The business student's handbook : developing transferable skills

By: Cameron, SheilaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Financial Times/Pitman Pub., 1999Description: xii, 369 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0273630830 ; 9780273630838; 817808029X; 9788178080291 Subject(s): Business -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Business students -- Employment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Business -- Vocational guidance | Career development | Life skills | Study skillsDDC classification: 650
Contents:
PART 1 - LEARNING AND ITS CONTEXT. Introduction. Study, skills and employment. Managing your studies. The learning process. PART 2 - STUDY SKILLS. Introduction. Reading and note taking. Basic numbers. Written communication. Using communication and information technologies. Coping with assessment. PART 3 - WORKING WITH OTHERS. Introduction. Talking and listening. Working in groups. Presenting to others. PART 4 - CONCEPTUAL SKILLS. Introduction. Exploring complex problems. Obtaining data and information. Making sense of data. Increasing creativity. PART 5 - INTEGRATION. Introduction. Managing projects. Into employment.
Summary: By placing study skills in the context of lifelong learning, the focus of this text is on developing transferable skills, using them to learn more effectively and on collecting evidence which will demonstrate the acquisition of these skills.
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PART 1 - LEARNING AND ITS CONTEXT. Introduction. Study, skills and employment. Managing your studies. The learning process. PART 2 - STUDY SKILLS. Introduction. Reading and note taking. Basic numbers. Written communication. Using communication and information technologies. Coping with assessment. PART 3 - WORKING WITH OTHERS. Introduction. Talking and listening. Working in groups. Presenting to others. PART 4 - CONCEPTUAL SKILLS. Introduction. Exploring complex problems. Obtaining data and information. Making sense of data. Increasing creativity. PART 5 - INTEGRATION. Introduction. Managing projects. Into employment.

By placing study skills in the context of lifelong learning, the focus of this text is on developing transferable skills, using them to learn more effectively and on collecting evidence which will demonstrate the acquisition of these skills.

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