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Success in College: Preparing and Thriving

Learn how to prepare for success in college with tips on financial planning, getting involved, critical thinking, presenting your best work, and developing leadership skills. Discover the advantages of a college education and how to balance academics, work, family, and friends.

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Success in College: Preparing and Thriving

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  1. CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE • What's In It for You • Reasons for Going to College • The Advantages of a College Education • Improved Opportunities for Financial Security • Obtaining the Necessary Skills for Today's Workforce • The College Advantage • The Personal Benefits of Going to College • You're Part of a Diverse College Population • Getting Involved in Your College Community • Getting Socially Involved • Tips for Getting Socially Involved • Getting Academically Involved • Tips for Getting Academically Involved • Finding the Right Balance • Getting Off to a Good Start in Your Classes

  2. CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE • Benefiting from Resources and Services • Using Your College Catalog/Student Handbook • Academic Requirements and Procedures • Student Services • Using Your Placement Office • Working with the System • Tips for Making the System Work for You • Getting There • Financing Your Education • Know Where Your Money Goes • Tips for Reducing Expenses • Working Through School • Coping with Credit Cards: Going Plastic • Tips for Coping with Credit Cards • Identity Theft: What You Should Know • Tips for Minimizing Your Risk for Identity Theft

  3. CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE • Financial Aid • Student Financial Aid and Scholarship Information on the Web • Balancing School, Work, Family, and Friends • Strategies for Work and School • Tips for Managing Work and School • Strategies for Family and School • Tips for Managing Children and School • Child Care • Communicating with Others • Online Social Networking • Security Dangers of Online Social Networking • Personal Risks of Online Social Networking

  4. CHAPTER 2: LEARNING TO THINK CRITICALLY • What's In It for You • What Is Critical Thinking? • The Importance of Critical Thinking to Your Professional and Personal Life • What Qualities Do Critical Thinkers Possess? • The Process and Tools for Critical Thinking • Tools for Critical Thinking • Basic Guidelines for Critical Thinking • Developing Critical Reading Skills • Questioning: The Tool of Critical Reading • Ten Critical Thinking Questions to Probe Your Reading • Critical Thinking: You and the Media • Tips for Thinking Critically About the Media

  5. CHAPTER 3: PRESENTING YOUR BEST WORK • What's In It for You • The Basic Steps to Effective Writing • Step 1: Choosing a Topic for a Writing Assignment • Step 2: Prewriting • Step 3: Organizing • Step 4: Writing a Rough Draft • Step 5: Revising • Writing and Computers • Tips for Writing with Computers • The Research Paper • Know the Ropes • Choose a Topic • Gather Information

  6. CHAPTER 3: PRESENTING YOUR BEST WORK • Select Information from Your Resources • Construct an Outline • Write Rough Draft(s) • Revise and Polish • Writing for Work • Writing Memos • Writing Business Letters • Writing Reports • Making Presentations • Tips for Preparing a Presentation • Tips for Making Presentations

  7. CHAPTER 4: LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND RESPONSIBILITY • What's In It for You • Leadership • Theories of Leadership • Role of the Leader • Sources of Power • Types of Leaders • Leading Successfully • Tips for Developing Leadership Skills • Ethics and Responsibility • Ethics • Ethical Principles • Choices and Challenges • Academic Integrity • Rights, Responsibilities and Bill of Rights

  8. QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER • Appreciation • Adaptable • Approachable • Authentic • Charismatic • Collaborative • Committed • Compassionate • Competent • Consistent • Decisive • Dependable • Disciplined • Effective • Efficient • Empathetic • Engaged • Ethical • Family • Oriented • Firm • Flexible • Focused • Forward • Thinker • Goal • Oriented • Honorable • Influential • Innovative • Intelligent • Listener • Opportunistic • Optimistic • Organized • Outgoing • Productive • Resilient • Resourceful • Responsible • Role • Model • Sense of • Humor • Spiritual • Stable • Steadfast • Straight Forward • Tactful • Team • Player • Tolerant • Transcendent • Visible • Visionary • Wise • ________________ • ________________ • ________________ • ________________ • ________________ • ________________

