Martin Davies

Study Skills for International Postgraduates (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a complete guide to postgraduate study for international students, with chapters on all the core skills that students need to master at this level, from time management to writing, research and presentation skills. Chapters contain a wealth of examples, activities and checklists to help students hone their skills in key areas such as referencing and critical thinking. This second edition features new content on poster presentations, managing digital sources and using databases.

Written by an author with thirty years' experience, this book will help international students to navigate the challenges of postgraduate study and achieve their academic goals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781352012576
• Artikelnr.: 63409341

Autorenporträt

Martin Davies is an Associate Professor/Principal Fellow in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: Being a Postgraduate Student
1 Getting Started as a Postgraduate
2 Being in a Foreign Land: Cultural Adaptation
Part II: Basic Survival Skills
3 Time Management, Getting Organised
4 Managing Information Collected
5 Reading: A Complex Skill
Part III: Perils and Pitfalls
6 Plagiarism and Paraphrasing
7 Referencing: The Importance of Acknowledgement
Part IV: Standing on the Shoulders of Others: Doing Research
8 The Research Process
Part V: What about me? Criticising and Analysing
9 Critical Thinking
Part VI: Putting Pen to Paper: Writing for Assessment
10 Writing Style and Language
11 Writing Critical Reviews: A Step-by-Step Guide
12 Writing a Report
13 Preparing for the Research Essay
14 Writing a Research Essay
15 Writing a Literature Review
16 The Final Polish: Editing and Proofreading
Part VII: Being Heard: Speaking for Assessment
17 Participating in and Giving a Tutorial
18 Delivering a Presentation
19 Speaking to your Supervisor or Lecturer
20 Groupwork as a Form of Assessment
Part VIII: Want to Go Further?
21 Writing a Research Proposal
22 What Next? Completing a PhD