Doing essays and assignments : essential tips for students / Peter Greasley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greasley, Peter, author.

Series:

SAGE Study Skills

Study skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Study skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

2nd edition.

Other Title:

Doing essays & assignments

SAGE Study Skills

Doing essays and assignments

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, 2016.

Summary:

Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy here. Have you ever been stunned by a low grade, when you were expecting an A or B? Are you struggling to make the jump from a second to a first? Doing Essays and Assignments gives you an insider's view on what tutors and professors really want when they assign essays and projects, and reveals how you can raise your game and achieve the best grades. Drawing on a survey of lecturers, and examples of real student work, this handy guide provides practical advice to help you not only understand what is expected of you, but also get ideas on how to deliver what your tutor is looking for. Providing a behind-the-scenes look at marking, find out how you can successfully craft the perfect written assignment, and discover tips and techniques on: Planning and deadlines, helping you manage your workload effectively, gaining higher marks through critically formed arguments, communicating clearly with the correct language, grammar, and expression, avoiding common marking pitfalls such as referencing and plagiarism. This new edition also reveals how to successfully navigate group work, literature reviews, and presentations to improve your grades. With valuable insight from tutors, and practical tips to apply to your work, you might just want to keep this book to yourself...! SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success!

Contents:

DOING ESSAYS &amp

ASSIGNMENTS- FRONT COVER

DOING ESSAYS &amp

ASSIGNMENTS

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK (AND KEEP IT TO YOURSELF)

CHAPTER 1- AN INSIGHT INTO THE MARKING PROCESS

CHAPTER 2- HOW TO IMPRESS AND HOW TO DISTRESS MARKERS

CHAPTER 3- BEFORE YOU START, SOME RULES OF THE GAME

CHAPTER 4- GETTING STARTED … AND GETTING FINISHED

CHAPTER 5- READING AND RESEARCHING THE LITERATURE

CHAPTER 6- INTRODUCTIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 7- WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN?

CHAPTER 8- CRITICAL ANALYSIS, PERSPECTIVE AND ARGUMENT

CHAPTER 9- THE GREATEST SOURCE OF 'MARKER DISTRESS': LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR AND EXPRESSION

CHAPTER 10- REFERENCING - AN ACADEMIC FETISH FOR THE ANALLY RETENTIVE?

CHAPTER 11- PLAGIARISM

CHAPTER 12- HOW NOT TO PRESENT GRAPHS AND CHARTS

CHAPTER 13- PRESENTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT: FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT

CHAPTER 14- FEEDBACK AND FEED-FORWARD

CHAPTER 15- WRITING RESEARCH/PROJECT REPORTS

CHAPTER 16- DOING A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER 17- PRESENTATIONS: A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH?

CHAPTER 18- GROUP PROJECT WORK, OR 'HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE'

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-03-623497-5

1-4739-6632-9

1-4739-6634-5

9781036234973

OCLC:

1194873807

Publisher Number:

T244296