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Study Skills Download this eBook now! It provides advice on reading and writing skills, time management, and work planning. It also includes organising and writing essays, research skills, and an introduction to the use of computers. All details of academic conventions are covered. The guidance notes in Study Skills may be used as a study programme or as a handy source of reference. Suitable for students at all levels of study. These notes will help you grasp the essentials of commonly-used techniques in academic study. You can add your own notes and live hyperlinks to personalise your eBook and make it even more interactive.

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Author
Dr Roy Johnson is the author of best-selling writing and study guides – Studying Fiction, Making the Grade, Improve your Writing Skills, Writing Essays 3.0, and several others. He was originally an industrial designer, then went on to lecture on literary studies at Manchester University and the Open University. He publishes a monthly newsletter on writing, culture, and technology, and is the director of Mantex Information Design.

Sample pages
Concentration & memory – Time management – Planning Essays

Full contents
Introduction – Time management – Efficient reading – Improve your reading
skills – Concentration and memory – Taking notes – Generating ideas
Categorising – Analysing questions – Instruction terms – Clear thinking
Fallacies of argument – Essay planning – Writing skills – Punctuation
Grammar – Good style – Writing essays – Structure – Introductions
Paragraphs – Conclusions – Rewriting and editing – Presentation
Quotations and references – Footnotes and endnotes – Bibliographies
Revision techniques – Examination techniques – Using computers – Editing
Layout – Style-checking – Library and research skills – Tutorials and seminars
Communication skills – Projects and dissertations – Further reading – Index

This book will help you to study more efficiently. You will learn new techniques and develop the basic skills required for studying any subject.

Verdict
“This is a very useful publication. I recommend it to all my students”
Olwyn Alexander – Heriot-Watt University

Details
Price – £1.95 – 102 pages – PDF format – 1996-2011 – ISBN 0951984438

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