Summary
Contents
Subject index
How to Succeed at University is a uniquely 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.
All the key skills are covered, with a strong focus on the importance of the continuing personal development process and the ultimate goal of employability. In terms of personal skills, the book offers advice on handling stress, time management, and developing interpersonal skills. The academic skills section concentrates on the skills crucial for learning effectively, carrying out research, writing up your work, and tackling exams. The job search skills covered include discussion of how to identify the best job according to skill set and how to stand out in the applications and selection process.
This book is an essential companion for all undergraduate students, whatever their subject of study, and for those preparing for study at college.
How to Plan, Conduct and Review your Research
How to Plan, Conduct and Review your Research
Overview - what's in this chapter?
- Why do you need to upgrade your research skills?
- Designing your methodology
- Using secondary source material
- What is a literature review?
- Conducting primary source research
- Developing skills for research interviews and recording the outcome
- Reviewing and evaluating your research findings
- Follow-up activities, further reading and websites to look up
- Time for review and reflection
Why do you Need to Upgrade your Research Skills?
Try completing this short self-scoring test, to assess your own level of confidence in relation to developing your research skills in order to complete your course successfully.
Activity: Why do You Need to Read this Chapter?
You need to self score each question on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is low ...
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