Time Management: 8 of 10

Time Management
8 of 10

Master the moments that require your time and you may become a professional when handling many demands on your time – classes, homework and activities --- with the aid of a family member. College/ University allow you the opportunity to sharpen your time management skills by allowing you to solitarily handle those situations.  That is benefitting since most careers require multitasking. You might need to satisfy a client while attempting to attract new ones, respond to e-mails while working on an important presentation, or order the next day’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

          Someone said, “Wherever you are, be there.” Focus on your present objective. Do not allow your mind to wander and disengage your concentration. You cannot travel back in time and recapture this moment that is why you need to be diligent when focused on an objective. Master the present and you will master the future. Work intelligently by mastering prioritizing a current objective.

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Problem Solving Skills: 4 of 10

Problem Solving Skills
4 of 10

Problem Solving consists of much more than solving mathematical problems. Every assignment grants you with an opportunity to carefully analyze all possible solutions and select the most reasonable solution. As a working professional, you’ll be solving problems regularly, whether it’s fixing a malfunctioning program in a computer or managing financial problems. Problem solving situations occur extensively and frequently; therefore you must be prepared if a situation arises.

When problems or challenges occur, some individuals negatively view the situation/ as a crisis. These are the individuals that complicate their lives and engulf themselves with negativism. Those really successful individuals on the other hand are very cheerful and optimistic and view problematic situations as opportunities in where they enhance their understanding of how things function and discover something new. They interpret many situations in a positive manner and live joyful lives.

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Teamwork Skills: 3 of 10

Teamwork Skills
3 of 10

Every time your class disperses into groups to attempt a challenge, you are improving your collaboration skills. In college/ university, you’ll continue to be offered opportunities to practice vocalizing your opinions, listening to and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you graduate a college/ university, you can be an expert in this important occupational environment skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you collaborate with others for a common cause, a similar objective, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with whom you work. All members of your team are edified together, a type of edification you cannot obtain when working solitarily.

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Speaking Skills: 2 of 10

Speaking Skills
2 of 10

When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant aspect of your education. Employers observe job applicants and attempt to evaluate if they express adequate vocal/ communication skills. You may have to present a presentation of some sort to clients or represent your organization in the field. It’s never too soon to practice adequate eye contact and other public speaking techniques.

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According to The Book of Lists, the fear of public presentations/ speaking ranks as number one in the minds of the majority of individuals. Far above the fear of death and disease, emanates the fear of standing in front of a crowd. Joel Wiener noted author and public orator desires to help individuals overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of Americans experiencing a dramatic fear of it,” said Dr. Michael Telch of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders (LSAD) in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas in Austin. “People have had to turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped out of class because of it.”

Regardless of your occupation, your success depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re managing a meeting, marketing a product, creating a presentation, motivating co-workers or just communicating effectively with one person or others, you’ll achieve far better results if you can communicate persuasively, smoothly, and intelligently.

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Writing Skills: 1 of 10

Writing Skills
1 of 10

Communication is one of the most essential skills that employers evaluate most often. Communication in a working environment indicates that you will have to transcribe your sentences onto paper. Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers depend on the profit that they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers inscribe technical specifications, and nearly everyone inscribes e-mails to people inside and outside their organization. And before you even acquire an opportunity to be interviewed for an occupation, you’ll need to present yourself in cover letters and resumes.

So, by considering writing as an adversary and displaying the most effort on every research paper, every lab report you inscribe, every new post you inscribe in your blog site, and every writing activity you engage in, you’re preparing yourself for a great career.

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Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success
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A college education is not fully achieved through the simple memorization of facts and figures. To achieve a college education you must construct skills that are essential for a working environment. Think and create on your own – allows employers to view you as a possible candidate. You have already begun learning these skills in high school, but college/ university allows you to fully develop them.

The Ten Key Qualities

1.     Writing Skills

2.     Vocal Skills

3.     Cooperation Skills

4.     Problem-Solving Skills

5.     Initiative

6.     Manageable under pressure

7.     Attention to detail

8.     Time Management

9.     Honesty

10.                        Love for Learning

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

SQ3R
SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique
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Improve Your Study Skills

SQ3R stands for:

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills.

In College, you’ll be required to do lots of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read one chapter. First get an idea of what the chapter covers by reviewing highlights:

·        Read the title, headings and subheadings.

·        Notice words that italicized or bold.

·        Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps, and other visual material.

·        Read captions.

·        Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

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Reading 5 Tips for Success: Tips 1-2

Reading
5 Tips for Success
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Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text, the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So, it is important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind, here’s how to improve your reading comprehension.

Tips 1-2

Tip 1: Annotate

Be an active reader. Instead of passively reading the text, take notes about important story elements, key factual information, and significant ideas in the text.

Tip 2: Note the Author’s Writing Style

Every author writes with a purpose, using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information to the audience. When you’re reading look for patterns in the author’s writing. For example, you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases, or symbols – or the use of a distinct type of sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend a central argument or theme, so be sure to explore how these techniques create meaning.

