Cornerstone: Building on Your Best, Full Edition

by Sherfield, Robert M.; Montgomery, Rhonda J.; Moody, Patricia G.

• ISBN13: 9780131131330
• ISBN10: 0131131338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For courses in Freshman Orientation, Student Success, Study Skills Life Skills, and Career Development.This text offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvement including goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, conversationally written, and student-tested, the book provides students with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond.

Table of Contents

AN INVITATION	viii
TO OUR STUDENTS	x
TO THE INSTRUCTOR	xi
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	xiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xv
1 CHANGE Preparing for and Dealing with Change	3	(28)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	6	(1)
Goals ... For Change	7	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	7	(1)
Why College?	8	(2)
The Significance of Your College Experience	10	(2)
WORLD OF WORK: Brian R. Epps	12	(1)
What Do You Want? Thinking About Your Choices	13	(1)
Changes in the Days to Come	14	(4)
What's Happening to Me? Physical and Emotional Reactions to Change	18	(2)
Attitudes that Hinder Change	20	(1)
So, I Want to Change: How Do I Do It?	20	(3)
Activity: The Change Implementation Model	23	(2)
Blueprints for Change	25	(1)
CASE STUDY: Tomer Perry	26	(2)
JOURNALS	28	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	29	(2)
2 GROW Motivation, Goal Setting, and Self-Esteem	31	(30)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	34	(1)
Goals ... For Change	35	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	35	(1)
The Impact of Values	36	(1)
The Impact of Attitude	36	(1)
Are You Hanging Out with Toxic People?	37	(1)
Overcoming Doubts and Fears	38	(2)
Motivation: What Is It and How Can I Get It?	40	(1)
Building a New You: The Goal-Setting Process	41	(4)
WORLD OF WORK : Kevin Todd Houston	45	(2)
ACTIVITY: Setting Goals	47	(2)
ACTIVITY: Develop Your Motivational Plan	49	(1)
Do You Love Yourself? The Impact of Self-Esteem on Your Motivation	50	(1)
Influences on Self-Esteem: How Did You Get to Be Who You Are?	51	(1)
Loving You More! Improving Your Self-Esteem	52	(3)
Blueprints for Change	55	(1)
CASE STUDY: Jamie Juul	56	(2)
JOURNALS	58	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	59	(2)
3 PERSIS Things You Need to Know About College But Might Never Ask	61	(36)
Where Are You . . . At This Moment	64	(1)
Goals . . . For Change	65	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	65	(1)
To Be Successful, You Have to Last: Persistence in College	66	(1)
What You Need to Know Up Front: College Policies and Procedures	66	(1)
Nutty or Nurturing? The College Professor	67	(3)
Success on a Platter: Academic Success Centers and Services	70	(1)
Don't Panic . . . There's Something for Everyone: Student Success Centers and Services	71	(2)
The Golden Rule-or Just a Crock?
Classroom Etiquette and Personal Decorum	73	(2)
Writing Your First-Year History: Tips for Journaling	75	(1)
Journaling Beyond Cornerstone	76	(1)
Gotta Get Out of Here! Dropping Classes, Dropping Out, Stopping Out	76	(1)
Where Is It Written? Your College Catalog	77	(1)
Let Me Give You a Piece of Advice: The Academic Advisor/Counselor	77	(1)
You're Not in Kansas Anymore: Transfer Issues	78	(1)
Does 1 + 1 Really Equal 2? How to Calculate Your Grade Point Average	79	(1)
From The Far Away Nearby: Succeeding in Distance Education and Independent Study Courses	80	(1)
But I'm Not Even Finished with This One Yet! Preregistration for Next Term	81	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Andre Bauer	82	(1)
Pennies from Heaven: The Secret World of Financial Aid	83	(4)
Playing It Safe: Protecting Yourself on Campus	87	(1)
Won't You Stay for a While? Persisting in College	88	(3)
Blueprints for Change	91	(1)
CASE STUDY: Vanessa Santos	92	(2)
JOURNALS	94	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	95	(2)
4 PRIORITIZE Managing Your Time and Money Wisely	97	(36)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	100	(1)
Goals ... For Change	101	(1)
Questions for Building On Your Best	101	(1)
You Have All the Time There Is	102	(1)
Working Hard and Playing Hard	103	(1)
The "P" Word: Procrastination	103	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Timothy Spencer Rice	104	(1)
Managing Time So You Can Have More Fun	105	(6)
When to Do What: Using Your Body's Cycles to the Best Advantage	111	(1)
Planning and Organizing for School	112	(3)
Planning and Organizing for Work	115	(1)
Planning and Organizing at Home	116	(2)
"B" Is for Budgeting	118	(1)
Practicing Fiscal Fitness	119	(1)
Facts You Need to Know about Credit Cards	120	(2)
Student Loans: A Day of Reckoning Will Come	122	(2)
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft	124	(2)
