Course Guides: College & Career Success Skills
Course listed in the General Catalog, 2007/2008:
- CCSS 1100: College and Career Success Skills
Formerly Academic Seminar (ACSM), the College & Career Success Skills course is designed for entering students as an introduction to the nature of higher education and an overview of the skills needed to succeed at the college level as well as career exploration.
In addition to the resources listed on the Research Guides section of this website, other resources are listed below.
For more career and job information, please see our
Career Information and Resources page.
PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:
- Course Guide Handout-College & Career Success Skills (PDF)
- 24-HOUR RULE (PDF)
- CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGES (PDF)
- CONTENT-BASED READING STRATEGIES (PDF)
- CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM (PDF)
- CURVE OF FORGETTING (PDF)
- EVALUATION OF TIME-USE SUMMARY (PDF)
- GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS (PDF)
- LEARNING STYLES & ASSESSMENT (PDF)
- MANAGING YOUR COURSES (PDF)
- STUDY SKILLS CHECKLIST (PDF)
- STUDY SKILLS TIPS (PDF)
- STUDYING WITH NOTE CARDS (PDF)
- TEN PRINCIPLES OF MEMORY(PDF)
- TOP TEN MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT COLLEGE (PDF)
- WEEKLY SCHEDULE PLANNER (PDF)
ONLINE RESOURCES:
- Study Skills Self Help Information. From Virginia Tech's Division of Student Affairs, Cook Counseling Center. This site has a wealth of resources to help students with study skills and time management.
- The Study Skills Guide for Students, from EducationAtlas.com.
- Study Guides and Strategies, "authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as a learner-centric educational public service."
- Index of learning Styles Questionnaire. From NC State University; this will give you results with a link to another page with an explanation.
- Learning Style Inventory, a quick, interactive inventory that gives you results without entering ANY identifying information.
- Learning Styles, a quick and concise chart.
- Learning Styles and Personality Types, from Western Nevada Community College; this website covers 16 personality types and how they affect learning.
- Time Scheduling. From University of Texas at Austin's UT Learning Center.
- Time Scheduling and Time Management, time management help for students with dyslexia.
- Managing Time for Success in College, from Tutoring Services of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
General Study Skills and Resources
Learning Styles
Time Management
SUGGESTED DATABASES:
Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.
SELECTED NETLIBRARY E-BOOKS:
(You will need a NetLibrary account to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see the tutorial, Accessing & Using NetLibrary for more information.)
- Critical Thinking for Students: How to Assess Arguments and Effectively Present Your Own, 1999. Brink-Budgen, Roy van Den.
- Get Organized, 2000. Fry, Ronald W.
- How to Study: and Other Skills for Success in College, 2003. Mundsack, Allan.
- The Secrets of Getting Better Grades: Work Smarter, Not Harder, 2002. Marshall, Brian.
- Test Taking Strategies and Study Skills for the Utterly Confused, 2003. Rozakis, Lauri.
- You Can Do It! A Guide for the Adult Learner and Anyone Going Back to School Mid-career, 1997. Turner, Harry G.
SELECTED BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY:
- Adults in College: A Survival Guide for Nontraditional Students, Revised Edition, 2002.
Call number: LB 2343.32 .S33 2002 - Becoming a Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual, 2nd Edition, 1998.
Call number: LB 2395.35 .D54 1998 - How to Study and Other Skills for Success in College, 5th Edition, 2003.
Call number: LB 2395 .M595 2003 - Integrating College Study Skills, 6th Edition, 2002.
Call number: LB 2395 .S597 2002 - New Beginnings: A Guide for Adult Learners and Returning Students, 1999.
Call number: LB 2343.32 .S576 1999