This essential reference book has been written by experts and tested on students and will help any Higher Education student to focus their efforts, trouble-shoot any problems and thrive in their University studies.
Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Guided tour of the book
1 Introduction
Part A A toolkit for understanding what university involves
2 Preparing for university
3 Starting out
4 General expectations
5 What makes university education different
6 Graduate skills and attributes
Part B A toolkit for managing yourself
7 Personal development planning
8 Time management
9 Financial tips
10 Campus orientation
11 Social life at university
12 Contributing to the academic and outside community
13 Dealing with stress
Part C A toolkit for developing your learning skills
14 Your learning personality
15 Studying independently
16 Lectures
17 Listening skills
18 Note-taking in lectures
19 Co-operative learning
20 Participating in a team
21 Laboratory sessions and field visits
22 Tutorials
23 Thinking critically
24 The library as a resource
25 Analysing and evaluating information
26 Effective academic reading
27 Note-making from texts
28 ICT literacy
29 E-learning
30 Number crunching
31 Interpreting and presenting data
32 Shaping up in maths
Part D A toolkit for improving your academic writing
33 Tackling writing assignments
34 Academic writing format
35 Planning writing assignments
36 Citing and listing references
37 Plagiarism and copyright
38 Academic writing style
39 Shaping your text
40 Improving your grammar
41 Better punctuation
42 better spelling
43 Enhancing your vocabulary)
44 Reviewing, editing and proof-reading
45 Presentation of assignments
Part E A toolkit for performing well in assessed coursework
46 Assessment at university
47 Multiple-choice and short-answer questions
48 Numerical questions
49 Essay-style assessments
50 Tutorial assessment
51 Assessment of practical and laboratory work
x Tackling experimental project
52 Tackling a dissertation or project
53 Choosing a dissertation or research topic
54 Writing a proposal
55 Principles of quantitative research
56 Principles of qualitative research
57 Ethics in researching and reporting
58 Report-writing
59 Literature surveys
60 Poster presentations
61 Spoken presentations
62 Exploiting feedback
Part F A toolkit for succeeding in exams
63 Physical and mental preparation
64 Creating a revision timetable
65 Revision tips
66 Memory tips and techniques
67 Focussing your revision
68 Study buddies
69 Improving your exam performance
70 Exam strategies
71 Combating exam nerves
Part G A toolkit for the future
72 Planning for a career
73 Assessing yourself
74 Your curriculum vitae
75 Kick-starting your career