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This chapter is designed to equip you with essential knowledge and skills that will help you succeed in your undergraduate studies and prepare you for a thriving career in business.
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- List five benefits of obtaining a college or university credential.
- Discuss five of the skills the Conference Board of Canada lists as Employability Skills.
- Identify the study skills, learning styles, and college supports that will help you succeed in your undergraduate studies.
- Describe the habits and tips that will help you to succeed in your academic and professional career.
- Discuss ways in which a student can gain business work experience and learn professional etiquette.
- Identify team types, stages of formation, team roles, and characteristics.
- Identify factors that can cause conflict and affect team performance and discuss ways to resolve these.
