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