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Academic success / edited by Wendy Hargreaves, Cristy Bartlett, and Kate Derrington.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--Australia--Textbooks.
- Academic achievement.
- College student orientation--Australia.
- College student orientation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Toowoomba, Queensland : University of Southern Queensland, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Academic Success is designed to help students on their university journey. It is divided into five parts, each reflecting different aspects of a student’s tertiary experience. Part A: Successful Beginnings addresses what it is like to be a new student at an Australian university. Part B: Successful Foundations introduces basic skills in English language, techniques for accessing and working with information, and understanding academic integrity. Part C: Successful Study Skills presents the everyday, core skills that successful students use while at university. Part D: Successful Assessment meets head-on the challenges of tertiary assessments. Lastly, Part E: Successful Futures examines the transition from tertiary study to the next stage of life. This open book ultimately aids students across all disciplines in achieving academic success at university.
- Contents:
- Part A: Successful Beginnings
- Beginnings
- Adjusting to University
- Successful Connections
- First Nations Success
- II. Part B: Successful Foundations
- English Language Foundations
- Studying Maths
- Maths Foundations
- University Life Online
- Working with Information
- Integrity at University
- Part C: Successful Study Skills
- Goals and Priorities
- Combatting Procrastination
- Time Management
- Study Space
- Reading
- Notetaking
- Thinking
- Part D: Successful Assessment
- Managing Assessment
- Writing Assignments
- Types of Assignments
- Presentations
- Preparing for Exams
- Types of Exams
- Failing Assessment
- Part V. Successful Futures
- Preparing for Employment
- Postgraduate Study
- Life After Graduation.
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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