MBA Handbook, The: Academic and Professional Skills For Mastering Management, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (December 31, 2020) © 2021

  • Sheila Cameron Open University Business School
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Put ideas into practice using theoretical concepts and real-life examples
The MBA Handbook, 9th Edition by Cameron is a vital resource for MBA and other postgraduate management students to gain maximum learning benefit from their programme. This clearly structured handbook addresses the specific challenges of management study and the transferable skills required to meet these, including:
  • Managing self, time, stress and the risks associated with study
  • Learning and professional development, including reflective and action learning, critical reading and thinking and using data and other evidence
  • Working with others, including teamwork and leadership, group creativity and problem solving
  • Demonstrating learning, including academic writing for assignments and exams, making presentations, building portfolio, and assessment for and during employment
  • Consultancy, research and project management
  • With real-life case studies, business examples, new activities and exercises in every chapter, this successful text is designed to prepare and support students early in their studies, at key points during the programme, and well into their subsequent career.
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  • PART 1 UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
  • 1 Orientation to postgraduate management learning and the role of the handbook
  • 2 Theory, practice and ethics in management learning
  • PART 2 TRANSFERABLE PERSONAL SKILLS
  • 3 Managing yourself and other stakeholders
  • 4 Managing your time
  • PART 3 TRANSFERABLE LEARNING SKILLS
  • 5 Managing your learning
  • 6 Professional development
  • 7 Critical use of ideas and information
  • 8 Diagrams and infographics
  • 9 Teamwork, communication and leadership
  • 10 Case studies, complexity and consultancy
  • 11 Information from numbers
  • PART 4 SKILLS FOR ASSESSMENT
  • 12 Assessment methods, stakeholders and grades
  • 13 Writing for business and assessment
  • 14 Effective presentations
  • 15 Examinations
  • PART 5 COMPLETING YOUR QUALIFICATION AND USING IT
  • 16 Academic and work-based projects and dissertations
  • 17 Applying your skills to your career
  • References
  • Index

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