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For First Year Experience, Student Success, Introduction to College courses, as well as a companion to Intro courses such as English, Composition, Speech Communications, and Business.
This book takes a human resource development approach to college success to guide students to take charge of their education and perform at the highest of levels.
Make College Work for You challenges students to become strategic, self-disciplined learners who develop college success and behavioral skills through effective communication and clear reasoning that reinforce ongoing growth toward well situated careers and lives. MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com) helps students to 'Start strong, Finish stronger' by acquiring the skills they need to succeed for ongoing personal and professional development.
Teaching & Learning Experience: Strategic, Self-disciplined Learning
Make College Work for You is a guidebook, a roadmap, a primer to help college students learn how to develop and practice the skill sets and discipline needed for success in class, extracurricular activities, and jobs. This program provides:. Personalized Learning with MyStudentSuccessLab: Whether face-to-face or online, MyStudentSuccessLab helps students build the skills they need through peer-led video interviews, interactive practice exercises, and activities that provide academic, life, and professionalism skills.
. Academic Excellence Practice and achieve excellence in academic learning, through grit, in-class performance, effective study habits, and intential selection of programs and courses.. Skill Set Development Learn and hone marketable abilities: communication skills, critical and creative thinking, teamwork and leadership, networking and mentoring, and wellness management.
. Experiential Learning Discover and build crucial skills and character development through hands-on volunteerism, apprenticeship, and leadership roles on campus and in the larger community."
