Patrick Tissington, Christos Orthodoxou

Study Skills for Business and Management (eBook, ePUB)

How to Succeed at University and Beyond

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Want to stand out from the thousands of other business and management students when you graduate from university?

This comprehensive study skills book gives you all the tools and techniques needed to graduate with a better degree than you thought possible. Study Skills for Business and Management is written in an entertaining and non-patronising way and is filled with examples and case studies. With chapters on efficient and effective reading, working in groups, managing and writing essays and succeeding in exams, this textbook is written specifically with business and management students' needs in mind.

Key features:

• Written by an academic and a recent business and management graduate who are in touch with what it is like to study Business and Management today and the challenges students face
• Based on primary research in to which study skills are the most effective, providing an evidence-based approach that you can trust in and saving you precious time
• Contains a wealth of current examples from recent business and management graduates, highlighting examples of good practice as well as common pitfalls to avoid

Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446293058
• Artikelnr.: 42153704

Autorenporträt

Patrick Tissington is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. He teaches leadership, organizational behaviour, critical incident analysis and team working. Students are undergraduate and postgraduate and range in age from 19 to 60 and arrive on his programme with the complete spectrum of experience in essay writing. This book is aimed at helping those who have no experience of essay writing to understand how it is done. It is also for those who need to improve their skills or refresh their knowledge perhaps after a break from studies. His research is in the use of technology in learning and what makes for effective work teams.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Planning and goal setting
Mind Maps
Effective and Efficient Reading
Lectures and Lecturers
Fear and stress
Making Time Work
Leading and being led
Working in Groups
Coursework
Essay writing
Presentations
Succeeding in Exams
Business communication
Securing your Career

Rezensionen

'This book provides practical advice and a toolbox for anyone studying business and related subjects at university. Based on experience as both students and lecturers, it is realistic about how to avoid pitfalls, make more of your time and move towards a job that you really want.' Dr Martin Lockett