S4SC brochure

Search on YouTube for

“skills4studycampus walkthrough” to see the resource in action

skills4studycampus is a fully interactive e-learning resource designed to help your students develop the study skills they need to progress. The resource is suitable for students on all courses and in any year of study, although it can be especially useful for those new to higher level learning.

For students, it is fun, personal and allows them to learn at their own pace, in their preferred way and when and where they like.

For lecturers, it can allow them to offer greater support to students, ease the pressure on their time and help them enrich the learning experience.

For institutions, it can help build student satisfaction, support retention and add value to existing offerings.

By subscribing to skills4studycampus you can deliver high quality study skills teaching based on the tried, trusted and unique approach of Stella Cottrell.

It will provide students with a strong foundation for rigorous study and you’ll be able to offer this superb support for students without overstretching teaching staff.

Details of how to subscribe are on the back page

For subscribers we offer:

Successful study starts here

Flexible set-up options skills4studycampus can be fully integrated into your own systems or VLE and is compatible with Athens and Shibboleth - tell us what systems you use and we’ll help you get started.

Unlimited, concurrent access On campus and remote access for all of your students, giving them the flexibility to learn where and when suits them best.

Usage reports Usage reports enable you to see where individuals or classes are struggling and respond to their needs, guaranteeing a positive student experience.

Customisation Add your branding and content links, which allow you to integrate your own materials with this resource - talk to us about the full range of options available.

Excellent customer service and support Our dedicated account support team will work with you drive usage and deliver measurable benefits for your institution.

Regular functional upgrades We work constantly to improve the site and develop new content in direct response to feedback from our subscribers.

About Study Skills from Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan is the leading study skills publisher in the UK. Our best selling title, The Study Skills Handbook, regularly reaches the Top 10 in the Amazon charts and has sold over ½ million copies world-wide.

Online Resources Alongside skills4studycampus, we offer Palgrave Connect: an ebook platform of almost 10,000 titles in the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business. Full details of this and all our other online resources are available at www.palgrave.com/onlineresources and featured in our Journals, Online Resources and Reference Catalogue – to request a copy please email your details to librarians@palgrave.com.

skills4studycampus is available for institutional subscription for 1 or 3 years.

Prices are tailored by institution, so talk to your librarian or learning resources manager and contact us for a quote.

Customers in the UK and all areas outside Australia: onlinesales@palgrave.com or phone +44 (0)207 014 4225.

Customers in Australia and New Zealand: palgraveonline@macmillan.com.au or + 613 9825 1151.





e id ns s si u t i mp ha a w yc er ud ov st sc ls4 Di skil

How to subscribe st Op ud en en u ts pf uc or ce ss

skills4studycampus has been developed by the study skills team at Palgrave Macmillan and is based on the work of Stella Cottrell, the bestselling author of The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills and The Palgrave Student Planner.

My Journal allows students to reflect and keep notes which they can download and print at any time – especially helpful as a way to support personal development planning

skills4studycampus offers core modules on:

skills4studycampus offers:

For a full list of contents go to www.skills4studycampus.com/contentlist

Carefully paced modules and cleverly built interactive features engage students and make the content memorable. Visually stimulating sections and audio throughout the resource make skills4studycampus suitable for a range of learning needs and, as it’s interactive and online, skills4studycampus enables students to learn essential study skills when and where they like – in the way that suits them best.

Students are encouraged to complete a wide variety of interactive activities, tests and assessments, to keep personal notes, tags and a learning journal. The learning experience is therefore highly personalised and focused on their individual needs.

Getting ready for academic study

Downloads include a wealth of additional checklists, exercises and study advice which students can download

An on-page Glossary means students can hover over a word to get a full explanation

More resources includes extra documents and links to external websites

Hot topics are a practical look at a range of key skills such as time management

Writing skills Reading and note-making

My Progress gives each student an overall summary of how much of the resource they have completed.

Referencing and understanding plagiarism Critical thinking skills

Tip of the day ensures that content is always new and useful

Further modules can be purchased alongside a core subscription including:

? de us si p in m s ca t’ dy ha tu W 4s s ill sk

About skills4studycampus

Exam skills Group work and presentations Employability and personal development Projects, dissertations and reports

NEW for 2012

NEW for 2012

Diagnostic tests help students focus on the areas where they will benefit most and help to make this a personal learning experience

There are engaging interactions throughout the resource, with hours of material designed to grab the learner’s attention and help them to become better students

How could you use skills4studycampus?

