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Study Skills
Academic Diary
Stella Cottrell This bestselling planner is the complete selfmanagement and organisational tool for students. It contains everything undergraduates need to organise their information and time effectively – including study skills advice, a 13-month week-to-view diary, careers advice, and financial information, as well as timetables, reading lists and tutor contact pages for students to fill in with their individual requirements.
UK May 2022 • 256 pages PB 9781350932562 • £10.99 / $12.99 Bloomsbury Academic
Improve Your Grammar
The Essential Guide to Accurate Writing
Mark Harrison, Vanessa Jakeman & Ken Paterson Students will master the fundamentals of English grammar and tackle their written assignments with confidence with the help of this handy pocket guide. 60+ bite-sized units offer examples and exercises to help students overcome common areas of difficulty, such as forming different tenses, using connectives to link ideas and build an argument, punctuating sentences and choosing the right words. Included in this 3rd edition are new units on hedging, being critical and collocation. Improve Your Grammar is both easy-to-navigate and easy-to-use. It is suitable for home and international students across all disciplines, from A level to degree-level study.
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 176 pages PB 9781350933637 • £17.99 / $24.95 • HB 9781350933620 • £53.99 / $73.95 ePdf 9781350933644 • £16.19 / $22.14 Series: Bloomsbury Study Skills • Red Globe Press
Cite Them Right
Richard Pears & Graham Shields Cite them right is renowned as the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to referencing text available to students and authors. Academics and teachers rely on the advice in Cite them right to guide their students in the skills of identifying and referencing information sources and avoiding plagiarism. The fully revised and updated 12th edition contains: - Expanded guidance on the key principles of referencing and avoiding plagiarism, including new sections on collecting evidence to use in your work; reading, listening and taking notes; and using other people’s work in your writing. - New reference examples for Tik Tok, blog posts, Zoom and Teams, recorded lectures and online seminars
UK May 2022 • US May 2022 • 284 pages • full-colour photos (approx 20) PB 9781350933453 • £14.99 / $19.95 • HB 9781350933446 • £44.99 / $60.95 ePub 9781350933460 • £12.49 / $16.93 ePdf 9781350933477 • £12.49 / $16.93 Series: Bloomsbury Study Skills • Bloomsbury Academic
Study Skills for International Postgraduates
Martin Davies, University of Melbourne, Australia
This is the definitive guide to successful study as an international postgraduate student. Chapters cover all the core academic skills, including time management, reading, referencing, critical thinking, doing research, and writing and speaking for assessment. The book features a wealth of examples, activities and checklists to help students hone their skills. The second edition features: - New content on poster presentations, managing digital sources and using electronic databases - Additional activities on referencing and critical thinking - Practical pointers to help students hit the ground running and quickly get to grips with the expectations and conventions of postgraduate study
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 320 pages PB 9781352012569 • £26.99 / $36.95 • HB 9781352013016 • £74.99 / $100.00 ePub 9781352012576 • £24.29 / $32.56 ePdf 9781350295674 • £24.29 / $32.56 Series: Bloomsbury Study Skills • Bloomsbury Academic
Series Editor: Kate Williams, formerly Upgrade Service, Oxford Brookes University, UK Little books, big ideas! For time-pushed students, Pocket Study Skills pack a lot of advice into a little book in an entertaining and engaging way. Each guide focuses on a single crucial aspect of study, giving students step-by-step guidance, handy tips and clear advice on how to approach important areas of their studies.
Writing for University
Jeanne Godfrey, University of Leeds, UK This indispensable guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It separates fact from fiction and takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically; using sources; developing your own voice; having a clear structure and style; and editing and polishing drafts. Chapters include annotated extracts of real students' academic writing from a range of subject areas. This third edition has been revised throughout, and contains three new sections on originality, argument and synthesising sources.
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 152 pages • Approx. 20 line drawings PB 9781350933675 • £7.99 / $10.95 ePub 9781350933682 • £7.19 / $10.41 ePdf 9781350933699 • £7.19 / $10.41 Series: Pocket Study Skills • Red Globe Press
Getting Critical
Kate Williams Getting Critical is an informative and helpful guide that teaches students how to adopt a critical approach in their research, reading and writing. With examples of real students' work throughout, this is an invaluable resource for Higher Education and Further Education students across all disciplines. This 3rd edition is fully updated to include new chapters on getting critical with numbers and examples from a wider range of assignments, particularly within STEM disciplines.
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 144 pages PB 9781350933576 • £7.99 / $10.95 Series: Pocket Study Skills • Red Globe Press
Where's Your Argument?
Michael Shoolbred, University of Birmingham, UK & Helen Cooper, University of Birmingham, UK This handy, no-nonsense guide helps students to feel more confident in finding their academic voice and equips them with the skills they need to construct convincing academic arguments. It offers practical advice on forming ideas, presenting evidence and structuring arguments. The second edition contains more varied examples of what ‘finding your academic voice means’ in the context of different assignments, including blogs and observations. It also features new material on synthesizing ideas from different sources. This is an essential resource for all undergraduates and postgraduates who are looking to communicate their arguments effectively and improve the quality of their academic writing.
UK May 2022 • US May 2022 • 160 pages PB 9781350932623 • £7.99 / $10.95 Series: Pocket Study Skills • Bloomsbury Academic World English
Success in Groupwork
Peter Hartley, Mark Dawson & Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University, UK With relatable examples and useful checklists, this concise and pragmatic guide helps students tackle the challenges of group assignments with confidence. Bite-sized chapters take students from forming a group and establishing roles through to dealing with conflict and delivering a group assessment. This fully-updated 2nd edition includes ideas on how to make full use of technology and social media for effective communication and project management. This is an essential resource for any student who needs to produce a group project as part of their course, regardless of their level or discipline.
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 136 pages PB 9781350933491 • £7.99 / $10.95 ePub 9781350933507 • £7.19 / $10.41 ePdf 9781350933514 • £7.19 / $10.41 Series: Pocket Study Skills • Red Globe Press
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Help students build the skills for success in their studies and beyond with their own personalised learning pathway.
Skills for Study offers an interactive and personalised solution to help students strengthen their academic skills and develop the skills required by employers. Based on the work of bestselling study skills author Stella Cottrell, the resource comprises 12 modules, which guide students through interactive activities, exercises and videos to help them hone their skills in crucial areas, from writing, critical thinking and time management, to research, personal development and employability.
Find out more and try some free sample activities at www.skillsforstudy.com
Cite Them Right Online comprises a 1-hour interactive eLearning tutorial which covers the importance of referencing, how to write citations and build references. It also offers the opportunity to test knowledge and con rm understanding in the practice of referencing. Students can then use the reference generator to produce accurate references in 7 different referencing styles for more than 300 sources. Need to reference a tattoo, a sewing pattern or Snapchat? Cite Them Right!
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An online resource bringing together a wealth of content designed to help social work students develop the knowledge, skills and con dence to succeed on their course and placements.
The toolkit explores ve key areas that re ect the training and practice of social workers: • Communication Skills • Professionalism in Practice • Ethics, Values and Diversity • Assessment and Intervention • Lifecourse Perspectives
Resources include case studies, service user perspectives, expert opinions, quick guides and book chapters from experienced social work professionals and academics.
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