Our tips for your studies
General tips
- Prepare your workspace: Clear away distracting things and lay out your learning material to avoid interruptions.
- No phone zone: Put your phone out of sight, for example in a drawer or in another room. Those who cannot resist the temptation cantry to use apps that help minimise distractions on mobile phones or computers.
- Time management: Its important to start early and allow for buffers. There are various time management methods that you should try out to see if they suit your learning style. Timers help you keep track of your study time.
- Create a study plan: On the one hand, this will give you an overview of all the topics and ensure that you don't overlook anything. On the other hand, it helps to divide the large amount of content into small units. The study plan goes hand in hand with time management: smaller sub-goals make it easier to create a realistic schedule.
- Body-Doubling: Studying together helps. You don't even have to meet up with your study group in person; you can also search for ‘study with me’ videos. These are often designed according to the Pomodoro Technique. What's more, there's no opportunity to get sidetracked by private conversations.
- Ask questions: Ask yourself questions about the content or have someone else quiz you. This will help you realise if there is anything you have not yet understood or cannot yet remember.
Learning partner exchange
Are you looking for a study group or someone to study with for an exam? Then take a look at the learning partner exchange.
Learn how to learn
Recommended literature
The university library has kindly provided a list of literature on the topic “learning to learn”. It contains both e-books as well as printed books available in the university library.
Every link takes you directly to the publisher's website, where you can download the book if you access the site via the university network.
English:
Knight, Peter: Learning, curriculum and employability in higher education
German:
Metzig, Werner: Lernen zu lernen - Lernstrategien wirkungsvoll einsetzen
Klenke, Kira: Studieren kann man lernen – mit weniger Mühe zu mehr Erfolg
Bastian, Jasmin: Lernen und Wissen – der richtige Umgang mit Information im Studium
The links take you to the respective OPAC entries.
Heister, Werner: Studieren mit Erfolg: Effizientes Lernen und Selbstmanagement
(1st edition print, available in Amberg and Weiden; 2nd edition print available in Weiden)
Krengel, Martin: Bestnote - Lernerfolg verdoppeln, Prüfungsangst halbieren
(7th edition print, available in Amberg)
The links take you to the respective OPAC entries.
English:
Schwartz, Daniel L.: The ABCs of how we learn
(First edition print, avaiable in Weiden)
(print, avaiable in Weiden)
German:
Bazhin, Alexander: Lernen Lernen in Studium und Weiterbildung
(2nd edition print, avaiable in Weiden)
(3rd edition print, avaiable in Weiden)
Heister, Werner: Studieren mit Erfolg: Effizientes Lernen und Selbstmanagement
(1st edition print available in Amberg and Weiden; 2nd edition print available in Weiden)
Audiobooks
Oakley, Barbara: Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
(externally available, also available as printed book and e-book)
Learning spaces
Amberg
Library
In addition to individual workstations in the reading room, the library also offers group rooms, some of which are equipped with projectors and smartboards. All rooms in the library can be used without reservation.
You can find more information on the equipment and the opening hours on the library's website. There you will also find information on activating 24-hour access.
Learning Hall
Building G (EMI), room 206
Information on the equipment can be found on the Learning Hall's website.
Creative Space
Digital Campus, 3rd floor
EMI light alcoves
In the corridors of building G (EMI), there are light alcoves with tables that can be used for individual work between classes.
EMI Coffee Lounge
The Coffee Lounge on the 1st floor of building G (EMI) with its coffee vending machine, water dispenser and tea kitchen offers an ideal place for study groups in a comfortable atmosphere.
MBUT Lounge
The MBUT lounge is located on the ground floor of building D in the corridor behind the Audimax.
Mensa
Access is possible around the clock with the student ID card.
Unoccupied class rooms
You can find unocciped seminar rooms and lecture halls by using the room finder.
Weiden
Unoccupied class rooms
You can find unocciped seminar rooms and lecture halls by using the room finder.
Orange Lounge
More information on the Orange Lounge website.
Mensa
You can find the opening hours on the Mensa website.
Anatomy Lab
The Anatomy Lab in the E-House offers students on health science degree programmes an innovative learning space to deepen the content of their studies using models and mixed reality.
Library
In addition to individual workstations in the reading room, the library also offers group rooms, some of which are equipped with projectors and smartboards. All rooms in the library can be used without reservation.
You can find more information on the equipment and the opening hours on the library's website. There you will also find information on activating 24-hour access.