Smarter Student
Study Skills & Strategies for Success
at University
Revised Edition
By Kathleen McMillan, Jonathan Weyers
July 2007
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Pearson / Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780273714491
496 Pages, Illustrated, 5 3/4 x 8 3/4"
$37.50 Paper Original
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. How to Use this Book
Part One - What University Involves
2. Preparing for University
3. Starting Out
4. General Expectations
5. What Makes University Education Different
6. Personal Transferable Skills
Part Two – Managing Yourself
7. Personal Development Planning
8. Time Management
9. Financial Tips
10. Campus Orientation
11. Social Life at University
12. Dealing with Stress
Part Three – Toolkit for Learning
13. Your Learning Personality
14. Studying Independently
15. Lectures
16. Listening Skills
17. Note-taking in Lectures
18. Co-operative Learning
19. Participating in a Team
20. Laboratory Sessions and Field Visits
21. Tutorials
22. Thinking Critically
23. The Library as a Resource
24. Analysing ad Evaluating Information
25. Effective Academic Reading
26. Note-makingfrom Texts
27. ICT Literacy
28. E-learning
29. Number-crunching
30. Interpreting and Presenting Data
31. Shaping up in Maths
Part Four – Toolkit for Academic Writing
32. Tackling Writing Assignments
33. Academic Writing Format
34. Planning Writing Assignments
35. Citing and Listing References
36. Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement
37. Academic Writing Style
38. Sentences and Paragraphs
39. Grammar
40. Punctuation
41. Spelling
42. Vocabulary
43. Editing and Proof-reading
44. Presentation of Assignments
Part Five – Toolkit for Course Assessments
45. Assessment at University
46. Multiple-choice and Short-answer Questions
47. Numerical Questions
48. Essay-style Assessments
49. Tutorial Assessment
50. Assessments of Practical and Laboratory Work
51. Tackling Experimental Project Work
52. Report Writing
53. Reviews and Dissertations
54. Poster Presentations
55. Spoken Presentations
56. Exploiting Feedback
Part Six – Toolkit for Exams
57. Creating a Revision Timetable
58. Revision Tips
59. Focussing Your Revision
60. Study Buddies
61. Improving Your Exam Performance
62. Exam Strategies
63. Combating Exam Nerves
Part Seven – Looking to the Future
64. Planning for a Career
65. Assessing Yourself
66. Your Curriculum Vitae
67. Kick-starting Your Career
This book provides solid support for students throuhgout their time at university, giving them broad guidance through:
- a focus on key issues and rapid solutions
- a clear design so that you can immediately access the information you need
- a common sense, no-nonsense approach with lots of practical checklists and tips
- an avoidance of patronising assumptions and educational jargon
Author
Jonathan Weyers and Kathleen McMillan both work at the University of Dundee. Both have been teaching and lecturing for over 25 years and latterly have specialised in the transferable skills area. They have a track record (including with us in the Practical Skills series) of collaborative writing and achievement in this area.
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