What do you want to do?
Get some personal feedback
- What do you know? - our knowledge exercises give you an indication of how much you know about management subjects and provide personalised learning wherever your knowledge may be a little lacking.
- What do you do? - our self-discovery exercises tell you a bit about yourself, usually in line with a recognised management theory. They concentrate on behaviour rather than personality.
- Have you got it? - our comprehension exercises give you an indication of whether you have grasped the essence of the assigned reading in a Pathway. The comprehension exercise is usually the final step towards a Certificate of Learning Achievement.
Please note that our exercises are not psychometric. You should not take the results as anything more than an indication of what you know or how you behave. The exercises are intended purely to help you learn.
Analyse the demands of your job and match your skills
- The Online Coach will help you discover what matters most in your job and find out what skills you should work on developing most.
Make use of your appraisal or 360 feedback
You can study
- Pathways - guided routes through the content
- Topics - collections of the main content on specific areas in management
You can gain certificates of learning achievement
- Reward yourself for your hard work
- Printed on high quality card, personally signed by the Dean, packaged and posted to you
- Backed by University Canada West
- Priced at £20, $US35, €30 each
- Once you have purchased four certificates, the Dean will be delighted to send you a Diploma - free of charge and with our congratulations
You can browse
You can look things up
You can experiment and explore
- Just have a go. Start anywhere and follow the links. Many of us learn better this way - to so-called 'Discovery method'. (How do you think Columbus found America? He was actually looking for China!)
- Bookmark the articles etc. that appeal to you so that you can come back to them at any time.
There is no set way of using the site. Enjoy it and make it your own.
Keep up to date
- We update ten times year - at the end of each month with the exceptions of July and December.
- What's New? - your regular management magazine, letting you know what has been added.
- Thought of the Month - an inspirational message from Johan V Campbell.
- Columnists - a different take on management
- The Dean - often irreverent (but never irrelevant), a radical view of management
- The Diva - so much of management writing comes from Western males! The Diva is the counter-balance.
- In Practice - what's the latest in management? Helen Kelly finds out and personally interviews thinkers and leaders at the cutting edge.
- In Theory - Dr Rick Roskin scans the academic press and brings the important bits to you (in a form that we can all understand.)
- Book reviews - we only review books we think will be useful to you.
Site Map
The site map is in fact in front of you on every page - the Side Bar and the Top Bar. Think of the site as a very large body of knowledge which you can access in many different ways. This is what the navigation bars represent - access vehicles. Click on the elements and explore what they contain.
Learning Styles
We have designed things so that people with varying learning styles can benefit. The basis of this is described in the article, Learning Styles. One way to decide which learning strategy would suit you best is to go to the Learning Advisor, an exercise which we hope will indicate your own learning style preference.
- Like an orderly approach? - Start with the Pathways
- Want to explore? - Go to an article or an exercise that interests you and follow the links - any which way.
- Wish to study in depth? - Try the Learning Topics first.
- Prefer a more intellectual (or radical) approach? – Start with the Regular Columns.
It's the links that do the work
The links are there to show you explanatory material, to give you ideas, to bring in material relevant to your current interest, to tempt you to think about other aspects and generally to offer you alternative routes through the site. Look for links (underlined) in the text. Links can also be shown in the Side Bar. Click on Try These Links. They are of two kinds.
The first set lists the other interesting, relevant or explanatory material to go to from the place where you currently are. This is fairly logical. The second set ("Also relevant") is kind of fun and shows you all the material which has been linked to where you currently are. Following these backward links can spark off all sorts of interesting thoughts. (Sometimes you will see the same item in both boxes.)
Remember, having followed a link, you can always return by clicking on your browser's Back button.
Just explore. You can't break it!
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