Using skills4studycampus is easy. As a tutor, you can be involved as much or as little as you like. If you want to know how your students are doing, you can check their progress and their grades by class or by individual, enabling you to intervene as and when you see fit.

Self Assessments to encourage reflection

Designed to be flexible, you can use it:

for independent self study with individuals or as part of a taught group to address individual or group needs

Branding – add your own logos and content

according to time of year as a compulsory element of any module

Practice activities help sharpen new skills

Lecturers across the world are already using it to:

improve student skills provide support following feedback from essays and assignments boost confidence and performance in exams reinforce their teaching develop skills prior to setting work or introducing new topics offer personal support even when teaching a large group

Page Tagging works like a digital bookmark and allows students to return quickly to the pages they mark

Audio and video footage embedded within the resource creates appeal for students with different learning styles and serves as an important teaching tool. For example, a series of videos that shows students resolving group conflict invites the learner to reflect on how to make groups work effectively and avoid pitfalls.

Module assessments test understanding and allow teaching staff to monitor progress

skills4studycampus can be integrated into your existing learning environment and many subscribers choose to make it part of their VLE. Subscribing institutions will enjoy 24/7 access for unlimited simultaneous users.

To view an online demo, visit: www.skills4studycampus.com

To see for yourself, request a trial today at www.skills4studycampus.com

Turn over for details of how to suscribe

My Journal allows students to reflect and keep notes which they can download and print at any time – especially helpful as a way to support personal development planning

skills4studycampus offers core modules on:

skills4studycampus offers:

For a full list of contents go to www.skills4studycampus.com/contentlist

Carefully paced modules and cleverly built interactive features engage students and make the content memorable. Visually stimulating sections and audio throughout the resource make skills4studycampus suitable for a range of learning needs and, as it’s interactive and online, skills4studycampus enables students to learn essential study skills when and where they like – in the way that suits them best.

Students are encouraged to complete a wide variety of interactive activities, tests and assessments, to keep personal notes, tags and a learning journal. The learning experience is therefore highly personalised and focused on their individual needs.

Getting ready for academic study

Downloads include a wealth of additional checklists, exercises and study advice which students can download

An on-page Glossary means students can hover over a word to get a full explanation

More resources includes extra documents and links to external websites

Hot topics are a practical look at a range of key skills such as time management

Writing skills Reading and note-making

My Progress gives each student an overall summary of how much of the resource they have completed.

Referencing and understanding plagiarism Critical thinking skills

Tip of the day ensures that content is always new and useful

Further modules can be purchased alongside a core subscription including:

? de us si p in m s ca t’ dy ha tu W 4s s ill sk

About skills4studycampus

Exam skills Group work and presentations Employability and personal development Projects, dissertations and reports

NEW for 2012

NEW for 2012

Diagnostic tests help students focus on the areas where they will benefit most and help to make this a personal learning experience

There are engaging interactions throughout the resource, with hours of material designed to grab the learner’s attention and help them to become better students

How could you use skills4studycampus?

Using skills4studycampus is easy. As a tutor, you can be involved as much or as little as you like. If you want to know how your students are doing, you can check their progress and their grades by class or by individual, enabling you to intervene as and when you see fit.

Self Assessments to encourage reflection

Designed to be flexible, you can use it:

for independent self study with individuals or as part of a taught group to address individual or group needs

Branding – add your own logos and content

according to time of year as a compulsory element of any module

Practice activities help sharpen new skills

Lecturers across the world are already using it to:

improve student skills provide support following feedback from essays and assignments boost confidence and performance in exams reinforce their teaching develop skills prior to setting work or introducing new topics offer personal support even when teaching a large group

Page Tagging works like a digital bookmark and allows students to return quickly to the pages they mark

Audio and video footage embedded within the resource creates appeal for students with different learning styles and serves as an important teaching tool. For example, a series of videos that shows students resolving group conflict invites the learner to reflect on how to make groups work effectively and avoid pitfalls.

Module assessments test understanding and allow teaching staff to monitor progress

skills4studycampus can be integrated into your existing learning environment and many subscribers choose to make it part of their VLE. Subscribing institutions will enjoy 24/7 access for unlimited simultaneous users.

