From Master Student to Master Employee

From Master Student to Master Employee
Author: Dave Ellis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008-02-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780618951604

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. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

From Master Student to Master Employee

From Master Student to Master Employee
Author: David B Ellis
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: College student orientation
ISBN: 9781133941699

With a new emphasis on the skills most valued by employers, FROM MASTER STUDENT TO MASTER EMPLOYEE 4E, International Edition improves students' abilities to develop and apply the most relevant skills and strategies to both the classroom and the workplace. The Fourth Edition focuses on the Five C's – character, creative thinking, critical thinking, communicating, and collaborating – the top 5 qualities employers seek in their employees. These five skills are addressed at the end of every chapter; supported by new content on Bloom's Taxonomy and professionalism; and emphasized in three new chapters on Character, Creative and Critical Thinking, and Collaborating. A renewed emphasis on the Master Student qualities is incorporated throughout the text, further supporting the Five C's. Through tools like the Discovery Wheel, Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), Discovery and Intention journal entries, and hands-on activities, students gain a deeper understanding of themselves and learn to continually apply new skills as lifelong learners.

From Master Student to Master Employee

From Master Student to Master Employee
Author: Dave Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-06-23
Genre: College student orientation
ISBN: 9780495913153

Now in its Third Edition, FROM MASTER STUDENT TO MASTER EMPLOYEE, International Edition will help today's students develop core skills to excel in the classroom and in the workplace. The purpose of this book is to build two kinds of bridges between the classroom experiences and career. One is the bridge of skills—the ability to perform tasks that are valued by employers. Second is the bridge of learning—the ability to update skills and acquire new ones as a lifelong learner. FROM MASTER STUDENT TO MASTER EMPLOYEE, International Edition helps your students discover what skills they already have, what skills they already use in school are most applicable to the workplace, and how best to apply them.The Third Edition focuses on transferable skills that promote success in the classroom and in a global, knowledge-based economy. Tools like the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal, Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) deepen students' knowledge of themselves and the world around them. Enhancements include new chapters on Memory and Health; additional coverage of online and adult learning throughout the text; new Master Employees in Action; and a new end of chapter feature titled Focus on Transferable Skills.