Step by Step to College and Career Success

by Gardner; Barefoot

• ISBN13: 9780312683061
• ISBN10: 0312683065
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-05
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

This compact, user-friendly book guides readers through the essential strategic information that will help them find success in their college experience. Linking college study skills and career skills, students will see the relevance between college success and career success. This book will help users navigate the simple steps to college success.

Table of Contents

Beginning Your College Experience: Setting Off on the Right Foot

        Making a Commitment and Staying Focused

        Connecting with Your Instructors and Finding a Mentor

        Practicing Academic Honesty

        Managing Your Finances and Controlling Your Debt

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

Experiencing College Life to the Fullest: Getting Involved

  on Campus and in the Wider Community

        Being Active in Campus and Community Life

        Working While in College

        Embracing Campus Diversity

        Reaping the Benefits of Service Learning

        Building Your Portfolio

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

        Building Your Portfolio

        Investigating Occupations

 

*[Note: There are no Step or chapter numbers in this edition.]