Business Student's Handbook, The: Skills For Study and Employment, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (January 20, 2021) © 2021

  • Sheila Cameron Open University Business School
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Develop essential learning and employability skills to excel in business studies

"A book that will see you through your business degree, from day one to several years after graduation." Fiona Winfield, School Employability Manager, Nottingham Trent University

The Business Student's Handbook, 7th edition, by Sheila Cameron brings together personal skills, study skills and employability skills to help you succeed in your academic and professional life. 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.

Learning features such as '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.

With a strong emphasis on project management, data analysis, communication and presentation skills, this text is an essential resource for any business student.

This title also comes with a Companion Website.

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

  1. Talking and listening
  2. Teamwork and leadership
  3. Presenting to an audience

Part 4 Conceptual skills

  1. Complexity, cases and diagrams
  2. Becoming more creative
  3. Data, information and decisions
  4. Making sense of data

Part 5 Integrating your skills

  1. Project management and dissertations
  2. Managing your professional life

Answers to test exercises

Bibliography

Index

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