The Pitfalls of Payday Loans and Car Title Loans	126	(1)
Blueprints for Change	127	(1)
CASE STUDY: Loretta Hooks	128	(2)
JOURNALS	130	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	131	(2)
5 READ Building Active Reading and Comprehension Skills	133	(38)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	136	(1)
Goals ... For Change	137	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	137	(1)
Is Reading FUNdamental or Just Pure Torture?	138	(2)
I Feel the Need ... the Need for Speed!	140	(1)
Determining Your Personal Reading Rate	140	(3)
Why We Read	143	(1)
Your Don't Have to Be a Logodaedalian to Enjoy Words	143	(3)
It's Not Just a Door Stop: Using Your Dictionary	146	(1)
Improving Speed and Comprehension	147	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Robin Baliszewski	148	(2)
Get to the Point, Would You! Finding the Topic and Main Ideas in Paragraphs and Sections	150	(4)
Doing It Right the First Time: SQ3R to the Rescue	154	(6)
I Think I've Got It! Testing Your Reading Comprehension Through Bloom	160	(4)
He Turned to Her and Ever So Gently Reading for Pleasure	164	(1)
Blueprints for Change	165	(1)
CASE STUDY: Joey Luna	166	(2)
JOURNALS	168	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	169	(2)
6 Learn Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles, and Personality Typing	171	(30)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	174	(1)
Goals ... For Change	175	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	175	(1)
Understanding Your Strengths	176	(1)
Looking for Treasures: Discovering and	176	(1)
Polishing Your Talents
WORLD OF WORK: Bryan Delph	177	(3)
A New Way of Looking at Yourself: Understanding Multiple Intelligences	180	(1)
Making it Work for You: Using Multiple Intelligences to Enhance Studying and Learning	181	(2)
Understanding Learning Styles Theory	183	(3)
What Can You Learn About Personality?	186	(3)
Why Personality Matters: Functions of Typology	189	(1)
Making Your Personality Work For You: Enhancing Your Learning	190	(5)
Blueprints for Change	195	(1)
CASE STUDY: LaDondo Johnson	196	(2)
JOURNALS	198	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	199	(2)
7 LISTEN The Art of Active Listening	201	(22)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	204	(1)
Goals ... For Change	205	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	205	(1)
The Importance of Listening	206	(1)
The Difference Between Listening and Hearing	206	(4)
What Did You Say? Obstacles to Listening	210	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Maritza E. Rudisill	211	(2)
Listening for Key Words, Phrases, and Hints	213	(1)
Listening When English Is Your Second Language: Suggestions for ESL Students	214	(1)
How Do I Get Others to Listen to Me? Tips for Creative Communicating	215	(2)
Blueprints for Change	217	(1)
CASE STUDY: Melpo Kardon	218	(2)
JOURNALS	220	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	221	(2)
8 RECORD Note-Taking Systems that Work	223	(24)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	226	(1)
Goals ... For Change	227	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	227	(1)
Why Take Notes?	228	(1)
Writing It Right: Tips for Effective Note Taking	228	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Garcia mills Tate	229	(1)
You'll Be Seeing Stars: The L-Star System	230	(3)
Something for Everyone: Three Common Note-Taking Systems	233	(1)
It's as Simple as A, B, C-1, 2, 3: The Outline Technique	233	(1)
It's a Split Decision: The Cornell (Modified Cornell, Split Page, or T) System	234	(1)
Going Around in Circles: The Mapping System	235	(2)
What to Do When You Get Lost	237	(1)
Using Your Laptop Computer for Note Taking	238	(3)
Blueprints for Change	241	(1)
CASE STUDY: Rebekah Bicknell	242	(2)
JOURNALS	244	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	245	(2)
9 REMEMBER Empowering Your Memory	247	(32)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	250	(1)
Goals ... For Change	251	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	251	(1)
Why Study? I Can Fake It	252	(1)
The Importance of Your Study Environment	252	(1)
I Forgot to Remember! Understanding Memory	252	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Coleman Peterson	253	(4)
This Isn't Your Daddy's VCR: Using VCR3 to Increase Memory Power	257	(2)
What Helps? What Hurts? Attending to Your Memory	259	(4)
Ready, Set, Go! Memory and Studying	263	(6)
Studying with Small Children in the House	269	(1)
What Do You Mean the Test Is Tomorrow? Studying in a Crunch	270	(3)
Blueprints for Change	273	(1)
CASE STUDY: Martin Zavala	274	(2)
JOURNALS	276	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	277	(2)
10 ASSESS Strategies for Test Taking	279	(26)
Where Are You . . . At This Moment	282	(1)
Goals . . . For Change	283	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	283	(1)
Controlling Test Anxiety	284	(3)
Three Types of Responses to Test Questions	287	(1)
