Offers PhD and MSc students with advice on issues relating to the organisation and presentation of their research. This book covers the skills that the Research Councils expect students to develop during their doctoral training. It features tips, checklists and 'remember' points.

Provides students with techniques for improving their study skills, such as reading effectively, excelling in class, using the library, doing research online, taking and organizing notes, time management, and taking tests.

Since 1974, Use Your Head has been translated into over 27 languages, has been published in five continents and 100 countries, has sold well over a million copies and still the demand increases!

2nd Edition

Exams frighten almost everyone. Fear of failure can make students struggle with coursework, revision and exams. Allaying the anxieties that cause people to procrastinate, go blank, or underperform, this book helps you to understand your fears; stop panicking and start enjoying your work; and develop a balanced mental approach to your exams.

1. What makes for good study? 2. Making the best use of Distance Learning 3. Short-cuts: a summary of effective study skills 4. Higher order questions and propositions 5. Reading academic texts and doing electronic searches 6. Writing academic essays 7. Making use of seminars 8. Researching for a dissertation 9.

Developing effective analysis and argument.

This guide, in its second edition, outlines key skills for students with new sections on reflecting on your experience, critical analysis, learning styles and successful participation in seminars and meetings.

This text takes the reader through the initial stages of an undergraduate dissertation or a postgraduate thesis, offering advice on: searching out existing knowledge on a topic; analyzing arguments and ideas; mapping perspectives; producing a literature review; and constructing a case.

Helps you to develop the necessary skills to survive as an informed, independent, and versatile student in the 21st century. This book helps you to: understand yourself and the ways in which you learn and study; plan and concentrate on your study commitments; adapt to independent study within a formal institution such as a university; and more.

Suitable for those carrying out a research project, this work provides beginner researchers with the tools to do the job, to help them avoid some of the pitfalls and time-wasting false trails, and to establish good research habits. It includes: chapter on ethics; coverage of the techniques such as grounded theory; and examples from health studies.

With insight, humour, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skilfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer's craft: on writing from 'first thoughts', on listening, on using verbs, on overcoming doubts - even on choosing a restaurant in which to write. Goldberg sees ...

Designed especially for students - takes account of existing skills and offers a flexible dip into structure.

This book introduces essential university study skills within the context of criminology. Whether you are contemplating a degree in criminology or criminal justice, embarking on your course or starting to think about life after graduation, this book will be of relevance to you.

Helps you develop the skills and techniques you need for studying your nurse training. This book enables you face everyday challenges like essay writing, doing assignments, and taking exams. It includes practical advice on: how to manage your time; how to conduct literature searches; and, how to use technology in your study.

Shaped around a typical Psychology student's journey, this work begins with an overview of the nature of the degree and advice about what needs to be sorted out in the first few weeks of the course. It also includes learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter to highlight key areas, and text boxes throughout to reaffirm understanding.

Packed with practical hints, study tips, short cuts and examples, this book is designed to help you throughout your degree. Designed for the geography students, it delves into coping with conflicting time commitments, constructing essays, presentations with posters and in class, managing different styles of assessment, dissertations, and more.