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The academic skills handbook : your guide to success in writing, thinking and communicating at university / Diana Hopkins & Tom Reid.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Sage study skillsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018Description: xiii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781473997158
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.170281 HOP
Contents:
Part 1. Writing skills. 1. Getting started on your essay -- 2. Getting started on your lab report -- 3. Writing exams, reflective essays, dissertations and posters -- 4. Writing with clarity -- 5. Writing with accuracy -- 6. Being concise -- 7. Writing in academic style -- 8. Referencing with accuracy -- Part 2. Reading & critical analysis skills. 9. Reading skills -- 10. Critical thinking and analysis -- Part 3. Presentations, speaking and listening skills. 11. Giving effective presentations -- 12. Communicating in seminars -- 13. Working in groups -- 14. Getting the most out of lectures.
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Includes index.

Part 1. Writing skills. 1. Getting started on your essay -- 2. Getting started on your lab report -- 3. Writing exams, reflective essays, dissertations and posters -- 4. Writing with clarity -- 5. Writing with accuracy -- 6. Being concise -- 7. Writing in academic style -- 8. Referencing with accuracy -- Part 2. Reading & critical analysis skills. 9. Reading skills -- 10. Critical thinking and analysis -- Part 3. Presentations, speaking and listening skills. 11. Giving effective presentations -- 12. Communicating in seminars -- 13. Working in groups -- 14. Getting the most out of lectures.