Essential Study Skills
eBook - ePub

Essential Study Skills

The Complete Guide to Success at University

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Essential Study Skills

The Complete Guide to Success at University

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. About the Authors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Companion Social Media Site
  11. Part One The Starter Kit
  12. 1 Introduction
  13. 2 How to Learn, How to Study
  14. 3 How to Survive and Thrive
  15. Part Two The Survival Kit
  16. 4 How to Enjoy Academic Reading
  17. 5 How to Make the Best Notes
  18. 6 How to Be Analytical and Critical
  19. 7 How to Be Reflective
  20. 8 How to Get On in Groups
  21. 9 How to Become an Excellent Digital Scholar
  22. Part Three The Big Assessment Toolkit Assessments – How to Excel
  23. 10 University Assessment and How to Succeed
  24. 11 How to Reference and Avoid Plagiarism
  25. 12 How to Write Great Essays
  26. 13 How to Produce Excellent Reports
  27. 14 How to Devise and Deliver Excellent Presentations
  28. 15 How to Revise for and Pass Exams
  29. Part Four The Employability Kit
  30. 16 Employability
  31. Bibliography and Further Reading
  32. Index