Your guide to successful postgraduate study /
Geoffrey Elliott, Karima Kadi-Hanifi & Carla Solvason.
- viii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- SAGE study skills .
- Sage study skills. .
Includes bibliographical references (page [125]) and index.
Introduction -- Understanding yourself as a learner and postgraduate student -- The study environment -- The unspoken rules of academic etiquette -- Reading to some purpose -- The representation of thinking at postgraduate level -- The postgraduate linguistic skills -- Preparing your dissertation or thesis proposal -- Next steps.
The leap between the undergrad and postgrad can sometimes come as a surprise, especially if you've been out of education for a while. Postgraduate study involves applying skills and knowledge in a more sophisticated and advanced way than was required during your degree.Your Guide to Successful Postgraduate Study demystifies some of the expectations of post-grad study and outlines tools and strategies for developing skills that will improve your work throughout the whole of your post-graduate course.