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Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university / Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: SAGE study skillsPublication details: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 321 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781412945851 (pbk.) :
  • 9781412945844 (hbk.) :
  • 9781412945851 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.302811 BUR
LOC classification:
  • LB2395
Contents:
1.Background -- 1.Going to university -- 2.How universities work -- 3.How to understand your course -- II.Learning effectively -- 4.How to learn effectively -- 5.How to organise yourself for independent study -- 6.How to use computers and e-learning to support your learning -- 7.How to succeed in group work -- 8.How to be creative in your learning -- 9.How to deal with your emotions -- 10.How to be a reflective learner -- 11.How to research and read academically -- 12.How to make the best notes -- III.Communicating effectively -- 13.How to become a confident writer -- 14.How to write great essays -- 15.How to write a great reflective essay and a brilliant research project -- 16.How to produce excellent reports -- 17.How to deliver excellent presentations -- 18.How to run and participate in seminars -- IV.Effective revision, exams and PDP -- 19.How to build your memory and revise effectively -- 20.How to understand and pass exams -- 21.How to make the most of personal development planning (PDP).
Summary: Whether nervous or worried about studying, this text is designed to develop potential and build self-confidence as it takes readers through all the stages of producing high quality academic work.
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Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes index.

1.Background -- 1.Going to university -- 2.How universities work -- 3.How to understand your course -- II.Learning effectively -- 4.How to learn effectively -- 5.How to organise yourself for independent study -- 6.How to use computers and e-learning to support your learning -- 7.How to succeed in group work -- 8.How to be creative in your learning -- 9.How to deal with your emotions -- 10.How to be a reflective learner -- 11.How to research and read academically -- 12.How to make the best notes -- III.Communicating effectively -- 13.How to become a confident writer -- 14.How to write great essays -- 15.How to write a great reflective essay and a brilliant research project -- 16.How to produce excellent reports -- 17.How to deliver excellent presentations -- 18.How to run and participate in seminars -- IV.Effective revision, exams and PDP -- 19.How to build your memory and revise effectively -- 20.How to understand and pass exams -- 21.How to make the most of personal development planning (PDP).

Whether nervous or worried about studying, this text is designed to develop potential and build self-confidence as it takes readers through all the stages of producing high quality academic work.

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