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Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills
This is the definitive guide to successful study as an
international postgraduate student. Chapters cover all the core
academic skills, including time management, reading, referencing,
critical thinking, doing research, and writing and speaking for
assessment. The book features a wealth of examples, activities and
checklists to help students hone their skills. The 2nd edition
features: - New content on writing critical reviews and case study
reports, managing digital sources and using electronic databases -
Additional activities on referencing and critical thinking -
Practical pointers to help students hit the ground running and
quickly get to grips with the expectations and conventions of
postgraduate study
Study power's learning material is written for outcomes-based
learning objectives. The strategies and skills that are learned
cover critical cross-field criteria such as: problem solving; life
skills to manage one's own life; study skills and how to learn
effectively. This programme teaches learners to think and to then
transfer these skills to develop practical study skills.
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