Description
Book SynopsisThe Communications Toolkit contains practical advice, tips and strategies to enable you to develop the communication skills you need to be successful in your studies. This resource helps you make a successful transition to tertiary studies, develop effective research skills for your discipline, approach academic writing with confidence, refine your writing skills and enhance your face-to-face communication experience. The Communications Toolkit provides information on academic integrity and referencing, taking into account the changing nature of university communication including recent text-types such as blogs, twitter, digital articles, online research questionnaires, presentation formats and Turn-it-in. Additional examples of online students' communication work and additional coverage of the communication challenges students face when going to university via an online channel are included.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Transitioning to tertiary studies 1. Making the transition 2. Online learning Part 2 Research skills 3. Identifying and evaluating appropriate resources 4. Reading scholarly texts, both written and recorded�� 5. Referencing and academic integrity Part 3 Academic writing 6. Approaches to writing 7. Reflective writing 8. Report writing 9. Academic essay writing 10. Some other tertiary genres Part 4 Refining your writing 11. Two principles of good academic writing 12. Grammar, punctuation and spelling Part 5 Face-to-face communication 13. Interpersonal skills 14. Intercultural communication 15. Teamwork 16. Presentations 17. How far you���ve come!
