Essential Study Skills

The Complete Guide to Success at University

Third Edition

Tom Burns London Metropolitan University and

Sandra Sinfield Coordinator for Learning Development

Do you want to do better at university? Whether you're a student wanting

to improve their study skills or a lecturer who wants to give their students
a helping hand with their work, this book is for you.

Essential Study Skills is a proven guide for every student wanting to achieve success at university. Packed
with study tips and handy activities, this study skills handbook shows you step-by-step how to study
effectively and make the best of your time - whatever level you're at.

Whether you are going to university straight from school, a mature student, or an overseas student studying
in the UK for the first time, you'll find out how to:

 Sail through those tricky first weeks

 Get the most out of lectures by understanding how you learn
 Learn techniques for academic writing and research
 Pass exams with flying colours
 Stay cool and cope with stress.

Practical and interactive, this edition features six brand new chapters to arm you with even more essential
skills including how to produce a dissertation, planning your career and focussing on building relationships
with lecturers and other students to help you get ahead. Also launching with this new edition is an improved
and expanded companion website (http://www.uk.sagepub.com/burnsandsinfield3e/). Don’t miss the
extensive range of guidance and resources for both students and tutors, including downloadable templates,
practice exercises and other tools for students to use in both their preparation and their actual work.

Contents
Overview / Introduction / Succeeding at university: quick steps to success / Places to go and things to do / Make sense of your
course / Study Techniques and Learning Effectively / How to learn effectively / Get organised for independent study / Debbie
Holley Computers: anywhere, any place, any time / How to succeed in group work / How to interact and build relationships / How
to survive academic reading / How to make the best notes / Creative, Critical and Analytic Thinking / How to be creative in your
learningStudy
SAGE / How to Skills
think effectively:
Seriesanalytical and critical thinking / Communicating Effectively in Assignments / How to write better
assignments / How to prevent plagiarism / How to overcome writing blocks and become a confident writer / How to write great
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/ How to· produce
472 pages excellent reports / How to write a brilliant dissertation / How to deliver excellent presentations / How to
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Reflective learning and the learning log! / Memory and effective revision / How to understand and pass exams / by Christine
Keenan Personal Development Planning (PDP) / Moving on: What to do when you finish university
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March 2012 · 472 pages
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