Front cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Preface: background to this book -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why aim for a good degree? -- Why do you want a good degree? -- What is a good degree really a measure of? -- How should i go about working towards that good degree? -- Taking control of your learning -- What factors underpin how you learn? -- Five processes for success learning -- What are your relevant strengths? -- Taking charge of your time -- Taking stock -- Chapter 2: Making the most of your course -- Making the most of your lectures -- Small group tutorials -- Seminars -- Studio work -- Field work -- Laboratory work -- Group work -- One-to-one meetings with staff -- Work-based learning -- Chapter 3: Building on feedback -- Is feedback the weak link in the chain? -- Formative and summative feedback -- Audit your own channels of feedback -- Getting better at receiving feedback: face-to-face praise and cirticism -- More about critical feedback -- What do you do with written feedback on your work? -- Working out what written feedback really means? -- Using feedback to make action plans -- Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Making the most of your learning environment -- Making the most of the people around you -- Making the most of your learning resources -- Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Looking after yourself -- Getting involved -- Becoming a student rep -- Managing your paperwork -- Some lifestyle choices -- Working with computers -- Managing your stress levels -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Going for gold in assessed coursework -- Essays -- Reports -- Online assessment -- Peer assessment -- Self-assessment -- Assessed group work -- Practical work -- Research projects -- Final year dissertations -- Presentations -- Assessed seminars.

Vivas (oral examinations) -- Work placements -- Conclusions -- 7 Aiming high in revision and exams -- Revision strategies -- Exams - the days of reckoning -- Preparing for a viva -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- Index -- Back cover.