From Master Student to Master Employee
ISBN: 9780618951604 | 0618951601
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 2/5/2008
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Career readiness and workplace development are more important than ever to today's students. To be competitive and successful in today's job market, they need to learn how to continuously expand their knowledge and skills. Master Student to Master Employee helps your students discover what their skills are, what skills they already use in school are most applicable to the workplace, and how best to apply them. The Second Edition maintains the vision and proven content of the text while offering a cleaner, more sophisticated interior design to appeal to both traditional students and adult learners. The Second Edition focuses on transferable skills that promote success in the classroom and in a global, knowledge-based economy. Enhancements include a new Money chapter addressing money management during the college years as well as strategies for planning for the future; additional coverage of diversity in the Communication chapter; and updated Master Student Profiles focus on individuals who have made a successful transition from school to the workplace.
| Introduction: Mastering transitions From master student to master employee | |
| Textbook reconnaissance | |
| This book is worthless--if you just read it | |
| This book is worth $1,000 | |
| Get the most out of this book | |
| Commitment Link to the work world | |
| The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry system | |
| Rewrite this book Discovery and Intention Statement guidelines | ... MORE |
| Discovery Statement | |
| The value of higher education | |
| Making the transition to higher education | |
| Connect to resources | |
| Extracurricular activities: Reap the benefits | |
| Succeeding in higher education--at any age | |
| Discovery Statement Power Process: Discover what you want | |
| Discovering yourself First Step: Truth is a key to mastery | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Taking the First Step | |
| The Discovery Wheel | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving: The VAK system | |
| Learning styles: Discovering how you learn | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Using your learning style profile to succeed | |
| When learning styles conflict, you have options | |
| Claim your multiple intelligences | |
| The meaning of mastery Motivation Ways to change a habit | |
| Demonstrating Mastery Master | |
| Student Profiles Power Process: Ideas are tools Master Student Profile: Jerry Yang | |
| Discovering Careers Choosing who you want to be | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| You've got a world of choices | |
| The world of work--an overview | |
| It all starts with skills | |
| What employers want 100 transferable skills | |
| Inventory your skills | |
| Use informal ways to discover yourself | |
| Ways to learn about careers | |
| Dig out the "life story" of a product | |
| Create your career | |
| Create a support team | |
| Brainstorm career options | |
| Sample formats for career plans | |
| Choose your career--now | |
| Gearing up for a global economy | |
| Explore vocational assessments | |
| Testing your career plan--jump into the job market | |
| Gaining experience as an intern | |
| Service learning: Career planning as contribution | |
| Setting and achieving goals | |
| Get real with your goals | |
| Choosing your major | |
| Make a trial choice of major | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Power Process: Love your problems (and experience your barriers) | |
| Master Student Profile: Lisa Price | |
| Time You've got the time | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| The Time Monitor/Time Plan process | |
| Discovery Statement | |
| The ABC daily to-do list | |
| Choose strategies to manage time and tasks | |
| Stop procrastination now | |
| The seven-day antiprocrastination plan 25 ways to get the most out of now Keep on going? | |
| Remember cultural differences | |
| Organizing time and tasks at work | |
| Beyond time management: Staying focused on what matters | |
| Master monthly calendar Gearing up: Using a long-term planner Power Process: Be here now Master Student Profile: Barbara Jordan | |
| Reading Muscle Reading | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| How Muscle Reading works | |
| Before you read | |
| While you read Five smart ways to highlight a text | |
| After you read Muscle Reading--a leaner approach | |
| Muscle Reading at work | |
| Building your vocabulary | |
| Reading fast | |
| Relax Becoming an online learner When reading is tough | |
| Discovery Statement | |
| The twenty-first century researcher--Using your library | |
| Find what you want on the Internet English as a second language Reading with children underfoot | |
| Revisit your goals Power Process: Notice your pictures and let them go | |
| Master Student Profile: Craig Kielburger | |
