Bedford/St. Martin's commitment to development and design. We have more editors spending more time developing our books and media than any other publisher -- and hundreds of thousands of students and teachers can testify to the Bedford focus on what matters for each course. Every sentence and paragraph of this book has been edited with care to ensure that it is concise and to the point. The book's new provocative design is similarly streamlined and functional and offers a modular organization, which makes the book easier for students to read and use as a reference.
New chapters on relevant topics have been added to keep up with today's students.
- A new chapter on money management outlines important strategies from how to create a budget and cut costs to how to obtain and keep financial aid.
- A new chapter on technology in college covers such topics as navigating learning management systems and online course registration, understanding information literacy, and conducting electronic research.
Expanded coverage of topics critical to college success.
- A new section on Emotional Intelligence discusses what emotional intelligence is, why everyone should understand it, and why it matters in college.
- A completely revised critical thinking chapter makes this complex but crucial topic easier to teach and learn.
- Expanded coverage of diversity. At the request of users we've expanded this important topic into a chapter of its own, covering issues from understanding diversity to embracing diversity on campus.
New end-of-chapter exercises help students assess what they've learned. Every chapter ends with a collection of exercises. A one-minute paper prompt is a quick and easy assessment tool that will help alert you when students don't understand what was said or discussed in class. Short answer questions ask students to reflect on chapter material and its relevance to their academic and personal lives both now and in the future. Fully revised Building Your Portfolio exercises help students assemble a collection of their own work.