Table of Contents: Senior Study Skills

1. INTRODUCTION
Diagnostic Questionnaire

2. LIFE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS
· Developing Life Skills That Ensure Success
· Attitude / Health / Relationships / Money Management / Rights and Responsibilities / Managing Stress / Motivation / Goal Setting / Positive Thinking / Perseverance / Self-Confidence / Powers of Concentration

3. TIME MANAGEMENT
· How are You Currently Using Your Time?
· Steps You can Take to Manage Your Time More Effectively
· Draw Up a Plan of Action
· Complete a ‘To Do' List
· Make a Study Schedule
· How to Eradicate Procrastination

4. NOTE WRITING SKILLS
· The Advantages of Learning From Your Own Notes
· The Dangers of Learning Directly From Textbooks
· Why Write Notes/What Your Notes Should Contain
· At What Stage do You Actually Start Writing Notes?
· Formats in Writing Notes/ Keywords

5. MEMORY TECHNIQUES
· The Dangers of Learning ‘by Heart'
· The Memorizing Process / Factors That Enhance the Memorizing Process
· Memory Aids or Joggers or Triggers
· Mnemonics / Association / Visualisation / Pegs / Mind Mapping

6. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
· Formal Examinations as a Method of Assessment
· Preparing for Formal Examinations
· Writing Formal Examinations
· Formats of Formal Examinations
· Essay Examination Questions / Multiple-Choice Questions / Oral Examinations
· Open Book Examinations
· Tips on Answering Multiple-Choice Questions / Problem-Solving Questions
· Two Other Popular Methods of Assessment
· Case Study / Portfolio of Evidence

7. READING SKILLS
· Principal Causes of Poor or No Comprehension
· Basic Structure of a Text
· Kinds of Comprehension / Literal / Critical / Aesthetic
· Different Ways of Reading
· Skimming / Scanning / Speed Reading
· Extracting the Maximum From Written Material

8. WRITING AND RESEARCH SKILLS
· Basic Framework of Every Essay or Research Project
· The Introduction / The Body / The Conclusion
· Steps to be Followed in Essay Writing
· Analysis / Research / Read
· Planning and Producing the Outline
· Writing the Introduction and Conclusion
· Producing the First Draft
· Producing the Subsequent Drafts
· Editing the Paper
· Table of Contents, Footnotes and Bibliography

9. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
· The Process / The Medium
· Responsibility to Communicate
· Oral Communication Skills / Listening Skills / Speaking Skills / Public Speaking
· The Four Main Aims of Public Speaking
· Practising Your Speech / Making Your Speech

10. LOGICAL THINKING SKILLS
· What is Logic? / Some Basic Concepts in Logic
· Different Kinds of Arguments / Inductive / Deductive
· Relevance of Factual Truth or Factual Falsity to Logic
· Evaluating Arguments
· Standardizing an Inductive Argument
· Conditions for Evaluating an Inductive Argument
· What Makes a Good Argument
· Fallacies

11. LATERAL THINKING SKILLS
· Tools that Promote Lateral Thinking Skills
· Plus, Minus and Interest (PMI)
· Consider All Factors (CAF)
· Alternatives, Possibilities and Choices (APC)
· Aims, Goals and Objectives (AGO)
· Consequences & Sequels (C&S)
· Other People's Views (OPV)
· First Important Priorities (FIP)
· Planning
· Problem-Solving Techniques

12. CAREER PLANNING
· Educational / Training Institutions
· Choosing a Career
· A Selection of Career Options
· Selected Professional and Semi-Professional Careers With a Brief Description of Each
· Selected Trades and Related Work
· Financing Your Studies at Tertiary Level
· Where to Obtain Information on Bursaries, Scholarships and Loans
· How to Apply for Bursaries, Scholarships and Loans

13. JOB HUNTING
· Where do I Start Looking for Work?
· Essential Documents When Making an Application for Work
· Phoning to Make an Appointment for a Job Interview
· Appearance and Dress at the Interview
· The Interview Itself
· Before You Accept the Appointment
· Your Salary at Commencement of Duties
· Commencing Your Duties

14. Conclusion
Answers

NB This is a condensed table of contents.

The e-book contains a vast number of exercises as well as comprehensive appendices.