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040			_aMUL _beng _eAACR
082	0	0	_a371.30281 RAC
100	1		_aRace, Philip.
245	1	0	_aHow to study : _bpractical tips for university students / _cPhil Race.
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Pub., _c2003.
300			_axi, 248 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245) and index.
505	0		_aManaging your learning -- Wanting to learn -- Needing to learn -- Learning by doing -- Learning from feedback -- Making sense of things - 'digesting' -- Taking charge of your studies -- Managing your time -- Getting started -- Take charge of your syllabus -- Lectures, labs, computers, portfolios, and so on -- Don't just take notes, make notes -- Making the most of handout materials -- Keeping on top of practical work -- Using print-based open learning materials -- Keeping on top of your emails -- Computer conferencing -- Getting to know your word-processor -- Making it training work for you -- Getting your reflections onto paper -- Building your portfolio -- Planning that essay -- Shaping that essay -- Drafting and re-drafting that essay -- "I've started, so i'll finish" -- Getting it back marked -- Giving due credit -- Preparing your presentation -- Preparing your visual aids -- Practising your presentation -- Performing on the day -- Ups and downs -- Peaks and troughs -- Managing disappointments -- Recovering from a disappointment -- Overcoming problems -- Getting out of trouble -- Revision, getting your act together -- What will your exams really measure? -- Making your own question bank -- Using your question bank -- Putting revision into perspective -- Planning your revision timetable -- Getting started with your revision -- Revision processes -- Some final tips on last-minute revision -- Before, during and after -- Just before an exam -- Those first few minutes -- Answering questions to score marks -- Essays in exams -- Calculations and problems -- Towards the end of each exam -- After an exam -- Open-book exams -- "Seen" written exams -- Multiple-choice exams -- Preparing for your re-sit -- Job-hunting -- Writing your curriculum vitae -- Choosing and using your referees -- Application forms -- Writing a letter of application -- Preparing for an interview -- Giving a good interview -- After an interview -- Final words.
520			_aAlthough there are many sources of advice for students, most students need tried-and-tested, short, sharp, and above all, practical tips on how to go about whatever is most important to them at any given stage in their studies. This study guide is crammed with just such tips, written in the down-to-earth, friendly style, for which the author has become renowned
546			_aeng
650		0	_aStudy skills.
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip041/2003005889.html
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