Essential Study Skills
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"If you're looking to be that top student, this book is a must!" – five-star student review
Packed with study tips, activities, templates and quotes from students, this is your essential guide to university, showing you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university. Whether you are going to university straight from school, as a mature, or as an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to:
- Sail through those tricky first weeks
- Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn
- Learn techniques for academic writing and research
- Effectively work with others in groups, seminars and workshops
- Write assignments and pass exams with flying colours
- Build your CV and plan your next steps after graduation.
New to this edition is content on how to thrive at university, learn and research digitally, and how to develop your employability skills.
Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.
Contents
Part I: The Starter Kit
- Introduction
- How To Learn, How to Study
- How To Survive and Thrive
Part II: The Survival Kit
- How To Enjoy Academic Reading
- How To Make the Best Notes
- How To Be Analytical and Critical
- How To Be Reflective
- How To Get On In Groups
- How To Become an Excellent Digital Scholar
Part III: The Big Assessment Toolkit: Assessments – How To Excel
- University Assessment and How to Succeed
- How To Reference and Avoid Plagiarism
- How To Write Great Essays
- How To Produce Excellent Reports
- How To Devise and Deliver Excellent Presentations
- How To Revise For and Pass Exams
PART IV: The Employability Kit
- Employability
Additional materials
Description
"If you're looking to be that top student, this book is a must!" – five-star student review
Packed with study tips, activities, templates and quotes from students, this is your essential guide to university, showing you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university. Whether you are going to university straight from school, as a mature, or as an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to:
- Sail through those tricky first weeks
- Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn
- Learn techniques for academic writing and research
- Effectively work with others in groups, seminars and workshops
- Write assignments and pass exams with flying colours
- Build your CV and plan your next steps after graduation.
New to this edition is content on how to thrive at university, learn and research digitally, and how to develop your employability skills.
Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.
Contents
Part I: The Starter Kit
- Introduction
- How To Learn, How to Study
- How To Survive and Thrive
Part II: The Survival Kit
- How To Enjoy Academic Reading
- How To Make the Best Notes
- How To Be Analytical and Critical
- How To Be Reflective
- How To Get On In Groups
- How To Become an Excellent Digital Scholar
Part III: The Big Assessment Toolkit: Assessments – How To Excel
- University Assessment and How to Succeed
- How To Reference and Avoid Plagiarism
- How To Write Great Essays
- How To Produce Excellent Reports
- How To Devise and Deliver Excellent Presentations
- How To Revise For and Pass Exams
PART IV: The Employability Kit
- Employability
Additional materials
Essential Study Skills
The Complete Guide to Success at University
April 2022 | 320 pages | Sage UK
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"If you're looking to be that top student, this book is a must!" – five-star student review
Packed with study tips, activities, templates and quotes from students, this is your essential guide to university, showing you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university. Whether you are going to university straight from school, as a mature, or as an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to:
- Sail through those tricky first weeks
- Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn
- Learn techniques for academic writing and research
- Effectively work with others in groups, seminars and workshops
- Write assignments and pass exams with flying colours
- Build your CV and plan your next steps after graduation.
New to this edition is content on how to thrive at university, learn and research digitally, and how to develop your employability skills.
Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.
Table Of Contents:
- Part I: The Starter Kit
- Introduction
- How To Learn, How to Study
- How To Survive and Thrive
- Part II: The Survival Kit
- How To Enjoy Academic Reading
- How To Make the Best Notes
- How To Be Analytical and Critical
- How To Be Reflective
- How To Get On In Groups
- How To Become an Excellent Digital Scholar
- Part III: The Big Assessment Toolkit: Assessments – How To Excel
- University Assessment and How to Succeed
- How To Reference and Avoid Plagiarism
- How To Write Great Essays
- How To Produce Excellent Reports
- How To Devise and Deliver Excellent Presentations
- How To Revise For and Pass Exams
- PART IV: The Employability Kit
- Employability