{"id":640,"date":"2016-01-28T21:24:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/?p=640"},"modified":"2016-01-28T21:25:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:25:20","slug":"review-study-skills-for-business-and-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/28\/review-study-skills-for-business-and-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Study Skills for Business and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.sagepub.com\/en-gb\/eur\/study-skills-for-business-and-management\/book240110\" target=\"_blank\">Study Skills for Business and Management<\/a> is a <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/18\/new-term-resolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\">guide<\/a> packed with tips and tools to help any business student get the <a href=\"http:\/\/studysites.uk.sagepub.com\/studyskills\/\" target=\"_blank\">most out of their degree<\/a>. For first years it is a great introduction to university work and the different skills that are needed. The book also has a lot to offer second and final year students as you can dip in and out of sections to brush up on certain skills and identify common mistakes that you may be making.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_619\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-619\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"Study Skills for Business and Management \" width=\"244\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg 244w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_-100x142.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/416R1KuxtSL._SY344_BO1204203200_-200x284.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Study Skills for Business and Management<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The book is written in an easy to read style, with plenty of supporting diagrams, tables and real life examples from the authors, as well as those of current business students. Each chapter is well structured, which means that it is easy to review certain aspects, such as for presentations, when that type of assignment is given. The authors also relate each chapter to working life, which helps to remind students that the tools, for example in essay writing or mind mapping, can be carried forward into work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_641\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-641 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-1024x703.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 11.52.48\" width=\"550\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-100x69.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-200x137.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-450x309.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-600x412.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48-900x618.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-27-at-11.52.48.png 1262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chapter 3: Effective and Efficient Reading<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more experienced students some points may seem like common knowledge, but overall it has much to offer. I wish that I had discovered this book earlier on in my degree, but I will be putting what I have learnt into practice for my final year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-640\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/28\/review-study-skills-for-business-and-management\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-640\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/28\/review-study-skills-for-business-and-management\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/28\/review-study-skills-for-business-and-management\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2016\/01\/28\/review-study-skills-for-business-and-management\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study Skills for Business and Management is a guide packed with tips and tools to help any business student get the most out of their degree. 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