Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents know how it feels: you spend hours crafting the perfect email—and then nothing. You refresh and refresh, check on your phone, laptop, and desktop. We know how it feels. Here are three common reasons and suggested responses for each. Sometimes having the language helps, and of course, these can be adjusted to the situation and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesGood paragraphs are built by using transitional expressions to glue ideas together, creating a logical and cohesive whole. Skilled writers use several techniques to make paragraphs stick together. One such technique is transitional expressions. Transitional Expressions are words and phrases that: add information show time or order clarify show cause and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnfortunately, cheating is alive and well in the college classroom, and it’s a disheartening reality for instructors. After all, cheating flies in the face of the knowledge and values college teachers want to impart to students about the world. Of course, most of the responsibility for honesty lies with students. Nevertheless, instructors can use strategies […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether to use words or figures to express numbers is governed by convention. That is, we follow customary techniques or rules. Frequently Used Number Rules General rules. Use words for numbers one through ten. (We have ten computers and three printers. She travels 30,000 miles each year.) Beginning of sentence.Never start a sentence with a figure. (Twenty-five candidates applied.) Money. Use figures. (Her ticket cost $699.55, and her luggage […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey sure do! But a Wall Street Journal article (She’s Not Mad. She’s Just Not Using Exclamation Points) says women are expected to use more exclamation points, and they face a dilemma: Male bosses who write in blunt, terse prose aren’t noticed much. Plenty of management research has shown, though, that women bosses tread a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Psychology of Music Did you know that some psychologists apply the scientific method to music? They have found out many surprising things by doing so. According to Richard Parncutt, Professor of Systematic Musicology at the University of Graz, music psychology investigates why humans spend so much time, effort and money on musical activities. Areas […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou may never have thought about this but what exactly is Amazon’s core product? Most people would probably say that it’s books? But Wharton business economics and public policy professor Katja Seim told Knowledge@Wharton that Amazon’s true “core product” is convenience. If that’s the case, have your students think about the questions below. Class Discussion Questions […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe video below is from a Wall Street Journal article, Your Next Job Interview May Be With a Robot. As companies try to save money on hiring, they are using robots to interview candidates. Basically, it is a one-sided phone call. The robot asks the questions and you answer. You can call at anytime, day […]
