Midlands State University Library

How to succeed at university: an essential guide to academic skills and personal development

Smale, Bob

How to succeed at university: an essential guide to academic skills and personal development created Bob Smale and Julie Fowlie - Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2009 - ix, 259 pages : illustrations - (Sage Study Skills) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Biographical details; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR PERSONAL SKILLS; 1 How to Prepare Yourself for Higher Education; 2 How to Plan Your Personal Development; 3 How to Improve Your People Skills; 4 How to Nurture Yourself During the Developmental Process; PART 2 HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC SKILLS; 5 How do you Learn and How do you Know What is Required of you?; 6 How to Plan, Conduct and Review Your Research; 7 How to Write Up and Present Your Work in Order to Get Better Results; 8 How to Develop Successful Examination Techniques. PART 3 HOW TO DEVELOP JOB/WORK PLACEMENT SEARCH AND CAREER BUILDING SKILLS9 How to Understand the Job, Internship or Placement Search Process and What is Required for Success; 10 How to Understand the Application Process in Order to Get Shortlisted; 11 How to Give Yourself the Best Chance of Success in the Selection Process; 12 How to Continue Developing Yourself for your Future Success; References and Bibliography; Index.

This title is a comprehensive study skills and personal development guide, incorporating coverage of personal skills, academic skills and job search skills within the framework of personal development planning.

9781412947169 9781412947176 (pbk)


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