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Professor Danton O’Day has taught introductory and advanced undergraduate courses at four different universities. While working on his Master’s degree he taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He also taught at two universities in the United States while working on his PhD degree: one year at the University of Delaware and the other at Lincoln University, the first historically black university. After graduating from the University of Delaware, he was hired as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto’s Erindale College in Mississauga, Ontario—now known as University of Toronto Mississauga. Over the years of teaching and doing research on teaching, Professor O’Day has learned the secrets to student success. Having written a couple of books and over a dozen booklets on studying and learning, he has now compiled this information into a single resource. This book provides that information in packets that are designed to help university students succeed.

Aldona Budniak finished her Honours Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, where she graduated with High Distinction. Aldona continued her studies by pursuing a Master of Science degree at the same university under the supervision of Professor O’Day. She worked as a teaching assistant while completing her two-year Master’s degree. Having experience as both a student and teaching assistant at the same university, Aldona provides insight about the challenges associated with coursework from both perspectives. In particular, she offers her observations about studying for tests and exams, shares the methods that helped her succeed, and reveals what goes on “behind the scenes” during the preparation and marking of tests and assignments.