How to Get a First

Taylor & Francis

How to Get a FirstThe Essential Guide to Academic Success\nAuthor(s): Thomas Dixon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415317320, 978-0415317320\nSynopsis\nIn this informative guide, Thomas Dixon argues that you do not have to be a genius to get a first at university. He sets out to de-mystify first-class degrees in the arts, humanities and social sciences, clearly articulating the difference between the excellent and the merely competent in undergraduate work.\n\nThis concise, no-nonsense guidebook will give prospective and current students advice on teaching and learning styles that prevail in university and on how to manage their two most important resources - their time and their lecturers. In an accessible and entertaining style, the author looks at subjects such as:\n\nmaking the transition from school to university\ndeveloping transferable skills\nmaking use of lectures and seminars\nusing libraries and the I]