
Essential Study Skills
The Complete Guide to Success at University
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
"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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustration List
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Companion Social Media Site
- Part One The Starter Kit
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How to Learn, How to Study
- 3 How to Survive and Thrive
- Part Two The Survival Kit
- 4 How to Enjoy Academic Reading
- 5 How to Make the Best Notes
- 6 How to Be Analytical and Critical
- 7 How to Be Reflective
- 8 How to Get On in Groups
- 9 How to Become an Excellent Digital Scholar
- Part Three The Big Assessment Toolkit Assessments – How to Excel
- 10 University Assessment and How to Succeed
- 11 How to Reference and Avoid Plagiarism
- 12 How to Write Great Essays
- 13 How to Produce Excellent Reports
- 14 How to Devise and Deliver Excellent Presentations
- 15 How to Revise for and Pass Exams
- Part Four The Employability Kit
- 16 Employability
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index