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Practical Skills in Biomolecular Science

• Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences


• Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences


• Contents


• List of Boxes


• Preface


• List of Abbreviations


• Figures


• Tables


• Text


• Photographs


• For the Student


• Study and Examination Skills


• 1 The Importance of Transferable Skills


• The Range of Transferable Skills


• Example


• Transferability of Skills


• Personal Development Planning


• Graduate Attributes and Employability


• Text References


• Sources for Further Study


• Study Exercises


• 2 Managing Your Time


• Setting Your Goals


• Example


• Analysing Your Current Activities


• Avoiding Time-Wasting Activities


• Organising Your Tasks


• Sources for Further Study


• Study Exercises


• 3 Working with Others


• Teamwork Skills


• The Dynamics of Teamworking


• Your Lab Partner(s)


• Tutorial Groups


• Collaboration for Learning


• Text Reference


• Source for Further Study


• Study Exercises


• 4 Taking Notes from Lectures and Texts


• Taking Notes from Lectures


• Example


• Lectures Delivered by PowerPoint or Similar Presentation Programs


• ?Making Up? Your Notes


• Taking Notes from Books and Journal Papers


• Scanning


• Skimming


• Reference


• Study Exercises


• 5 Learning Effectively


• Thinking about Thinking


• Identifying Your Personal Learning Preferences


• Learning Effectively in Different Settings


• Lectures


• Practicals (Lab Classes)


• Tutoria