1. Beginning Your College Experience
Making a Commitment and Staying Focused
Making the Transition
Returning Students versus Traditional Students
Setting Goals for Success
Connecting with Your Instructors
What Your Instructors Expect from You
What You Can Expect from Your Instructors
Making the Most of the Learning Relationship
Understanding Academic Freedom
When Things Go Wrong between You and an Instructor
How Relationships Change in College
Parents
Spouses, Partners, and Families
Roommates
Friends
Social Networking and Electronic Relationships
Being Active in Campus and Community Life
Joining On-Campus Groups
Chapter Review
2. Managing Your Time
Taking Control of Your Time
Setting Goals
Establishing Priorities
Staying Focused
Overcoming Procrastination and Staying Motivated
Creating a Workable Class Schedule
Using a Daily or Weekly Planner
Maintaining a “To-Do” List
Scheduling Your Time Week by Week
Organizing Your Day
Making Your Daily Time Management Plan Work
Don't Overextend Yourself
Reduce Distractions and Follow a Routine
Overcoming Procrastination and Respecting Others' Time
Overcoming Procrastination
Respecting Others' Time
Chapter Review
3. How You Learn
Being an Engaged Learner
Benefits of Collaborative Learning Teams
Using Learning Teams in Mathematics and Science
Learning How You Learn Best: The VARK Learning Styles Inventory
The VARK (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic) Learning Styles Inventory
Scoring the VARK
Using VARK Results to Study More Effectively
Understanding Emotional Intelligence
What is Emotional Intelligence?
How Emotions Affect Success
How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Chapter Review
4. Thinking Critically
Becoming A Critical Thinker
Ask Questions
Consider Multiple Points of View
Draw Conclusions
Being Aware of Logical Fallacies
Thinking Critically About Arguments
Challenge Assumptions
Examine the Evidence
Critically Evaluating Sources
Relevance
Authority
Bias
A Note on Internet Sources
Chapter Review
5. Listening & Taking Notes
Note-Taking Systems
Note-Taking Techniques
Preparing for and Participating in Class
Prepare to Remember
Listen Critically
Speak Up
Taking Notes in Nonlecture and Quantitative Courses
Nonlecture Courses
Quantitative Courses
Reviewing Your Notes
Comparing Notes
Class Notes and Homework
Chapter Review
6. Reading for Success
Preparing to Read_and Getting Started
Preview Before You Read
Mapping or Outlining a Chapter
Marking Your Textbook
Reading to Question, Interpret, and Understand
Learn to Concentrate
Understand the Purpose of the Text
Monitor Your Comprehension
Review and Preview the Key Ideas
Review Daily
Reading Textbooks for Different Types of Courses
Reading Math Textbooks
Reading Science Textbooks
Reading Social Science and Humanities Textbooks
Reading Primary Source Material
Improving Your Reading
Developing Your Vocabulary
If English is Not Your First Language
Chapter Review
7. Communicating Clearly
Understanding the Basics of Writing
The Exploratory/Explanatory Process
The Power of Writing
Finding a Topic
Taking the Steps to Better Writing: Prewriting, Writing, and Reviewing
Prewriting: The Idea Stage
Writing: The Beginning of Organization
Rewriting: The Polishing Stage
Allocating Time for Each Writing Stage
Choosing the Best Way to Communicate in Writing
Formal versus Informal Writing
Writing Online
Becoming a Better Public Speaker
Using Body Language and Your Voice
Chapter Review
8. Taking Exams and Tests
Preparing for Tests
Prepare Ahead: Three Basic Steps
Prepare Physically
Prepare Emotionally
Prepare for Test Taking
Prepare for Math and Science Exams
Strategies for Understanding, Remembering, and Studying
Specific Aids to Memory
Review Sheets, Mind Maps, and Other Tools
Summaries
Taking Tests and Exams
Essay Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
True/False Questions
Matching Questions
Academic Honesty and Misconduct
Cheating
Plagiarism
Consequences of Cheating and Plagiarism
Reducing the Likelihood of Academic Dishonesty
Chapter Review
9. Technology in College
Some Basics of College Technology
Registering for Courses Online
Managing User Names and Passwords
Learning Management Systems
LMS Use in Different Types of Courses
Tips for Using an LMS
Information Literacy
Learning to be Information Literate
Employing Information Literacy Skills
Electronic Research
Chapter Review
10. Managing Money
Living on a Budget
Creating a Budget
Cutting Costs
Getting Financial Aid
Types of Aid
Qualifying for Aid
How to Avoid Losing Your Funding
Achieving a Balance between Working and Borrowing
Advantages and Disadvantages of Working
Student Loans
Plan for the Future
Managing Credit Wisely
Understanding Credit
Frequently Asked Questions about Credit Cards
Debit Cards
Chapter Review
11. Appreciating Diversity
Understanding and Experiencing Diversity
Understanding Diversity and the Source of Our Beliefs
Challenge Yourself to Experience Diversity
Forms of Diversity
Ethnicity, Culture, Race and Religion
Learning and Physical Disabilities
Gender
Sexual Orientation
Seeking Diversity on Campus
The Curriculum
Student-Run Organizations
Fraternities and Sororities
Career/Major Groups
Political/Activist Organizations
Special-Interest Groups
Discrimination, Prejudice, and Insensitivity on Campuses
Raising Awareness
What You Can Do to Fight Hate on Campus
Chapter Review
12. Majors & Careers
Careers and the New Economy
Essential Qualities and Skills for the New Economy
Aligning Your Sense of Purpose and Your Career
Connecting Your Major and Your Interests with Your Career
Career Choice as a Process of Discovery
Exploring Your Interests
The Holland Model: Personality Characteristics
Factors That Affect Career Choice
Working While in College
On-Campus Jobs
Off-Campus Jobs
Internships
Co-op Programs
Chapter Review
13. Staying Healthy
Managing Stress
Diet and Exercise
Sleep
Relaxation Techniques
Getting Help for Stress
Nutrition and Weight Management
Healthy Eating
Obesity
Eating Disorders
Sexual Health
Negotiating for Safer Sex
Birth Control
Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Infections
Protecting against Sexual Assault
Substance Abuse
Making Decisions About Alcohol
Heavy Drinking: The Danger Zone
Tobacco-The Other Legal Drug
Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction
Illegal Drugs
Chapter Review