I think that the university of Essex, helps and prepares you as much as they can throughout the year but also, for your upcoming assignments. They advise you what they would do if they was in your position, and also advise what may be not as necessary. The lecturers provide essential readings and information to complete every week. The essiental information can be the lectures PowerPoints and notes therefore, you can always go back to what was looked at in the lecture and add to your notes or revisit if you found a section difficult. They also have ebooks and online learning platforms which I think is really helpful to widen your studies beyond the lectures and seminars.