UndergradSkiller: Skill Set Map for Undergraduates and Their Educators

LEARNING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT: Wellbeing

Budgeting

Financial stress is a common challenge for students. Basic budgeting skills, including knowing what comes in, what goes out, and how to plan ahead, can reduce anxiety and help students make informed financial decisions.

Useful Resources on Budgeting:

The Open University. (2023, July 20). Managing my money for young adults. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-business/personal-finance/managing-my-money-young-adults

Annotation: Free eight-session course from The Open University covering personal finance for young adults. Topics include choosing bank and savings accounts, understanding tax, budgeting, being a savvy shopper, financing higher education, managing debt, credit ratings, and planning for the future (home ownership, pensions). Includes videos, case studies, quizzes, and budget tools.

Roberts, A. (2025, January 23). Student budgeting planner. MoneySavingExpert. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-budgeting-planner

Annotation: Guide providing tools and tips for university students to create and manage a budget, including spreadsheet templates. Covers calculating income and outgoings and planning weekly spending.

Peer Review: None

Table of contents:

4.1. Finding Help and Support
4.1.1. Seeking Support
4.1.2. Communicating with Professors

4.2. Learning and Study Skills
4.2.1. How We Learn
4.2.2. Metacognition
4.2.3. Study Strategies
4.2.4. Studying in STEM
4.2.5. Note-Taking and Lectures
4.2.6. Exam Preparation

4.3. Time Management and Focus
4.3.1. Time Management Strategies
4.3.2. The Pomodoro Technique
4.3.3. Understanding Procrastination
4.3.4. Staying Motivated
4.3.5. Digital Focus Tools

4.4. Reflective Practice
4.4.1. Growth Mindset Strategies
4.4.2. Reflective Practice Tools

4.5. Wellbeing
4.5.1. Mental Health
4.5.2. Personal Wellbeing
4.5.3. Digital Wellbeing
4.5.4. Stress Management

4.5.5. Budgeting

4.5.6. Finding Friends

4.6. Adapting Your Study Approach
4.6.1. Neurodiversity and University
4.6.2. Studying with ADHD
4.6.3. Studying with Dyslexia and Assistive Tools

4.7. Skills and Career Planning
4.7.1. Identifying Your Skills
4.7.2. Setting Goals
4.7.3. Career Planning
4.7.4. Postgraduate Study
4.7.5. Internships and E-Learning

 

Author: Leeanne Irwin

Peer Reviewer(s): None