essential academic skills for tertiary education Adams, Paul 1957- ed. Openshaw, Roger. ed. Trembath, Victoria 1957- ed. text at South Melbourne, Vic Thomson/Dunmore Press 2006 monographic eng

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248 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 25 cm. Contents. Part 1 : Setting yourself up for success. Becoming a life long learner / Winifred Jackson -- Getting your life organised for study / Victoria Trembath -- Getting your assignment load under control / Judy Hamer -- Learning effectively as an adult / Gloria Slater -- Staying motivated throughout your studies / Victoria Trembath -- Staying healthy and dealing with stress / Victoria Trembath -- Learning to work collaboratively / Winifred Jackson -- Learning your subject in English / Penny Haworth and Lesieli Kupu Macintyre. Part 2 : Finding, evaluating and recording information. Using an academic library / Anne Cameron -- Using library databases / Kathleen Vossler -- Using academic readings strategically / Judy Hamer -- Making sense of academic text / Karen Rhodes -- Making sense of statistical data / Perry Barlien -- Becoming an effective note taker / Victoria Trembath. Part 3 : Improving your academic writing. The academic genre / John Clark -- Structuring and organising your ideas / Karen Rhodes -- How to write clearly / Karen Rhodes and Rebecca Freeman -- Improving your grammar / Rebecca Freeman -- Improving your punctuation / Rebecca Freeman -- Improving your spelling / Karen Rhodes -- Revising and editing your work / Karen Rhodes. Part 4 : Learning about academic conventions. Learning about academic conventions / Paul Adams -- Learning about citations / Paul Adams -- Learning about quotations / Paul Adams -- Learning about references / Paul Adams. Part 5 : Core academic forms. Approaching your assignment topics / Judy Hamer -- How to write an essay / Andrea Barlien -- How to write a literature review / Roger Openshaw -- How to write a report / Avril Maxwell -- How to write a journal article / Roger Openshaw -- How to present a poster / Alison Sewell -- How to write an annotated bibliography / Avril Maxwell -- How to write a book review / Kathleen Vossler -- How to prepare for oral presentations / Andrea Barlien -- How to prepare for examinations and tests / Perry Barlien -- How to get published / Joce Jesson. For undergraduate students undertaking tertiary studies. edited by Paul Adams, Roger Openshaw and Victoria Trembath. Includes index. Study skills Education, Higher 371.30281/SCO 9780170133050 (pbk.) 0170133052 (pbk.) 2009286355 ANL 090129 20120517124657.0 15604572 eng