Lucinda Becker

How to manage your distance and open learning course

How to manage your distance and open learning course , How to manage your distance and open learning course , کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن آوری اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)

Presentation skills for students

Preface.- 1. Personal Development: Speaking to an Audience.- 2. Delivery and Non-verbal Communication and Nerves.- 3. Choosing and Using Visual Aids.- 4. Speaking as Part of Your Course.- 5. Speaking as Part of a Group.- 6. Speaking as a Student Representative.- 7. Speaking at Elections and Meetings.- 8. Job Searches and Job Interviews.- Further Reading.- Index.

How to Manage your Postgraduate Course

Introduction.- Choosing and Beginning Your Postgraduate Course.- Studying Opportunities.- Your Skills Base.- Working with Your Supervisor.- Managing Your Course.- What if Things Go Wrong?.- Teamwork and Networking.- Presenting Your Ideas.- Writing up Your Research.- Moving on From Your Postgraduate Course.- Recommended Reading.- Index.

The absent body: representations of dying early modern women in a selection of seventeenth-century diaries

Abstract This article seeks to explore the absence of the body in the depiction of dying women in a selection of seventeenth-century diaries. It considers the cultural forces that made this absence inevitable, and the means by which the physical body was replaced in death by a spiritual presence. The elevation of a dying woman from physical carer to spiritual nurturer in the days before death ensured that gender codes were not broken. The centrality of the body of the dying woman, within a female circle of care and support, was paradoxically juxtaposed with an effacement of the body in descriptions of a good death. In death, a woman might achieve the stillness, silence and compliance so essential to perfect early modern womanhood, and retrospective diary entries can achieve this ideal by replacing the body with images that deflect from the essential physicality of the woman.

The mature student's handbook

Introduction Seminars, Study Workshops and Tutorials Attending Lectures Note taking and Reading Skills Planning Writing Essays Presentations Writing Reports Writing a Dissertation Exams and Revisions Personal Development Organising your Time Sorting Out Your Money Help and Support Embracing Change Last Thoughts

Writing successful reports and dissertations

Introduction Part I: Pondering Why a Dissertation? What Is Distinctive about a Dissertation? What Are Research Questions? What Makes a Good Dissertation? When and Why Would I Write a Report? What Is Distinctive about a Report? Should I Be Asking Research Questions in a Report? Part II: Preparing Devising a Strategy Gathering Material Finding Your Voice Part III: Planning Are You a Natural Planner? A Planning Strategy Your First Step Four Planning Methods Part IV: Pausing Negative Pauses Necessary Pauses Positive Pauses Part V: Producing Words Phrases Sentences Paragraphs Sections and Chapters Part VI: Polishing Increasing Impact Checking your Document Now Take Your Fingers off the Keyboard

Teaching in higher education.

Introduction Why Teach? Seminar Presentations to Your Peers Leading an Undergraduate Seminar Dynamic Learning Environments Lectures Productive Teaching Aids Handling Assessment Conclusion Glossary of Assessment Terms

Making the Most of your Time

Read this chapter for help in the following areas: • managing the first six weeks of your course • settling in to your hall of residence • making the most of Freshers’ Fair • getting your bearings on the main university campus • if you are not sure where to go for help in the first few weeks at university • if you are confused about registering with the library and in your department, or as a member of the National Union of Students (NUS) • if you hate filling out forms and tend to ignore them • if you need help with using information technology • if you have any sort of special educational need • if English is not your first language • if you are a mature student, concerned about fitting into university life • if you have problems with your finances • if you are not sure how to manage your vacation time to best effect • if you are lacking balance between your work and leisure time; you always seem to get behind in your studying • if you want to fit as much as possible into your time at university • if you are not sure how to network effectively • if you are concerned that you are saying too much or too little in seminars • if you are unclear as to whether to make connections between your past experience and current studying

Maximising your Learning Opportunities

Read this chapter for help in the following areas: • if you are unsure of the difference between primary and secondary texts • if you feel overwhelmed by the range or number of books you feel that you should read • if you are unused to planning your time in relation to your studying • if you find your reading lists difficult to manage • if your reading lists seem far too long • if your reading lists are too short, or lacking detail and guidance • if you want to find out how to boost your reading lists and how to find and use your own sources • if you find information technology confusing, or are unclear how to use it to your advantage • if you find it daunting to approach lecturers whom you do not know well • if you would like to do more academic networking, but are confused as to how to go about it • if you would like to know more about ‘virtual tutorials’ • if you would like to be more creative and successful in making searches on your computerised library catalogue • if you can never find the books that are on your reading list • if you would like to improve your reading skills and style • if you feel that there are just too many books in your life at the moment

Beyond the Studying

Read this chapter for help in the following areas: • if you are not sure how to make the most of your peer groups • if you would like the support of a study group • if you are given the chance to go on a career or study placement • if you are not sure how to approach a placement • if you need extra support when you are on a placement • if you have no detailed financial plan in place • if you are getting into financial difficulties • if you are considering working to raise some extra cash • if you are unclear about the best sort of paid work to do • if you want to link your undergraduate employment to your future career • if you need extra help with study skills • if you need to use extra resources and equipment • if you are wondering whether to go to an academic conference • if you are considering getting involved in undergraduate counselling • if you want to know more about becoming involved in: your university newspaper working in schools and colleges extracurricular courses at university information technology courses language courses creative writing courses study trips in departments other than your own