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Your Guide to College Success
Course Introduction
Your Guide to College Success
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Motivating Success
READ: Unit 1 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Motivating Success
Types of Students
Personal Identity
College Overview
Defining Success
Putting It Together: Motivating Success
Unit 2: Goal Setting and Time Management
READ: Unit 2 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Goal Setting and Time Management
Defining Goals
Your Physical Environment
Your Use of Time
Putting It Together: Goal Setting and Time Management
Unit 3: Career Exploration
READ: Unit 3 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Career Exploration
The Big Picture
Career Paths
College Majors
Professional Skill Building
Career Development
Networking
Résumés and Cover Letters
Interviewing
Putting It Together: Career Exploration
Unit 4: Social Interaction and Diversity
READ: Unit 4 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Social Interaction and Diversity
Socializing
Diversity and Accessibility
Campus and Student Life
Putting It Together: Social Interaction and Diversity
Unit 5: Thinking and Analysis
READ: Unit 5 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Thinking and Analysis
Patterns of Thought
Critical Thinking Skills
Creative Thinking Skills
Thinking with Technology
Putting It Together: Thinking and Analysis
Unit 6: Learning Styles and Strategies
READ: Unit 6 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Learning Styles and Strategies
The Learning Process
Class Preparation
Class Attendance
The Role of Memory
Active Learning
Putting It Together: Learning Styles and Strategies
Unit 7: Study Skills
READ: Unit 7 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Study Skills
Reading Strategies
Writing Strategies
Testing Strategies
Presentation Strategies
Quantitative Strategies
Putting It Together: Study Skills
Unit 8: Beyond the Classroom
READ: Unit 8 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Beyond the Classroom
Working with Instructors
Deep Learning
Academic Honesty
Evaluating Results
Putting It Together: Beyond the Classroom
Unit 9: Health Management
READ: Unit 9 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Health Management
Nutrition
Exercise
Sleep
Substance Abuse
Stress
Mental Health
Sexual Health
Safety
Putting It Together: Health Management
Unit 10: Financial Management
READ: Unit 10 Learning Objectives
Why It Matters: Financial Management
Finances in College
Working
Saving
Budgeting
Credit
Putting It Together: Financial Management
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