Martin Davies (Australia University of Melbourne)

Study Skills for International Postgraduates

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A complete guide to how to succeed academically as an international postgraduate student. Chapters cover key topics such as time management, critical thinking, doing research and writing. This is the definitive guide to successful study as an international postgraduate student. Chapters cover all the core academic skills, including time management, reading, referencing, critical thinking, doing research, and writing and speaking for assessment. The book features a wealth of examples, activities and checklists to help students hone their skills. The second edition features: - New content on poster presentations, managing digital sources and using electronic databases - Additional activities on referencing and critical thinking - Practical pointers to help students hit the ground running and quickly get to grips with the expectations and conventions of postgraduate study"--

Produktdetails

• Bloomsbury Study Skills
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781352012569
• ISBN-10: 1352012561
• Artikelnr.: 62799108

Autorenporträt

Martin Davies is an Associate Professor/Principal Fellow in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part I: Being a Postgraduate Student 1 Getting Started as a
Postgraduate 2 Being in a Foreign Land: Cultural Adaptation Part II: Basic
Survival Skills 3 Time Management, Getting Organised 4 Managing Information
Collected 5 Reading: A Complex Skill Part III: Perils and Pitfalls 6
Plagiarism and Paraphrasing 7 Referencing: The Importance of
Acknowledgement Part IV: Standing on the Shoulders of Others: Doing
Research 8 The Research Process Part V: What about me? Criticising and
Analysing 9 Critical Thinking Part VI: Putting Pen to Paper: Writing for
Assessment 10 Writing Style and Language 11 Writing Critical Reviews: A
Step-by-Step Guide 12 Writing a Report 13 Preparing for the Research Essay
14 Writing a Research Essay 15 Writing a Literature Review 16 The Final
Polish: Editing and Proofreading Part VII: Being Heard: Speaking for
Assessment 17 Participating in and Giving a Tutorial 18 Delivering a
Presentation 19 Speaking to your Supervisor or Lecturer 20 Groupwork as a
Form of Assessment Part VIII: Want to Go Further? 21 Writing a Research
Proposal 22 What Next? Completing a PhD