This text provides an accessible and up to date guide to study skills for all those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees in policing. It will also be relevant to degree courses in criminology and criminal justice. Efficient study skills pave the way to successful learning. This book helps policing students with all aspects of their studies including identifying how they learn best, effective note-taking, how to be critical and analytical in their reading, writing and thinking, how to carry out research and writing a final dissertation.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"I am recommending this book to our student officers - it covers everything we need and more, and says it in a clear style ... I am going to suggest that this text be issued to each officer on the programme." Programme Leader, Liverpool John Moores University.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 171 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-84445-352-8 (9781844453528)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Richard Malthouse is currently employed within a large law enforcement agency, providing training design and performance needs analysis. He has been teaching, coaching, and assessing police officers for over 11 years and is a Director of The Interview Success Company Ltd which coaches individuals through the National Police Recruit Assessment Process. Dr Jodi Roffey-Barentsen is Programme Manager of Education and Teacher Training at Farnborough College of Technology in Hampshire. She has extensive experience in teaching and learning in a range of educational settings and is responsible for a suite of degree courses in education and learning support. Her research interests are in the field of Reflective Practice, the deployment of Teaching Assistants and Transition to HE. Jodi works as a consultant for an international exam board and is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning.
Introduction: getting started
Reading and note taking
Writing skills
Critical and analytical thinking skills
Collaborative learning
The use of information and communication technology
Presentations
Examinations
The research project
Writing your dissertation
