Study Skills for Part-Time Students

, by Wilson, Elizabeth; Bedford, Dorothy

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ISBN: 9780273719359 | 0273719351
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 12/17/2009

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Studying: a life changing experience
Earning and learning: examples of different patterns of work and study
Where do you fit in?
Conducting a personal skills analysis Auditing the support network: friends, family, professional colleagues, university Getting credit for prior experience (Credit transfer/APL/APEL)
Learning as an adult How do we learn?
Understanding learning styles Building on previous experience
The workplace as a source of learning Barriers to learning: finding time and space to study Motivation techniques for further study Managing morale Learning from feedback Time management, meeting deadlines and managing tasks Stress management, dealing with unforeseen circumstances
Strategies for supporting learning
Using the Learning Resources Centre
Reading effectively
Making notes and effective summaries of texts
Identifying key points from lectures
Learning in tutorials, groups and seminars
Looking at available support for improving basic skills
Using technology to enhance your learning
Internet and electronic resources
The importance of anti-virus software and backups
Learning online in the virtual classroom
Podcasting and social media
Studying at a distance: coping strategies for distance learning students
Personal development planning: making the most of opportunities Producing a reflective journal Skills auditing and creating a personal development plan Using data from your workplace Compiling a professional development portfolio
Data collection and presentation
Why collect data?
Gaining access to workplace data
What the data can say
Qualitative and quantitative analysis
Presenting the findings
Drawing conclusions from the data
Effective writing techniques
Writing for academic purposes and how this differs from workplace communication
Expectations of undergraduate level writing
Understanding marking criteria
How to tackle your first written assignment
Dealing with +writer's block'
How to produce bibliographies, quotations and citations (and avoid plagiarism)
Quotations in the text: which, how many and why?
Referencing quotations and citations in the text
What is plagiarism and how can it be avoided
Footnotes and other techniques for presenting additional information
Using the University approved system to compile a bibliography
Creating indexes and contents electronically
Essays, reports and dissertations
Analysing what you have been asked to do: writing an assignment, essay, report or dissertation
Different types of essays
Understanding the task
Structuring an argument
Drawing conclusions
Writing, revising and editing
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