The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook - Brossura

Moore, Sarah; Neville, Colin; Murphy, Maura; Connolly, Cornelia

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ISBN 10: 0335234429 ISBN 13: 9780335234424

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2010

Riassunto

"The book itself covers everything university students need to know from exam revision and e-learning to work-life balance."
The Bookseller

"We would heartily recommend the book to students who are at the beginning of their studies."
Maxine Fletcher, Lecturer, Oxford Brookes

"This book's crammed full of very useful topics, information and exercises that I've never seen before, especially in the section on research, which I particularly liked."
Joel, Student, Keele University

Competition for graduate jobs has never been so fierce. The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook will help you succeed from the first week of your studies through to graduation.

Covering all the core skills you will need to help you make the most of your university course,The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook is your key to success.

This is the handbook of techniques, tips and exercises.

Written by a team of experts and tested on students, the advice in this book will help you to improve your grades, save time and develop the skills that will make you stand out to prospective employers.

Whichever subject you are studying, this practical and concise book will help you find your individual learning style and tell you exactly what you need to know to excel as a student:

• Working out the best way for you to learn
• Doing your research
• Presentations
• Revising for exams
• Improving your critical thinking skills
• Managing your time

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Informazioni sugli autori

Dr Sarah Moore (PhD, MBS, DBS, BA psych), is Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Limerick in Ireland. She has chaired a national university retention network focusing on enhancing student performance in university settings. Much of her work focuses on helping both teachers and students to maximise their performance. She has published a range of journal articles and book chapters and is co-author of a major Irish textbook in the area of organisational behaviour. She has been a university lecturer for over 15 years and her research focuses on teaching and learning skills and styles, group dynamics, personality, decision-making, learning styles and writing development in higher education.

Colin Neville is based at the University of Bradford and has worked as a lecturer, course organiser and learning development adviser in further and higher education for over 20 years. He is the Specialist Adviser and Research Consultant for the 'LearnHigher' referencing learning area (CETL project), and a visiting specialist adviser for the Learner Development Unit at Bradford.

Colin is the author of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism (2007); How to Improve your Assignment Results (2009) and is co-author of The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook (2010), all published by The Open University Press.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0335234429
• ISBN 13: 9780335234424
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile