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An accessible guide to the most important skills a student needs to succeed on any undergraduate or diploma course. This book will give the reader a sound understanding of how they can get the most out of their abilities and apply this to their studies. It will provide instantaneous answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic skills.
| ISBN | 0273734377 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780273734376
(What's this?) | | Pages | 392 | | Publisher | Pearson Education Limited | | Weight (grammes) | 708 | | Imprint | Prentice-Hall | | Published in | Harlow | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 20 May 2010 | | Width (mm) | 187 | | DEWEY | 371.30281 | | Academic level | Tertiary education |
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| | | Publisher's acknoweledgements | | | | | | Introduction: You are here | | | | Part 1 | | Getting Yourself ready | | 1 | | 1 | | Getting ahead of the game | | 3 | | 2 | | Gearing up | | 17 | | 3 | | Coping with new learning demands | | 25 | | Part 2 | | Who are you? | | 31 | | 4 | | Who do you think you are? | | 33 | | 5 | | Ways to stop wasting time | | 41 | | 6 | | Stresses, pressures and how to respond to them | | 51 | | 7 | | Finding out the type of learning you prefer | | 59 | | 8 | | Choosing how to study | | 65 | | Part 3 | | Developing the necessary academic skills | | 75 | | 9 | | Getting full value from lectures | | 77 | | 10 | | Listening and learning | | 85 | | 11 | | Listening and taking notes | | 91 | | 12 | | The complexities and benefits of teamwork | | 99 | | 13 | | The tutorial way of getting involved | | 107 | | 14 | | The essence and importance of critical thinking | | 115 | | 15 | | Libraries are more than collections of books | | 125 | | 16 | | Taking an active approach to information | | 135 | | 17 | | Learning how to read | | 145 | | 18 | | Turning reading into notes | | 161 | | Part 4 | | Developing the necessary writing skills | | 169 | | 19 | | Getting started with academic writing | | 171 | | 20 | | The bare bones of academic writing structures | | 179 | | | More... | | |
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