A vital resource and
survival guide for MBA students, covering everything they need to know about choosing the
right course, study skills and assessments and post-MBA job opportunities. Prepares and
supports students throughout their studies.
"An absolutely vital
resource for anyone doing an MBA. It will help you at every stage: before, during and
after your MBA."
Alex Elferink, MBA student at Cass Business School, City University
''I found the book
invaluable in helping me to prepare for my own MBA studies and have always recommended it
to prospective students of postgraduate studies in business and management."
Daniel Ganly, MBA Director, Oxford Brookes University.
"An invaluable source
of guidance to my MBA success with articles carefully placed to complement the skillsets
that are required for a rigorous programme like this - I would say that this is
the most-used book during the MBA study."
Lakshmi Ishwar, Director, Guardian Risk Advisors (P) Ltd, Bangalore
Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. Management, learning and
the role of this book
2. What different Masters qualifications offer
3. Selecting a Master's programme
4. Creating a learning context
PART TWO: PRE-COURSE
PREPARATION
5. Personal management
skills
6. Time management at work
7. Effective learning
8. Learning from learning theory
9. Improving reading skills
10. Using diagrams
11. Working in teams
12. Case studies, complexity and consultancy
13. Using numbers
PART THREE: SKILLS FOR
ASSESSMENT
14. Scoring well in
assessment
15. Writing assignments and reports
16. Making presentations
17. Passing examinations
18. Other forms of assessment
19. Projects, theses and dissertations
PART FOUR: AFTERWARDS
20. Beyond your Masters...
References
Index
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