Do It Yourself

Synopsis: Students at the University of Sheffield talk about their first term at university and offer advice and information to prospective students. The informal interviews range over key issues including managing a social life, getting work done, looking for accommodation, budgeting, cooking, and outside interests. Intended to support all new students by showing that their problems are shared by others and that there are solutions.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1997
Subjects: Education
Keywords: higher education; student life

Name: JISC MediaHub
Notes: NB. As of 1 September 2016, the Jisc MediaHub subscription service is no longer available. However, all the multimedia content that Jisc has licensed for use by higher and further education institutions, which is currently accessed via the MediaHub subscription, is available through a new service, MediaPlus, at http://mediaplus.alexanderstreet.com.

Name: University of Sheffield Learning & Teaching Services
Web: http://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/browse/category.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=114 External site opens in new window
Phone: 0114 22 20401
Address: New Spring House (Ground Floor)
231 Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2GW
United Kingdom
Notes: LeTS holds a back catalogue of high quality educational video programmes it has produced, all of which are available in DVD format. The 100+ titles cover most academic subject areas and contain valuable sequences in the form of animations and demonstrations. The DVDs are available to purchse from the university’s online store.

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