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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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