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COURSE GUIDE FOR BUSA 1030, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADULT LEARNER
Course Topics
The Learning Team Model
Individual Learning Styles
Vocabulary Building
Individual Learning Skills
Presentation Skills
Writing Skills
Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Teams in the workplace
Team learning approach in education
Group work in education
Books in the Physical Collection
The following books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. To obtain books from another campus, please submit an intercampus loan form.
Lumsden, Gay and Donald Lumsden. Communicating in groups and teams: Sharing leadership.
North Atlanta, 658.4036 L97cMohrman, Susan Albers, Susan G. Cohen, and Allan M. Mohrman, Jr. Designing team-based organizations: New forms for knowledge work.
North Atlanta, Rome 658.402 M72dRedding, John C. The radical team handbook: Harnessing the power of team learning for breakthrough results.
North Atlanta, 658.4036 R24rRobbins, Harvey and Michael Finley. The new why teams don't work: What goes wrong and how to make it right. North Atlanta, 658.402 R53n
Sharan, Shlomo, ed. Cooperative learning: Theory and research.
Rome, 371.148 C78Tagliere, Daniel A. How to meet, think, and work to consensus.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, Rome 658.4036 T12hTruell, George F. Building and managing productive work teams.
North Atlanta, 658.402 T76b
Electronic Books
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Fisher, Kimball and Mareen Duncan Fisher. The distributed mind: Achieving high performance through the collective intelligence of knowledge work teams.
Katzenbach, Jon R. Teams at the top: Unleashing the potential of both teams and individual leaders.
Katzenbach, Jon R. and Douglas K. Smith. The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance organization.
Manz, Charles C. ... [et al.]. For team members only: Making your workplace team productive and hassle-free.
Michaelsen, Larry K., Arletta Bauman Knight, and L. Dee Fink, eds. Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups.
Pell, Arthur R. The complete idiot's guide to team building.
Sherriton, Jacalyn and James L. Stern. Corporate culture, team culture: Removing the hidden barriers to team success.
Turner, Marlene E., ed. Groups at work: Theory and research.
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Cognitive styles
Multiple intelligences
Books in the Physical Collection
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Miller, Marlane. BrainStyles: Change your life without changing who you are.
Rome. 155.264 M61bGardner, Howard. Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences.
North Atlanta, Rome, 153 G17f
Electronic Books
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Armstrong, Thomas. Awakening genius in the classroom.
Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple intelligences in the classroom.
Crozier, W. Ray. Individual learners: Personality differences in education.
Sternberg, Robert J. and Li-fang Zhang, eds. Perspectives on thinking, learning, and cognitive styles.
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Electronic Books
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1001 vocabulary and spelling questions.
Bromberg, Murray and Melvin Gordon. 1100 words you need to know.
Langosch, Sydney L. Essential words for the GED.
Meyers, Judith N. Practical vocabulary.
Meyers, Judith N. Vocabulary & spelling success in 20 minutes a day.
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Study skills
College student orientation
College student orientation—United States
Electronic Books
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Banner, James M., Jr. and Harold C. Cannon. The elements of learning.
Dembo, Myron H. Motivation and learning strategies for college success: A self-management approach.
Fry, Ron. The great big book of how to study.
Fry, Ron. How to study.
Marshall, Peter. How to study & learn: Your practical guide to effective study skills.
Morgan, Clifford Thomas. How to study: And other skills for success in college.
Mundsack, Allan , James Deese, and Ellin K. Deese. How to study: And other skills for success in college.
Ramsland, Katherine M. The art of learning: A self-help manual for students.
Tufariello, Ann Hunt. Up your grades: Proven strategies for academic success.
Turner, Harry G. You can do it!: A guide for the adult learner and anyone going back to school mid-career.
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Public speaking
Books in the Physical Collection
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Arredondo, Lani. How to present like a pro!: Getting people to see things your way.
North Atlanta, 658.452 Ar6hFoss, Sonja K. and Karen A. Foss. Inviting transformation: Presentational speaking for a changing world.
North Atlanta, Lawrenceville, 658.452 F79iHendricks, William. Secrets of power presentations.
North Atlanta, Rome, 658.452 Se2Kushner, Malcolm. Public speaking for dummies.
North Atlanta, 808.51 K96pQubein, Nido R. How to be a great communicator: In person, on paper, and on the podium.
North Atlanta, Riverdale, Rome, 808.51 Qu3hSchloff, Laurie and Marcia Yudkin. Smart speaking: Sixty-second strategies for more than 100 speaking problems and fears.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, 808.51 Sc3sWalters, Lilly. What to say when-- you're dying on the platform: A complete resource for speakers, trainers, and executives.
Lawrenceville, 658.452 W17w
Electronic Books
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Cook, Jeff Scott. The elements of speechwriting and public speaking.
Dowis, Richard. The lost art of the great speech: how to write it, how to deliver it.
Gaulke, Sue. 101 ways to captivate a business audience.
McManus, Judith A. Effective business speaking.
Nicholls, Anne. Mastering public speaking: How to prepare and deliver winning presentations and successful speeches.
O'Connor, J. Regis. High-impact public speaking for business and the professions.
Rozakis, Laurie. The complete idiot's guide to public speaking.
Wilder, Lilyan. 7 steps to fearless speaking.
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Business writing
English language -- Rhetoric -- Problems, exercises, etc.
English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Books in the Physical Collection
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Gorenstein, Helen. Put it in a memo: A practical guide to persuasive business writing.
North Atlanta, 651.755 G66pHopson, Barrie and Mike Scally. Communication: Skills to inspire confidence.
North Atlanta, 153.6 H77cLauchman, Richard. Plain style: Techniques for simple, concise, emphatic business writing.
North Atlanta, 808.06665 L36pMapp, Larry G. Harbrace college workbook.
North Atlanta, Riverdale, 425 M32hSabin, William A. The Gregg reference manual.
North Atlanta, R 808.042 Sa1gSelby, Norwood and Pamela S. Bledsoe. Essential college English: A grammar, punctuation and writing workbook.
Riverdale, 428.2 Se4e
Electronic Books
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Barrass, Robert. Writing at work: A guide to better writing in administration, business and management.
Coghill, Jeff and Stacy Magedanz. Cliffs Study Solver English grammar.
Geffner, Andrea B. Business English: A complete guide to developing an effective business writing style.
Layton, Marcia. The complete idiot's guide to terrific business writing.
Olson, Judith F. Writing skills success in 20 minutes a day.
Rozakis, Laurie E. The complete idiot's guide to writing well.
Stuckey, Marty. The basics of business writing.
Vandome, Nicky. Writing well at work: How to make an impact and get results with your business correspondence.
Websites
Online writing lab (OWL). Purdue University. Provides on-line versions of their extensive collection of handouts.
Straus, Jane. Blue book of grammar and punctuation.
Walsh, Bill. The slot. Articles on various aspects of English usage by a Washington Post copy editor.
Websites
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Connecticut Network.
Bloom’s Taxonomy wheel/circle chart. In2edu.
Dalton, Joan. Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy.
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