1. CHAPTER 1: PREPARING FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE

2. What’s In It for You?
Reasons for Going to College
The Advantages of a College Education
Improved Opportunities for Financial Security
Obtaining the Necessary Skills for Today's Workforce
The College Advantage
The Personal Benefits of Going to College
You're Part of a Diverse College Population
Getting Involved in Your College Community
Getting Socially Involved
Tips for Getting Socially Involved
Getting Academically Involved
Tips for Getting Academically Involved

3. Finding the Right Balance
Getting Off to a Good Start in Your Classes
Benefiting from Resources and Services
Using Your College Catalog/Student Handbook
Academic Requirements and Procedures
Student Services
Using Your Placement Office
Working with the System
Tips for Making the System Work for You
Getting There Financing Your Education
Know Where Your Money Goes
Tips for Reducing Expenses
Working Through School

4. Coping with Credit Cards: Going Plastic
Tips for Coping with Credit Cards
Identity Theft: What You Should Know
Tips for Minimizing Your Risk for Identity Theft
Financial Aid
Student Financial Aid and Scholarship Information on the Web
Balancing School, Work, Family, and Friends
Strategies for Work and School
Tips for Managing Work and School
Strategies for Family and School
Tips for Managing Children and School
Child Care

5. Communicating with Others
Online Social Networking
Security Dangers of Online Social Networking
Personal Risks of Online Social Networking

6. CHAPTER 2: LEARNING TO THINK CRITICALLY

7. What’s In It for You?
What Is Critical Thinking?
The Importance of Critical Thinking to Your Professional and Personal Life
What Qualities Do Critical Thinkers Possess?
The Process and Tools for Critical Thinking
Tools for Critical Thinking
Basic Guidelines for Critical Thinking
Developing Critical Reading Skills
Questioning: The Tool of Critical Reading
Ten Critical Thinking Questions to Probe Your Reading
Critical Thinking: You and the Media

8. Tips for Thinking Critically About the Media Highlights
Discussion Questions
Activities
Practicing for Academic Success
Practicing for Career Success
Practicing for Personal Success
In Your Own Words

9. CHAPTER 3:
PRESENTING YOUR BEST WORK

10. What’s In It for You?
• The basics of effective writing strategies.
• How to write a well organized research paper.
• Tips for producing quality memos, letters, and reports for work.
• Strategies for overcoming the fear of public speaking.
• Tips for making interesting, well organized oral presentations.

11. The Basic Steps to Effective Writing
Step 1: Choosing a Topic for a Writing Assignment
Step 2: Prewriting
Step 3: Organizing
Step 4: Writing a Rough Draft
Step 5: Revising
Practice, Practice, Practice
Writing and Computers
Tips for Writing with Computers

12. The Research Paper
Know the Ropes
Choose a Topic
Gather Information
Select Information from Your Resources
Construct an Outline
Write Rough Draft(s)
Revise and Polish
Writing for Work
Writing Memos
Tips for Writing a Better Memo
Writing Business Letters
Writing Reports

13. SAMPLE OF A MENU DRIVEN PRESENTATION
Making Presentations
Tips for Preparing a Presentation
Tips for Making Presentations
SAMPLE OF A MENU DRIVEN PRESENTATION

14. CHAPTER 4:
LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND RESPONSIBILITY

15. What's In It for You
This chapter explores the important traits of
leadership, ethics, and responsibility.
College provides a perfect environment for you
to work on developing your leadership skills!

16. WHAT’S THE ONE THING THAT ALL LEADERS HAVE IN COMMON?
LEADERSHIP
WHAT’S THE ONE THING THAT
ALL LEADERS HAVE IN COMMON?
FOLLOWERS!

17. QUALITIES OF A LEADER

18. Adaptable
Approachable
Authentic
Charismatic
Collaborative
Committed
Compassionate
Competent
Consistent
Decisive
Dependable
Disciplined
Effective
Efficient
Empathetic
Engaged
Ethical
Family Oriented
Firm
Flexible
Focused
Forward Thinker
Goal Oriented
Honorable
Influential
Innovative
Intelligent
Listener
Opportunistic
Optimistic
Organized
Outgoing
Productive
Resilient
Resourceful
Responsible
Role Model
Sense of Humor
Spiritual
Stable
Steadfast
Straight Forward
Tactful
Team Player
Tolerant
Transcendent
Visible
Visionary
Wise

19. THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP
Behavioral – assumes people lead because they care about people, respond to other people’s needs, are genuinely interested in other people, can select the best approach to a problem, and are able to be decisive in crisis situations.
Contingency – suggests that leadership is variable, that it depends on the particular situation, the characteristics of the people involved, the context of the particular group, the style of the leader, and whether the leader is trusted or not.

20. TYPES OF LEADERS: BASIC LEADERSHIP TRAITS
SOURCES OF POWER
In most societies, the group selects a leader.
What are some other ways people select leaders?
TYPES OF LEADERS: BASIC LEADERSHIP TRAITS
WHAT IS A SUCCESSFULLY LEADER?

