CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ..
1.1 The Degree System
1.2 Tutors.Lecturers and Professors
1.3 Courses,Units of Credit and Programs
1.4 Essays and Assignments
1.5 Assessment
1.6 What Happens If You Fail？
1.7 Study Problems
1.8 Thesis Writing
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED ON YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 What is a Uterature Review？
2.2 What is the Purpose of a Uterature Review？
2.3 What do I need to be able to do
in order to write a literature review？
2.4 How Could I Write My Uterature Review？
2.5 Discussing and Evaluating the Uterature
CHAPTER 3 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFICWRITING IN GENERAL
3.1 Language and Style
3.2 Jargon
3.3 Abbreviations and Acronyms
3.4 First Person or Third Person？
3.5 Non - Discrimination Language
3.6 Transition Signals in Technical Writing
3.7 Punctuations
CHAPTER 4 USEFUL TIPS FOR SPEAKING
TO AN AUDIENCE
4.1 Methods to Try
4.2 Speaking Well
CHAPTER 5 SPEED-READING IN BUSINESS
5.1 What Is Speed -Reading？
5.2 The Basic Theory and Methods of Speed - Reading
5.3 Useful Suggestions
5.4 Use the Multiple Reading Technique to Read Technical Material
5.5 Tips for Reading a Newspaper More Effectively
CHAPTER 6 STUDYING FOR EXAMS
6.1 Some Basic Guidelines
6.2 The SQ3R Method of Study
6.3 Open Book & Take Home Exams
CHAPTER 7 FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNICAL/
SCIENTIFIC WRITING——REPORT WRITING
7.1 The Basic Structure of a Report
7.2 Analyse and Plan Your Task
7.3 Preparation
7.4 Length of Text
7.5 Economy of Words
7.6 Choice of Words
7.7 Choice of Verbs
7.8 Choice of Pronouns
CHAPTER 8 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
CHAPTER 9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES ANDTHESIS WRITING FOR POSTGRADUATES
CHAPTER 10 ACADEMIC PAPER WRITING
CHAPTER 11 JOB APPLICATION
REFERENCES
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