The Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills)

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When you think of your own situation you will need to be practical. One approach to planning your time is to start by keeping a time log for a week. This will enable you to identify exactly how you are spending your ‘spare’ time. It usually surprises students when they realise how much time they fritter away! You will then be able to identify how you can organise your time. include a few short quotations to support your findings and these also demonstrate your use of different information sources. Providing relevant examples that illustrate the points you make can bring your writing to life and show that you understand your material.

identifying how they are going to learn, for example, individual study, working with a friend, asking for help with the other team members this can result in a disjointed presentation that would appear to the audience in exactly the way in which it had been prepared.Finally, decide what the next step is. Decide who is going to do which part of the task (and keep a record). Arrange the date, time and location of the next meeting. How do I present a short quotation? Place double quotation marks (“ ”) around all words that are being quoted. You should also include any particular punctuation, spelling or italics of the original. that you have any inquiry or need to eliminate any substance recorded here if it's not too much trouble, go Overview: how to reference Your essay or report should contain a reference to other people’s work. This indicates to the reader that you are using other people’s ideas. Here are some standard ways of referencing in your text:

Introduction .................................................................................................... 20 Key factors in managing your time ................................................................. 23 Key factors in completing specific tasks ......................................................... 24 Closing comments ........................................................................................... 25 When you are working in small groups or teams, it is important to spend time getting to know each other and organising yourselves. Decide how you are going to communicate with each other. Decide how you are going to carry out the task. Make sure that everyone knows what is required to complete the task. If you have problems within your group or team that you cannot resolve, then talk with your tutor. Armstrong, Gary and Kotler, Philip, (1999), Marketing: An Introduction, 5th edn, New Jersey, Prentice Hall. Critical reading is time consuming and it is worth spending time developing this approach to reading – students who are critical readers often do well in assignments! Getting organised Once you have structured your presentation according to the permitted time schedule and created any additional presentational material, you can write the main points of it on plain postcards or use the notes feature of PowerPoint.You should also keep your notes after you submit your work. They may be helpful in your defence if an accusation of plagiarism is made against you. In addition, you may find them helpful for revision as well as other learning and teaching activities.