Essential Academic Skills

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Glossary; 12 Doing Small-scale Exploratory Research Projects; What is research?; Researchable issues and questions; The research process; Quantitative versus qualitative research; Scientific rigour; Generalisation; Case studies; Ethics; Summary; Glossary; 13 Writing about Research; Writing your report; Summary; Glossary; Appendix A: Basic Guidelines for Writing Citations and Reference List Items (APA 6th); Appendix B: Additional Exercises for Chapter 5; Appendix C: Case Study Exercise; Appendix D: Reading and Understanding a Research Article; Bibliography; Index.;Essential Academic Skills encourages and supports students to develop their skills to become the best learners they can be. It takes a step-by-step approach to the essential skills required to complete a university degree and provides comprehensive learning support through examples and activities.;Guided Tour; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Thinking About Learning; Ideas about the nature of learning; Approaches to learning; Summary; Glossary; 2 Academic Language Support; The distinctiveness of academic language; Creating coherence; Summary; Glossary; 3 Listening and Participating; Listening; Listening well; Listening in different contexts; Summary; Glossary; 4 Reading in an Academic Context; Skills in finding sources; Reading well; Summary; Glossary; 5 Basic Academic Writing Skills; Writing objectively; Incorporating claims from the literature; Writing citations. Guided Tour Contributors Acknowledgments 1 Thinking About Learning Ideas about the nature of learning Approaches to learning Summary Glossary 2 Academic Language Support The distinctiveness of academic language Creating coherence Summary Glossary 3 Listening and Participating Listening Listening well Listening in different contexts Summary Glossary 4 Reading in an Academic Context Skills in finding sources Reading well Summary Glossary 5 Basic Academic Writing Skills Writing objectively Incorporating claims from the literature Writing citations. Writing reference listsConstructing a paragraph around claims from the literature Summary Glossary 6 Further Academic Skills: Working on an Assignment Responding to the assignment task Organising ideas and information Planning Writing drafts Summary Glossary 7 Essays and Reflective Writing Essays Reflective writing Summary Glossary 8 Doing Case Studies and Writing Reports Case studies Identifying the problems Making recommendations Writing up the case study Reports Summary Glossary 9 Collaborative Learning: Working in Groups Collaborative group work. Cooperative group workFormal and informal group work Benefits of group work Roles people play in groups How groups develop Managing group work challenges Managing micro processes Summary Glossary 10 Presentations The art of presentations The informative presentation Giving a team presentation Leading a discussion Summary Glossary 11 Examinations Why examinations? Learning throughout the course Focused learning for an examination: revision Preparation for particular types of examinations Types of examinations Types of examination questions The examination What if ...