To view an online demo, visit: www.skills4studycampus.com

To see for yourself, request a trial today at www.skills4studycampus.com

Turn over for details of how to suscribe

My Journal allows students to reflect and keep notes which they can download and print at any time – especially helpful as a way to support personal development planning

skills4studycampus offers core modules on:

skills4studycampus offers:

For a full list of contents go to www.skills4studycampus.com/contentlist

Carefully paced modules and cleverly built interactive features engage students and make the content memorable. Visually stimulating sections and audio throughout the resource make skills4studycampus suitable for a range of learning needs and, as it’s interactive and online, skills4studycampus enables students to learn essential study skills when and where they like – in the way that suits them best.

Students are encouraged to complete a wide variety of interactive activities, tests and assessments, to keep personal notes, tags and a learning journal. The learning experience is therefore highly personalised and focused on their individual needs.

Getting ready for academic study

Downloads include a wealth of additional checklists, exercises and study advice which students can download

An on-page Glossary means students can hover over a word to get a full explanation

More resources includes extra documents and links to external websites

Hot topics are a practical look at a range of key skills such as time management

Writing skills Reading and note-making

My Progress gives each student an overall summary of how much of the resource they have completed.

Referencing and understanding plagiarism Critical thinking skills

Tip of the day ensures that content is always new and useful

Further modules can be purchased alongside a core subscription including:

? de us si p in m s ca t’ dy ha tu W 4s s ill sk

About skills4studycampus

Exam skills Group work and presentations Employability and personal development Projects, dissertations and reports

NEW for 2012

NEW for 2012

Diagnostic tests help students focus on the areas where they will benefit most and help to make this a personal learning experience

There are engaging interactions throughout the resource, with hours of material designed to grab the learner’s attention and help them to become better students

How could you use skills4studycampus?

Using skills4studycampus is easy. As a tutor, you can be involved as much or as little as you like. If you want to know how your students are doing, you can check their progress and their grades by class or by individual, enabling you to intervene as and when you see fit.

Self Assessments to encourage reflection

Designed to be flexible, you can use it:

for independent self study with individuals or as part of a taught group to address individual or group needs

Branding – add your own logos and content

according to time of year as a compulsory element of any module

Practice activities help sharpen new skills

Lecturers across the world are already using it to:

improve student skills provide support following feedback from essays and assignments boost confidence and performance in exams reinforce their teaching develop skills prior to setting work or introducing new topics offer personal support even when teaching a large group

Page Tagging works like a digital bookmark and allows students to return quickly to the pages they mark

Audio and video footage embedded within the resource creates appeal for students with different learning styles and serves as an important teaching tool. For example, a series of videos that shows students resolving group conflict invites the learner to reflect on how to make groups work effectively and avoid pitfalls.

Module assessments test understanding and allow teaching staff to monitor progress

skills4studycampus can be integrated into your existing learning environment and many subscribers choose to make it part of their VLE. Subscribing institutions will enjoy 24/7 access for unlimited simultaneous users.

To view an online demo, visit: www.skills4studycampus.com

To see for yourself, request a trial today at www.skills4studycampus.com

Turn over for details of how to suscribe

Search on YouTube for

“skills4studycampus walkthrough” to see the resource in action

skills4studycampus is a fully interactive e-learning resource designed to help your students develop the study skills they need to progress. The resource is suitable for students on all courses and in any year of study, although it can be especially useful for those new to higher level learning.

For students, it is fun, personal and allows them to learn at their own pace, in their preferred way and when and where they like.

For lecturers, it can allow them to offer greater support to students, ease the pressure on their time and help them enrich the learning experience.

For institutions, it can help build student satisfaction, support retention and add value to existing offerings.

By subscribing to skills4studycampus you can deliver high quality study skills teaching based on the tried, trusted and unique approach of Stella Cottrell.

It will provide students with a strong foundation for rigorous study and you’ll be able to offer this superb support for students without overstretching teaching staff.

Details of how to subscribe are on the back page

For subscribers we offer:

Successful study starts here

Flexible set-up options skills4studycampus can be fully integrated into your own systems or VLE and is compatible with Athens and Shibboleth - tell us what systems you use and we’ll help you get started.

Unlimited, concurrent access On campus and remote access for all of your students, giving them the flexibility to learn where and when suits them best.

Usage reports Usage reports enable you to see where individuals or classes are struggling and respond to their needs, guaranteeing a positive student experience.

