History skills : a student's handbook / edited by Mary Abbott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abbott, Mary, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

History.

History--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Degree-level history is characterized not only by knowledge and understanding of the human past, but by a battery of skills and qualities which are as directly applicable to employment as to professional postgraduate training or academic research. History Skills gives frank and practical help to students throughout their university course with advice on:research methodstaking notesparticipating in classcourseworkexaminations the dissertation. Designed as

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 The first-year experience; 2 Benchmarks; 3 Sources and resources; 4 Libraries - physical and virtual; 5 Making notes; 6 Classes - preparation and participation; 7 Writing assignments; 8 Examinations; 9 The dissertation or major project; 10 Employability; 11 Historical terms; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-03559-4

1-134-03560-8

1-281-75375-0

9786611753757

0-203-89266-6

9780203892664

OCLC:

437220500