Study Skills for Business and Management Students

Study Skills for Business and Management Students--------------------------------------------------This practical handbook is an essential course companion for businessand management students at degree level. It contains case studies,exercises, tips and self-assessment tools that will help students withtheir personal and professional development. The book covers key areas,such as: learning and teaching methods, study strategies, time management,research methods, assessment activities, exam techniques, and, jobsearching. And it also emphasizes the skills that are key for businessand management courses, which include: academic writing, critical andreflective thinking, effective communication, interpersonal skills,project management, research skills, and, team working. Study Skillsfor Business and Management Students has been carefully structuredto be used throughout a degree course in order to hone the skills necessaryto get a good degree and begin a successful career. An accompanyingwebsite has more information on related careers with up-to-date weblinks.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Dr Barbara Allan is Director of Learning and Teachingat the Hull University Business School, UK and also Director of theCentre for Innovations in Learning and Teaching (CILT). She becamea Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow in 2008.