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Welcome to the Study Skills Course

This course is invaluable for students wishing to study further at an international university (at undergraduate and postgraduate levels), or for success in their final years at school. The skills taught on this programme are designed to help students master the essential study skills they need for high achievement. Corporates use it as part of their employee training and development, especially for people entering the workplace for the first time.

The course is based on many years’ experience of successful teaching in UK universities and colleges, to students from various educational traditions, nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. Many have been unused to British methods of teaching and learning, which are applicable to successful study at universities worldwide. We have found that such students have benefitted greatly from such study skills programmes.

The course encourages active and independent learning, enables students to gain valuable insights into their own educational needs and helps develop skills necessary for their progress. This leads to higher achievement as well as to more enjoyment in study.

There is more detailed information about the course below. The FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) page is accessible from the link on the left, as is all the information you require about gaining access to the course.

The cost of the course is a one-off payment of £99.99. Once paid the student will be sent a user name and password valid for 6 months.

Designed as an aid to students:
	Still in school and planning to go on to higher education
	Wanting to study at good universities in their own country or anywhere in the world
	Already studying at such universities
	In employment, for continuous professional development (Corporate Training)

Intended to help students:
	Develop the skills needed for successful study and gain confidence in using these skills
	Develop the knowledge for ‘SMART’ study techniques
	Prepare new entrants to the corporate world present themselves and their work professionally, in an articulate and knowledgeable manner

The applicants:
Prior Knowledge and Experience:
	No prior knowledge of study skills is required.
Levels suited To:
	A levels and GCSE / all School Certificates worldwide
	Baccalaureate curriculum
	Undergraduate study: particularly for business, finance and management courses, human resource management and law courses
	Postgraduate study: MBA, MA, postgraduate diplomas such as DMS
	Corporate training for employees

What the course is about:
The Course is Designed To:
	Help students develop and implement their current study techniques and learn new ones
	Help clarify how and what the different study techniques can help learners achieve
	Give students confidence and enjoyment in studying and applying their knowledge because they understand what to do, how to do it and for what purpose

What we offer:
	Helping students develop and effectively use study skills at Postgraduate (principally MBA) and Undergraduate level and also for students at school wanting to get good grades in order to go on to university.
	Long experience of teaching at British universities and colleges
	Wide experience teaching international students especially from the Far East, South Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe
	A great deal of experience and success at British universities and colleges in developing effective study skills to benefit students of all ages and abilities
	Easy for students to understand and to improve their performance
	Step by step development of learning, analytical and different types of writing skills
	Easily accessed online tuition
	This course is evidence of the importance schools, universities and corporates all over the world place on developing appropriate and effective techniques that lead to individual progress, high achievement and success.

Principles and Methods:
	To encourage independent and also ‘SMART’ learning
	All the skills considered essential to successful study, learning and knowledge are covered
	A developmental approach, where more basic skills are treated first and used as building blocks to more complex skills

Benefits to Students:
	Development of learning, analytical and writing skills
	Sound preparation for academic success
	Easy online access
	Confidence
	Professionalism

Benefits Schools, Colleges and Business:
	Course can be delivered by institutions both in the classroom as well as on an individual basis
	Easy online access
	Valuable in preparing students for entry to both local and overseas universities and colleges
	Preparing students to be effective in the workplace

How it Works:
	The course is divided into eight units. Each unit is a stand-alone unit, but because the course is developmental and the units are connected to each other, there is cross-referencing between units. Each skill is taught thoroughly, followed by exercises for the student to do. Suggested answers are given. At the end of each unit, there is a set of questions to test the student’s understanding of the material presented. Students are also able to post questions for the course tutor via the Contact Page.

Short biography of Course Tutor Dr. Miriam Green:

Miriam Green

Dr. Miriam Green has a BA from the University of Cape Town, an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a Ph.D from De Montfort University, U.K.

Dr. Green has co-authored a book, Organisational Theory. The book is mainly for business and social science students and is distributed in several countries. She has also co-authored a CPD online course titled: Organisation Theory: Conceptual Frameworks in a Changing Context.

Miriam has had many years of experience teaching both study skills and organisation studies. Her students have come from all over the world.

She has taught a variety of courses at different levels: MBA, MA in Employment and Human Resource Management, BA in Management, Accounting and Human Resource Management and HND/C in Business.

On all these courses she has helped students achieve higher grades through her emphasis on their developing effective study skills and her successful teaching techniques in this area.