MAKING THE GRADE, FIFTH EDITION
A guide to successful study and professional communication.
A practical introduction to successful university study and the skills needed to transition to professional practice. It aims to help students across all subjects understand the relevance of their study and build academic skills for lifelong learning.
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SOFT SKILLS FOR GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
Discover the soft skills Australian students need most and expert advice on how to teach them.
Now more than ever there is a requirement for students to develop their soft skill competencies alongside the technical skills for career success. This paper reviews the findings from a survey of Australian higher education students on which soft skills they believe to be the most important for future career success.
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LAW SKILLS
Practical Legal Skills
Practical Legal Skills
- Focuses on the development of interpersonal skills such as, communication and negotiation alongside practical skills of writing, advising and interviewing.
- Addresses new and arising issues of online security and analysis of contemporary ethical problems.
- Supports students in graduating with the relevant skills and capabilities to confidently practice law.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Making the Grade
Making the Grade
- A practical introduction to successful university study and the skills needed to transition to professional practice
- Includes a wealth of resources to capture students skills and foster the academic and professional skills students need to transition to a professional environment and build lifelong learning for success.
STUDY SKILLS AND RESEARCH METHODS / HEALTH SCIENCES / SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES
Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice
Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice
- Introduces students to various research techniques they can use throughout their degree and into a range of health settings.
- Teaches qualitative and quantitative research methods of finding evidence to help students make informed decisions in their practice and for their clients.
- Five new chapters highlight the increasing importance of evidence-based practice.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Becoming a Critical Thinker
Becoming a Critical Thinker
- This text is a clear and inspiring guide to developing essential critical thinking skills
- It assumes no prior knowledge or understanding, and has been developed to gently guide the reader from school-level education to university-level thinking in a clear and engaging manner
- Includes unique practitioner and student interviews to help students appreciate how vital critical thinking is in an academic, professional, and personal context.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Essential Academic Skills
Essential Academic Skills
- Encourages and supports students to develop their skills to become the best learners they can be
- Takes a step-by-step approach to the core skills of finding sources, reading, writing, listening, speaking and researching within a university context
- Comprehensive coverage of the essential assessment skills needed for success at university.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Concise Guide to Critical Thinking
Concise Guide to Critical Thinking
- Offers a compact, clear, and economical introduction to critical thinking and argumentative writing
- Demonstrates how to identify fake news, distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate reasons for accepting a claim
- Coverage of even more psychological obstacles to critical thinking, such as motivated reasoning, the mere exposure effect and the false consensus effect.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Smart Thinking
Smart Thinking
- A practical, step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations
- Emphasises how to develop arguments that are coherent and take account of their audience and context
- Provides detailed advice on how to practice better analytical skills and how these skills can be used in research and writing.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Write Ways
Write Ways
- A practical, easy to read text on how to teach writing to students in all the major text types—not only in English, but across the curriculum
- It offers a balance of theory and practice, aiming to broaden understanding of text and literature
- Uses literature to inspire students to develop as thoughtful, competent and engaged writers.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Professional Communication for Early Childhood Education
Professional Communication for Early Childhood Education
- Designed to support educators develop effective communication skills in order to maintain strong relationships with the children, families, colleagues, and professional and community stakeholders they work with on a day-to-day
- Custom-made videos of professional communication skills in action prompt students to reflect on key concepts discussed and consider these in their own contexts.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Preparing for the Teaching Profession
Preparing for the Teaching Profession
- Addresses the uncertainties and anxiety that pre-service teachers may feel about their preparedness to enter the profession
- Focuses on the key principles that pre-service teachers need to know to navigate the challenges they will encounter in the profession, such as their transition from completing their degree to their first year of employment.
SCIENCE SKILLS
How to do your Social Research Project or Dissertation
How to do your Social Research Project or Dissertation
- An easy-to-navigate and reassuring guide to support final-year social science undergraduates
- An anecdotal approach to the most complete guide to facilitate the student-supervisor working relationship
- Uniquely shaped by real social science undergraduates from a range of institutions, the book includes their advice to help students through what can be a daunting, but rewarding stage of their degree. Request Inspection Copy View sample Learn more
SCIENCE SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Your A to Z of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Made Simple
Your A to Z of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Made Simple
- Covers over 500 key terms and explores the concepts students need to navigate quantitative and qualitative methods in psychology with ease
- Presents a selection of helpful student tips, research examples, and eye-catching figures
- Includes a comprehensive decision chart to help students choose the right statistical test for their analysis. Request Inspection Copy View sample Learn more
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
- Provides an accessible and practical guide to conducting and analysing qualitative data effectively for people-facing professions
- Introduces students to an updated overview of the research process and helps them navigate through the practical ways of carrying out qualitative research methods.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Social Research Methods
Social Research Methods
- A beginner’s guide to Australian and New Zealand social research practices
- Presents the requisite introductory skills within a framework of exciting, up-to-date, relevant Australian and New Zealand research
- Supports student learning with new chapters and expands on difficult areas.
