Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University (Student Success) - Hardcover

Burns, Tom; Sinfield, Sandra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473919010 ISBN 13: 9781473919013

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

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Do you want to do better at university?

Packed with study tips and handy activities, Essential Study Skills is a proven guide that shows you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university - whatever level you′re at. Whether you are going to university straight from school, a mature student, or an overseas student studying in the UK for the first time, you′ll find out how to:

• Sail through those tricky first weeks
• Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn
• Learn techniques for academic writing and research
• Stay cool and cope with stress
• Pass exams with flying colours
• Plan your career after graduation.

Don′t miss in this edition...

• Even more tips and advice on learning methods, online learning and developing job skills - ensuring success throughout your course
• Additional case studies and student tips to help you apply the skills you need
• A companion website packed with toolkits and resources, to help you study smarter. 

‘An outstanding book which enables learners to actively identify, reflect and develop their ‘skills’ to enable them to succeed as life-long learners. The authors present the ‘how to’ alongside the ‘what’ of study skills to enable continuous personal development, in an accessible style.’ - Di Turgoose, Senior Lecturer, Member of the Association for Learning and Development in Higher Education

The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!

About this title

About the Author:

In a previous life Tom Burns led the Hainault Action Group, setting up adventure playgrounds for young people and devising Community Events and Festivals for the local community. Tom has always been interested in theatre and the role of theatre in teaching and learning; whilst still a student at Essex University he set up and ran the first ever International Dario Fo Festival – with academic symposium, theatre workshops for students and local people – and full dramatic performances by the Fo-Rame theatre troupe of The Tiger’s Tale and The Boss’s Funeral.

 

Tom is a Senior Lecturer in Learning Development actively involved with the Association for Learning Development in HE and the LearnHigher Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning . Working in the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at London Metropolitan University, along with Sandra Sinfield he develops teaching and learning resources, including the launch of the Get Ahead student conferences – a programme of events designed to promote student success that are run by and for students – and their ‘Tell us the secret of your success’ project, which produced a whole range of creative prod­ucts including a website built by students passing on their study secrets and a student video, ‘The Z–A of university’.

Review:

An outstanding handbook which enables learners to actively identify, reflect and develop their ‘skills’ to enable them to succeed as life-long learners. The authors present the ‘how to’ alongside the ‘what’ of study skills to enable continuous personal development, in an accessible style. 
Author: Di Turgoose Published On: 2015-12-21

A great book to keep close to you while you develop during your degree. You’re not expected to be perfect after years of practice, let alone after a single term in your fresher year. This book helps you to understand that, yet at the same time helps you strive to bring out your best at all times. (review of 3rd edition)
Author: The University Blog Source: The University Blog

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1473919010
• ISBN 13: 9781473919013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 336