Part Three: Your Path to Success in College and Beyond

PART THREE
YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND

10THINKING CRITICALLY

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

  • Understand what critical thinking is and why it is essential for success
  • Learn how to become a critical thinker
  • Develop an awareness of faulty reasoning and logical fallacies
  • Understand the importance of arguments and evidence
  • Discover how collaboration fosters critical thinking
  • Appreciate the role of critical thinking in college and in life
  • Learn about Bloom’s taxonomy and how it relates to critical thinking

11 MANAGING YOUR HEALTH, EMOTIONS, AND RELATIONSHIPS IN A DIVERSE WORLD

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

  • Learn ways to manage various aspects of your physical and mental health, including stress, nutrition, weight management, exercise, and sleep
  • Discover what emotional intelligence is, understand different emotional skills and competencies, and grasp how emotions affect success
  • Understand how to build positive relationships with your college instructors; explore ways to manage family, friend, and romantic relationships while in college
  • Develop an awareness of the many kinds of diversity within the college environment and the value of gaining knowledge about various groups of people

12MAKING THE RIGHT CAREER CHOICE

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

  • Appreciate the characteristics of today’s economy
  • Understand the role of self-exploration in career planning
  • Learn strategies to create a career plan and conduct industry research
  • Get familiar with the various ways you can gain valuable experience
  • Acquire effective job search strategies
  • Become aware of the skills that employers seek in job candidates
  • Recognize how to stay on the path to success