cover next page > title : Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study : A Practical Guide for Business, Social Science, and Arts Students author : Macqueen, Chris. publisher : University of New South Wales isbn10 | asin : print isbn13 : 9780868405926 ebook isbn13 : 9780585344324 language : English subject Study skills--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Academic achievement--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Social sciences--Study and teaching (Higher)--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc. publication date : 1998 lcc : LB2395.M32 1998eb ddc : 371.3 subject : Study skills--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Academic achievement--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Social sciences--Study and teaching (Higher)--Australia--Handbooks, manuals, etc. cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii This book is dedicated to my niece Leigh. My wish is that her time in academia is pleasant, productive and enjoyable. This book is my way of supporting her in making it so. It is also dedicated to all the other first-year students who confront the complications of studying in a tertiary environment and try to understand what is expected of them; I hope this helps, if even a little. < previous page page_ii next page > < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study A Practical Guide for Business, Social Science and Arts Students Chris Macqueen < previous page page_iii next page > < previous page page_iv next page > Page iv A UNSW Press book Published by University of New South Wales Press Ltd University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia © C. Macqueen First published 1998 This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to the publisher. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Macqueen, Chris. Getting Ahead in Tertiary Study: A Practical Guide for Business, Social Science and Arts Students Bibliography. Includes index. ISBN 0 86840 592 2. 1. Study skills. 2. Education, Higher. I. Title. 371.3. Printer Kyodo Printing, Singapore < previous page page_iv next page > < previous page page_v next page > Page v CONTENTS Foreword x Preface xi Part 1: Starting Out 1 Chapter 1 1 Entering the Tertiary Environment 1 The Purpose of This Book 2 The Essential Differences in Tertiary Study 3 What Academia Expects of the Individual 3 Confrontations and Contradictions 4 Why Some People Fail 5 Time Management 5 Self Management 6 A Healthy Lifestyle 6 Knowing When You Need Help 7 Where to Get Support Part 2: General Study Skills 8 Chapter 2 8 Note-Taking and Lectures 8 Making the Most of Lectures 9 The Benefit of Taking Notes 10 The Difficulties of Taking Notes 10 Effective Note-Taking: Summary, Dot Points or Mind Maps 13 Balancing Note-Taking with Tutorial Activities 13 Raising Issues from Lectures: The When and the Where 14 Alternatives to Note-Taking 14 Keeping It Balanced: Organising Time 15 Testing Your Understanding 15 Putting It Together: Lectures, Note-Taking and Study Chapter 3 17 Tutorials and Presentations 17 What Is a Tutorial? 17 Why Are Tutorials Important? 17 Getting the Most from Tutorials 18 Selecting a Presentation < previous page page_v next page > < previous page page_vi next page > Page vi 19 Deciding on a Presentation Method 19 Researching the Topic 19 Keeping the Interest 20 Doing and Listening 20 Encouraging Involvement 21 The Write-up and Distribution Chapter 4 22 Essay Writing 22 Introduction 23 Analysing the Question 24 Conducting Library Research 25 Collecting and Collating Research Data 30 Plagiarism, Citation and Quotations 32 Creating the Essay Outline 32 Writing the First Draft 33 Reality Testing or Cold Review 34 Editing and Referencing 36 Completing the Final Presentation Chapter 5 38 Undertaking a Research Assignment 38 Defining the Research Purpose 38 Analysing the Question 40 Clarifying the Requirements 40 Selecting the Sample or Field of Research 41 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data 42 Collecting and Collating the Data 43 Analysing the Data 43 Presenting the Data: Tables 44 Presenting the Data: Graphics 45 Presenting the Findings Chapter 6 47 Conducting Library Research 47 Taking the Library Tour 47 Cataloguing Systems 50 Reserved and Other Special Collections 50 The Etiquette of Borrowing 51 Journals and Periodicals 52 Primary and Secondary Data Sources 52 Inter-Library Loans and Other Special Services < previous page page_vi next page > < previous page page_vii next page > Page vii 53 Recording and Retrieval Systems 54 Summaries and Referencing 54 Effective Library Research Chapter 7 56 Electronic Data Sources 56 Types of Electronic Data 56 Commercial Computer Programs 56 Dedicated Computer Programs 57 Home Pages and Web Sites 58 E-mail and Person-to-Person Data Transfers 60 CD-ROMs 60 Electronic Journals 60 Accessing Electronic Data Sources 62 Downloading Data 62 Using Downloaded Data in Presentations and Reports Chapter 8 63 Surfing the Internet 63 What the Internet Is 64 Costs and How the Internet Works 65 Bookmarks and Personal Data Listings

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