Customisation Add your branding and content links, which allow you to integrate your own materials with this resource - talk to us about the full range of options available.

Excellent customer service and support Our dedicated account support team will work with you drive usage and deliver measurable benefits for your institution.

Regular functional upgrades We work constantly to improve the site and develop new content in direct response to feedback from our subscribers.

About Study Skills from Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan is the leading study skills publisher in the UK. Our best selling title, The Study Skills Handbook, regularly reaches the Top 10 in the Amazon charts and has sold over ½ million copies world-wide.

Online Resources Alongside skills4studycampus, we offer Palgrave Connect: an ebook platform of almost 10,000 titles in the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business. Full details of this and all our other online resources are available at www.palgrave.com/onlineresources and featured in our Journals, Online Resources and Reference Catalogue – to request a copy please email your details to librarians@palgrave.com.

skills4studycampus is available for institutional subscription for 1 or 3 years.

Prices are tailored by institution, so talk to your librarian or learning resources manager and contact us for a quote.

Customers in the UK and all areas outside Australia: onlinesales@palgrave.com or phone +44 (0)207 014 4225.

Customers in Australia and New Zealand: palgraveonline@macmillan.com.au or + 613 9825 1151.





e id ns s si u t i mp ha a w yc er ud ov st sc ls4 Di skil

How to subscribe st Op ud en en u ts pf uc or ce ss

skills4studycampus has been developed by the study skills team at Palgrave Macmillan and is based on the work of Stella Cottrell, the bestselling author of The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills and The Palgrave Student Planner.

Search on YouTube for

“skills4studycampus walkthrough” to see the resource in action

skills4studycampus is a fully interactive e-learning resource designed to help your students develop the study skills they need to progress. The resource is suitable for students on all courses and in any year of study, although it can be especially useful for those new to higher level learning.

For students, it is fun, personal and allows them to learn at their own pace, in their preferred way and when and where they like.

For lecturers, it can allow them to offer greater support to students, ease the pressure on their time and help them enrich the learning experience.

For institutions, it can help build student satisfaction, support retention and add value to existing offerings.

By subscribing to skills4studycampus you can deliver high quality study skills teaching based on the tried, trusted and unique approach of Stella Cottrell.

It will provide students with a strong foundation for rigorous study and you’ll be able to offer this superb support for students without overstretching teaching staff.

Details of how to subscribe are on the back page

For subscribers we offer:

Successful study starts here

Flexible set-up options skills4studycampus can be fully integrated into your own systems or VLE and is compatible with Athens and Shibboleth - tell us what systems you use and we’ll help you get started.

Unlimited, concurrent access On campus and remote access for all of your students, giving them the flexibility to learn where and when suits them best.

Usage reports Usage reports enable you to see where individuals or classes are struggling and respond to their needs, guaranteeing a positive student experience.

Customisation Add your branding and content links, which allow you to integrate your own materials with this resource - talk to us about the full range of options available.

Excellent customer service and support Our dedicated account support team will work with you drive usage and deliver measurable benefits for your institution.

Regular functional upgrades We work constantly to improve the site and develop new content in direct response to feedback from our subscribers.

About Study Skills from Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan is the leading study skills publisher in the UK. Our best selling title, The Study Skills Handbook, regularly reaches the Top 10 in the Amazon charts and has sold over ½ million copies world-wide.

Online Resources Alongside skills4studycampus, we offer Palgrave Connect: an ebook platform of almost 10,000 titles in the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business. Full details of this and all our other online resources are available at www.palgrave.com/onlineresources and featured in our Journals, Online Resources and Reference Catalogue – to request a copy please email your details to librarians@palgrave.com.

skills4studycampus is available for institutional subscription for 1 or 3 years.

Prices are tailored by institution, so talk to your librarian or learning resources manager and contact us for a quote.

Customers in the UK and all areas outside Australia: onlinesales@palgrave.com or phone +44 (0)207 014 4225.

Customers in Australia and New Zealand: palgraveonline@macmillan.com.au or + 613 9825 1151.





e id ns s si u t i mp ha a w yc er ud ov st sc ls4 Di skil

How to subscribe st Op ud en en u ts pf uc or ce ss

skills4studycampus has been developed by the study skills team at Palgrave Macmillan and is based on the work of Stella Cottrell, the bestselling author of The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills and The Palgrave Student Planner.