How to Study: Practical Tips for university Students - Softcover

Race, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140510693X ISBN 13: 9781405106931

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

How to Study contains around 1,000 practical tips, taking students at college or university from their first lectures through to their final exams and beyond.

• The ideal companion for all students at college or university.
• Contains around 1,000 practical tips, taking students from their first lectures through to their final exams and beyond.
• Helps students to get through assessments, with suggestions about how to write essays, give presentations, prepare for and sit exams.
• Gives advice on how to handle the ups and downs of being a student, including managing disappointments and getting out of trouble.
• Helps students to get a job, with tips on creating a powerful CV, filling in job applications and succeeding at interview.
• All the tips are written in a jargon-free, friendly style and are illustrated with humorous cartoons.

About this title

About the Author

Phil Race is Professor in the Educational Development Unit at the University of Glamorgan. He has spent many years working with both lecturers and students to develop their study and transferrable skills.

From the Back Cover

How to Study is the ideal companion for all students at college or university. It contains around 1,000 practical tips, taking students from their first lectures through to their final exams and beyond.

The book covers a wide range of concerns including:

• Getting through assessments – how to write essays, give presentations, prepare for and sit exams.
• Handling the ups and downs of being a student – how to manage disappointments and get out of trouble.
• Getting a job – how to create a CV, write job applications and succeed at interview.

All the tips are written in a jargon-free, friendly style and are illustrated with humorous cartoons.

How to Study helps students to use their study time wisely, productively and efficiently, so that they still have time to enjoy the rest of student life.

From the Inside Flap

How to Study is the ideal companion for all students at college or university. It contains around 1,000 practical tips, taking students from their first lectures through to their final exams and beyond.

The book covers a wide range of concerns including:-

• 
  
• Getting through assessments – how to write essays, give presentations, prepare for and sit exams.
  
• Handling the ups and downs of being a student – how to manage disappointments and get out of trouble.
  
• Getting a job – how to create a CV, write job applications and succeed at interview.

All the tips are written in a jargon-free, friendly style and are illustrated with humorous cartoons.

How to Study helps students to use their study time wisely, productively and efficiently, so that they still have time to enjoy the rest of student life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140510693X
• ISBN 13: 9781405106931
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248