MTU Library Catalogue

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Study skills : a student survival guide / The Institute of Cancer Research, edited by Kathryn Allen.

Contributor(s): Allen, Kathryn L | Institute of Cancer Research (London, England). Department of Physics.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester : Wiley, 2005Description: xvii, 122 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0470094850; 9780470094853.Subject(s): Science -- Miscellanea | Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) | Doctor of philosophy degree | Study skills | Universities and colleges -- Graduate work | Time management | Dissertations, Academic | Science | Study & learning skills: general | Biology, life sciences | Educational: General studies / study skills generalDDC classification: 502 STU Summary: Postgraduate science students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 502 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000585780
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 502 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 38888000585798
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

PLATINUM WINNER - 2006 MarCom Creative Awards

Postgraduate students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper. This outstanding title provides PhD and MSc students with advice on key issues relating to the organisation and presentation of their research.

Helps students to deal with an increasingly competitive marketplace after completing their studies Clearly written and illustrated by professional lecturers Covers the skills that the Research Councils expect students to develop during their doctoral training Features handy quick tips, checklists and key 'remember' points so that students can dip into it in any order throughout their research or read in stages as their work develops

This easy-to-use guide on study skills is also of practical value to new supervisors wanting to ensure their students are equipped with the transferable skills needed to take them through their PhD and beyond.

From the reviews:

"I am left with just one question: why should readers pick this manual as opposed to others'... One answer is timing: Due to this book's newness, its lists of websites and the like for additional information will prove highly reliable... Second, the fact that it was written by several people, each one an expert in the area he or she discusses... Yet the ultimate answer... rests with the book's conciseness, its coverage of so much advice on so many (related) subjects..." IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, March 2006

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Postgraduate science students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Section One Personal effectiveness
  • Chapter 1 Effective organisation and time management
  • Chapter 2 Personal and interpersonal skills
  • Section Two Finding and using information
  • Chapter 3 Information retrieval
  • Chapter 4 Critical reading
  • Section Three Communication skills
  • Chapter 5 Oral and poster presentations
  • Chapter 6 Writing a paper
  • Chapter 7 Writing and defending your thesis
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Kathryn Allen is the author of Study Skills: A Student Survival Guide, published by Wiley.