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The Smarter Student Kathleen McMillan

The Smarter Student By Kathleen McMillan

The Smarter Student by Kathleen McMillan

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Summary

Covering the university experience from freshers' week to graduation, this reference book is both a help manual for students and a bridge between lecturers and students' expectations of study in Higher Education.

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The Smarter Student: Study Skills & Strategies for Success at University by Kathleen McMillan

This essential reference book has been written by experts and tested on students and will help any Higher Education student to focus their efforts, trouble-shoot any problems and thrive in their University studies.

About Kathleen McMillan

Jonathan Weyers and Kathleen McMillan both work at the University of Dundee. Both have been teaching and lecturing for over 25 years and latterly have specialised in the transferable skills area. They have a track record (including with us in the Practical Skills series) of collaborative writing and achievement in this area.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface 1. How to Use this Book Part One - What University Involves 2. Preparing for University 3. Starting Out 4. General Expectations 5. What Makes University Education Different 6. Personal Transferable Skills Part Two Managing Yourself 7. Personal Development Planning 8. Time Management 9. Financial Tips 10. Campus Orientation 11. Social Life at University 12. Dealing with Stress Part Three Toolkit for Learning 13. Your Learning Personality 14. Studying Independently 15. Lectures 16. Listening Skills 17. Note-taking in Lectures 18. Co-operative Learning 19. Participating in a Team 20. Laboratory Sessions and Field Visits 21. Tutorials 22. Thinking Critically 23. The Library as a Resource 24. Analysing ad Evaluating Information 25. Effective Academic Reading 26. Note-makingfrom Texts 27. ICT Literacy 28. E-learning 29. Number-crunching 30. Interpreting and Presenting Data 31. Shaping up in Maths Part Four Toolkit for Academic Writing 32. Tackling Writing Assignments 33. Academic Writing Format 34. Planning Writing Assignments 35. Citing and Listing References 36. Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement 37. Academic Writing Style 38. Sentences and Paragraphs 39. Grammar 40. Punctuation 41. Spelling 42. Vocabulary 43. Editing and Proof-reading 44. Presentation of Assignments Part Five Toolkit for Course Assessments 45. Assessment at University 46. Multiple-choice and Short-answer Questions 47. Numerical Questions 48. Essay-style Assessments 49. Tutorial Assessment 50. Assessments of Practical and Laboratory Work 51. Tackling Experimental Project Work 52. Report Writing 53. Reviews and Dissertations 54. Poster Presentations 55. Spoken Presentations 56. Exploiting Feedback Part Six Toolkit for Exams 57. Creating a Revision Timetable 58. Revision Tips 59. Focussing Your Revision 60. Study Buddies 61. Improving Your Exam Performance 62. Exam Strategies 63. Combating Exam Nerves Part Seven Looking to the Future 64. Planning for a Career 65. Assessing Yourself 66. Your Curriculum Vitae 67. Kick-starting Your Career

Additional information

GOR012173988
9780273714491
027371449X
The Smarter Student: Study Skills & Strategies for Success at University by Kathleen McMillan
Kathleen McMillan
Used - Like New
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
2007-07-05
496
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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