Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university /
Burns, Tom, 1959-
Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university / Complete guide to success at university Tom Burns & Sandra Sinfield. - 4th edition. - xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - SAGE study skills . - Sage study skills. .
Third edition published 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: The starter kit -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How to Learn, How to Study -- 3. Make University Positive -- II: The survival kit -- 4. How to Survive Academic Reading -- 5. How to Make the Best Notes -- 6. How to be Creative and Visual in Your Learning -- 7. How to be Analytical and Critical -- 8. How to be Reflective -- 9. How To Get On In Groups -- 10. How to Harness a Digital You -- III: The big assessment toolkit : cracking assessment -- 11.1. How to Make Sense of Your Course -- 11.2. Probably the Most Important Thing on Writing You’ll Ever Read -- 11.3. The Ten Step Approach to Better Assignments -- 11.4. How to Reference and Avoid Plagiarism -- IV: The big assessment toolkit : assessments - how to excel -- 12.1. How to Write Great Essays -- 12.2. How to Produce Excellent Reports -- 12.3. How to Deliver Excellent Presentations -- 12.4. How to Run Your Own Seminars and Workshops -- 12.5. How to Write a Brilliant Dissertation -- 12.6. How to Revise for and Pass Exams -- V: The employability kit -- 13.1. PDP and HEAR: Knowing Who You Are, Becoming Who You Want to Be -- 13.2. How to Move On… and Get that Job -- Bibliography and further reading -- Index.
"Packed with study tips and handy activities, Essential Study Skills is a proven guide that shows you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university - whatever level you're at. Whether you are going to university straight from school, a mature student, or an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to: Sail through those tricky first weeks; Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn; Learn techniques for academic writing and research; Stay cool and cope with stress; Pass exams with flying colours; Plan your career after graduation." --Publisher's website.
1473919010 9781473919013 1473919029 9781473919020
2015949706
Study skills.
Study skills--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
LB2395 / .B84 2016
378.170281
Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university / Complete guide to success at university Tom Burns & Sandra Sinfield. - 4th edition. - xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - SAGE study skills . - Sage study skills. .
Third edition published 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: The starter kit -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How to Learn, How to Study -- 3. Make University Positive -- II: The survival kit -- 4. How to Survive Academic Reading -- 5. How to Make the Best Notes -- 6. How to be Creative and Visual in Your Learning -- 7. How to be Analytical and Critical -- 8. How to be Reflective -- 9. How To Get On In Groups -- 10. How to Harness a Digital You -- III: The big assessment toolkit : cracking assessment -- 11.1. How to Make Sense of Your Course -- 11.2. Probably the Most Important Thing on Writing You’ll Ever Read -- 11.3. The Ten Step Approach to Better Assignments -- 11.4. How to Reference and Avoid Plagiarism -- IV: The big assessment toolkit : assessments - how to excel -- 12.1. How to Write Great Essays -- 12.2. How to Produce Excellent Reports -- 12.3. How to Deliver Excellent Presentations -- 12.4. How to Run Your Own Seminars and Workshops -- 12.5. How to Write a Brilliant Dissertation -- 12.6. How to Revise for and Pass Exams -- V: The employability kit -- 13.1. PDP and HEAR: Knowing Who You Are, Becoming Who You Want to Be -- 13.2. How to Move On… and Get that Job -- Bibliography and further reading -- Index.
"Packed with study tips and handy activities, Essential Study Skills is a proven guide that shows you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university - whatever level you're at. Whether you are going to university straight from school, a mature student, or an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to: Sail through those tricky first weeks; Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn; Learn techniques for academic writing and research; Stay cool and cope with stress; Pass exams with flying colours; Plan your career after graduation." --Publisher's website.
1473919010 9781473919013 1473919029 9781473919020
2015949706
Study skills.
Study skills--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
LB2395 / .B84 2016
378.170281