Book Title: Academic skills pocketbook: a guide to success at university

by Richard Scharges; Ashleigh Watson; Linda Thornely; and Susan McGlynn

Book Description: There is so much to learn when you start university. This book will focus on the most important academic skills you'll need to get started, leaving sufficient 'room' for actual learning and reducing your cognitive load. This book aims to give you a quick understanding of these skills which you can then apply within your area of study. This text contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Goal 4 Quality education, supporting inclusive and affordable access to higher educational resources.

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Book Description

There is so much to learn when you start university. This book will focus on the most important academic skills you’ll need to get started, leaving sufficient ‘room’ for actual learning and reducing your cognitive load. This book aims to give you a quick understanding of these skills which you can then apply within your area of study.

This text contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Goal 4 Quality education, supporting inclusive and affordable access to higher educational resources.

Authors

Richard Scharges; Ashleigh Watson; Linda Thornely; and Susan McGlynn

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Academic skills pocketbook: a guide to success at university Copyright © 2023 by Western Sydney University. The Academic Skills Pocketbook was designed by Richard Scharges (Academic Literacy Consultant and Learning Designer) and by WSU Library Professional Staff Ashleigh Watson; Linda Thornely; and WSU Learning Advisor, MESH Susan McGlynn and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Study and learning skills: general

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Title
Academic skills pocketbook: a guide to success at university
Authors
Richard Scharges; Ashleigh Watson; Linda Thornely; and Susan McGlynn
License

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Academic skills pocketbook: a guide to success at university Copyright © 2023 by Western Sydney University. The Academic Skills Pocketbook was designed by Richard Scharges (Academic Literacy Consultant and Learning Designer) and by WSU Library Professional Staff Ashleigh Watson; Linda Thornely; and WSU Learning Advisor, MESH Susan McGlynn and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Primary Subject
Study and learning skills: general
Additional Subject(s)
Relating to UN SDG 4 - Quality Education
Institution
Western Sydney University
Publisher
Western Open Books
Publisher City
Penrith
Publication Date
February 15, 2023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.61588/BSVC7045