PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiv 1 LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY 1 2 UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU LEARN 17 3 TAKING CONTROL 31 4 INFORMATION SKILLS 43 by Beverley Murray, edited by Claire Boyd 5 READING EFFECTIVELY 57 by Claire Boyd and Beverley Murray 6 MAKING NOTES 81 7 PLAGIARISM AND REFERENCING 99 8 WRITING SKILLS 111 9 ORAL PRESENTATIONS 145 10 PREPARING FOR EXAMS 163 11 WRITING A PORTFOLIO 171 12 LEARNING IN PRACTICE 183 13 MINIMISING STRESS 197 ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 207 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: EXAMPLES OF QUESTION FRAMEWORKS 230 APPENDIX 2: GLOSSARY OF EVIDENCE TYPES 231 APPENDIX 3: HELP WITH ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 232 APPENDIX 4: THE NEW NHS IN 2013: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU 233 INDEX 236.