{"product_id":"academic-skills-for-interdisciplinary-studies-perspectives-on-inter-and-transdisciplinarity","title":"Academic Skills for Interdisciplinary Studies (Perspectives on Inter- and Transdisciplinarity)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Academic Skills for Interdisciplinary Studies (Perspectives on Inter- and Transdisciplinarity) (Paperback, 176 pages) – Amsterdam University Press, 2019. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWhat's a theoretical framework for? How do you effectively present your data in a figure? What's the secret to a good presentation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an interdisciplinary student, you delve into theories and research methods from a whole range of disciplines. Academic skills are the tools that you can use to take in, develop, integrate and question knowledge. This guide provides specific instructions, tips and examples to help students develop these skills, both during and after their studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs academic education focuses on research, the empirical cycle forms a key theme of the book, including when discussing the following skills:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearching for, critically reading and analysing scholarly texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormulating research questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking concepts measurable, qualitatively and quantitatively\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizing literature and data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysing and formulating an argument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcademic writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaborating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflecting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresenting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handbook offers practical instructions, tips, and tricks that help undergraduate students to develop the skills needed for an interdisciplinary curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n        About the Author   \u003cp\u003eKoen van der Gaast spent three years working as a lecturer for the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies’ Bachelor’s programme in Future Planet Studies, where he lectured on academic skills, among other things. He is now a PhD candidate at Wageningen University \u0026amp; Research and Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Almere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Koenders, PhD, works at the Bachelorprogramme Psychobiology at the University of Amsterdam. Here she teaches Academical Skills, and different courses around the topics neuropsychology, neuroanatomy and research skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGer Post spent five years working at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, including as a lecturer in academic skills for the Bachelor’s programme in Natural and Social Sciences. He now works as an educational specialist at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e      ","brand":"Koen Gaast, Laura Koenders, Ger Post","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070234841322,"sku":"9789463720922","price":23.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/61T2P4lvhaL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781251767","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/academic-skills-for-interdisciplinary-studies-perspectives-on-inter-and-transdisciplinarity","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}