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E-book: Study Skills for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science Students

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(University of Plymouth, UK)
  • Format: 342 pages
  • Pub. Date: 26-Mar-2019
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781351026444
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  • Format: 342 pages
  • Pub. Date: 26-Mar-2019
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781351026444

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This guide will help you to survive and thrive during your degree and on into the workplace. Everything you do at university can be useful in your career. Packed with practical hints, study tips, short cuts, real-life examples and careers advice, the new expanded fourth edition of this book is an invaluable resource throughout your geography, earth science or environmental science studies.

This book provides guidance for successful study on many topics including:











Starting as a student





Being an effective researcher





Presenting information effectively in posters, presentations, essays and reports





Time management, well-being and ethics





Field and laboratory work





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Written in an accessible style, this guide also explains the role of the academic, and how it differs from that of a school teacher. It prepares you for the world of work by showing how the skills you learn at university today can be used in your career choice of tomorrow.

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Praise for Study Skills for Geography Students:

Kneales guide provides a useful and imaginative guide to good practice in the skills required for geographical learning while recognizing the individuality of student learning experiences. Its style is refreshing, combining serious points with light relief. Area

Preface vii
Section 1 Getting started, keeping going
1(88)
Chapter 1 Transitions---essential info
5(16)
Chapter 2 Reflecting, reviewing and acting --- adding value to your degree
21(13)
Chapter 3 Balancing study, work and fun
34(11)
Chapter 4 Looking after yourself, commuting, mature study and well-being advice
45(14)
Chapter 5 Random useful stuff
59(15)
Chapter 6 Careers and employability
74(15)
Section 2 Transforming your learning, becoming more academic!
89(66)
Chapter 7 Threshold concepts -- difficult stuff
91(8)
Chapter 8 Creativity, innovation and thinking
99(15)
Chapter 9 Listening
114(7)
Chapter 10 Effective reading
121(9)
Chapter 11 Making effective notes
130(10)
Chapter 12 Constructing an argument
140(15)
Section 3 Capturing evidence
155(62)
Chapter 13 Research -- searching for evidence
157(11)
Chapter 14 Acknowledging sources
168(13)
Chapter 15 Ethics and plagiarism
181(10)
Chapter 16 Collaborative learning: team research and reporting
191(12)
Chapter 17 Discussion
203(14)
Section 4 Assignments and assessment
217(94)
Chapter 18 Effective essay skills
219(22)
Chapter 19 Not the essay: reports, laboratory and field notebooks
241(12)
Chapter 20 Abstracts and executive summaries
253(3)
Chapter 21 Reviewing papers and books
256(3)
Chapter 22 Presentations
259(9)
Chapter 23 Posters and display stands
268(8)
Chapter 24 Examinations and revision
276(19)
Chapter 25 Introducing dissertations and extended projects
295(16)
Section 5 Field activities
311(20)
Chapter 26 Fieldtrips
313(5)
Chapter 27 Presenting maps, sketches and data
318(8)
Chapter 28 Answers
326(5)
Index 331
Pauline E. Kneale is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK.