Synopses & Reviews
A Concise Guide to College Success started as one professor's advice to help students negotiate the intricate, often unspoken, rules of how to succeed in college. This valuable, down-to-earth text is concise and offers just the right type of information needed by today's busy but motivated students. Features include:
- Practical hints about studying, note taking, and succeeding in the classroom, including how to deal with professors
- A short introduction to critical thinking and logic with exercises
- Basic rules of grammar, punctuation, language use, and citations
- Discussion of the importance of education in a successful life, the importance of life outside the classroom, and the value of diversity in education
Synopsis
A well-written, enjoyable book for readers that can serve as a reference tool for grammar, language, and punctuation. Focusing on the need to write for business or other endeavors, this book is an engaging foray for potential students and workers in many fields. This book covers the major topics that will enable the reader to write, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling. For anyone who needs an excellent reference work to help them write effective reports, memos, and letters.
Table of Contents
I. GETTING THE MOST OUT OF COLLEGE.
1. The Value of an Education.
2. How to Succeed in the Classroom.
3. The Care and Feeding of Professors.
4. The Tools of the Trade: Logic and Critical Thinking.
5. How to Read (and Understand What You Are Reading).
6. How to Do Well on Exams.
7. How to Write a Good Paper.
II. THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
8. Cheating and Academic Honesty.
9. Language Use.
10. Grammar.
11. Punctuation.
Appendix I: Additional Resources.
Appendix II: Review Questions and Exercises.
“Grammar and Other Diseases,” Anna Feigenbaum.
Index.