RESEARCH METHODS
Business Research Methods
Business Research Methods
- Developed specifically with business and management students in mind this text introduces business research to students embarking on a research project
- Provides students with practical advice whilst exploring the nature and purpose of business research and the issues it entails
- Along with a broad range of relevant examples, the book features a substantial discussion of ethics, and a strong emphasis on the most frequent challenges faced by students.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
The Research Process
The Research Process
- An easy-to-use introduction to research methods
- Emphasises the process of research in an accessible and readable way
- Uses a variety of research methods to guide students through the research process.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Communication Skills Guidebook
Communication Skills Guidebook
- Equips students with the essential communications skills they need to succeed at university
- Easy to navigate, with lots of tips and examples that are designed to help students throughout their university studies.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Resolving Conflict
Resolving Conflict
- Covers the principles, process and practical skills needed for resolving conflict
- Emphasises the importance of preparatory work in the resolution of conflict and explores a wide range of human conflict situations.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
The Grammar Handbook
The Grammar Handbook
- An essential reference for English grammar, punctuation and usage
- The easy-to-use contents list and page tabs provide a handy reference to support any language activity
- Ideal for undergraduate students seeking additional assistance with their grammar.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Communication Research Methods
Communication Research Methods
- Ideal for research methods courses covering multiple methodologies
- The only text that uses a research-as-argument approach to help students become more effective researchers and insightful consumers of research
- Covers a broad range of traditional and contemporary research methods.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Essential Communication
Essential Communication
- This practical, interactive guide is designed to help students become better communicators
- Expanded content on diversity covers a range of topics, including intersectionality, gender, generational differences, and cultural norms.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Social Research Methods
Social Research Methods
- Provides students and researchers with an introduction to research methods with unrivalled coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methods
- Full of engaging examples and practical tips to equip students with the tools and knowledge needed for them to complete their own research projects and close the gap between theory and practice.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SKILLS
Inter-Act
Inter-Act
- Designed to help students develop the skills necessary to create and maintain healthy relationships across personal and professional domains
- A theory-driven and skills-based focus along with an accessible tone and presentation continue to make this text a success.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Educational Research
Educational Research
- An engaging and accessible introduction to the broad field of educational research
- Uses engaging anecdotes from the field to thoroughly covers the basic principles, imperatives and theoretical approaches.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Writing Right with Text Types
Writing Right with Text Types
- Designed to create a writing classroom that is creative, innovative and imaginative
- Helps current and future teachers inspire young writers in exciting and engaging ways
- Theory is brought to life through numerous teaching ideas and case studies.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Grammar Matters
Grammar Matters
- An introductory text to the foundations of grammar, designed to develop knowledge and build confidence
- Equips students with a range of skills and strategies to apply to their own writing.
EDUCATION SKILLS
Maths Skills for Success at University
Maths Skills for Success at University
- An easy-to-use guide for students to prepare themselves for the essential mathematics skills they need to succeed at university
- Full of Australian examples preparing students for the maths they will encounter in their everyday life and while studying.
HEALTH SKILLS
In the Field
In the Field
- Explores the theories and the ‘how to’ of practice learning to ensure students get the most out of their field placement experience
- Combines relevant information with practical activities that students can apply in real-life settings
- Tackles varying challenges that students encounter during their field placement, helping them gain life long skills.
HEALTH SKILLS
Communication for Health Care Practice
Communication for Health Care Practice
- Focuses on client-oriented communication strategies that advance client well-being while also developing students’ appreciation of the diversity of communication in health care settings
- Offers practical advice about how to engage and interact in a productive manner.
HEALTH SKILLS
Communicating in the Health Sciences
Communicating in the Health Sciences
- Introduces students to the nature and importance of communication in the health sciences
- Restructured to incorporat more logical flow, build skills and give students the best access to information.
HEALTH SKILLS
A Guide to Clinical Skills for Health Students
A Guide to Clinical Skills for Health Students
- A trusted guidebook for Aotearoa New Zealand students studying across a range of clinical health degrees
- This book summarises key skills, identifies references to guide further learning, and provides tools for recording clinical learning and professional development.
HEALTH SKILLS
Clinical and Fieldwork Placement in the Health Professions
Clinical and Fieldwork Placement in the Health Professions
- Uses clinical examples to demonstrate interdisciplinary teamwork in action and encourages reflective and ethical practice
- Supports the transition from student to healthcare professional
- Includes advice from health practitioners across Australia.
HEALTH SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery
Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery
- Beginning with the foundations of the research process, each chapter builds upon knowledge to cover specific research methods, population, sampling, data collection and analysis
- Substantially restructured to provide students with new chapters and pedagogy
- Provides nursing and midwifery students with clear and accessible guide to all aspects of the research process and the skills to confidently apply research to.
HEALTH SKILLS
Oxford Minidictionary for Nurses
Oxford Minidictionary for Nurses
- In a small, compact, practical format, this mini-dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions.
LAW SKILLS
Legal Writing
Legal Writing
- Emphasises the link between legal writing and ethics as it guides readers through phases of the writing process
- Covers a range of academic writing commonly encountered by undergraduate and postgraduate law students
- Guides students in understanding their ethical obligations during the writing process and how to develop a professional voice.
