The Study Skills Guide
by Connolly, MarkFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-10-28
Publisher(s): Kogan Page Ltd
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Summary
You want your time at university to be informative and interesting but above all you want to get good qualifications that will positively assist you to move into the world of work.
Author Biography
Patrick Forsyth is the author of more than fifty business books, including Motivating Your Staff, Successful Time Management and How to Write Reports and Proposals. He writes regularly for business journals and for Writing Magazine, and devises and writes training materials. Jacqueline Connelly has a wealth of experience at universities, having held senior management posts at the Universities of Lancaster and Kent.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. x |
| Thanks | p. xiii |
| Introduction: destination graduation | p. 1 |
| Managing your time | p. 7 |
| Manage your time effectively | p. 7 |
| The problem | p. 8 |
| The key principles | p. 8 |
| Never forget commitments | p. 10 |
| Always hit deadlines | p. 12 |
| First, second and next | p. 12 |
| All the difference | p. 14 |
| Always on target | p. 15 |
| Do more than is expected of you | p. 16 |
| Be honest | p. 17 |
| Your notes | p. 21 |
| Effective study | p. 23 |
| Lectures | p. 23 |
| Seminars | p. 28 |
| Practical classes | p. 31 |
| E-learning | p. 32 |
| Group project work | p. 33 |
| Examinations | p. 37 |
| Your notes | p. 48 |
| Information gathering and absorption | p. 49 |
| Learning for yourself | p. 49 |
| The university library | p. 52 |
| Electronic resources | p. 56 |
| Extracting the information you need | p. 58 |
| Summary | p. 59 |
| Your notes | p. 59 |
| Analysis | p. 61 |
| Starting with facts | p. 61 |
| Using facts to construct something significant | p. 62 |
| How to approach research | p. 62 |
| Interrogating your facts | p. 63 |
| Using secondary sources to help your analysis | p. 63 |
| Constructing an argument | p. 66 |
| Refining your argument | p. 67 |
| Using practicals to help | p. 68 |
| Summary | p. 68 |
| Your notes | p. 69 |
| Getting support from academic staff and others | p. 71 |
| The need for a support network | p. 71 |
| Academic staff | p. 72 |
| Academic support services | p. 75 |
| Fellow students | p. 76 |
| Student subject societies | p. 77 |
| Trips | p. 78 |
| Parents | p. 79 |
| Support for mature students | p. 79 |
| Your notes | p. 80 |
| The written word: making it work for you | p. 81 |
| A fragile process | p. 82 |
| A major opportunity | p. 82 |
| Conventions of academic writing | p. 83 |
| What makes for 'good' writing? | p. 87 |
| Structure | p. 88 |
| Approaching an essay | p. 89 |
| A systematic approach | p. 92 |
| Using clear language | p. 99 |
| Personal style | p. 104 |
| Your notes | p. 105 |
| Presenting successfully | p. 107 |
| Why are students asked to give presentations? | p. 107 |
| Types of presentation | p. 108 |
| How to stand out from the crowd | p. 108 |
| A significant opportunity | p. 109 |
| The hazards of being 'on your feet' | p. 109 |
| Preparing to present | p. 112 |
| Before you speak | p. 115 |
| The structure of a presentation | p. 118 |
| After the presentation | p. 125 |
| Post mortem: how am I doing? | p. 125 |
| Your notes | p. 127 |
| The link with the world of work | p. 129 |
| Your study | p. 130 |
| Study skills: career skills | p. 131 |
| Your career plan: the need for self-assessment | p. 135 |
| Self-assessment | p. 137 |
| Linking your analysis of yourself with market demands | p. 142 |
| An action plan | p. 147 |
| Appendix to Chapter 8: Top tips for effective job seeking | p. 149 |
| Your notes | p. 151 |
| And finallyà | p. 153 |
| Your notes | p. 154 |
| Appendix | p. 155 |
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