Cornerstone : Building on Your Best, Full Edition and Video Cases on CD-ROM

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

• ISBN13: 9780132262903
• ISBN10: 0132262908
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This guide book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvementincluding goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, and conversationally written, the book provides readers with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond.Chapter topics include preparing for and dealing with change; motivation, goal setting and self-esteem; things you need to know about college, but may never ask; managing your time and money wisely; the art of active listening; empowering your memory; critical and creative thinking skills; practical steps for writing and speaking; and a plan for wellness, stress reduction and personal responsibility.For anyone preparing and planning to succeed in life.

Table of Contents

Change: Preparing for and Dealing with Change

Grow: Motivation, Goal Setting and Self-Esteem

Persist: Things You Need to Know About College, But May Never Ask

Prioritize: Managing Your Time and Money Wisely

Read: Building Active Reading and Comprehension Skills

Learn: Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles and Personality Typing

Listen: The Art of Active Listening

Record: Note Taking Styles that Work

Remember: Empowering Your Memory

Assess: Strategies for Test Taking

Think: Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

Communicate: Practical Steps for Writing and Speaking

Relate: A Celebration of Harmony

Live: A Plan for Wellness, Stress Reduction and Personal Responsibility

Dream: Career and Life Planning

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