LAW SKILLS
Becoming a Lawyer
Becoming a Lawyer
- An essential guide to surviving and thriving in law school
- Provides practical, experience-based advice for students beginning their law studies
- Offers insight into the unique elements of law school culture and how to get the most out of their studies.
LAW SKILLS
How to Write Law Essays and Exams
How to Write Law Essays and Exams
- Provides law students with a practical and proven method of analysing and answering essay and exam questions
- Designed for law students of all levels, this text helps students understand their substantive courses while at the same time teaching vital writing and analytical skills.
LAW SKILLS | RESEARCH METHODS
Research Methods in Crime, Justice and Social Problems
Research Methods in Crime, Justice and Social Problems
- Supported with robust pedagogy, this text gives students the tools they need to understand the research they read and take the first steps toward producing compelling research projects themselves
- Featuring a step-by-step organisation that follows the stages of a research project, it emphasizes the actual experience of conducting research and includes a wealth of examples.
LAW SKILLS
Administrative Law Guidebook
Administrative Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of administrative law
- Navigates fundamental principles supported by examples, exercises, and assessment preparation sections
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to improve your students’ knowledge and develop their legal problem-solving skills.
LAW SKILLS
Business Law Guidebook
Business Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of business law
- Guides students through fundamental principles supported by questions, cases to remember, diagrams, and guidelines for answering questions
- Outlines the foundation topics in business and commercial law in an easy-to-read, student-friendly format.
LAW SKILLS
Business Organisations Law Guidebook
Business Organisations Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of business organisations law
- Develops student understanding with cases, assessment preparation sections, and diagrams that explain difficult concepts and complex material.
LAW SKILLS
Constitutional Law Guidebook
Constitutional Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of constitutional law
- Supported by examples outlining the interlinked nature of constitutional law, assessment preparation sections, and diagrams to help explain difficult concepts
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to consolidate student knowledge.
LAW SKILLS
Corporations Law Guidebook
Corporations Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of corporations law
- Provides guidance on how to write essays and answer problems, active learning exercises, diagrams of difficult concepts, and assessment preparation sections
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to consolidate student knowledge.
LAW SKILLS
Criminal Law Guidebook
Criminal Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of criminal law in NSW, VIC and SA
- Guides students through fundamental principles with clear and concise explanations, cases and statutes to remember, and assessment preparation sections
- Provides a comprehensive outline of the foundation topics in criminal law.
LAW SKILLS
Criminal Law Guidebook
Criminal Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of criminal law in QLD and WA
- Guides students through fundamental principles with clear explanations, cases and statutes to remember, and assessment preparation sections
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to consolidate student knowledge.
LAW SKILLS
Equity and Trusts Guidebook
Equity and Trusts Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of equity and trusts
- Supported by clear explanations, cases and statutes, questions, flow charts that summarise major issues, and a glossary of equity and trusts terms
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to consolidate student knowledge.
LAW SKILLS
Property Law Guidebook
Property Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of property law
- Links key concepts from lectures, textbooks and tutorials to consolidate student knowledge
- Provides practical examples of property law principles in action, guidelines for answering questions, diagrams of complex concepts, and assessment preparation sections.
LAW SKILLS
Uniform Evidence Law Guidebook
Uniform Evidence Law Guidebook
- An introductory guide to the essentials of uniform evidence law
- Supports students with diagrams of complex concepts and materials, study and advocacy tips, cases and statutes, and a practical criminal trial scenario
- Outlines the foundation topics in evidence law in the uniform evidence jurisdictions.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences
Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences
- Emphasis on four foundational skills - managing your time well, thinking critically, developing yourself, and employability
- Frequent biological examples are incorporated throughout the text, demonstrating the relevance of the skills being discussed
- Authors explain how students can communicate their ideas effectively, and how to prepare for and complete exams.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Study and Communication Skills for the Chemical Sciences
Study and Communication Skills for the Chemical Sciences
- Essential reading for any undergraduate chemistry student wishing to succeed at university
- The accessible and friendly writing style helps to engage students with the subject
- It covers a comprehensive range of skills, from making the most of practicals, lectures and group work, through to writing and presentation skills.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences
Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences
- This text helps students to communicate effectively in academic and professional settings
- It discusses the character and practice of some of the most common forms of academic presentation skill used by students of geography and the environment.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Study and Communication Skills for Psychology
Study and Communication Skills for Psychology
- Covers the essential skills a psychology student needs to develop over the course of their undergraduate studies
- Written in a practical and motivational style, this book covers how to communicate research and ideas effectively to others.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Maths for Chemistry
Maths for Chemistry
- This book recognises the challenges faced by many students in equipping themselves with the maths skills necessary to gain a full understanding of chemistry
- Builds students' confidence by leading them through the subject in a steady, progressive way.
SCIENCE SKILLS
Writing in the Biological Sciences
Writing in the Biological Sciences
- Presents students with all of the techniques and information they need to communicate their scientific ideas, insights, and discoveries
- Introduces students to the underlying principles and guidelines of professional scientific writing
- Provides students with the tools they need to succeed in their undergraduate science careers and beyond.