Pauline E. Kneale (UK University of Plymouth)

Study Skills for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science Students

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This guide is packed with practical hints, study tips, short cuts, real-life examples and careers advice, the new expanded fourth edition of this book is an invaluable resource throughout your geography, earth science or environmental science studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9781138494138
• ISBN-10: 1138494135
• Artikelnr.: 56243206

Autorenporträt

Pauline E. Kneale is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1 Getting started, keeping going 1: Transitions - essential info 2:
Reflecting, reviewing and acting - adding value to your degree 3: Balancing
study, work and fun 4: Looking after yourself, commuting, mature study and
well-being advice 5: Random useful stuff 6: Careers and employability
Section 2 Transforming your learning, becoming more academic! 7: Threshold
concepts - difficult stuff 8: Creativity, innovation and thinking 9:
Listening 10: Effective reading 11: Making effective notes 12: Constructing
an argument Section 3 Capturing evidence 13: Research - searching for
evidence 14: Acknowledging sources 15: Ethics and plagiarism 16:
Collaborative learning: team research and reporting 17: Discussion Section
4 Assignments and assessment 18: Effective essay skills 19: Not the essay:
reports, laboratory and field notebooks 20: Abstracts and executive
summaries 21: Reviewing papers and books 22: Presentations 23: Posters and
display stands 24: Examinations and revision 25: Introducing dissertations
and extended projects Section 5 Field activities 26: Fieldtrips 27:
Presenting maps, sketches and data 28: Answers