| Description |
xi, 139 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Palgrave study skills |
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Palgrave study skills.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: Motivation -- Subject matter -- Planning -- Research and writing -- How to progress -- Timing -- Planning -- Managing the material -- Preparing -- In the exam -- How to progress -- REAL learning -- How to progress -- Personalised timetable -- Sharing your timetable -- Making time -- Taking control -- How to progress -- Reducing your running costs whilst you study -- Earning money -- Sorting out financial problems -- How to progress -- For your help -- For you -- For your studying -- Wider support -- How to progress -- The new you -- Planning for change -- Developing your career -- Career management action plan -- Curriculum vitae |
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Machine generated contents note: Seminar presentations -- Tutorials -- How to progress -- Preparing for lectures -- Making lecture notes -- After the lecture -- How to progress -- Types of texts -- Tips for choosing books -- Tips for choosing internet texts -- Tips on the honey bee method -- A reading notebook -- How to progress -- A word of warning -- Are you a natural planner? -- Know the best planning method for each task -- Make a six-point plan before you get confused -- The spider chart -- The flow chart -- The brainstorm -- The mind map -- Return to your six-point plan -- Add the detail -- How to progress -- Knowing what you are being asked to do -- Making a plan -- Beginning to write -- Paragraphs, signposting and persuasion -- How to progress -- Presentation techniques -- Preparing your presentation -- Example presentation -- How to progress -- Report layout -- Decimal notation -- How to progress -- Supervision -- Timing -- Word count -- Title -- Openings and endings -- |
| Summary |
This guide is designed to help you get the most out of your university experience, regardless of how long it is since you last studied. -- |
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With this handbook, you will: -- |
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Your course might be purely academic, or linked to your professional development: this guide covers both. It takes you through your journey as a student, helping you to adapt to the university lifestyle and build on your strengths. With plenty of exercises to complete, the book will become a record of your success and a reminder of how much you have achieved. -- |
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be able to tackle challenges such as finance, time management and career planning -- |
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be encouraged to record your achievements and strategies for success -- |
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learn how to save time and maximise your potential. --Book Jacket |
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receive advice on lectures, seminars and tutorials, reading and note taking, presentations and dissertations, revising and exam strategy -- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Adult college students -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Adult college students -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Education, Higher -- Great Britain.
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Study skills -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Becker, Lucinda M., 1963-
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| ISBN |
0230210260 (paperback) |
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9780230210264 (paperback) |
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