Peter Zeegers
Kate Deller-evans
sanDra egege
ChristoPher Klinger
essential sKills
for sCienCe anD
teChnology
reviseD eDition
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Contents
List of Figures xi
List of Tables xiii
Guided Tour xiv
Preface xvi
About the Authors xviii
PART 1 YOU AND TERTIARY STUDY 1
1 You and the University 3
Graduate attributes 4
Transition to university 5
Academic preparedness 7
Academic progress 8
Financial aairs 8
Personal concerns 8
Family and social issues 8
Isolation 8
Uncertainty 8
Skills for academic success 10
Recommendations 10
2 Being Organised 12
Why time management is important 13
How do you cope with all the demands on your time? 13
Setting your goals 14
Planning 14
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CONTENTS
The study timetable 15
Resources 17
Using your time well 17
Late submissions 18
Time wasting 19
Procrastination 19
PART 2 LEARNING AND RESEARCHING 23
3 Modes of Learning for Higher Education 25
What is learning? 26
Memory 27
The learning curve 29
Preferences for learning 31
Sensory aspects of learning styles 31
Visual 31
Auditory 32
Kinaesthetic or tactile 32
Learning for meaning 32
Monitoring your own learning 32
Advice from successful students 33
Keep up 33
The topic syllabus 33
Get to know your classmates 33
Survey the entire work 34
Reading, highlighting, and taking notes 34
The card system 34
Review information 35
4 Lectures, Tutorials, and Laboratories 37
Lectures 38
Listening 39
Eective note taking 40
Mechanics 41
Editing and reviewing 41
Summaries 41
Translations 42
Laws of science 45
Tutorials 46
Practical and laboratory classes 47
Laboratory safety 48
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CONTENTS
5 E-learning and Research 50
Five levels of e-learning 51
Information retrieval 51
Knowledge databases 52
Online support 52
Asynchronous instruction 52
Synchronous instruction 53
The virtual library and electronic resources 53
Databases 53
Citation indexes 55
The Internet 57
The World Wide Web 57
Using search engines for research 58
How to sort information 59
Improving your search results 59
Web-based learning 60
Learning tools 61
Net etiquette 62
6 Assessments 63
Grading systems 64
Continual assessment 65
Exams 65
Tackling exams 67
Preparation 67
Techniques 68
Self-confidence 70
About the exam 71
Format 71
Length 71
Value 71
The multiple-choice exam 72
PART 3 CRITICAL EVALUATION 75
7 Reading Scientific Literature 77
The scientific literature 78
Textbooks, reference books, and handbooks 78
Reviews, monographs, and annuals 78
Journal articles 78
Scientific abstracts, citations, and electronic databases 79
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