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ISBN 10: 0195576071
ISBN 13: 9780195576078
Author: Peter Zeegers, Kate Deller Evans, Sandra Egege, and Christopher Klinger
Essential Skills for Science and Technology covers the full range of skills students need to succeed in the various disciplines that fall under the heading of science and technology. Focused on step-by-step skills development, this book aims to help readers become better students who are more likely to succeed. The book focuses on three key skills areas – research, argumentation and critical analysis; quantitative methods; and the conventions of written and oral communication. Key topics include an introduction to tertiary study, e-learning & assessment; reading scientific literature, thinking & arguing critically; writing, research and presenting; and quantitative methods including fundamental mathematics, calculus, problem solving & statistics. Key Features New design to ensure maximum accessibility of information Step-by-step skills development in each chapter Clarifies how to read scientific literature and understand its different language style Explains how to collate data and construct a unique perspective on a scientific issue and present it in both written and oral forms Provides instruction in the fundamentals of mathematics and quantitative methods Addresses common hurdles faced by students, based on the authors’ years of experience in the Student Learning Centre at Flinders University
Part 1: You and Tertiary Study
Ch1: You and the University
Ch2: Being Organised
Part 2: Learning and Researching
Ch3: Modes of Learning for Higher Education
Ch4: Lectures, Tutorials, and Laboratories
Ch5: E-learning and Research
Ch6: Assessments
Part 3: Critical Evaluation
Ch7: Reading Scientific Literature
Ch8: Critical Thinking
Ch9: Academic Argument
Part 4: Writing and Presenting in the Sciences
Ch10: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Ch11: Referencing Styles
Ch12: Writing for the Sciences
Ch13: Writing a Report
Ch14: Writing a Laboratory Report
Ch15: Writing an Article Review
Ch16: Presentation Skills: Talks and Posters
Ch17: Editing Your Writing
Part 5: Quantitative Methods
Ch18: An Approach to Problem Solving
Ch19: Fundamental Mathematics
Ch20: An Introduction to Calculus
Ch21: Basic Statistics
Tags: Peter Zeegers, Kate Deller Evans, Sandra Egege and Christopher Klinger, Essential, Skills
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