Foundations A Reader for New College Students

by Gordon, Virginia N.; Minnick, Thomas L.

• ISBN13: 9781439086056
• ISBN10: 1439086052
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Foundations: A Reader for New College Students helps you understand what college is all about, how you will change, and how to start asking the critical questions that are important to your success. Packed with balanced readings that encourage you to consider different points of view for each of the topics presented, this reader explores issues relating to technology, diversity, civic rights and responsibilities, and more-giving you the best possible start on the path to academic success.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
How to Keep a Journal	p. xiii
The Value of a College Education: Why Am I in College?	p. 1
Why Go To College? Two Classic Answers	p. 3
The Lure of Learning	p. 6
The Value of a College Education	p. 9
The Evolution of Undergraduate Education	p. 13
Unit Summary	p. 18
What Can I Expect from College and How Will I Change?	p. 19
The Developing College Student	p. 21
Seniors' Advice to New Students	p. 27
The Stakes are Low	p. 27
Four Pieces of Advice	p. 29
Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman	p. 30
Tips on Becoming Personally Effective	p. 33
Loneliness	p. 40
Three Paths to Financial Freedom	p. 43
Unit Summary	p. 47
How Can I Succeed Academically?	p. 49
How to Win at College	p. 51
Using Time and Space Effectively	p. 57
Want Good Advising? Take the Initiative!	p. 63
Fourteen Ways of Looking at Electives	p. 66
Please! It's Only Seven Minutes Late, Professor	p. 72
Why I Don't Let Students Cut My Classes	p. 76
Unit Summary	p. 80
How Should I Expect to Learn?	p. 81
Minds Viewed Globally	p. 83
Learning Styles: They Can Help or Hinder	p. 87
The Power of Memory	p. 94
How Do I Find Out What Faeulty Are Doing?	p. 99
How to Become an Expert Problem Solver	p. 102
Unit Summary	p. 107
What About Technology?	p. 109
The Challenge of Technology	p. 110
A Generation Bathed in Bits	p. 114
Losing Stuff Has Never Been So Sad	p. 118
Emailreplies.com, E-mail Etiquette	p. 121
Unit Summary	p. 124
What Are My Rights and Responsibilities as a Student?	p. 125
On Academic Freedom	p. 127
Ideas as Property	p. 132
You and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act	p. 137
College of Business, College Cheating Is Bad for Business	p. 143
Avoiding Plagiarism	p. 148
Unit Summary	p. 154
What Is Diversity and Why Is It Important?	p. 157
From Diversity to Inclusivity	p. 160
I Have a Dream	p. 167
How Discrimination Works and Why It Matters: Five Personal Statements	p. 171
The Face of Racism	p. 171
Personal Narrative of an Asian American's Experience with Racism	p. 175
What Could I Know of Racism?	p. 178
Pain and Perseverance: Perspectives from an Ally	p. 183
A College Senior Speaks about Diversity: The Disability Perspective	p. 188
Affirmative Action and Multiculturalism	p. 191
Unit Summary	p. 196
What Should I Know About Careers?	p. 199
A Career that Fits You	p. 201
The Relationship between College and Work	p. 205
Job Search: Chance or Plan?	p. 209
An Internship-Your First Big Career Break	p. 216
Adjust to Change	p. 219
Unit Summary	p. 222
Setting Future Goals: Now Is the Time To Start	p. 223
Here Life Comes	p. 225
The Next Great Collegiate Generation	p. 229
Grow Up? Not So Fast	p. 232
To the Graduates	p. 236
The First Lady's Challenge to the Graduates	p. 239
Unit Summary	p. 245
Author Index	p. 247
Subject Index	p. 249
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