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Essential Skills for Science and Technology covers the full range of skills students need to succeed in the various disciplines that fall under the heading of science and technology. Focused on step-by-step skills development, this book aims to help readers become better students who are more likely to succeed. The book focuses on three key skills areas – research, argumentation and critical analysis; quantitative methods; and the conventions of written and oral communication. Key topics include an introduction to tertiary study, e-learning & assessment; reading scientific literature, thinking & arguing critically; writing, research and presenting; and quantitative methods including fundamental mathematics, calculus, problem solving & statistics.Key FeaturesNew design to ensure maximum accessibility of informationStep-by-step skills development in each chapterClarifies how to read scientific literature and understand its different language styleExplains how to collate data and construct a unique perspective on a scientific issue and present it in both written and oral formsProvides instruction in the fundamentals of mathematics and quantitative methodsAddresses common hurdles faced by students, based on the authors’ years of experience in the Student Learning Centre at Flinders University

Table of Contents:
Part 1 You and Tertiary Study You and the UniversityBeing OrganisedPart 2 Leaning and Researching Modes of Learning for Higher EducationLectures, Tutorials, and LaboratoriesE-learning and ResearchAssessmentsPart 3 Critical EvaluationReading Scientific LiteratureCritical ThinkingAcademic ArgumentPart 4 Writing and Presenting in the Sciences Academic Integrity and PlagiarismReferencing StylesWriting for the SciencesWriting a ReportWriting a Laboratory ReportWriting an Article ReviewPresentation Skills: Talks and PostersEditing Your WritingPart 5 Quantitative Methods An Approach to Problem SolvingFundamental MathematicsAn Introduction to CalculusAppendices1 Key words in written assignment questions2 Unusual plurals3 Prefixes4 The use of apostrophes5 SI units and fundamental constantsBibliographyOnline Resources


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  • ISBN-13: 9780195518993
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia
  • Publisher Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
  • ISBN-10: 0195518993
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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