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Becoming a Master Student, 7th Edition |

Dave Ellis, Debra Dawson

  • Copyright 2020
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Becoming a Master Student 7th Edition by Dave Ellis/Debra Dawson
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Overview

A time-tested, student-centred guide, Becoming a Master Student helps students make the transition from high school to post-secondary education and teaches them how to make the most of their post-secondary career as they prepare for the workforce. It provides students with the tools to discover what type of learner they are, and how this can translate into success in their academic career and for their own personal goals. Becoming a Master Student functions as a workbook that guides students through articles and short exercises that help them to develop the characteristics of successful students.

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Meet the Authors

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Dave Ellis

Dave Ellis is a leadership coach, author, educator, and philanthropist. After getting a Master's Degree in mathematics, he taught computer science at a college for six years where he became Assistant Dean of Student Services. In 1979, he designed a course to improve student retention and then traveled the country for a decade conducting workshops for teachers on ways to improve student retention and test scores. He began training coaches in 1983 and started a public course for coaches in 1993. He is president of Breakthrough Enterprises, a publishing and consulting company, as well as the founder and president of The Brande Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering assistance to organizations working toward world sufficiency, environmental integrity, human rights, and personal transformation.

Debra Dawson

Debra Dawson is the Director of the Teaching Support Centre and an adjunct research professor in the Faculty of Education. Debra is an award-winning teacher whose primary interests include issues related to enhancing student engagement both inside and outside the classroom, graduate student professional development, and competencies of educational developers. She has given numerous conference presentations both nationally and internationally on facilitating teaching and learning in post-secondary education. She currently sits on the board of the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education (CSSHE). She has also served on the selection committee for the 3M Teaching Fellowship (Canada’s national teaching awards) and on the board for the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).

What's New

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  • The Do You Have a Minute feature primes students for learning by getting them to think critically about their own experiences and goals for their academic careers.
  • A new feature box called “Did you know that…?” is woven through the text and highlights little-known facts about Canada’s colleges and universities.

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  • The Discovery Wheel: An activity where students think about the kind of student they are and the kind of student that they want to become. Its twelve sections correspond to the twelve chapters in the text.
  • The Master Student Profiles focus on Canadians who make a difference. They are designed to inspire students to do more in their own lives.

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: First Steps
Chapter 2: Time
Chapter 3: Memory
Chapter 4: Reading
Chapter 5: Notes
Chapter 6: Tests
Chapter 7: Thinking
Chapter 8: Communicating
Chapter 9: Diversity
Chapter 10: Money
Chapter 11: Health
Chapter 12: What’s Next?

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  • ISBN-13: 9780176899851
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  • ISBN-10: 1774746956
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Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

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ISBN: 9780176899851
This is a digital-only purchase. With this purchase, you will get immediate access to MindTap – a digital learning and study platform that includes an interactive eBook. In order to get started with MindTap, you must have a course key or course URL from your instructor. MINDTAP HELPS YOU OWN YOUR PROGRESS. MAKE YOUR TEXTBOOK YOURS. Track your scores and stay motivated to achieve your goals. Whether you have more work to do or are ahead of the curve, you’ll know where you need to focus your efforts as you receive performance reports and study material created for your unique needs. As you learn, highlight key text, add notes, and create custom flashcards. When it is time to study, everything you’ve flagged or noted can be gathered into a guide you can organize. PLUS – Take advantage of Cengage Mobile App and study on the go with bite-sized content and activities designed to work on your smartphone or tablet. Read or listen to your text and study with the help of practice quizzes and instant instructor notifications.

FOR STUDENTS

MindTap Instant Access (12 Months/Multi Term) for Ellis' Becoming a Master Student

ISBN: 9780176899851
This is a digital-only purchase. With this purchase, you will get immediate access to MindTap – a digital learning and study platform that includes an interactive eBook. In order to get started with MindTap, you must have a course key or course URL from your instructor. MINDTAP HELPS YOU OWN YOUR PROGRESS. MAKE YOUR TEXTBOOK YOURS. Track your scores and stay motivated to achieve your goals. Whether you have more work to do or are ahead of the curve, you’ll know where you need to focus your efforts as you receive performance reports and study material created for your unique needs. As you learn, highlight key text, add notes, and create custom flashcards. When it is time to study, everything you’ve flagged or noted can be gathered into a guide you can organize. PLUS – Take advantage of Cengage Mobile App and study on the go with bite-sized content and activities designed to work on your smartphone or tablet. Read or listen to your text and study with the help of practice quizzes and instant instructor notifications.