| Description |
xv, 355 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Transitioning to tertiary studies -- Research skills -- Academic writing -- Refining your writing -- Face-to-face communication |
| Summary |
The Communications Toolkit contains practical advice, tips and strategies to enable learners to develop the communication skills needed to be successful students. The text helps students make a successful transition to tertiary studies, develop effective research skills for their discipline, approach academic writing with confidence, refine their writing skills, and enhance their face-to-face communication experience. This new edition includes more information than ever on active listening and dealing with conflict, while taking into account the changing nature of university studies as more and more students study and take courses online. New examples of online students' communication work and new coverage of the communication challenges students face when going to university via an online channel deals with this diversity. The direct, inclusive, motivational and student-friendly text addresses both individual students and those working in seminar or workshop groups, and provides activities for both types of student throughout the book. The new CourseMate Express website offers students resources for learning and revision, making this the strongest communications textbook in the market today. |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2014 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Communication skills
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Communication.
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Engineering -- Communication systems.
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Group work in education.
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Information literacy.
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Study skills -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Goerke, Veronica, author
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| ISBN |
9780170401623 (sprial) |
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