2021 Student Planner and Study Skills Combo (2 book bundle) - Softcover

McMillan, Kathleen

 
9781800064447: 2021 Student Planner and Study Skills Combo (2 book bundle)

Synopsis

The Number #1 Bestselling Student Planner on Amazon in 2020 and featured in the top 100 books on Amazon in September 2020

The Student Planner and University Diary is written by the authors of numerous Study Skills books. Packed full of tips and resources to ensure you stay on top of deadlines, finances and exams. With both monthly and weekly diaries, full-colour for easy navigation, and even more space for key dates and planning sections, it covers everything you need to succeed in the 2020–2021 academic year. An indispensable student planner and university diary, helping you manage your time, your studies, your money, your social life and much, much more…

The Study Skills Book is an indispensable resource for university students at any level or ability who want to build confidence, improve performance, and succeed in their studies and beyond. Clear and comprehensive, The Study Skills Book covers all types of academic writing, independent learning, research, revision and exam sitting. Using tried and tested tools and techniques to help students find an individual learning style that works best for their needs, this book is every student’s essential guide to the evolving university.

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About the Author

Dr Kathleen McMillan has a MA Hons in Modern History and Political Science (University of Dundee), Master of Education (University of Sheffield) and PhD (University of Glasgow). Having worked as a civil servant and local government office, Kathleen moved to teaching learners in primary, secondary, further and higher, as well as community, education. As a lecturer at the University of Dundee, Kathleen spent much time helping students formulate and express their thoughts to meet academic standards, and developed a programme of study skills across the university, which in turn led to series of successful Study Skills books with Dr Jonathan Weyers. Kathleen is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and contributor to the Quality Assurance Agency’s Quality Enhancement Themes.


Dr Jonathan Weyers trained at Glasgow University and obtained a BSc hons and PhD in plant science. He then took up a position as lecturer in biological sciences at the University of Dundee where he researched, taught and acted as an academic tutor, and was involved in curriculum development. Jonathan initiated and co-authored several books in Pearson Education’s ‘Practical Skills’ series. These and other initiatives led to a fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Jonathan later took up a position as Director in the University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching which inter alia was involved in developing the university’s virtual learning environment, organising the institutional staff development programme and numerous academic support initiatives for students. His final position was as Director of Quality Assurance where he steered the university to its second ‘excellent’ rating in the QAA’s institutional review process. Jonathan is currently an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee.

From the Back Cover

Get the best from your studies with the 2021-2022  Student Planner and  The Study Skills Book.

The bestselling  Student Planner and University Diary is written by the authors of numerous Study Skills books. Packed full of tips and resources to ensure you stay on top of deadlines, finances and exams. With both monthly and weekly diaries, full-colour for easy navigation, and even more space for key dates and planning sections, it covers everything you need to succeed in the 2021–2022 academic year. An indispensable student planner and university diary, helping you manage your time, your studies, your money, your social life and much, much more.

The Study Skills Book is an indispensable resource for university students at any level or ability who want to build confidence, improve performance, and succeed in their studies and beyond. Clear and comprehensive, it covers all types of academic writing, independent learning, research, revision and exam sitting. Using tried and tested tools and techniques to help students find an individual learning style that works best for their needs, this book is every student’s essential guide to the evolving university.

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