Sheila Cameron

Business Student's Handbook, The (eBook, PDF)

Skills for Study and Employability

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Develop essential learning and employability skills to excel at business studies

The Business Student's Handbook, 7th Edition, by Cameron brings together personal skills, study skills and employability skills to help students succeed in their academic and professional lives. Designed to support both online and face-to-face study, the book discusses transferable skills such as self-management, teamwork, planning and critical thinking to help you become a highly desirable graduate. A strong emphasis on project management, data analysis, communication skills and presentation skills makes this an essential resource for any business student. The TECHSkills boxes focus on your digital skills to ensure you are making the most of the best tools found online. Additionally, this handbook is all about applying theory to practice and covers up-to-date exercises, practical suggestions and tips.

"Even though I've been in the field for over 30 years, I found new and engaging information in The Business Student's Handbook. So no matter how many times a student has been down this road, I'm confident that they will always find something new here." - Jayne Mothersdale, National Teacher Fellow, Leeds Beckett University

About the author:

Sheila Cameron worked as a director of the Open University Business School. She was involved in the development of the school's pioneering MBA programme, and tutored undergraduate business-related courses for more than 20 years. She has been external examiner for management programmes at a wide range of universities. Sheila is also the author of The MBA Handbook.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson ITP
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292304601
• Artikelnr.: 65608027

Autorenporträt

Sheila Cameron worked as a director of the Open University Business School. She was involved in the development of the school's pioneering MBA programme, and tutored undergraduate business-related courses for more than 20 years. She has been external examiner for management programmes at a wide range of universities. Sheila is also the author of 'The MBA Handbook.'

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures Preface Acknowledgements Guided tour Part 1 Employability
and how best to manage your learning
1. Becoming a highly desirable graduate
2. Managing yourself: time, stress and motivation
3. Learning, reflective practice and professional development
Part 2 Essential academic skills
1. Critical reading and note-taking
2. Basic numeracy
3. Academic and business writing
4. Improving your grades
Part 3 Working with others
5. Talking and listening
6. Teamwork and leadership
7. Presenting to an audience
Part 4 Conceptual skills
8. Complexity, cases and diagrams
9. Becoming more creative
10. Data, information and decisions
11. Making sense of data
Part 5 Integrating your skills
12. Project management and dissertations
13. Managing your professional life
Answers to test exercises Bibliography Index