Business Student's Handbook, The: Skills For Study and Employment, 7th edition
Published by Pearson (January 15, 2021) © 2021
- Sheila Cameron Open University Business School
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A text that provides support beyond graduation
The Business Student's Handbook, 7th edition, develops personal skills, study skills and employability skills to help your students succeed in their academic and professional lives. Designed to support both online and face-to-face study, it discusses transferable skills to help students become highly desirable graduates.
Learning features such as 'TECHSkills' boxes focus on students' digital skills to ensure they make the most of the tools found online.
With a strong emphasis on applying theory to practice, up-to-date exercises, and practical suggestions, this is an essential resource for any business student.
This title has a Companion Website.
Hallmark features of this title
Relevant, real-life understanding of concepts
- Coverage of transferable skills such as self-management, written and oral communication skills, teamwork, planning and critical thinking.
- TECHSkills boxes ensure students are making the most of the best tools found online.
Puts theory into practice
- A focus on employability and the skills required to improve grades, get a job and build a rewarding career.
- Activities, examples and exercises test knowledge and contribute significantly to developing relevant skills.
A user-friendly structure
- Summaries at the end of chapters provide a means of revising the key points in the chapter.
- Help Files contain basic teaching materials or definitions, helpful for students who are new to a topic.
New to this edition
This edition has been extensively revised and updated to ensure that it:
Provides relevant, real-life understanding of concepts
- Digital learning: The book is designed to support both online and face-to-face study as the world moves more towards digital learning.
- Updated insights into the theory and practice of business studies.
- Revised TECHSkills boxes ensure students are making the most of digital tools.
- Expanded sections on data analysis and basic skills in numeracy.
Puts theory into practice
- An expanded section on employability and key skills.
- A new and improved companion website for students.
- Updated activities and examples in chapters.
- New exercises to help students reflect on what they have read.
Offers a user-friendly structure
- A revised framework with updated learning objectives at the beginning of chapters and summaries at the end.
- Additional resources at the end of each chapter and revised HelpFiles may be helpful for students who are relatively new to a topic.
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The Business Student's Handbook, 7th Edition, focusses on real application of taught concepts and aims to help students become desirable graduates.
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List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Guided tour
Part 1 Employability and how best to manage your learning
- Becoming a highly desirable graduate
- Managing yourself: time, stress and motivation
- Learning, reflective practice and professional development
Part 2 Essential academic skills
- Critical reading and note-taking
- Basic numeracy
- Academic and business writing
- Improving your grades
Part 3 Working with others
- Talking and listening
- Teamwork and leadership
- Presenting to an audience
Part 4 Conceptual skills
- Complexity, cases and diagrams
- Becoming more creative
- Data, information and decisions
- Making sense of data
Part 5 Integrating your skills
- Project management and dissertations
- Managing your professional life
Answers to test exercises
Bibliography
Index
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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