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Allan, Barbara. Study Skills for Business and Management Students. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2009.

Study Skills for Business and Management Students

Authors: Barbara Allan

Published:  April 2009 Pages: 240

eISBN: 9780335239016 | ISBN: 9780335228546
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  • Front cover
  • Half title page
  • Other titles in the series
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Series editor's preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Getting started on your degree programme
  • What do you study on a business or management degree?
  • Ethics and professionalism
  • Subjects not covered in this book
  • Topics covered in this book
  • Summary
  • 2 Personal management skills
  • Introduction
  • Identifying your skills
  • Becoming organized
  • Personal goals
  • Managing your time
  • Looking after yourself
  • Managing your emotions
  • Gaining help and support
  • Summary
  • 3 Different approaches to becoming a success in the workplace
  • Introduction
  • Overview of theories of learning
  • Becoming a reflective learner
  • Making the most of different learning opportunities
  • Developing your portfolio
  • Summary
  • 4 Studying at university
  • Introduction
  • Tutor centred and student centred approaches to teaching and learning
  • Making the most of lectures
  • Contributing to seminars
  • Using e-learning
  • Getting the most out of tutorials
  • Independent study
  • Experiential learning
  • Working on case studies
  • Inquiry based learning (IBL)
  • Action learning
  • Learning and developing using a learning journal
  • Summary
  • 5 Finding and using business and management information
  • Introduction
  • The production and dissemination of knowledge
  • Searching and finding business and management information
  • Identifying and selecting relevant information
  • Academic reading skills
  • References and referencing
  • Summary
  • 6 Assessment
  • Introduction
  • Examinations
  • Online assessment activities
  • Assignments
  • Presentations
  • Oral or viva voce examinations
  • Portfolios
  • Learning journals
  • Plagiarism and other forms of cheating
  • Summary
  • 7 Planning and carrying out your project, dissertation or independent study
  • Introduction
  • Project management
  • Getting the most out of supervision sessions
  • Working with public, private or voluntary sector organizations
  • Getting started and identifying your topic
  • Writing your research proposal
  • Research approach, methodologies and methods
  • Writing up
  • Summary
  • 8 Working in groups
  • Introduction
  • Reasons for using group work
  • Effective student groups
  • Organizing and getting the most out of meetings
  • Working in diverse groups
  • Virtual groups
  • Common problems in group work
  • Managing the emotional aspects of group work
  • Summary
  • 9 Professional experience and study abroad
  • Introduction
  • Professional experience
  • Study abroad
  • Assessing the professional experience or study abroad experiences
  • Summary
  • 10 Where do I go from here?
  • Introduction
  • Gaining employment
  • What do you want to do next?
  • Searching for employment opportunities
  • Developing your career as a reflective manager
  • Keeping in touch – professional networks
  • Further study
  • Summary
  • References
  • Index
  • Back cover