Student Name: SID:	19428433
Subject:	LANG0009 Academic Skills for Arts
Term:	T1
Your Course and CODE: e.g., Extended Diploma in Arts: 7144 Diploma of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)	Extended Diploma in Arts: 7144 Diploma of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)
Questions brought to Mentoring Session Bring questions that show you have reflected on your feelings about your study so far. Discussing these will help you begin to evaluate how you are coping with your study.	How can I better manage my time to meet assignment deadlines? How can I improve my understanding of the reference requirements? How can I connect with other students in the course?
IDENTIFY the major study challenges discussed in Mentoring Session. This is where you can begin to analyse the study issues that concern you, in order to make sense of them.	Time management/planning Understanding referencing requirements and applying them Connecting with other students
CHOOSE ONE major study challenge you wish to focus on. This is where you focus on one challenge so you can develop a study goal.	I have chosen to focus on improving my time management and planning skills to better balance my studies and other commitments.
IDENTIFY a goal (or goals) in relation to this major challenge.	My goal is to be able to better manage my time, so I am on top of my personal, work, and academic commitments.
CREATE strategies for how to achieve this goal.	Creating a calendar with colour-coded dates for all my assessments, work shifts, and personal appointments. Using a notification system on either my phone or other device to alert me to assessments a week before they are due. I set small, achievable tasks that I can manage in my day-to-day life to feel like I am on top of everything.
REFLECT Completed the following sections after your mentoring session.
DRAW CONCLUSIONS about what you have learned Which strategies for achieving your goal were effective? List them and explain whythey were effective.
Which strategies were not effective? Listthem and explainwhythey were not effective.
FORMULATE Ideasfor an ongoing ACTION PLAN Think about how you might deal with similar situations in the future, or any general changes you might find appropriate. If your major challenge is ongoing, what new strategiescould you follow in order to achieve your goal? If your challenge goal is completed, think about what you learned from the process and any reflections you may have on what you could have done differently, and how the strategies used can help you in future.
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Some ideas for identification of a major challenge (this list is not exhaustive):

1. Understanding referencing requirements and applying them
2. Time management/planning
3. Approaching someone for help
4. Thinking strategically about studies/career plans
5. Finding quality research sources
6. Connecting with other students
7. Getting to know the vUWS site
8. Using Career Hub and other vUWS resources such as Study Smart
9. Accessing First Year Experience Co-ordinator advice
10. Applying teacher feedback in assessment tasks