Study Skills for Foundation Degrees

Dorothy Bedford, Elizabeth Wilson

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Routledge
19 December 2019

Non-teaching & support staff; Pre-school & kindergarten; Adult education, continuous learning; Study & learning skills: general

Study Skills for Foundation Degrees offers a step-by-step guide to the skills needed to successfully complete a Foundation Degree. Filled with activities and useful tips, it will help students to move from nervous novice to confident expert and provide them with the necessary tools to accomplish this. By reading this book, students will be able to learn new skills and enhance existing ones.

This third edition has been fully updated and features new chapters on e-learning and dissertations as well as expanded sections on ethics, feedback and referencing. Each chapter includes practical guidance as well as student perspectives that will help students through their course of study. It includes advice on how to support learning, boost motivation and enhance time management, and covers all the essential skills required for successful study, including:

Effective reading and note-taking strategies

Developing oral skills in a wide range of presentation settings, including what makes a good presentation and how each stage of the process can be prepared for

Carrying out well-planned, methodologically sound and well-written research

Preparing for examinations and other forms of assessment

Producing a professional development portfolio or winning CV

Highly accessible, this new edition is an essential resource for all Foundation Degree students who want to get the most out of their course, mature students or anyone with limited or no experience of academic study.

By: Dorothy Bedford, Elizabeth Wilson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9780367331351
ISBN 10: 0367331357
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 19 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dorothy Bedford is Senior Lecturer in Education at Roehampton University, UK. Elizabeth Wilson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.