Investing in Your College Education: Learning Strategies with Readings , Second Edition

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 13
1 Making the Initial Investment in Higher Education......Page 19
Understanding What It Means to Be a College Student......Page 20
What to Expect of Your Professors and What They Expect of You......Page 21
Personal Responsibilities......Page 22
Getting Critical: Switching to College-Level Thinking......Page 24
Finding Your Place on Campus: Diversity and New Experiences in College......Page 26
Finding and Using Campus Resources......Page 28
Finding a Mentor......Page 29
A Major Decision: Thinking Early and Often About Majors and Careers......Page 30
The Role of Education in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 32
Reading and Study Tips: Education: Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 34
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 45
2 Motivations and Expectations for Your Investment......Page 46
Managing Your Time......Page 47
A Sample To-Do List......Page 50
Avoiding the Costly Art of Procrastination......Page 51
Knowing Yourself as a Learner......Page 52
Knowing Your Learning Style—and Putting That Knowledge to Use......Page 53
Active Versus Passive Learning......Page 56
The Ins and (Mostly) Outs of Cheating......Page 57
Cheating Hall of Shame......Page 59
Your Choice of Major......Page 60
Declaring and Changing Your Major: What You Need to Know......Page 61
Figuring Out Your QPA......Page 62
Withdrawing from a Course: When and Why......Page 66
The Role of Business in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 67
Reading and Study Tips: Business Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 69
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 81
3 Earning the Grade by Reading and Note Taking at the College Level......Page 82
Using Guide Questions......Page 84
To Highlight or Not to Highlight......Page 85
Five Easy Annotation Steps......Page 87
Outlining......Page 88
Summarizing What You Have Read......Page 90
Assessing a Professor’s Lecture Style—and What It Means for You......Page 94
Quick and Dirty Note-Taking Strategies......Page 97
Reviewing Your Notes......Page 98
Combining Textbook and Lecture Notes for the Best Study Guide Ever......Page 99
The Role of Physical Sciences in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 100
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 102
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 112
4 Earning the Grade on Tests......Page 113
Objective Tests......Page 114
Multiple-Choice Tests......Page 115
Fill-in-the-Blank Tests......Page 116
Subjective Tests......Page 117
Short-Answer Tests......Page 118
Essay Tests......Page 119
Take-Home Tests......Page 121
Open-Book Tests......Page 122
Speaking and Listening Tests......Page 123
Comprehensive Exams......Page 124
Cramming......Page 125
The Role of Psychology in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 126
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 129
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 138
5 Critical Thinking Strategies for the Academic Investor......Page 140
Becoming a Critical Thinker Every Day......Page 141
Fact Versus Opinion......Page 143
Arguments......Page 144
Making an Effective Argument......Page 146
Recognizing Bias in Arguments......Page 147
Fallacies......Page 150
Solving Problems in the Real World......Page 154
Reading and Watching the News Critically......Page 157
The Role of Speech Communications in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 159
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 160
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 169
6 Writing and Speaking Effectively in College......Page 170
The Paper......Page 171
The Presentation......Page 173
Brainstorming......Page 174
The Inverted Triangle Method of Narrowing Your Topic......Page 176
Organizing Your Supporting Paragraphs or Points......Page 178
Internet Research......Page 179
Tricks of the Trade: Refining and Delivering the Product......Page 181
Citing Sources......Page 182
MLA and APA Guidelines: What You Need to Get Started......Page 183
Written and Verbal Communication on the Phone and Online: The Do’s and Don’ts......Page 184
The Role of English in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 185
Increasing Your Yield: Readings for Practical Application......Page 186
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 187
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 194
7 Diversifying Your Portfolio of Experiences......Page 195
Gaining Confidence as a Student and as a Person......Page 196
Enhancing Your Academic Life with a Social Life......Page 200
Experiencing Diversity on Your Campus......Page 202
Service Learning / Volunteering......Page 208
The Role of Visual and Performing Arts in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 210
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 211
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 222
8 Banking on a Healthy Future......Page 223
Staying Healthy When the Going Gets Rough......Page 224
Nutrition......Page 225
Exercise......Page 226
Sleep......Page 228
Understanding the Health Risks of College Students......Page 229
Alcohol/Drug Abuse......Page 230
STDs......Page 232
Meningitis and Other Communicable Diseases......Page 234
Tobacco Use......Page 235
Violence/Date Rape......Page 236
Depression/Suicide......Page 238
Eating Disorders......Page 239
The Role of History in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 240
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 242
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 249
9 The Bottom Line: The Math and the Method Behind Managing Your Money in College......Page 251
Managing Your Finances......Page 253
Keeping a Budget......Page 257
Working Versus Not Working......Page 258
Student Loan Debt......Page 260
Credit Card Debt......Page 261
Pitfalls to Avoid: Life Lessons from Those Who Have Been There......Page 266
The Role of Math in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 267
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 269
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 278
10 The Payoff: Your Career and Your Future......Page 279
Thinking Ahead: What You Should Be Doing Now......Page 281
Keeping Up with Current Events......Page 282
How Your Major Defines Your Career Choice, and How It Doesn’t......Page 284
Professional Organizations......Page 285
Internships......Page 286
What People Really Do on the Job Every Day......Page 287
Thinking Out of the Box When Preparing for Your Career......Page 290
Your Résumé......Page 291
Your Cover Letter......Page 294
Using the Internet to Prepare for the Job Search......Page 295
Why an Interview?......Page 296
What Is Involved in an Interview and How Do You Survive It?......Page 297
How Do You Handle Special Interview Situations?......Page 299
How Do You Prepare for Interview Questions?......Page 300
The Role of Technology in Our Lives: Connections and Careers......Page 301
Reading and Study Tips: Physical Sciences Unique Features and Comprehension Strategies......Page 303
Compounding Your Interest: Further Readings......Page 312
Index......Page 313