Study Skills

Ed. by Kathryn L. Allen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

PLATINUM WINNER 2006 MarCom Creative Awards Postgraduate students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper.

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Postgraduate students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper. This new title provides PhD and MSc students with advice on key issues relating to the organisation and presentation of their research.
_ Helps students to deal with an increasingly competitive marketplace after completing their studies.
_ Clearly written and illustrated by professional lecturers.
_ Covers the skills that the Research Councils expect students to develop during their doctoral training.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9780470094853
• ISBN-10: 0470094850
• Artikelnr.: 14075676

Autorenporträt

Clover Lane Media, LLC, is a multimedia group that prides itself in providing multi-generational television programming and books to educate, motivate, and inspire viewers and readers with content highlighting diverse communities, especially the black experience. The company was nominated for an Emmy for its 2015 PBS documentary "Indiana Trailblazers," which focused on the history of the Civil Rights Movement across the state of Indiana. Passion, purpose and pride are the three words that truly embody the company's mission. We are passionate about the creative process from dreaming to researching, and then crafting and combining all of the media platforms to produce stellar content. We believe the power of the media lens and books should be used to foster education, understanding, and appreciation for all of humanity. Our fundamental foundation rests in our unwavering principles of integrity, compassion, and faith, which guide us through every aspect of our business. A working relationship with Clover Lane Media, LLC is as special as finding a four leaf clover, which not only represents luck, but most importantly, hope, faith, and love.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Foreword by Clare Isacke. Introduction by Kathryn Allen. List of
contributors. SECTION ONE: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS. Chapter 1: Effective
Organisation and Time Management (Professor Steve Webb and Professor Bob
Ott). Chapter 2: Personal and Interpersonal Skills (Mr Neil Walford).
SECTION TWO: FINDING AND USING INFORMATION. Chapter 3: Information
Retrieval (Barry Jenkins) Chapter 4: Critical Reading (Dr Stan Venitt).
SECTION THREE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS. Chapter 5: Oral and Poster
Presentations (Dr Maggie Flower). Chapter 6: Writing a Paper (Dr Jeff
Bamber). Chapter 7: Writing and Defending Your Thesis (Dr Stan Venitt).
Index.