How to get a good degree

by . Race (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $3.27

  • How can I ensure my hard work pays off?
  • How should I integrate new technologies into my study habits?
  • How can I study strategically and avoid going off at a tangent?

  Are you motivated to succeed at university but unsure how to achieve your full potential? This book will help to unlock the secrets to getting a good degree and all the benefits that can come from it. A strong degree opens up career choices and enhances earning potential. The world is your oyster! More than anything else, a good degree brings freedom to choose, to change direction, and to follow up exciting options. Whether you go on to further study or not, people will still look at whether your first degree was a good one.

  Based on student suggestions, the author has thoroughly revised the structure and content of the book to address key issues such as:

  • Best use of time
  • Developing effective study habits
  • Finding the best learning resources
  • How and when to use different writing styles
  • Feedback (and how to get extra help)
  • The use of electronic sources
  • Virtual learning environments
  • Avoiding plagiarism
  • Dealing with personal problems (and where to seek advice)

  If you are an undergraduate, this book will help you to reap the rewards for the time and investment you expend while studying for your degree.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.27

  This book is for motivated students who are committed to achieving the best degree they can, and for students who need help tapping into their potential. A good degree is a passport to a better life. It opens up career choices and enhances earning potential. More than anything else, a good degree brings freedom to choose, to change direction, and to follow up interesting options. Whether you go on to further study or not, people will still look at whether your first degree was a good one. So how do you get a good degree? Is it all a matter of luck? Is it hard work? This book features practical tasks to help you discover: why you want a good degree and what you need to do to achieve it; how to develop effective study habits; and how to make the most of available resources - time, people, learning materials. There are no short-cuts to working hard, but there are short-cuts to make sure the hard work you do is the right hard work.