  9. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND BILL OF RIGHTS • Student Responsibilities • You have the responsibility to take control of your own learning process. • You have the responsibility to develop skills for learning, test-taking, and problem-solving. • You have the responsibility to think and act positively. • You have the responsibility to ask questions when you don't understand something • You have the responsibility to attend classes. • You have the responsibility to participate actively in class. • You have the responsibility to complete assignments. • You have the responsibility to help others when asked. • You have the responsibility not to have a negative impact on other students or the instructor. • Student Bill of Rights! • You have the right to an education. • You have the right to take control of your learning process. • You have the right to be treated as an adult. • You have the right to define success in your own terms. • You have the right to feel good about yourself regardless of your abilities. • You have the right to ask questions. • You have the right to be treated fairly. • You have the right to need extra help. • You have the right to say you don't understand. • You have the right not to be put down. • You have the right to evaluate your instructors.

  10. CHAPTER 5: SHARING YOUR WORLD • What's In It for You • Taking Advantage of Our Diverse World • Avoiding Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination • Prejudice and Discrimination • Relating to Students with Diverse Backgrounds • Tips for Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination and Improving Relationships • Communicating • Reflective Listening • Paraphrasing • Reading Body Language • Tips for Reading Body Language • Being Assertive • Qualities of an Assertive Communicator • Tips for Assertive Communication • Other Communication Styles

  11. CHAPTER 5: SHARING YOUR WORLD • Dealing with Sexual Harassment • Protecting Yourself from Crime • Being Active in Your Personal Safety • Safety Where You Live • Tips for Phone Safety • Safety in Other Buildings • Safety on Foot • Safety on the Road • Tips for Car Safety • Safety on Public Transportation • If You're the Victim of Crime • Understanding Rape and Date Rape • If You're a Victim of Rape • Keeping Yourself Safe from Rape • Tips for Avoiding Date Rape

  12. CHAPTER 6: MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES • What's In It for You • Managing Stress • Kinds of Stress • Stress Management Strategies • Tips for Coping with Stress • Healthy Eating • Tips for Balanced Eating • The USDA Dietary Guidelines • Managing Your Weight • Tips for Controlling Your Weight • Eating Disorders • The Benefits of Exercise • Developing a Personal Exercise Program • Tips for Strength Building • Tips for Sticking to Your Exercise Program

  13. CHAPTER 6: MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES • Considering the Risks and Options of Sex • Sexual Relationships • Birth Control • Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases • Understanding Substance Abuse • Alcohol • Tips for Responsible Drinking • Smoking • Tips for Quitting Smoking—Kick It Before It Kicks You • Other Drugs

  14. CHAPTER 7: PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER • What's In It for You • Know Yourself • Assessing Your Workplace Values • Assessing Your Interests • Assessing Your Occupational Personality Type • Assessing Your Skills • Investigating Career Options • Informational Interviews • Tips for Conducting Informational Interviews Job Search Strategies • Job Searching via the Web • Using Your College Career Services Office • Networking as Part of Your Job Search • Tips for Successful Networking via Social Media • Tips for Successful Job Search Networking—In Person

  15. CHAPTER 7: PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER • Using Your Portfolio to Market Yourself for the Job Your Resume • Tips for Writing an Effective Resume • Thinking Outside the Box Marketing • Major Components of a Resume • How to Create a Scannable Resume • Cover Letters • Tips for Writing Effective Cover Letters • Job Applications • Tips for Completing Job Applications • Job Interviews • At the Interview • Common Interview Questions • Tips on Preparing for a Job Interview • Interview Follow Up—Thank You

  16. CHAPTER 8: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • What's In It for You • Information Boom to Information Overload • Should I Buy a New Computer or Upgrade? • Tips for Upgrading or Purchasing a New Computer • Internet Basics • The Way of the Web • Searching and Researching via the Web • Web Directories • Search Engines • Metasearch Engines • Tips for Searching the Web • Using the Web for Class Research • Tips for Evaluating Information on the Web • Style for Citing Online Information

  17. CHAPTER 8: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Email Practices and Etiquette for College, Career, and Life Tips for Email Etiquette and Other Considerations Keeping Up with Technology to Keep Up with the Changing Workplace Safety and Security Tips for You and Your Computer

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