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5 Tips for Staying Motivated

5 Tips for Staying Motivated
Tips 3-5

3. Set Attainable Goals

If you’re having trouble writing a 25-page paper for class because it seems like such a big job, don’t focus on that final number. Break the paper down and consider each section of your paper individually. You can handle any project in small chunks.

4. Find a Social Support Network

Create a group of people around you who want to help you succeed. Mentors can be teachers, family, or friends who can give you guidance and help you develop new skills. Counselors can help you with planning your courses and starting to explore colleges. You can also reach out to friends and peers who can motivate you by listening and sharing ideas.

5. Acknowledge Your Accomplishments

Give yourself a quick reward when you complete an assignment or task. Take a walk, send an email, or eat a treat/snack. Then move on to the next project.

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Distance Education: Is a Virtual Education Classroom for You: Part 4 of 4

Distance Education: Is a Virtual
Classroom for You?
Part 4 of 4

Emphasis on the Written Word

Most of the communication as well as the course work, in distance-learning classes are written. That’s a plus, because the focus on the written word gives you the opportunity to develop as a writer --- and strong writing skills are essential for academic success. However, if writing is a serious weakness for you, virtual learning may not be the best educational option until you improve your skills. Yes, most of distance education is the written word; therefore, you need to be a good reader, love to read, and also love writing. Most of your assignments will be written and submitted to the instructor in written format. Your penmanship needs to be excellent, spelling great, sentence structure above average, and vocabulary extraordinary. You need to have online access with reliable equipment. If your Internet communications at home isn’t working, you can’t indulge in online education from home and will need to go someplace else where there is Internet access.

Decide Whether It’s Right for You

Distance education isn’t for everyone, but it just might be for you. You really should seek it out and give it a try. You never know until you try. You might even fall in love with distance education. While distance education may be perfect alternative for some students, it’s not the right choice for everyone. So carefully consider your unique needs and interests and give distance education a try; then, decide if it is the right choice for you.

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Selecting Your Courses: Part 3

Selecting Your Courses
Part 4

Social Studies

You can better understand local and world events that are happening now by studying the culture and history that has shaped them. Here is a suggested course plan:

·        U.S History (two semester)

·        U.S Government (one semester)

·        World History or Geography (one semester)

·        One additional semester in the above or other areas.

Foreign Languages

Solid foreign language study shows colleges you’re willing to stretch beyond the basics. Many colleges require at least two years of study in the same foreign language, and some prefer more.

Learning a foreign language can be a challenge but is exciting. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and having conversations with others speaking the same language is the best way to learn this new language. Repetition in a fun way will build your skills thoroughly as you seek to master new languages.

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The Power of Study Groups: Part 2

The Power of Study Groups
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Part 2

The benefits of Study Groups

Groups study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to: Reinforce note-taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill in the gaps. Each person brings in different strengths, such as organizational skills, the ability to stick to a task or capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone.

Benefit from a support system. Members often have common goals, such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making members supportive of one another.

Socialize. It’s more fun to study with others; the give-and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

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How to Take on College Studying: Part 1

How to Take on College Studying
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Part 1

Develop Good Study Habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of a college as a full time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop your study skills.

Decide when to study

Work out how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

·        Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evening and on weekends.

·        Consider what time of day you are most alert --- there are morning people and night owls --- and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

·        Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

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Profile of a Successful Student: Part 3

Profile of a Successful Student
Part 3

… owns or has easy access to a computer with Internet access and e-mail

 

You don’t have to be a computer to be successful in online learning---but you must have access, as well as a basic level of competency in using them. Owning a computer with Internet access from your home is ideal, but many students use the computer lab on campus or at their offices to complete their work.

… has basic computer skills and is willing and open to learning new ones

We said you don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning. However, there are some basic technical skills you should have mastered prior to enrolling in an online course.

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Successful Students: 9

Successful Students
9

9.  …don’t cram for exams. Successful students know that divided periods of study are more effective than cram sessions, and they practice it.

If there is one thing that study skills specialists agree on, it is that distributive study is better than massed, late-night, last-ditch efforts known as cramming. You’ll learn more, remember more, and earn a higher grade by studying in four, one hour-a- night sessions for Friday’s exam than studying for four hours straight on Thursday night. Short, concentrated preparatory effects are more efficient and rewarding than wasteful inattentive, last moment marathons. Yet, so many students fail to learn this and end up repeating it over and over again until it becomes a wasteful habit. Not too clever, huh?

When you cram, you are taking the shortcut, and shortcuts never produce any real worthwhile results. Also, when you take shortcuts, you feel rather rotten knowing that you could have done better, but didn’t. Shortcuts cut you short. You can’t plant watermelon seed and harvest fresh watermelons the next day. It takes time. Cramming for a test or project and expecting to make a high score the next day is like planting watermelon seeds and expecting to harvest and eat fresh watermelon the next day. Plus, cramming for a test or project doesn’t help you academically, so why even do it. Plan ahead, prepare ahead. Give yourself plenty of days and weeks to prepare for upcoming accountability opportunities.

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