PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS
PART ONE
FOUNDATIONS
1 WELCOME TO YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
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Student Goals
- Understand the importance of this course and this textbook
- Explore the outcomes of the college experience
- Set goals for attending college
- Adjust to college life
- Understand the basics of academic planning
2 TIME MANAGEMENT
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Student Goals
- Gain strategies and tools to manage your time
- Understand how setting priorities leads to having more balance in your life
- Learn how to combat procrastination and avoid distractions
- Appreciate the value of time and how to use it wisely and budget it properly
3 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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Student Goals
- Learn what emotional intelligence is
- Explore emotional intelligence in everyday life: motivation, resilience, establishing balance, prioritizing, and anger management
- Develop emotional intelligence in college
- Examine how emotions influence success
- Understand ways to improve your emotional intelligence
4 HOW YOU LEARN
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Student Goals
- Discover your learning style
- Learn how to handle a mismatch between how you learn best and how you are being taught
- Understand and recognize a learning disability