Study skills for international postgraduates. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Davies.
• Other Names: Davies, Martin, 1960, March 6
• Contents: Preface; PART I: BEING A POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; Getting Started as a Postgraduate; PART II: BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS; Time Management, Getting Organised; Managing Information Collected; Reading: A Complex Skill; PART III: PERILS AND PITFALLS; Plagiarism and Paraphrasing; Referencing: The Importance of Acknowledgement; PART IV: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF OTHERS: DOING RESEARCH; The Research Process; PART V: WHAT ABOUT ME?: CRITICISING AND ANALYSING; Critical Thinking; PART VI: PUTTING PEN TO PAPER: WRITING FOR ASSESSMENT; Writing Style and Language; Writing Critical Reviews: A Step-by-Step Guide; Writing an Empirical Report; Preparing the Research Essay; Writing a Research Essay; Writing a Literature Review; The Final Polish: Editing and Proofreading; PART VII: BEING HEARD: SPEAKING FOR ASSESSMENT; Giving a Paper and Presenting in a Tutorial; Speaking to your Supervisor or Lecturer; PART VIII: WANT TO GO FURTHER?; Writing a Research Proposal; What Next? Completing a PHD; Glossary of Terms; Reference List; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages), (16 illustrations)
• Subjects: 371.3028/1; Multicultural Education; Study skills; Graduate students; Students, Foreign; Education and globalization; Study Guides; Reference
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780230344280; 0230344283
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.