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How to Get a Good Degree Phil Race

How to Get a Good Degree By Phil Race

How to Get a Good Degree by Phil Race


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Summary

This book will help to unlock the secrets to getting a good degree and all the benefits that can come from it.

How to Get a Good Degree Summary

How to Get a Good Degree by Phil Race

  • How can I ensure my hard work pays off?
  • How should I integrate new technologies into my study habits?
  • How can I study strategically and avoid going off at a tangent?
Are you motivated to succeed at university but unsure how to achieve your full potential? This book will help to unlock the secrets to getting a good degree and all the benefits that can come from it. A strong degree opens up career choices and enhances earning potential. The world is your oyster! More than anything else, a good degree brings freedom to choose, to change direction, and to follow up exciting options. Whether you go on to further study or not, people will still look at whether your first degree was a good one.

Based on student suggestions, the author has thoroughly revised the structure and content of the book to address key issues such as:

  • Best use of time
  • Developing effective study habits
  • Finding the best learning resources
  • How and when to use different writing styles
  • Feedback (and how to get extra help)
  • The use of electronic sources
  • Virtual learning environments
  • Avoiding plagiarism
  • Dealing with personal problems (and where to seek advice)
If you are an undergraduate, this book will help you to reap the rewards for the time and investment you expend while studying for your degree.

About Phil Race

Phil Race is the author of our text How to Win as a Final Year Student, (2000) and has published widely in the ares of teaching, learning and assessment. He is very highly regarded as a independent Higher Education consultant, and runs workshops and events at universities throughout the UK for both students and educators. He has taught at a variety of Higher Education institutions including the universities of Glamorgan, Northumbria and Durham. He currently divides his time between his consultancy, and his appointments as ALT (Assessment, Learning and Teaching) Visiting Professor at Leeds Metropolitan University and Senior Academic Staff Development Officer, University of Leeds.

Table of Contents


First: Know your enemies: A risk assessment exercise

Tackling the enemies: don't just work hard, work smart!

1. Why aim for a good degree?
2. Making the most of your course
3. Building on feedback
4. Making the most of your learning environment
5. Looking after yourself
6. Going for gold in assessed coursework
7. Aiming high in revision and exams

Additional information

GOR003602265
9780335222650
033522265X
How to Get a Good Degree by Phil Race
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Open University Press
20071216
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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