{"id":4,"date":"2020-01-06T17:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T22:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/2020\/01\/06\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:32:37","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><span style=\"color: #808080\">Welcome to Professional Business Practice. This course teaches you how to succeed in the Canadian workplace.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guiding Questions<\/strong><\/p>\r\nAs you go through this introduction look for the answers to these questions:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>What three key employability skills will I learn?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What eight practices can help me succeed in the course?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are the four pillars of my education and why are they useful?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where can I get help with my technical skills?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><strong>What You'll Learn\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nProfessional Business Practice is designed to provide essential skills for success in the Canadian business environment. Successful students will develop the skills to:\r\n<h3>1. Demonstrate Professionalism<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand and capitalize on your professional skills and strengths<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Present yourself and your work in a professional manner<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Expand and strengthen your professional network<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Manage your time and stress using constructive methods and strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop self-reliance, responsibility, adaptability and problem-solving skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>2. Communicate Effectively<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Communicate clearly and efficiently in a variety of contexts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Speak and present clearly and professionally<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Listen actively<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create effective\u00a0professional documents<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Practice critical thinking, reliable research, and information presentation skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>3. Collaborate Successfully<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Actively participate in successful, productive teams<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Avoid and manage conflict<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Give and receive skilful feedback<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use project management skills to meet deadlines and exceed expectations<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>How to Succeed in This Course<\/h2>\r\n<em>Click on each item to see the details<\/em>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"3\"]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Four Pillars of Your Education<\/h2>\r\nStudents who understand that education extends beyond curriculum get their money's worth from school. Wise students take advantage of all of these pillars to increase their learning and employability:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Course content: the curriculum taught in class<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lifelong learning skills: adaptability and self-regulation, how to study, write, research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Extra-curricular activities: participating in clubs, volunteer opportunities and events will enhance your knowledge, increase your professional experience, and build your professional network<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Connections: colleagues, instructors, guests and visitors will build your social and professional network<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #33cccc\">\u00a0Resources\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\nIf you need to develop your tech skills, these resources will help:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_iwD7O7FG7iZ_Ammd16DtJyIyyGEHKga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Word tutorials<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_iwD7O7FG7jzLQIYm6-9Gx3hvXVUG7C5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Excel tutorials<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/lessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">typing.com lessons<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typingclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Typing Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #808080\">Welcome to Professional Business Practice. This course teaches you how to succeed in the Canadian workplace.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guiding Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you go through this introduction look for the answers to these questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What three key employability skills will I learn?<\/li>\n<li>What eight practices can help me succeed in the course?<\/li>\n<li>What are the four pillars of my education and why are they useful?<\/li>\n<li>Where can I get help with my technical skills?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>What You&#8217;ll Learn\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Professional Business Practice is designed to provide essential skills for success in the Canadian business environment. Successful students will develop the skills to:<\/p>\n<h3>1. 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Collaborate Successfully<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Actively participate in successful, productive teams<\/li>\n<li>Avoid and manage conflict<\/li>\n<li>Give and receive skilful feedback<\/li>\n<li>Use project management skills to meet deadlines and exceed expectations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How to Succeed in This Course<\/h2>\n<p><em>Click on each item to see the details<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-3\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-3\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"3\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"How to Succeed in this Course\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Four Pillars of Your Education<\/h2>\n<p>Students who understand that education extends beyond curriculum get their money&#8217;s worth from school. Wise students take advantage of all of these pillars to increase their learning and employability:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Course content: the curriculum taught in class<\/li>\n<li>Lifelong learning skills: adaptability and self-regulation, how to study, write, research<\/li>\n<li>Extra-curricular activities: participating in clubs, volunteer opportunities and events will enhance your knowledge, increase your professional experience, and build your professional network<\/li>\n<li>Connections: colleagues, instructors, guests and visitors will build your social and professional network<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #33cccc\">\u00a0Resources\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you need to develop your tech skills, these resources will help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_iwD7O7FG7iZ_Ammd16DtJyIyyGEHKga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Word tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_iwD7O7FG7jzLQIYm6-9Gx3hvXVUG7C5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Excel tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/lessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">typing.com lessons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typingclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Typing Club<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":845,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[12],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-4","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry","front-matter-type-introduction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/845"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1910,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/4\/revisions\/1910"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/4\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lucindaatwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}