by Bill Kirton (Author)
An accessible guide to the most important skills a student needs to succeed on any undergraduate or diploma course. This book will give the reader a sound understanding of how they can get the most out of their abilities and apply this to their studies. It will provide instantaneous answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic skills.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 392
Edition: 1
Publisher: Prentice Hall Brilliant Study Skills will use the strength and trust in the Brilliant brand to deliver a highly accessible retail focussed study skills book using the tried and tested brilliant series style to deliver the most important and essential study skills guidance to the new students.
Published: 20 May 2010
ISBN 10: 0273734377
ISBN 13: 9780273734376
Book Overview:
Bill Kirton is an experienced lecturer and writer who most recently held the post of Royal Literary Fund Writing fellow at the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews, where he specialised in helping students across all subjects in developing their literary and academic writing and research skills.
Jonathan Weyers and Kathleen McMillan both work at the University of Dundee. Both have been teaching and lecturing for over 25 years and latterly have specialised in the transferable skills area. They have a track record (including with us in the Practical Skills series) of collaborative writing and achievement in this area.