OUPS Revision Weekend for ED209; DD303 and DD307:

The 2011 Revision Weekend will be held on 2nd - 4th September 2011 at Warwick University

OUPS were the first people to start offering revision weekends to help students with their exams. We have been running them now for nearly 40 years, so we know from experience exactly what students want and need in order to give them the knowledge and skills, as well as the confidence, to improve their exam grades. The OUPS Revision Weekend takes place approximately 5 weeks before the exam, so it is perfectly timed to help start your own revision. It will be of benefit to all students taking these courses.

Aims of the Revision Weekend

A weekend of lectures which aim to aid revision and exam technique and improve students' chances of increasing their final grade. Courses covered will be:  ED209; DD303; DD307.

What does the weekend offer? 

This revision weekend offers a full programme of nine talks, running from Friday evening (registration from 3pm; dinner at 6pm; evening lecture 8pm) until Sunday tea time (3.30pm). As well as covering revision of course materials and key issues and themes, the sessions also give advice on revision techniques and how to tackle the exam, as well as providing a comprehensive set of handouts to support your own revision sessions. If you have a specific problem you would like to discuss there is also the opportunity of a one-to-one session with a 'floating' tutor. In addition it is a chance to meet up with other students studying your course.

We have four or five tutors teaching on each course as feedback from past students has underlined the value of having several different tutors, giving you the benefit of a range of specialised knowledge and advice and offering you a range of complementary styles of tutoring to keep you focused. Tutors on the weekend are are all highly experienced and include course team members, course writers and exam markers to give you a variety of specialised knowledge and advice. Details of tutors in 2011, along with specific details of the content for each weekend, will be published early in the year . 

The OUPS Revision Weekend represents excellent value for money. For a standard room with shared bathroom the cost for the whole weekend is £210 for OUPS members or £225 for non members and this is inclusive of all meals, including Friday night and Saturday night dinner.  There are no extra costs involved (except for drinks at the bar!). For those of you who prefer not to share a bathroom we can offer you an ensuite room for £270 (OUPS members) or £285 (non members). As well as your room and all meals this includes refreshments at break times, extensive handouts which are only available to attendees, revision of all relevant chapters, advice on revision techniques and taking the exam, welcome drink on Friday night,  Saturday night disco and an opportunity for one-to-one sessions. Non residential places are available for a reduction of £50, all  meals are still included. Some funded places are available for OUPS members with limited financial means (apply to Irene Baumgartl on 0208 315 0049 or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )  

For further details on the Revision Weekend please contact the OUPS Business Administrator, Irene, on 020 8315 0049 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Some of the things previous students have said about the Revision Weekends.

˜An excellent weekend - well organised, well worth the money, time and effort"

"Excellent! Enthusiastic lecturers who deepened my understanding of the course and helped me to focus on the exam."

"Very good , interesting, engaging, made me realise I knew more than I thought I did! Would definitely attend a revision weekend for future course. It has set me up to start revising with more confidence."

"I was impressed with the quality of the teaching, with how each lecturer knew their subject in such depth yet could keep it simple".

"Really helpful. Good overview of chapters and approaches to take. Very supportive lecturers, able to convey a good balance re hard work and fun and importantly their enthusiasm for their topics."

"It has given me a motivation and confidence boost, I can't think of any improvements."

"Fantastic . So happy I did it!"

 

Venue

The weekend takes place at Conference Park, University of Warwick. This is an award winning conference venue with excellent facilities. Access to the sports facilities, including the swimming pool, are included in the price. The university's central location with excellent transport links makes it easily accessible from all over the UK and Europe. There is ample free car parking. For more details go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/conferences/conferencepark

For directions on how to get to the University of Warwick go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/conferences/howtofindus/