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Study Skills for Business & Management : how to Succeed at University and Beyond
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London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2014
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xv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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9781446266496
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Summary

Summary

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.


Author Notes

Patrick Tissington is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck University, London.
Christos Orthodoxou is a recent first class graduate from Aston Business School where he studied Business and Management.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. xi
Introductionp. xii
So who are we?p. xii
How to use this bookp. xiii
1 Planning and goal settingp. 1
1.1 Chapter summaryp. 1
1.2 The end goalp. 1
1.3 How do goals work?p. 2
1.4 Creating your goalsp. 3
1.5 Areas to set goalsp. 4
1.6 How to set goals that workp. 7
1.7 Creating the perfect goalsp. 9
1.8 Planningp. 11
1.9 The perfect planp. 11
1.10 Monitoring your progressp. 16
1.11 Taking it to workp. 17
1.12 How to get startedp. 18
1.13 Our bookshelfp. 18
1.14 Referencesp. 19
2 Mind Mapsp. 20
2.1 Chapter summaryp. 20
2.2 Overall principlep. 20
2.3 What are they?p. 21
2.4 When can you use them?p. 22
2.5 Other aspects of universityp. 27
2.6 How to do Mind Mapsp. 28
2.7 How to make a Mind Mapp. 29
2.8 Mind Maps to get you unstuckp. 30
2.9 Creating Mind Maps on computers or tabletsp. 31
2.10 Which computer package?p. 33
2.11 Taking it to workp. 34
2.12 How to get startedp. 35
2.13 Our bookshelfp. 36
2.14 Referencesp. 36
3 Effective and efficient readingp. 37
3.1 Chapter summaryp. 37
3.2 Reading at universityp. 37
3.3 Reasons for readingp. 38
3.4 Targeting your reading effortp. 38
3.5 Learning the languagep. 40
3.6 Generating a pool of papers and chapters for readingp. 41
3.7 Reading for assignmentsp. 44
3.8 Reading for revisionp. 48
3.9 Advanced reading skillsp. 49
3.10 Summaryp. 52
3.11 Taking it to workp. 52
3.12 How to get startedp. 52
3.13 Our bookshelfp. 53
4 Lectures and lecturersp. 54
4.1 Chapter summaryp. 54
4.2 Introductionp. 54
4.3 The big secretp. 55
4.4 From the lecturer's point of viewp. 55
4.5 Preparing to meet your lecturerp. 57
4.6 What to discuss with your lecturerp. 58
4.7 What is a lecture?p. 62
4.8 Why do we say you must always go?p. 63
4.9 Why sometimes you might not go and how to avoid these situationsp. 64
4.10 Preparing for a lecturep. 67
4.11 PowerPointp. 68
4.12 Finally, the big secret about lecturersp. 68
4.13 Summaryp. 69
4.14 Taking it to workp. 69
4.15 How to get startedp. 69
4.16 Our bookshelfp. 70
4.17 Referencesp. 70
5 Fear and stressp. 71
5.1 Chapter summaryp. 71
5.2 Why might you become scared and stressedp. 71
5.3 Fearp. 72
5.4 Tools to reduce fearp. 74
5.5 Stressp. 78
5.6 Reducing stressp. 79
5.7 Seek professional helpp. 85
5.8 Taking it to workp. 86
5.9 How to get startedp. 87
5.10 Our bookshelfp. 87
5.11 Referencesp. 88
6 Making time workp. 89
6.1 Chapter summaryp. 89
6.2 To-do listsp. 89
6.3 Time wastersp. 94
6.4 Each dayp. 101
6.5 Taking it to workp. 102
6.6 How to get startedp. 103
6.7 Our bookshelfp. 103
6.8 Referencesp. 104
7 Leading and being ledp. 105
7.1 Chapter summaryp. 105
7.2 Leadership - facts and mythsp. 105
7.3 Common leadership mistakes by students û and everyone else for that matter!p. 109
7.4 Being ledp. 110
7.5 Taking it to workp. 114
7.6 How to get startedp. 114
7.7 Referencesp. 115
8 Working in groupsp. 116
8.1 Chapter summaryp. 116
8.2 Group assignmentsp. 116
8.3 Group membersp. 120
8.4 Group meetingsp. 122
8.5 The first meetingp. 126
8.6 Group decision makingp. 128
8.7 The workp. 130
8.8 Possible situationsp. 133
8.9 Monitoring successp. 136
8.10 Taking it to workp. 137
8.11 How to get startedp. 137
8.12 Our bookshelfp. 137
8.13 Referencesp. 138
9 Courseworkp. 139
9.1 Chapter summaryp. 139
9.2 The briefp. 140
9.3 The contentp. 141
9.4 Academic toolsp. 147
9.5 Tips for all types of courseworkp. 150
9.6 Working with tables, data and graphsp. 151
9.7 Designing the courseworkp. 153
9.8 Proofreadingp. 153
9.9 Taking it to workp. 154
9.10 How to get startedp. 155
9.11 Our bookshelfp. 155
9.12 Referencesp. 156
10 Essay writingp. 157
10.1 Chapter summaryp. 157
10.2 How to get startedp. 158
10.3 Types of questionp. 158
10.4 How to readp. 160
10.5 How to planp. 162
10.6 Writing (at last!)p. 163
10.7 Referencingp. 165
10.8 Harvard referencing - the basicsp. 165
10.9 Common errorsp. 167
10.10 Finallyp. 170
10.11 Taking it to workp. 171
10.12 How to get startedp. 172
10.13 Our bookshelfp. 172
10.14 Onlinep. 172
10.15 Referencesp. 173
11 Presentationsp. 174
11.1 Chapter summaryp. 174
11.2 Presentations - why and howp. 174
11.3 Planningp. 175
11.4 The scriptp. 178
11.5 Delivery methodsp. 184
11.6 Supporting materialsp. 192
11.7 Practise, practise, practisep. 193
11.8 On the dayp. 193
11.9 Troubleshootingp. 197
11.10 Taking it to workp. 197
11.11 How to get startedp. 198
11.12 Our bookshelfp. 199
11.13 Onlinep. 199
11.14 Referencesp. 200
12 Succeeding in examsp. 201
12.1 Chapter summaryp. 201
12.2 Planning - what exams and whenp. 201
12.3 Question spottingp. 202
12.4 Revisionp. 203
12.5 Dos and don'ts of revisionp. 210
12.6 The big day - the examp. 211
12.7 Taking it to workp. 215
12.8 How to get startedp. 216
12.9 Our bookshelfp. 217
13 Business communicationp. 218
13.1 Chapter summaryp. 218
13.2 Why communication is importantp. 218
13.3 Listeningp. 219
13.4 Speakingp. 221
13.5 How to dressp. 222
13.6 How to emailp. 223
13.7 How to speak on the phonep. 226
13.8 Social mediap. 228
13.9 Body language and non-verbal communicationp. 230
13.10 Taking it to workp. 231
13.11 How to get startedp. 232
13.12 Our bookshelfp. 232
13.13 Onlinep. 233
13.14 Referencesp. 233
14 Securing your careerp. 234
14.1 Chapter summaryp. 234
14.2 Careers advice - the best resourcep. 234
14.3 Key question: what are you trying to achieve?p. 235
14.4 Preparing the planp. 238
14.5 Opportunitiesp. 239
14.6 Types of organisationsp. 242
14.7 Finding the jobp. 243
14.8 The job recruitment processp. 247
14.9 Things to remember for interviews and assessment centresp. 257
14.10 Taking it to workp. 258
14.11 How to get startedp. 258
14.12 Our bookshelfp. 259
14.13 Referencesp. 259
Indexp. 261