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Most universities or public libraries will have a wide range of computing books you can borrow to teach you these programs or of course, you can buy your own copy via Amazon.
Numeracy and Quantitative Skills
Numeracy is not just about competence in basic number skills. It involves understanding and working with numerical and graphical information, drawing conclusions, explaining findings, making deductions and detecting suspect deductions by others. These are in tune with the skills that employers value from good graduates in all subjects, such as critical thinking and independent reasoning.
If you haven’t studied maths since GCSE – and maybe didn’t enjoy it when you did study it – it is worth taking time during your studies to improve your numeracy and quantitative reasoning skills.
Numerical reasoning skills are part of many employers’ selection processes – but this is not the end of it. Graduate careers in all kinds of work areas will involve planning, budgeting time and costs, amending estimates and spotting time or money problems in advance.
More information on numerical skills
- Stand Out and Be Counted - a guide from the British Council signalling the value of data-handling skills to current undergraduate students
- Math Tutor - 7 topics to study online at your own pace
- BBC Skillswise - ”practical, common-sense maths for adults”
- Maths Centre
- Most university or public libraries will have a wide range of mathematics books you can borrow to teach you. For example you can search and reserve books from Kent Libraries or of course, you can buy your own copies via Amazon.
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