Books in the Pocket Study Skills series

This concise guide shows you how to develop convincing academic arguments and create an effective personal style for presenting them. From planning a logical structure to conveying your ideas in precise language, this book takes you through every stage of assignment writing with the argument firmly in focus.

This concise, no-nonsense guide shows students how to adopt a critical approach in order to unlock their academic potential. It explains why students need to be critical and provides practical advice on how they can integrate critical analysis into their research, reading and writing.

Writing For University demystifies academic writing and offers direct and practical advice, giving students the confidence, knowledge and tools to hit the ground running from their first year of study.

This handy guide takes students through the complete process from what to do before they begin, to using feedback constructively for their next essay. Clearly and well-presented, it includes lively illustrations and now a new chapter on being critical in your essays.

This hands-on, supportive guide steers students through a 14-day revision programme, showing them how to make the most of the time available to them to maximise results. Based on tried and tested revision techniques, it shows students how to tackle common revision and exam challenges through worked examples and practical exercises. Chapters are packed with top tips on key aspects of exam preparation and contain checklists to keep students on track. Concise and engaging, this is an essential companion for all students preparing for exams, on degree and pre-degree courses.

This friendly and concise guide will help students to understand what stress is, why they experience it and how they can manage it.

This practical pocket guide provides valuable advice on how to communicate ideas through effective posters and presentations.

This pocket-sized guide provides students with practical advice and suggestions for successfully managing all aspects of their time while studying, from prioritising tasks to planning for individual assignments, group tasks and exams.

This friendly guide is packed with practical, succinct advice on the core processes involved in making the final push to successfully finishing a thesis and preparing for life after submission.

This practical guide is full of advice on how to make the most of the PhD experience. It also includes a wealth of workshop activities to help students sharpen their focus and clarify their thoughts, and top tips for further development. This is an essential guide for all current and soon-to-be PhD students.

Full of practical advice and visual examples, this compact book provides learners with the tools and knowledge to work with their dyslexia. The book's accessible layout and engaging style supports students with dyslexia and enables them to take control of their studies and learn in ways that are most effective for them.

Packed with top tips and helpful examples, this concise book takes students through the process of preparing and making successful applications for work placements, internships and graduate jobs.

A friendly and accessible companion to doing a dissertation. Focuses on the early stages of getting started and making a plan, whilst also outlining the later stages and offering models to help students to look and plan ahead, right to the end. Diagrams and illustrations are used to make key points.

Aims to give students the understanding, confidence and tools to use report writing conventions to communicate their purpose, whatever their subject and whatever report they are writing. Real-life examples of student reports illustrate good writing style and effective communication. Diagrams and illustrations are used to make key points.

This concise and easy-to-use guide provides students with the skills needed for planning and doing research well, whatever their course of study.

This concise and user-friendly guide explains why referencing is an essential part of good writing and shows students how to reference correctly.

This practical, pocket-sized guide takes students through the dos and don'ts of making notes and helps them to develop effective reading and note-making strategies.

This handy guide helps science students to develop essential skills for success in their discipline. Featuring top tips, memorable illustrations and real scientific examples, it shows them how to record their observations accurately, interpret their results accurately and develop good time management skills and study habits.

This engaging guide will equip students with the knowledge, skills and tools to find and evaluate academic information in a critical, informed and thoughtful way.

It also includes a section on applying reflective practices to personal development and career planning. This handy guide is an indispensable resource for students of all disciplines and levels, who are required to develop and demonstrate reflective qualities in their work.