An online research management platform including a bibliography composer and note-taking features.
What is it?
NoodleTools is a resource that allows students to evaluate resources, build accurate citations, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write. it generates accurate MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian references with options to annotate and archive lists of documents. It offers a visual 'tabletop' to manipulate, tag and pile notecards, then connect them in outlines to prepare for writing. Why use it?
Use this resource if you are looking for an all-in-one resource to assist with note-taking, citations, and pre-writing projects.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/u/resumesandletters.htm Tips on writing resumes and using appropriate resume format. Includes examples of resumes.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT010104337.aspx
Provides a very wide selection of resume templates which you can download and tailor for your purposes.
(http://www.myownbusiness.org/course_sba.html) – "Yes, the courses are really free! My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to helping people start and succeed in business. The free courses are presented by successful business owners who point out the common, avoidable mistakes."
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/636/01/) Although instant and text/SMS messaging is beginning to supplant email for some groups' primary means of Internet communication, effective and appropriate email etiquette is still important. This resource will help you to become an effective writer and reader/manager of email.
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/6/23/) -
These OWL resources will help you compose effective résumés and Curriculum Vitae for your job search. This section includes resources on page design (which includes using white space, headings, and fonts), as well as resources on tailoring your résumé for specific employers
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/624/ This resource explains the two dominant ideas in professional writing that will help you produce persuasive, usable resumes, letters, memos, reports, white papers, etc. This section outlines the concepts of rhetorical awareness and user-centered design, provides examples of these ideas, and it contains a glossary of terms.
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/audmod/list3.cfm “When we talk to someone face-to-face, we know just who we are talking to. We automatically adjust our speech to be sure we are communicating our message. Many writers don't make those same adjustments when they write to different audiences, usually because they don't take the time to think about who will be reading what they write. To be sure that we communicate clearly in writing, we need to adjust our message--how we say to and what information we include--by recognizing that different readers can best understand different messages”
(http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/etext/e-mail.htm) Some professionals get scores of e-mails a day. Follow these tips in order to give your recipients the information they need in order to act on your message sooner rather than later.
Decision Making in a Business Environment Websites
Free access to a long list of articles on critical thinking, including definition, fundamentals, and issues. Articles directed toward students on reading critically are also available.
(http://criticalthinking.net/) Contains definitions of and infomation about critical thinking. Student section of site leads students through strategies of critical thinking.
(http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/critical-thinking) From the Learning Commons website of the University of British Columbia, includes links to resources, tips to download, and critical thinking videos. including three minute tutorials.
(url: http://www.accountingcoach.com/online-accounting-course/60Xpg01.html) This explanation of accounting basics will introduce you to some basic accounting principles, accounting concepts, and accounting terminology. Once you become familiar with some of these terms and concepts, you will feel comfortable navigating through the explanations, drills, puzzles, and other features of AccountingCoach.com.
This explanation of accounting basics from Accounting Coach will introduce you to some basic accounting principles, accounting concepts, and accounting terminology.
(url: http://studyfinance.com/lessons/finstmt/) This Basic Financial Statements overview serves as an introduction to financial statements and financial statement concepts. Some of the concepts covered are the accounting equation, double entry accounting, and debits and credits. Also, two basic financial statements—the balance sheet and the income statement—are introduced.
(url:http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/begfinstmtguide.htm) This brochure, provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is designed to help you gain a basic understanding of how to read financial statements.
(https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/how-to-read-financial-statements)
From Harvard Business Review, a guide several types of financial statements: balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and annual reports.
This website will help you understand the concepts, conventions, assumptions and principles that underpin the accounting system. Accounting concepts and conventions guide accountants when reporting on the financial performance and position of a business.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/ “The Doing Business Project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level." The Doing Business Project, launched in 2002, looks at domestic small and medium-size companies and measures the regulations applying to them through their life cycle.
(HubSpot) You may have heard, “Don’t sweat the small stuff." That might be true in some aspects of life -- but over email, sweating the small stuff is exactly what you should be doing.
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Partially funded by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant (CIBE program), globalEDGE™ is your source for global business knowledge.
(http://globaledge.msu.edu) - Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, this website is a portal for many types of information and resources on global business, including international business statistics.
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/ Search by Country and Subject. Contains publications, news reports, primary sources, etc for many international topics, including Economics, Finance, International Relations, Trade, Transport and more.
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_05.htm SWOT Analysis is a useful technique for understanding your Strengths and Weaknesses, and for identifying both the Opportunities open to you and the Threats you face.
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/636/01/) Although instant and text/SMS messaging is beginning to supplant email for some groups' primary means of Internet communication, effective and appropriate email etiquette is still important. This resource will help you to become an effective writer and reader/manager of email.
(http://www.mplans.com/sample_marketing_plans.php) - Mplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample marketing plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful articles and know-how for managing your business….
Mplans.com is owned and operated by Palo Alto Software, Inc. as a free resource to help entrepreneurs plan better businesses
(MindTools) SWOT Analysis is a useful technique for understanding your Strengths and Weaknesses, and for identifying both the Opportunities open to you and the Threats you face.
A publication of the CIA, The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
(https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketing-plan.asp)
Provides a description of the elements of a marketing plan, outline for a marketing plan, and a sample plan.
(http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/etext/e-mail.htm) Some professionals get scores of e-mails a day. Follow these tips in order to give your recipients the information they need in order to act on your message sooner rather than later.