The document provides guidance on how to effectively pursue higher studies. It recommends identifying clear objectives, choosing the right career path and study stream, and studying smart by understanding concepts and connections rather than memorizing. Effective study techniques include mind maps, online resources, and active learning. Following this approach helps students feel confident and relaxed, while those who choose wrong paths, study passively or cram tend to feel stressed, frustrated and uncertain in their knowledge. The goal is to gain competence and skills beyond mere qualifications.

1. How to do your higher
studies effectively
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2. Agenda
1. Identify the objectives
2. The strategy
3. Pick the fitting career path
4. Study effectively
5. The result
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3. The objectives
• Make you critical/rational thinking,
independent and responsible citizen
• Facilitate a professional career that
provide earnings for living
• Serve the society and live a satisfied
& enjoyable life
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“The world economy no longer rewards
people just for what they know. Google
knows everything. The world economy
rewards people for what they can do
with what they know. “

6. The strategy
• Identify the fitting career path
• Pick the right study stream
• Study smart to gain required
knowledge, competencies & skills
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7. The right career
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8. Study effectively - idea
• Have decent objective(s)
• Plan and manage
• Study smart (& not hard)
• Study and fun should not be mutually
exclusive
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9. “The more you understand,
The less to remember
& happier you are…”
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10. Study effectively – how?
• Understanding is the key
• Never loose the big context
• Identify the connections between
concepts
• Study in brain friendly ways
o Use mind maps effectively
• Study actively
o Passively reading a note vs making a mind-map or
developing a web page/program
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11. Seek knowledge…
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12. Mind maps organize knowledge
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13. Study effectively – how?
• You are in information age..
o Use online tutorials
o Read e-books
o Use YouTube
• If a picture worth thousand words, a video worth
millions of pictures !
o Use online forums, social media to collaborate with
others in learning
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14. “Teachers open the doer,
but you must enter by
yourself.”
- Zen proverb
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15. Aurora Study Model
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The effect
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Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Confident/Relax/Happy
Less burden

17. The Result
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18. "We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act,
but a habit."
~ Aristotle.
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19. What loosers do
• Choose wrong career path
• Picking wrong field of study
• Your aim is to get mere paper
qualification
• Expecting a job merely for paper
qualifications (i.e. certificates)
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20. 
Reality of loosers
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Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Stress/Frustration/Fear
More Burden

21. What loosers do (cont.)
• Passively collect notes etc.. during
the study period and cramming only
near exams
• Try to memorize more & more..
• Vomit whatever memorized in the
exams
• Curse the examiners etc.. till the
results comes
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22. Outcomes for the looser
• If you manage to pass all the
hurdles
o A certificate to show off (Ego)
o Tiredness/stress/frustration
o Bad attitude
o More uncertain/confused knowledge
o Lack of confidence
o Go after politicians etc.. for sympathy & favors
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23. Thank You !
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24. Contact Information
Premier Study Center
Aurora Computer Studies,
Summerset College,
# 135, 3rd Floor,
DFCC Building,
High Level Road,
Maharagama.
0115 690 290
City Study Center
Aurora Computer Studies,
Summerset College,
# 88/2, 2nd Floor,
BOC Building,
High Level Road,
Kirulapone, Colombo 06
0703 001 010
For further details and enquiries :
Call - 0719 842030
E-mail – info@auroracs.lk
Web - www.auroracs.lk/bit
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