This book provides practical guidance and strategies to help students make a successful transition to university and unlock their academic potential. Chapters are organised around five essential skills for success: time management, academic reading, academic writing and group-work, all of which are underpinned by independent learning. Students will learn how to demonstrate critical analysis in their writing, overcome challenges in group projects and deliver presentations with confidence and focus. In bringing together academic and employability skills, readers are encouraged to make connections between the skills they have developed inside and outside the classroom and to start the process of personal development planning sooner rather than later.
Packed with activities, 'pause for thought' reflective tasks, student insights and model assignments, Skills for Business and Management is an essential resource for undergraduates and postgraduates on any Business and Management course. It is also ideal for those studying relating fields, such as Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Hospitality, Marketing and Tourism Management.

• Uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to coach students through the experience of adjusting to the demands of university life
• Integrates academic and employability skills so that students can make links between their academic and personal development
• Demonstrates how critical thinking underpins all aspects of university study, with step-by-step instructions for how to apply this at each stage.

• Features activities and 'pause for thought' reflective prompts throughout, to help students apply their skills as they go

  Autorentext
  Martin Sedgley ran the Effective Learning Service (ELS) at Bradford University School of Management, UK, for twelve years, and now runs ELS International, UK, specialising in personal and academic guidance for university business and management students.

  Inhalt

  1. The distinctive learning journey on a business and management degree.- 2. Believe in Yourself.- 3. Effective time management.- 4. Searching for relevant texts.- 5. Efficient reading strategies.- 6. Essentials of academic writing.- 7. Understanding referencing.- 8. Critically analytical writing.- 9. Reflective writing.- 10. Getting started with group-work.- 11. Managing challenges in group-work.- 12. Effective presentations.- 13. Make the most of your learning journey.