21. TIPS FOR DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Read
Develop your vocabulary
Be fair
Get involved
Brainstorm ideas
Treat people with respect

22. ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY
Ethics – a set of values.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
Respect autonomy (other people’s rights)
Do no harm
Benefit others
Be just
Be faithful

23. ETHICAL TERMS
Ethics – a set of values based on moral beliefs and attitudes
Morality – the rules, or mores, which an individual or group has about what is right or wrong, good or evil
Mores – the values and beliefs of a particular culture
Value – that which we choose to be worthwhile or believe to have merit, such as truthfulness, respect for others, confidentiality, etc.
Value system – the way in which we organize, prioritize, and make decisions based on our values
Virtues – values turned into actions

24. CHOICES AND CHALLENGES!!!
What would you do?
Find a wallet…
Hit a car and no one sees it…
Someone asks you to help them cheat on an exam…
Cashier gives you back too much money…
CHOICES AND CHALLENGES!!!
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY!!!

25. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Student Responsibilities
&
BILL OF RIGHTS
Student Responsibilities
You have the responsibility to take control of your own learning process.
You have the responsibility to develop skills for learning, test-taking, and problem-solving.
You have the responsibility to think and act positively.
You have the responsibility to ask questions when you don't understand something
You have the responsibility to attend classes.
You have the responsibility to participate actively in class.
You have the responsibility to complete assignments.
You have the responsibility to help others when asked.
You have the responsibility not to have a negative impact on other students or the instructor.
Student Bill of Rights!
You have the right to an education.
You have the right to take control of your learning process.
You have the right to be treated as an adult.
You have the right to define success in your own terms.
You have the right to feel good about yourself regardless of your abilities.
You have the right to ask questions.
You have the right to be treated fairly.
You have the right to need extra help.
You have the right to say you don't understand.
You have the right not to be put down.
You have the right to evaluate your instructors.

26. CHAPTER 5:
SHARING OUR DIVERSE WORLD

27. WHAT'S IN FOR YOU? The advantage of our diverse world
Ways to overcome stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination
Tips for understanding and relating to students with diverse backgrounds
The significance of body language
Effective listening skills
How to communicate assertively
Strategies for dealing with sexual harassment
How to protect yourself from crime
Tips to protect yourself from rape and date rape

28. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR DIVERSE WORLD
Are we really GRAMFAM????
We are culturally diverse in that the world is a mixture
of people of different colors, backgrounds, abilities and faiths.

29. STEROTYPES, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION
Stereotyping means attributing the perceived characteristics of a category of people to every individual within that category, leaving no room for the specific qualities within each person.
Prejudice means pre-judging. It’s judging a person on what you think you know about them or the group of people they come from.
Discrimination is a action based on prejudice; it is the unequal treatment of members of a group.

30. Tips for Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination
Relating to Students with Diverse Backgrounds
Tips for Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination
and Improving Relationships
Learn to recognize prejudicial attitudes in yourself.
Look for the best in others
Practice inclusion
Be the person who asks the new student to be a part of the group
Speak up for those who others are putting down
Learn more about other people
Get involved
Be kind!

31. COMMUNICATING Effective listening is probably the foundation for good relationships and good communication between people. Become more aware of ways that you may want to improve your listening skills. LISTENING SKILLS ASSESSMENT (CLICK ON THE ICON TO TAKE THE LISTENING SKILLS ASSESSMENT)

32. ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION
REFLECTIVE LISTENING
Reflective listening is an active form of listening which communicates that you understand what the speaker has said.
Paraphrasing is repeating what someone has said – to let them know that you’ve been paying attention and know the message he/she is trying to get across (reflecting).
ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION
Assertive communication is expressing your point of view by standing up for yourself and being direct – while still respecting others.

33. QUALITIES OF AN ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATOR
When things are clear, assertive communicators will ask questions.
Assertive communicators is able to say, “I was wrong about that” and “I’m beginning to see your point”, and “I never looked at it that way before.”
Assertive communicators know that the point of the conversation is to exchange ideas – not win a debate.

34. QUALITIES OF AN NON-ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATOR
Individuals are usually timid and allow others to violate their rights by failing to express their honest feelings and thoughts.
Non assertive communicators want to please others and avoid conflicts.
Non assertive communicators are afraid to express their view.

35. QUALITIES OF AN AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATOR
Individuals are usually insecure and they express these feelings by responding in ways that do not show respect for others – they often “put down” others to make their point.
Aggressive communicators tend to shout or speak harshly and get impatient.
Aggressive communicators think of themselves first and, therefore don’t think much about the feelings of others.

36. DEALING WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Most women experience sexual harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other forms of unwanted verbal and physical conduct of a sexual nature.
The conduct can be as blatant as grabbing or touching, or as subtle as hints and suggestions.
Pervasive displays of nude or pornographic pictures at the workplace also have been ruled harassment.
The harassment can be carried out in forms of demanding sexual favors for grades or promotion, or to maintain employment.
The evidence also shows that women are more frequently exposed to sexual harassment than men.
Studies have shown that sexual harassment is more about power than sex, and about the harasser's feelings of insecurity.

