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Welcome to FSW
April Ring; Sonji Nicholas; and David Evans
1. Why it Matters: Motivating Success
David Evans
2. Student Identity and Responsibilities
3. College 101
4. Success and Your Role
5. Academic Integrity in College
6. Putting It Together: Motivating Success
7. Why it Matters: Goal Setting and Time Management
Sonji Nicholas
8. Defining Goals
9. Your Physical Environment
10. Your Use of Time
11. Putting It Together: Goal Setting and Time Management
12. Why It Matters: Career Exploration
13. The Big Picture: College and Your Career
14. College Majors
15. Career Paths
16. Professional Skill Building and Career Development
17. Job Applications, Resumes, and Cover Letters
18. Interviewing: Preparation, Types, Techniques, and Questions
19. Putting It Together: Career Exploration
20. Why It Matters: Community and Diversity
21. Socializing, Social Interaction, and Effective Communication
22. Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility
23. Campus and Student Life
24. Working with Instructors
25. Putting It Together: Community and Diversity
26. Why It Matters: Thinking and Analysis
April Ring
27. Patterns of Thought
28. Learning to Study
29. Critical Thinking Skills
30. Creative Thinking Skills
31. Putting It Together: Thinking and Analysis
32. Why It Matters: Technology and Online Learning
33. Online Learning
34. Using the Internet for Research
35. Putting It Together: Technology and Online Learning
36. Why It Matters: Learning Strategies
37. The Learning Process
38. Class Preparation
39. Why Go to Class?
40. Active Learning
41. Putting It Together: Learning Strategies
42. Why It Matters: Study Skills
43. Reading Strategies
44. Writing Strategies
45. Presentation Strategies
46. Quantitative Strategies
47. Putting It Together: Study Skills
48. Why It Matters: Testing and Test Strategies
49. Testing Strategies
50. Test-Taking Challenges
51. Evaluating Results
52. Putting It Together: Testing and Test Strategies
53. Why It Matters: Health Management
54. Nutrition and Exercise
55. Sexual Health
56. Safety
57. Stress, Stress Management, and Sleep
58. Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Mental Disorders
59. Substances and Substance Use Disorders
60. Putting It Together: Health Management
61. Why It Matters: Financial Management
62. Finances in College
63. Working While in College
64. Budgeting and Saving
65. Credit Strategies
66. Putting It Together: Financial Management
67. Course Resources Overview
68. Pacing
69. Offline Content Access
70. Powerpoints
71. Assignments and Discussions
72. Interactives
73. Additional Resources
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