Citation
(2004), "Effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students", Education + Training, Vol. 46 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2004.00446aae.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students
Effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students
Joan van Emden and Lucinda BeckerISBN 0 333 98487 0Palgrave£10.99
Two new titles have been added to the now extensive Palgrave Study Skills Series.
How to Manage Your Science and Technology Degree purports to be "a ground-breaking book", offering a no-nonsense approach to all areas of undergraduate life, including maximising learning opportunities, handling mathematics and coping with laboratory work. Mastering time and finances are also covered, as are examination techniques. It also discusses the wider aspects of university life and helps students to grasp each opportunity available to them. The book concludes with a chapter on how to start thinking about career planning.
The essential rationale underpinning Effective Communication for Arts and Humanities Students is that students not only need subject-specific knowledge, but also how to communicate well. The book aims to provide detailed help and support for a range of assessed work from the first assignment or seminar paper, to the final report, dissertation or exam. The book also includes chapters on how to prepare a CV, applying for a job, and how to succeed at interview.
Palgrave has also updated their more generic publication The Study Skills Handbook, authored by Stella Cottrell. The second edition includes two new chapters, one on Projects, Dissertations, Reports and Case Studies, and one on Planning your Next Move. Other chapters have additional material. For example, there are new sections on independent learning, e-learning, designing your own assignment titles, and writing in analytical rather than descriptive writing styles.
Palgrave's study skills Web site can be visited at: www.palgrave.com/skills4study/html/index.asp