What lecturers & tutors expect from a 3rd Year Econs student

1. You are expected to do the readings
• That long reading list that your lecturer uploaded at the beginning of the year is no joke, he/she expects  you to go through them! Some lecturers may even be helpful enough as to categorise the readings: core reading, supplementary, empirical.
• Have a separate Readings folder for every topic, and read them according to the order of importance to save time.
• Before you begin reading, make sure you understand what exactly that you are looking for; is it just the main findings that you are supposed to know (argumentative), or are we analyzing the authors' methodologies (empirical methods discussion)?
• Doing so would make the task more objective, helps to shape your expectations, hence making the text more comprehensible and digestible.
2. Basic economic knowledge is assumed
• From the first lecture, you are expected to know all the basics: proving the concavity of the utility function, solving a Lagrange optimization operation, implications of market structure on pricing and quantity etc.
• BUT how to know that you are supposed to know? Well, there is no definite way of knowing beforehand since it is more of a learning-by-doing sort of a thing. The best tip I can give you is to know what you need to know; as the term began, you go to lectures and classes, make it a MUST to jot down key concepts that you need to master. Use your free time to brush up on those, look them up on the Internet (here is when your 1st and 2nd year notes/ slides may be useful).
3. Lastly, further reading is HIGHLY recommended
• Further reading here includes, but not exclusive to reading the newspapers alongside other relevant materials.
• This is important for certain subjects, such as my experience with Money and Banking and Economic Policy Analysis.
• You are encouraged to do so as it helps you understand the context better; for example, in Banking, since I am not a UK citizen, it is vital for me to familiarize myself with the happenings within its banking sector: the regulatory arrangements and so on.
• Helps to put things you learn in class into perspective, as well as encourages you to think of relevant policy implications.

I can only think of these three for now. Perhaps more is coming soon.
These are meant to illustrate the expectations formed of you before one actually becomes a 3rd Year student. So you might want to take heed of them.

I leave the rest to you.......