Managing your own learning at university : a practical guide / Aidan P. Moran.
By: Moran, Aidan P.
Material type: BookPublisher: Dublin : University College Dublin Press, 2000Edition: Revised ed.Description: viii, 165 p. : ill ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1900621584; 9781900621588.Subject(s): Study skills -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 371.3Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 371.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00157086 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This practical self-help guide for students facing the often daunting experience of going to university aims to help them meet the challenges of new subjects, reading lists, large classes and methods of teaching and assessment unlike those at school.
Previous ed.: 1997, reprinted 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
Going to university: the challenge of managing your own learning -- Getting down to study: motivating yourself and developing a habit of learning -- Managing your study time effectively: How much? How often? For how long? -- Listening and taking notes at the same time: learning from lectures -- Improving your reading and summarising skills: tackling textbooks -- Improving your concentration skills -- Learning to think critically: the importance of being sceptical -- Remembering and understanding Appendix: Some principles of remembering and understanding -- Planning and writing essays, papers and research projects -- Exams kill or exam skill? Doing your best when it matters most.
CIT Module COMD 6001 - Core reading