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Step by Step to College and Career Success

by: Gardner; Jewler; Barefoot

Step by Step to College and Career Success

by: Gardner; Jewler; Barefoot

ISBN 13:
9780312683474
ISBN 10:
0312683472
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/02/2007
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

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Summary

Succeed in college like never before! STEP BY STEP TO COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS shows you how. With the authors' signature "12 Steps" approach, you'll see how small changes can make a big difference. Whether you're looking for better grades, stronger academic skills, or a successful transition to (or advancement in) the working world, STEP BY STEP TO COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS is the textbook you need to get there.

Author Biography

John N. Gardner brings unparalleled experience as an author. The recipient of his institution's highest award for teaching excellence, John has over 40 years of experience directing and teaching in the most widely emulated first-year seminar in the country, the University 101 course at the University of South Carolina (USC), Columbia. John is universally recognized as one of the country's leading educators for his role in initiating and orchestrating an international reform movement to improve the beginning college experience, a concept he coined as "the first-year experience." He is the founding executive director of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at USC and of the Policy Center on the First Year of College in Brevard, North Carolina.

Jerome Jewler is a best-selling author, educator, and friend to students. A distinguished professor emeritus of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies as well as codirector of the University 101 first-year seminar at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, Jewler has guided advertising students through the creative and writing processes and has helped hundreds of new students determine their goals. As University 101 codirector, he planned and conducted training workshops for first-year seminar instructors, won a Mortar Board award for teaching excellence, and was recognized as USC advisor of the year and nationally as the Distinguished Advertising Educator in 2000.

Betsy O. Barefoot is a writer, researcher, and teacher whose special area of scholarship is the first-year seminar. During her tenure at USC from 1988 to 1999, she served as codirector for research and publications at the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. She also taught University 101 and graduate courses on the first-year experience and the principles of college teaching. She conducts first-year seminar faculty training workshops around the world and is frequently called on to evaluate first-year seminar outcomes. Betsy is codirector and senior scholar in the Policy Center on the First Year of College in Brevard, North Carolina, where she led a major national research project to identify "institutions of excellence" in the first college year.

STEP 1: BEGINNING YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
Making a Commitment and Hanging in.
Connecting with Your Instructors and Finding a Mentor.
Practicing Academic Honesty.
Managing Your Finances and Controlling Your Debt.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Create a Monthly Budget.

STEP 2: MANAGING TIME AND STAYING MOTIVATED: THE STARTING LINE FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
Taking Control of Your Time.
Creating a Workable Class Schedule.
Organizing Your Day.
Time Management and Civility.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Create Your Weekly Planner.

STEP 3: THINKING CRITICALLY: SEARCHING BEYOND RIGHT AND WRONG.
Critical Thinking and Liberal Education.
Practicing Four Aspects of Critical Thinking?and Avoiding Faulty Reasoning.
How College Encourages Critical Thinking.
Critically Evaluating Information on the Internet.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Think Critically About Your Major.

STEP 4: MAXIMIZING YOUR LEARNING SUCCESS: ENGAGING WITH LEARNING AND MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LEARNING STYLE.
Engaging with Learning.
Working with Your College Instructors.
Learning How You Learn Best: The VARK Learning Styles Inventory.
Learning with a Learning Disability.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Set Goals for Success.

STEP 5: COMMUNICATING CLEARLY: WRITING AND SPEAKING FOR SUCCESS.
Understanding the Basics of Writing.
Taking the Steps to Better Writing: Prewriting, Writing, and Reviewing.
Becoming a Better Public Speaker.
Six Steps to Better Public Speaking.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Assess Your Computer Skills.

STEP 6: LISTENING, NOTE-TAKING, AND PARTICIPATING IN CLASS: COMMITTING TO CLASSROOM SUCCESS.
Knowing the Basics of Listening and Note-Taking.
Striving for Success before, during, and after Class.
Taking Notes in Nonlecture and Quantitative Courses.
Speaking Up in Class.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Use Your Preferred Perceptual Modes.

STEP 7: READING FOR SUCCESS: MASTERING AN ESSENTIAL SKILL.
Previewing before You Read.
Reading to Question, to Interpret, and to Understand.
Reading Textbooks for Quantitative Courses.
Reading Textbooks for Social Science and Humanities Courses.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Preview a Chapter and Create a Visual Map.

STEP 8: TAKING EXAMS AND TESTS: PUTTING ALL YOUR ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO THE TEST.
Planning Your Approach: The Long View.
Using Other Study Strategies.
Sharpening Your Memory.
Facing Your Tests.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Understand the Key Words on Exams.

STEP 9: RELATIONSHIPS, DIVERSITY, AND VALUES: UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECTING YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
Developing Healthy Romantic Relationships.
Maintaining Other Important Relationships.
Understanding Diversity.
Exploring Your Values and the Values of Others.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Examine Your Values.

STEP 10: STAYING HEALTHY: MANAGING STRESS AND ACHIEVING WELLNESS.
Recognizing the Effects of Stress.
Promoting Your Sexual Health.
Making Decisions about Drinking and Smoking.
Saying No to Drug Abuse.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Take Action to Manage Stress.

STEP 11: EXPERIENCING COLLEGE LIFE TO THE FULLEST: GETTING INVOLVED ON CAMPUS AND IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
Being Active in Campus and Community Life.
Finding a Job.
Embracing Campus Diversity.
Reaping the Benefits of Service Learning.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Take a Personal Inventory?Skills I Have, Skills I Need.

STEP 12: MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES FOR YOUR MAJOR AND CAREER: PLANNING EARLY AND KEEPING AN OPEN MIND.
Preparing for a Career in the Information Economy.
Taking an Informed Approach to Your Major and Career Choices.
Exploring Your Interests.
Setting Your Career Plan in Motion.
The Next Step.
A Step Ahead: Your Career Itinerary Checklist.

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