Making the Grade : A Guide to Successful Communication and Study
ISBN: 9780195576085 | 019557608X
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 9/3/2012
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Making the Grade, now in its fourth edition, is a comprehensive reference for university students and staff on all aspects of higher education study and communication. It offers advice on completing university assignments and assessment tasks in a way that will help students 'make the grade'. Covering all aspects of university learning, the book begins by dealing with listening skills and effective time management, and concludes with advice on punctuation. In between, it investigates and explains all formats in which lecturers usually ask stude... MORE
Part 1-In Place
Chapter 1: Starting out-university study and you
Chapter 2: Settling down-studying alone
Chapter 3: Teaming up-working in groups
Chapter 4: Finding out-becoming well informed
Part 2-In Text
Chapter 5: Writing up-essay writing
Chapter 6: Arguing through-preparing and presenting written argument
Chapter 7: Stating facts-presenting research findings ... MORE
Iain Hay is Professor in the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management at Flinders University. He has taught in a variety of capacities at universities in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Dianne Bochner is retired from the English Department at Flinders University, where she taught professional writing and communication skills as well as literary studies.
Gill Blacket is a Digital Resources Librarian at Flinders University.
Carol Dungey worked in libraries for 25 years, was formerly Campus Librarian at University of South Australia, Senior Reference Librarian at Flinders University Library and Library Site Manager, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, South Australia.
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