37. DEALING WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT
If you are harassed sexually at school, report it first to a school counselor.
This person can guide you to your school's procedures for complying with sexual harassment laws.
Your local Office for Civil Rights and the equal Employment Opportunity Commission also can guide you in the proper procedures for taking action against sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is unacceptable conduct and should not be tolerated.
It builds barriers between men and women.
Both sexes need to be more aware of sexual harassment.
Both sexes need to assert themselves when they are offended by inappropriate conduct at school, at work, and in other areas of life.
Both men and women need to expect respect from each other and to speak up when they see sexual harassment occurring.

38. UNDERSTANDING RAPE AND DATE RAPE
Rape is a crime of violence, not sex.
It is emotionally devastating not only to the victim but to the victim's family and close friends, as well as to society in general.
Rape is forced sexual intercourse where physical force, threats, and fear are used to overpower and control the victim.
If it is against your will, it is against the law.
Rape is a felony.
Date rape in particular has received a lot of media attention in recent years.
A victim sometimes is thought to have been "asking for it" because she dressed or behaved in a provocative way. The fact is, rape is a crime of violence, not sex. Rapists are not attracted to their victims in a sexual sense; they are attracted to them as people who seem weak and can be dominated by force. Victims feel the effect of the attack for a long time. Not only is the memory of the attack painful, as well as any physical injuries, but victims also have to deal with family, friends, and acquaintances who may not know how to respond.

39. UNDERSTANDING RAPE AND DATE RAPE
If You're a Victim of Rape
If you are a victim of rape or know someone close to you who was a victim of rape, report the crime at once.
Call the police or the emergency number "911."
Alternatively, call your community rape hotline; hotline numbers usually are located in the front of your telephone book under Community Service Numbers. Members of the hotline will inform you of your options, explain legal processes, and provide counseling and assistance through the medical exam to court proceedings, and after.
Remember that the person who is raped is not at fault—the perpetrator is. The person who was raped did not "ask for it"; the person who was raped was the victim of a crime, not the guilty party.
There are complicated, painful feelings involved following rape; get the assistance of a rape crisis center or another counselor to help get you through the experience. Help is out there.

40. CHAPTER 6: MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES
What’s In It for You?
Managing Stress
Kinds of Stress
Stress Management Strategies
Tips for Coping with Stress Healthy Eating
Tips for Balanced Eating
The USDA Dietary Guidelines
Managing Your Weight
Tips for Controlling Your Weight
Eating Disorders
The Benefits of Exercise
Developing a Personal Exercise Program
Tips for Strength Building
Tips for Sticking to Your Exercise Program

41. There were many moments when the young artist doubted his ability for the task. In January 1509, he wrote his father, “My work does not seem to go ahead in a way to merit anything. This is due to the difficulty of the work and also because it is not my profession. In consequence, I lose my time fruitlessly.” But he persisted, and the result was a work that set new standards and has stood the test of time.
Michelangelo, as he writes about his work on the Sistine Chapel in Rome

42. CHAPTER 6: MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES (continued)
Considering the Risks and Options of Sex
Sexual Relationships
Birth Control
Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Understanding Substance Abuse
Alcohol
Tips for Responsible Drinking
Smoking
Tips for Quitting Smoking—Kick It Before It Kicks You
Other Drugs Highlights

43. CHAPTER 7: PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER
What’s In It for You?
Know Yourself
Assessing Your Workplace Values
Assessing Your Interests
Assessing Your Occupational Personality Type
Assessing Your Skills
Investigating Career Options
Informational Interviews
Tips for Conducting Informational Interviews Job Search Strategies
Job Searching via the Web
Using Your College Career Services Office
Networking as Part of Your Job Search

44. CHAPTER 7: PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER (continued)
Tips for Successful Networking via Social Media
Tips for Successful Job Search Networking—In Person
Using Your Portfolio to Market Yourself for the Job
Your Resume
Tips for Writing an Effective Resume
Thinking Outside the Box Marketing
Major Components of a Resume
How to Create a Scannable Resume Cover Letters
Tips for Writing Effective Cover Letters Job Applications
Tips for Completing Job Applications Job Interviews
At the Interview
Common Interview Questions

45. CHAPTER 7: PLANNING FOR YOUR CAREER (continued)
Tips on Preparing for a Job Interview
Interview Follow Up—Thank You
Highlights
Discussion Questions
Activities
Practicing for Academic Success
Practicing for Career Success
Practicing for Personal Success
In Your Own Words

46. CHAPTER 8: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
What’s In It for You?
Information Boom to Information Overload
Should I Buy a New Computer or Upgrade?
Tips for Upgrading or Purchasing a New Computer
Internet Basics
The Way of the Web Searching and Researching via the Web
Web Directories
Search Engines
Metasearch Engines
Tips for Searching the Web Using the Web for Class Research
Tips for Evaluating Information on the Web
Style for Citing Online Information
Practices and Etiquette for College, Career, and Life

47. CHAPTER 8: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)
Tips for Etiquette and Other Considerations
Keeping Up with Technology to Keep Up with the Changing Workplace
Safety and Security Tips for You and Your Computer