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Study Skills for International Postgraduates: Bloomsbury Study Skills

Autor Martin Davies
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 aug 2011
Destined to become a life saver for international students everywhere, this book provides clear, comprehensive guidance for students embarking on postgraduate study at a western university. Helping to maximise your chances of academic success, topics include challenges such as critical thinking, research, writing and speaking skills.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781403995803
ISBN-10: 140399580X
Pagini: 408
Ilustrații: 28 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:2011
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Study Skills
Seria Bloomsbury Study Skills

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface
Part I: Being a Postgraduate Student
1 Getting Started as a Postgraduate
2 Being in a Foreign Land: Cultural Adaptation
Part II: Basic Survival Skills
3 Time Management, Getting Organised
4 Managing Information Collected
5 Reading: A Complex Skill
Part III: Perils and Pitfalls
6 Plagiarism and Paraphrasing
7 Referencing: The Importance of Acknowledgement
Part IV: Standing on the Shoulders of Others: Doing Research
8 The Research Process
Part V: What about me? Criticising and Analysing
9 Critical Thinking
Part VI: Putting Pen to Paper: Writing for Assessment
10 Writing Style and Language
11 Writing Critical Reviews: A Step-by-Step Guide
12 Writing a Report
13 Preparing for the Research Essay
14 Writing a Research Essay
15 Writing a Literature Review
16 The Final Polish: Editing and Proofreading
Part VII: Being Heard: Speaking for Assessment
17 Participating in and Giving a Tutorial
18 Delivering a Presentation
19 Speaking to your Supervisor or Lecturer
20 Groupwork as a Form of Assessment
Part VIII: Want to Go Further?
21 Writing a Research Proposal
22 What Next? Completing a PhD

Recenzii

'Davies' updated and revised edition of Study Skills for International Postgraduates is an invaluable step-by-step guide for navigating the graduate education process. The activities and checklists in each chapter are extremely useful and effective exercises for acquiring the skills necessary for successful completion of postgraduate work and beyond.'
'Study Skills for International Postgraduates is a great asset for students starting or continuing higher degree study. It is packed full of clear and lively step-by-step guides on developing academic style and language, tackling different assignment formats, referencing and research skills. The chapters on getting started, critical thinking, referencing, digital skills, class participation and group presentations mirror the ways lecturer expectations and assessments are changing in postgraduate study.'