The ultimate study skills handbook / Sarah Moore, Colin Neville, Maura Murphy and Cornelia Connolly.
By: Moore, Sarah (Sarah M.) [author]
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Contributor(s): Neville, Colin [author] | Murphy, Maura [author] | Connolly, Cornelia [author].
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BookSeries: Open UP study skills: Publisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: xv, 224 pages : illustrations, tables ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780335234424 (paperback); 0335234429 (paperback).Subject(s): Study skills -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Academic writing | Learning strategies -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 378.170281 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"The book itself covers everything university students need to know from exam revision and e-learning to work-life balance."
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"We would heartily recommend the book to students who are at the beginning of their studies."
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"This book's crammed full of very useful topics, information and exercises that I've never seen before, especially in the section on research, which I particularly liked."
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Competition for graduate jobs has never been so fierce. The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook will help you succeed from the first week of your studies through to graduation.
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.
This is the handbook of techniques, tips and exercises.
Written by a team of experts and tested on students, the advice in this book will help you to improve your grades, save time and develop the skills that will make you stand out to prospective employers.
Whichever subject you are studying, this practical and concise book will help you find your individual learning style and tell you exactly what you need to know to excel as a student:
Working out the best way for you to learn Doing your research Presentations Revising for exams Improving your critical thinking skills Managing your timeIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
Getting into it: becoming an active, creative learner -- Talking to the experts: useful orientations for interacting with expert professors, tutors and lecturers -- Style matters: techniques to suite your own learning style -- Taking it in and working it out: ideas for reading, listening, making notes and critically thinking about information -- Research skills and orientations: first steps to good research -- Getting it on paper: learning the skills for confident academic writing -- Learning the rules: punctuation, spelling, accurate referencing and avoiding plagiarism -- The time of your life: managing time and living life as a student -- Learning with others: working and learning in groups -- Presenting in front of crowd: learning to present your work in public -- Keeping it together: managing stress, staying in control and being ready for exams -- Working with numbers: mathematics and numerical competence -- Facing the future and making decisions: planning for and focusing on the rest of your life.
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 you stand out to prospective employers.
CIT Module SOCI 6018- Core reading.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- How to use this book
- Getting into it: becoming an active learner
- Talking to the experts
- Style matters: techniques to suit your own learning style
- Taking it in and working it out
- Research skills and orientations: first steps to good research
- Getting it on paper: learning the skills of confident academic writing
- Learning the rules: good grammar, accurate referencing and avoiding plagiarism
- The time of your life: managing time and living life as a student
- Doing it with others: Working in groups
- Doing it in front of a crowd: Making presentations
- Keeping it together: Looking after your health and managing stress
- Facing the future and making decisions: Planning for and focusing on the rest of your life
- Maths and Numerical competency
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Sarah Moore is Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Limerick in Ireland.Colin Neville manages the Effective Learning Service at the School of Management, University of Bradford, UK.
Maura Murphy is administrator, programme coordinator and learning support consultant at the University of Limerick's Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Cornelia Connelly is a lecturer in the Department of Computing and Mathematics, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.