ABSTRACT

Returning to study but unsure whether you’ve got the skills to cope?

Study Skills for Foundation Degrees will prepare and guide you through the broad range of study-related issues you can expect to encounter in a clear and accessible manner. By helping you to develop a broad range of study skills essential for success on any FD course, you’ll soon have the confidence to rise to any challenge thrown your way! Key features include:

  • data collection and presentation
  • how to take good notes and read effectively
  • developing oral presentation skills and effective writing techniques
  • how to produce bibliographies, quotations and citations
  • maintaining a work-life balance
  • producing a professional development portfolio
  • progressing to an honors degree and producing a winning CV.

Study Skills for Foundation Degrees is designed for mature students and those returning to an academic environment after a long absence, but it will also be useful to a wide range of motivated foundation degree students aiming to improve their confidence and study technique.

chapter 2|12 pages

Learning as an adult

chapter 3|18 pages

Making good notes and reading effectively

chapter 4|14 pages

Developing your oral presentation skills

chapter 5|21 pages

Data collection and presentation