 Support: Interactive, individual appointments with specialist tutors designed to help you build confidence, improve study strategies, and solve specific issues.
- Non-Judgemental Environment: Tutors provide constructive guidance and practical advice; they do not grade your work.
- Collaborative Focus: The sessions are designed to empower you as an independent learner—tutors will work with you to develop strategies rather than doing the work for you.
Content covered
- Study Skills Appointments:
- Academic writing, structuring essays, and critical thinking.
- Time management, revision, exam techniques, and note-taking.
- Approaching assignment prompts, dissertations, and project planning.
- Understanding personal learning strategies.
- MASH (Maths & Statistics) Appointments:
- Clarifying specific mathematical or statistical concepts from your course.
- Working through examples or understanding step-by-step calculations.
- Choosing, running, and interpreting statistical tests or software output (e.g., SPSS, R, Excel).
- Consolidating numerical skills for non-maths modules.
- What is NOT covered:
- Proofreading, spell-checking, or line-by-line editing.
- Referencing
- Doing assignment questions for you or estimating your grades.
- Subject-specific content
Before your 1:1 appointment
- Identify your goal: Think about the specific question, topic, or area you want to focus on during the session.
- Prepare your materials: Have relevant documents ready, such as assignment prompts, module handbooks, drafts, lecture notes, feedback received, or specific dataset/maths problems.
- Review online resources: Check the online StudySkills@Sheffield or MASH resources beforehand, as quick answers or templates may already be available.
- Note your questions: Write down 2–3 key questions or areas you want to prioritise to make the most of your appointment time.
How to book a 1:1 appointment
- Book online: Log in to the study skills booking system using your MUSE login details.
- Select the Service: Use the filter 1:1 meetings drop down to choose Study Skills 1:1 or MASH (Maths & Statistics) 1:1 appointment depending on your need.
- Choose Format & Time: Select an available time slot and choose your preferred delivery format (Online via Google Meet or In-Person).
- Provide Discussion Points: Enter brief details about what you would like to cover and your course/module so the tutor can prepare. A separate box is also available for any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments you wish to share.
- Confirmation: You will receive a confirmation email containing booking details and the location/ link. If you need to cancel your appointment, click the link in your confirmation email.
Appointment details
- Location & Delivery:
- In-Person: Held at the Education Development Centre (301 Glossop Road).
- Online: Conducted virtually via Google Meet.
- Duration: Typically 30 minutes per session. Please arrive five minutes before the start of your appointment and report to reception.
- Frequency / Booking Limits:
- Appointments are subject to fair-use booking limits (you can only book one appointment at a time).
- Cancellations & late arrival for appointments:
- If you can no longer attend, you must cancel in advance via the study skills booking system so the slot can be released to another student.
- Arriving late will reduce your overall appointment time, and will be cancelled after 10 minutes of lateness.
Contact us
Next steps
- book a 1:1 appointment for study skills, maths or statistics
- view our full programme of upcoming workshops
- browse our online how to guides for more information and resources
Workshops and 1:1 appointments
Explore a range of workshops and appointments to develop the essential study skills, research, maths and statistics skills that will underpin your learning at university.