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" The Smarter Student : "
Weyers, Jonathan.
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BL
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780590
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b600597
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Weyers, Jonathan.
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The Smarter Student : : Skills and strategies for success at University.\ Weyers, Jonathan.
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| Publication Statement
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Pearson Education UK, 2007
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(496)
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| ISBN
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0273695320
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: 027371449X
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: 128177099X
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: 1408212633
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: 1847763197
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: 9780273695325
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: 9780273714491
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: 9781281770998
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: 9781408212639
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: 9781847763198
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| Contents
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Cover --; Copyright --; Contents --; About the authors --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Guided tour of the book --; Introduction --; Part A What University Involves --; Preparing for university --; Starting out --; General expectations --; What makes universityeducation different --; Personal transferable skills --; Part B Managing Yourself --; Personal developmentplanning --; Time management --; Financial tips --; Campus orientation --; Social life at university --; Dealing with stress --; Part C A Toolkit For Learning --; Your learning personality --; Studying independently --; Lectures --; Listening skills --; Note-taking in lectures --; Co-operative learning --; Participating in a team --; Laboratory sessions and field visits --; Tutorials --; Thinking critically --; The library as a resource --; Analysing and evaluatinginformation --; Effective academic reading --; Note-making from texts --; ICT literacy --; E-learning --; Number crunching --; Interpreting and presenting data --; Shaping up in maths --; Part D A Toolkit For Academic Writing --; Tackling writing assignments --; Academic writing format --; Planning writing assignments --; Citing and listing references --; Plagiarism and copyright infringement --; Academic writing style --; Sentences and paragraphs --; Grammar --; Spelling --; Vocabulary --; Reviewing, editing and proof-reading --; Presentation of assignments --; Part E A Toolkit For Course Assessments --; Assessment at university --; Multiple-choice and short-answer questions --; Numerical questions --; Essay-style assessments --; Tutorial assessment --; Assessments of practical and laboratory work --; Tackling experimentalproject work --; Report writing --; Reviews and dissertations --; Poster presentations --; Spoken presentations --; Exploiting feedback --; Part F A Toolkit For Exams --; Creating a revision timetable --; Revision tips --; Focusing your revision --; Study buddies --; Improving your exam performance --; Exam strategies --; Combating exam nerves --; Part G To The Future --; Planning for a career --; Assessing yourself --; Your curriculum vitae --; Kick-starting your career --; Appendix: student resources --; References and further reading --; Glossary of key terms --; Index.
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Helps students to gain a comprehensive understanding of how information systems can aid the realisation of business objectives. The book covers BIS from a business, technical and systems development perspective. With balanced and clear coverage of the more technical systems aspects of BIS and the softer, more managerial topics together with an analytical approach, this well-established text provides a solid coverage of the topic from systems, design analysis and planning to data mining, business intelligence and knowledge management. Companion website includes multiple choice questions, hints to help you answer the questions in the book, weblinks, an online glossary and additional case studies Suitable to students taking a BIS degree or a BIS module on a business or computing degree.
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LB2395.W494 2007
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Kathleen McMillan
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Weyers, Jonathan.
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