Skills Review Performance Dictionary
Resources for Success
Disclaimer: The Richards College of Business provides these links as samples of web resources available to assist students with skills review, and consequently, the Richards College of Business has no control over the content on these sites. If, however, you detect an issue with any of the sites given here, please contact us at rcob@westga.edu.
Accounting/Finance Skills
Corporate Finance Review
Financial Calculations
Items on Basic Financial Statements
Communication Skills
Oral Presentation Tips
- Undergraduate Research Presentation Tips
- Video from former UWG Public Speaking instructor, Chris McDowell, Awesome Attention-Getters for Essays and Public Presentations
- This is a series of four videos from former UWG Mass Communication instructor Chris McDowell on: developing ideas for an essay or presentation, arranging information, writing topic sentences and main idea sentences, and writing a presentation outline. Watch them in order for best results.
- Writing an essay/presentation outline, Video Part 1: Information Arrangement Strategies
- Writing an essay/presentation outline, Video Part 2: Thesis Trees
- Writing an essay/presentation outline, Video Part 3: How to write about anything
- Writing an essay/presentation outline, Video Part 4: Going from a Thesis Tree to a Written Outline
Basic Grammar and Spelling
How to Write an Essay
How to Write a Professional Email
- http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/profemails.htm
- http://www.ehow.com/how_4679819_write-professional-email.html
Library
Phone Conversations
- http://www.moneyinstructor.com/lesson/telephoneskills.asp
- http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/6309/...
Plagiarism
How to Correctly Research and Cite Sources
Writing a Case Analysis
Writing a Memo
Writing a Paragraph
Writing a 5-Paragraph Essay
Writing a Research Paper
Math Skills
Algebra
Simplifying Complex Fractions
- http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U4L2GL.html
- http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/fraction/frac3/frac33/frac33.html
- http://www.mathsisfun.com/simplifying-fractions.html
Basic Graphing Techniques
- http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U4L1GL.html
- http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U4L2GL.html
- http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U4L3GL.html
Basic Math
- http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/BasicMath.html
- http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/EverydayMath.html
- http://www.mathsisfun.com/decimal-fraction-percentage.html
How to Calculate a Growth Rate
- http://www.ehow.com/how_4532706_calculate-growth...
- http://pages.uoregon.edu/rgp/PPPM613/class8a.htm
How to Calculate a Percentage
- http://www.alcula.com/percentage.php
- http://www.pixelweaver.com/percent-grade-finder/...
- http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/calculate_percentage.html
- http://math.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/a/zeros.htm
Laws of Mathematical Precedence
- http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops.htm
- http://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
- http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U1L2GL.html
Percentage vs. Decimal
PC Skills
General PC Skills
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/3116372/Basic-Internet-Tutorial-1
- http://www.bcot1.com/
- http://www.internettutorials.net/
Email Basics
Online Learning and Resources
Microsoft Office Skills
- http://www.officeskills.org/microsoft-office-tutorials.html
(This website tells how to use Excel, Word, PowerPoint.)
Other Business Skills
CIA World Factbook Site
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/
(contains detailed information about nearly every country in the world
and is very easy to use. Categories include Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues)
Economics
Job Search Assistance
Small Business
Leadership Skills
Proper Dress for Presentations/
Interviews
- https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-dress-for-an-interview-2061163
- http://www.presentationmagazine.com/what_to_wear.htm
Social Media
- http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/Competitive-Interview-Prep/
- https://onlinelaw.udayton.edu/resources/what-job-seekers-need-to-know-social-media/