Test Taking Strategies and Hints for Success	288	(5)
WORLD OF WORK: Zheng Gu	293	(3)
Academic and Personal Integrity: Making the	296	(3)
Right Decisions
Blueprints for Change	299	(1)
CASE STUDY: Oscar Bowser, Jr.	300	(2)
JOURNALS	302	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	303	(2)
11 THINK Critical- and Creative-Thinking Skills	305	(30)
Where Are You . . . At This Moment	308	(1)
Goals . . . For Change	309	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	309	(1)
Thinking About Thinking	310	(1)
What Is It Anyway? A Working Definition of Critical Thinking	310	(1)
When Will I Ever Use It? The Importance of Critical Thinking	311	(2)
A Plan for Critical Thinking: Making It Work for You	313	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Glenn E. Montgomery	314	(12)
Creative Thinking: From Ridiculous to Possible	326	(3)
Blueprints for Change	329	(1)
CASE STUDY: Deepa Bhalla	330	(2)
JOURNALS	332	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	333	(2)
12 COMMUNICATE Practical Steps for Writing and Speaking	335	(36)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	338	(1)
Goals ... For Change	339	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	339	(1)
Your Chance to Shine	340	(1)
The Power of Words	340	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Roger Dow	341	(3)
Step 1: Topic Selection	344	(1)
Step 2: Audience Analysis	345	(1)
Step 3: Writing a Thesis Statement	346	(1)
Step 4: Researching Your Speech or Paper	347	(3)
Step 5: Organizing Your Paper or Speech	350	(2)
Step 6: Writing Your Paper or Speech	352	(6)
Step 7: Documenting Your Paper or Speech	358	(2)
Step 8: Outlining Your Notes for Delivery	360	(1)
Step 9: Using Audiovisual Aids	361	(1)
Step 10: Rehearsal and Delivery	362	(3)
Blueprints for Change	365	(1)
CASE STUDY: Lauren Stock	366	(2)
JOURNALS	368	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	369	(2)
13 RELATE A Celebration of People, Cultures, and Self	371	(34)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	374	(1)
Goals ... For Change	375	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	375	(1)
Relationships	376	(1)
Why Are Relationships Important?	376	(1)
Communities	376	(1)
Types of Relationships	377	(2)
ACTIVITY: Building a Friend	379	(2)
When Relationships Go Sour	381	(1)
Sexual Harassment	381	(2)
Rape	383	(1)
Relationships with Diverse Others	384	(1)
The Ties That Bind: Components of Culture	385	(2)
Who Are You?	387	(1)
Conflict Is Inevitable: How Do You Deal with It?	388	(2)
The Golden Rule for Celebrating Diversity	390	(4)
WORLD OF WORK: James E. Farmer	394	(3)
Slamming the Door on Hate: What Can You Do to Make a Difference?	397	(2)
Blueprints for Change	399	(1)
CASE STUDY: Forrest Evans	400	(2)
JOURNALS	402	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	403	(2)
14 LIVE A Plan for Wellness, Stress Reduction, and Personal Responsibility	405	(32)
Where Are You ... At This Moment	408	(1)
Goals ... For Change	409	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	409	(1)
What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?	410	(1)
The Mind, Soul, and Body: A Holistic Approach
to Wellness	410	(1)
The Mind's Effect on Wellness	410	(2)
The Soul's Effect on Wellness	412	(2)
The Body's Effect on Wellness	414	(1)
Are You What You Eat? The Body and Food	415	(1)
Stress and Wellness	416	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Charles Steve Spearman	417	(2)
What You Do Matters: Personal Responsibility and Wellness	419	(1)
I Love the Night Life: It's All the Rave!	420	(3)
Out on a Binge: When Drinking Goes Awry	423	(1)
Goin' Out of My Head Over You: The Residual Damage of Drugs and Alcohol	424	(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	424	(5)
ACTIVITY: Your Action Plan for Wellness	429	(2)
Blueprints for Change	431	(1)
CASE STUDY: Natasha Ye pod	432	(2)
JOURNALS	434	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	435	(2)
15 DREAM Career and Life Planning	437
Where Are You ... At This Moment	440	(1)
Goals ... For Change	441	(1)
Questions for Building on Your Best	441	(13)
Networking: The Overlooked Source for	454
What Am I Going to Do for the Rest of My Life?	442	(1)
The Coming Job Boom: Your Future Looks Incredibly Bright	442	(1)
Your Career May Change Frequently: Prepare for Flexibility	443	(1)
ACTIVITY: What Do You Know About What You Want to Become?	444	(2)
Career Planning: Where the Jobs Are	446	(1)
Plan for a Career-Not a Series of Jobs	447	(1)
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Your Career Self-Study	447	(5)
Help Me: I'm Undeclared	452	(1)
Nine Steps to Career Decision Making	453	(1)
Networking: The Overlooked Source for Career Development	454	(1)
Mentors	455	(1)
WORLD OF WORK: Tanya Stuart Overdorf	455	(2)
Bringing It All Together	457	(2)
Blueprints for Change	459	(1)
CASE STUDY: Nailah Robinson	460	(2)
JOURNALS	462	(1)
ADVICE TO GO	463
GLOSSARY	G-0
REFERENCES	R-0
INDEX	I-0