Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 2 December 2008
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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 methods; taking notes; participating in class; coursework examinations; and, the dissertation. Designed as a guide to success, the book helps to develop the critical skills that students need to get the most out of their course.This second edition has been thoroughly updated to take into account digital resources and the benefits and risks associated with online research. New chapters on the first-year experience and employability help students to adjust to the way history is taught at university and explore the opportunities available to them after graduating. Offering an unrivaled 'insider's view' of what it takes to succeed, "History Skills" provides the comprehensive toolkit for all history students.
"Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition" is an integrated language arts program that keeps pace with the current trends in the teaching of writing and related communication skills. Features in the Student Editions build on a solid foundation of instruction including easy-to-understand explanations, clear-cut definitions, real-world examples, and skill-based assessment. The visuals and graphics throughout the textbook engage students' attention and illustrate key concepts and processes. Writer's Choice provides students and teachers with the tools for developing skills in writing, reading, researching, speaking, listening, critical thinking, and viewing and representing.
Unique interactive style enables students to diagnose their strengths and weaknesses and focus their efforts where needed * Ideal for self-study and tutorial work, building from an initially supportive approach to the development of independent learning skills * Free website includes solutions to all exercises, additional topics and applications, guide to learning mathematics, and practice material Students today enter engineering courses with a wide range of mathematical skills, due to the many different pre-university qualifications studied. Bill Cox's aim is for students to gain a thorough understanding of the maths they are studying, by first strengthening their background in the essentials of each topic. His approach allows a unique self-paced study style, in which students Review their strengths and weaknesses through self-administered diagnostic tests, then focus on Revision where they need it, to finally Reinforce the skills required. the book is structured around a highly successful 'transition' maths course at Aston University which has demonstrated a clear improvement in students' achievement in mathematics, and has been commended by QAA Subject Review and engineering accreditation reports.
