Study Skills for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science Students

By Pauline E. Kneale

Book Overview

This guide will help you to survive and thrive during your degree and on into the workplace. Everything you do at university can be useful in your career. Packed with practical hints, study tips, short cuts, real-life examples and careers advice, the new expanded fourth edition of this book is an invaluable resource throughout your geography, earth science or environmental science studies.

This book provides guidance for successful study on many topics including:

Starting as a student

Being an effective researcher

Presenting information effectively in posters, presentations, essays and reports

Time management, well-being and ethics

Field and laboratory work

Assessment and feedback

Written in an accessible style, this guide also explains the role of the academic, and how it differs from that of a school teacher. It prepares you for the world of work by showing how the skills you learn at university today can be used in your career choice of tomorrow.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138494127
• ISBN13: 9781138494121
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"