Full Description
Do you want a compact college success book with robust technology coverage? Gardner's user-friendly, class-tested, and authoritatively research-based Step by Step to College and Career Success is for you! This brief title focuses on the most crucial skills and the most important choices students make in order to succeed in college and beyond.This is an ideal text for students taking first-year experience courses and freshman seminar courses.
Contents
Preface.- 01 Taking the First Step.- Thriving in College and Life.- Exploring Purpose and Setting Goals.- Connecting with Others.- Chapter Review.- 02 Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence.- Resilience.- Understanding Emotional Intelligence.- Chapter Review.- 03 Managing Your Time.- Time: Your Most Valuable Resource.- Managing Your Energy.- Time-Management Pitfalls.- Get Smart about Organizing Your Days, Weeks, Tasks, and More.- Maximizing Study and Review Time.- Chapter Review.- 04 Learning and Thinking in College.- How People Learn.- Adapt to Different Learning Environments.- Develop Strong Thinking Skills.- Apply Your Thinking Skills.- Chapter Review.- 05 Getting the Most Out of Class.- Prepare for Class.- Pay Attention! Listening, Participating, and Taking Notes.- Keep It Fresh by Reviewing Your Notes.- Chapter Review.- 06 Reading to Learn.- Four-Step Plan for Active Reading.- Improving Your Reading.- Different Courses, Different Kinds of Textbooks.- Chapter Review.- 07 Taking Exams and Tests.- Preparing for Tests.- Studying to Make It Stick.- Academic Honesty and Misconduct.- Chapter Review.- 08 Developing Information Literacy and Communication Skills.- Information Literacy.- Using the Library.- Evaluating Sources.- The Writing and Speaking Process.- Communicating with Others in a Digital Age.- Chapter Review.- 09 Considering Majors and Careers.- Careers and the New Economy.- Working with an Academic Adviser .- Getting to Know Yourself.- Gaining Professional Experience.- Marketing Yourself, and Putting It All Together.- Chapter Review.- 10 Connecting with Others in a Diverse World.- Personal Relationships.- Family Connections.- Thriving in Diverse Environments.- Connecting through Involvement.- Chapter Review.- 11 Managing Money.- Living on a Budget.- Understanding Financial Aid.- Achieving a Balance between Working and Borrowing.- Managing Credit Wisely.- Chapter Review.- 12 Staying Healthy.- Understanding Wellness.- Maintaining Sexual Health.- Alcohol and Other Substances.- Chapter Review.- Using the ACES Progress Report.- Index.
