Study Skills

guidance notes for students

This book provides advice on reading and writing skills, time management, and work planning. It also includes organising and writing essays, research skills, and an introduction to the use of computer technology. All details of academic conventions are covered. The guidance notes in Study Skills may be used as a study programme or as a handy source of reference. Suitable for students at all levels of study. Study Skills will help you grasp the essentials of commonly-used techniques in academic study.

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Concentration & memory
Time management

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Verdict

"This is a very useful publication. I recommend it to all my students"
Olwyn Alexander
Heriot-Watt University

Details

102 pages-A4 format
Second edition 1996
ISBN 0-9519844-3-8

Full contents
Introduction - Time management - Efficient reading - Improve your reading skills - Concentration and memory - Taking notes - Generating ideas - Categorising - Analysing questions - Instruction terms - Clear thinking - Fallacies of argument - Essay planning - Writing skills - Punctuation - Grammar - Good style - Writing essays - Structure - Introductions - Paragraphs - Conclusions - Rewriting and editing - Presentation - Quotations and references - Footnotes and endnotes - Bibliographies - Revision techniques - Examination techniques - Using computers - Editing - Layout - Style-checking - Library and research skills - Tutorials and seminars - Communication skills - Projects and dissertations - Further reading - Index

This book will help you to study more efficiently. You will learn new techniques and develop the basic skills required for studying any subject.

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