From Master Student to Master Employee

by Ellis, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780618951604
• ISBN10: 0618951601
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-05
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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

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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