Study Skills for Psychology Students 1st Edition by Richard Latto ISBN 0335229093 978-0335229093
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ISBN 10: 0335229093
ISBN 13: 978-0335229093
Author: Richard Latto
This practical handbook is an essential companion for psychology students. From day one of your degree, it will make all the difference.
Based on the authors’ extensive knowledge of psychology, it includes:
- Key approaches in psychology
- The best ways to study
- How to use IT effectively
- Producing excellent assignments and exams
- Helpful advice on statistical methods
- Tackling projects and dissertations
- An introduction to careers in psychology It contains exercises, tips, advice from students, and a glossary of commonly used terms in psychology.
An accompanying website www.openup.co.uk/psychologysuccess has more information on psychology-related careers with up-to-date web links.
Table of contents:
1 First things first
1.1 About psychology
1.2 How your university or college works
2 Organizing inputs
2.1 What kind of student are you?
2.2 Structuring information
2.3 Formal teaching
2.4 Learning in groups
2.5 Learning through experience
2.6 Personal development profiling
3 Using IT
3.1 Using learning resource centres
3.2 Using in-house electronic resources
3.3 Surfing the web and evaluating what you find
3.4 Saving information effectively
3.5 Plagiarism detection software
4 Achieving good outputs
4.1 The purposes of assessment
4.2 Writing essays
4.3 Writing practical reports
4.4 Giving presentations (or how to avoid death by PowerPoint)
4.5 Preparing and presenting posters
4.6 Contributing to seminars
4.7 Taking examinations
4.8 Overall thoughts on assessment
5 Research projects and dissertations
5.1 Planning your timetable
5.2 Choosing a topic
5.3 Making the most of your supervisor
5.4 Designing the project
5.5 Getting ethical approval
5.6 Running the project
5.7 Reporting and analysing your results
5.8 Common errors of interpretation
5.9 Writing up
6 What next?
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Ideas about careers in general
6.3 Regulation
6.4 Careers in psychology
6.5 Postgraduate courses
6.6 Working and training abroad
6.7 Other careers
6.8 Longer term
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