The ultimate study skills handbook
Covering all the core skills you will need to help you make the most of your university course, 'The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook' is your key to success. It provides the techniques, tips and exercises that will help improve your grades, save you time and hone the skills that will make y...
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| Language: | English |
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Maidenhead, Berkshire :
McGraw-Hill/Open University Press ,
c2010
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| Series: | Open UP study skills
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Getting into it: becoming an active, creative learner
- 2. Talking to the experts: useful orientations for interacting with expert professors, tutors and lectures
- 3. Style matters: techniques to suit your own learning style
- 4. Taking it in and working it out: ideas for reading, listening, making notes and critically thinking about information
- 5. Research skills and orientations: first steps to good research
- 6. Getting it on paper: learning the skills for confident academic writing
- 7. Learning the rules: punctuation, spelling, accurate referencing and avoiding plagiarism
- 8. The time of your life: managing time and living life as a student
- 9. Learning with others: working and learning in groups
- 10. Presenting in front of a crowd: learning to present your work in public
- 11. Keeping it together: managing stress, staying in control and being ready for exams
- 12. Working with numbers: mathematics and numerical competence
- 13. Facing the future and making decisions: planning for and focusing on the rest of your life