| Notes The note-taking process flows | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement Observe | |
| What do you do when you miss a class? Record | |
| Discovery Statement | |
| Review Observe, record, and review at work Get to the bones of your book with concept maps | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Taking notes while reading | |
| Create your instructor | |
| Meeting with your instructor | |
| When a speaker talks fast | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Television note taking | |
| Power Process: I create it all Master | |
| Student Profile: Faye Wattleton | |
| Tests Disarm tests | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| What to do before the test How to cram...even though you shouldn't | |
| Ways to predict test questions | |
| Cooperative learning: Working in teams | |
| Intention Statement 20 memory techniques | |
| Rehearse for success Mnemonic devices | |
| Remembering names | |
| What to do during the test | |
| What do when you get stuck on a test question | |
| Words to watch for in essay questions | |
| The test isn't over until... | |
| The high costs of cheating | |
| Have some FUN! Let go of test anxiety | |
| F is for feedback, not failure | |
| 20 things I like to do | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Discovery Statement Getting ready for math tests | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement Staying healthy under pressure | |
| Keep your brain fit for life | |
| Make performance reviews work for you | |
| Celebrate mistakes | |
| Notable failures Power Process: Detach Master Student Profile: Christopher Reeve | |
| Thinking Critical thinking: A survival skill | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement Becoming a critical thinker | |
| Attitudes of a critical thinker | |
| Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations | |
| Attitude replacements | |
| Reprogram your attitude | |
| Gaining skill at decision making | |
| Four ways to solve problems Finding "aha!": Creativity fuels critical thinking Tangram | |
| Ways to create ideas | |
| Create on your feet | |
| Uncovering assumptions | |
| Ways to fool yourself: Common mistakes in logic | |
| Thinking critically about information on the Internet | |
| Evaluate search sites | |
| Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking | |
| Examine assumptions about diversity | |
| Thinking critically about career planning | |
| Making ethical decisions at work | |
| Power Process: Find a bigger problem | |
| Fix-the-world brainstorm Master | |
| student profile: Irshad Manji | |
| Communicating Communicating in a diverse world | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Choosing to listen Choosing to speak Five ways to say "I" | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Communicating across cultures Managing conflict | |
| Write an "I" message | |
| Join a diverse workplace | |
| Enter the global economy | |
| "V.I.P.s (Very Important Persons) | |
| Create high-performing teams | |
| Three paths to clear writing | |
| Avoiding plagiarism | |
| Mastering public speaking | |
| Making the grade in group presentations | |
| Joining online communities | |
| Power Process: Employ your word | |
| Master Student Profile: Cesar Chavez | |
| Money Freedom from money worries | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| The Money Monitor/Money Summary Plan | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Make more money Spend less money | |
| Show me the money | |
| Take charge of your credit If you're in trouble... | |
| You can pay for school Education is worth it | |
| Education by the hour | |
| Using technology to manage money You are already rich | |
| Free fun Practicing money skills at work Define your values, align your actions | |
| Power Process Risk being a fool | |
| Master Student Profile: Kat James | |
| Working The master employee | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement Use power tools for finding work | |
| Rehearse your job search | |
| Tell everyone you know: The art of networking | |
| Write a r?sum? that gets noticed | |
| Keys to scannable r?sum?s | |
| Sample r?sum?s | |
| Sell your r?sum? with an effective cover letter | |
| Sample cover letters | |
| Creating and using portfolios | |
| Artifacts for your portfolio | |
| Use interviews to hire yourself an employer | |
| Practice answering and asking questions | |
| Succeeding as a new employee | |
| Surviving your first day | |
| Learning on the job | |
| Working with a mentor | |
| Adapting to styles in the workplace | |
| Dealing with sexism and sexual harassment Loving your next job | |
| Leadership as a way of life | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| The Discovery Wheel--coming full circle | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement Keep your career plan alive | |
| Translate your career goals into action | |
| Create your next semester | |
| Discovery/Intention Statement | |
| Power Process: Be it Master | |
| Student Profile: Ruth Handler | |
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