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Improving your study, assignment and exam skills
This guide gives details of online resources and books in Oxford Brookes University Libraries which are relevant to improving your exam, assignment and study skills, particularly at undergraduate level. It is divided into nine sections:
Study skills
Academic writing
Essay writing
Report writing
Presentations
Exam preparation and technique
Dissertation preparation and writing
Plagiarism and referencing
Upgrade study advice service
NB: The titles listed here may not be held at all three of our Library sites – please check the Library Catalogue ( http://prism.talis.com/brookes/ ) to find out which titles are held at Headington, Wheatley and/or Harcourt Hill Libraries.
If the title you are interested in is not available at your closest Library site, you can use the ‘reserve’ button on the Catalogue and have the title transferred to another Library site.
The resources listed here are suggestions - you may want to check with your module leader or academic advisor if there are any specific resources you should use in your studies.
1: Study skills
General books
Burns, T. and Sinfield, S. (2008) Essential study skills: the complete guide to success at university. London: Sage. 378.170281 BUR
Cottrell, S. (2008) The study skills handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 378.170281 COT
Northedge, A. (2005) The good study guide. Glasgow: Open University Press. 378.170281 NOR
Payne, E. and Whittaker, L. (2006) Developing essential study skills. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall. 378.170281 PAY
Books for mature students
Becker, L.M. (2009) The mature student’s handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 378.1980941 BEC
Dawson, C. (2006) The mature student’s study guide: essential skills for those returning to education or distance learning. Trowbridge: How To Books. 378.170281 DAW
Pritchard, L. and Roberts, L.
This guide gives details of online resources and books in Oxford Brookes University Libraries which are relevant to improving your exam, assignment and study skills, particularly at undergraduate level. It is divided into nine sections:
Study skills
Academic writing
Essay writing
Report writing
Presentations
Exam preparation and technique
Dissertation preparation and writing
Plagiarism and referencing
Upgrade study advice service
NB: The titles listed here may not be held at all three of our Library sites – please check the Library Catalogue ( http://prism.talis.com/brookes/ ) to find out which titles are held at Headington, Wheatley and/or Harcourt Hill Libraries.
If the title you are interested in is not available at your closest Library site, you can use the ‘reserve’ button on the Catalogue and have the title transferred to another Library site.
The resources listed here are suggestions - you may want to check with your module leader or academic advisor if there are any specific resources you should use in your studies.
1: Study skills
General books
Burns, T. and Sinfield, S. (2008) Essential study skills: the complete guide to success at university. London: Sage. 378.170281 BUR
Cottrell, S. (2008) The study skills handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 378.170281 COT
Northedge, A. (2005) The good study guide. Glasgow: Open University Press. 378.170281 NOR
Payne, E. and Whittaker, L. (2006) Developing essential study skills. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall. 378.170281 PAY
Books for mature students
Becker, L.M. (2009) The mature student’s handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 378.1980941 BEC
Dawson, C. (2006) The mature student’s study guide: essential skills for those returning to education or distance learning. Trowbridge: How To Books. 378.170281 DAW
Pritchard, L. and Roberts, L.