Study Skills for International Postgraduates - (Bloomsbury Study Skills) 2nd Edition by Martin Davies (Paperback)

About the Book

"A complete guide to how to succeed academically as an international postgraduate student. Chapters cover key topics such as time management, critical thinking, doing research and writing. 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"--

Book Synopsis

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 2nd edition features:

- New content on writing critical reviews and case study reports, 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

Review Quotes

"Davies' updated and revised edition of Study Skills for International Postgraduates is an invaluable step-by-step guide for navigating the graduate education process. The activities and checklists in each chapter are extremely useful and effective exercises for acquiring the skills necessary for successful completion of postgraduate work and beyond." --Professor Kristin Williams, Clark University, USA

"'Study Skills for International Postgraduates is a great asset for students starting or continuing higher degree study. It is packed full of clear and lively step-by-step guides on developing academic style and language, tackling different assignment formats, referencing and research skills. The chapters on getting started, critical thinking, referencing, digital skills, class participation and group presentations mirror the ways lecturer expectations and assessments are changing in postgraduate study.'" --Caroline Malthus, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand

About the Author

Martin Davies is a Principal Fellow/Associate Professor in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia.