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| Introduction | |
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| A Very Personal Introduction | |
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| Why This Class is So Important | |
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| Making Learning Stick | |
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| The Nature of Life on a College Campus | |
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| College Life and Its Inhabitants | |
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| Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom | |
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| Some Reasonable Fears and Apprehensions | |
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| How College Will Change You | |
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| Good Advice You Won't Follow. . .Until It Makes Sense to You | |
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| Adjusting to Campus Life | |
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| Predicting Successful Adjustment | |
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| Choosing Courses | |
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| Resources on Campus | |
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| Managing Time and Setting Goals | |
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| Formulating Priorities and Goals | |
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| Setting Goals | |
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| Organizing and Structuring Time | |
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| Procrastination | |
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| Striving for Excellence in the Classroom | |
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| Strategies for the Classroom | |
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| Asking Questions in Class | |
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| Interactions with Instructors | |
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| How to Listen in Class | |
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| How to Take Notes | |
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| Studying, Learning, and Remembering: Personal Styles | |
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| Finding or Creating Study Space | |
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| What are the Best Ways that You Learn? | |
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| Different Ways that People Learn | |
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| Changes You Can Make When Things Aren't Working | |
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| Understanding How Memory Works | |
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| Learning to Remember | |
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| How to Read | |
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| Studying in Groups | |
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| Performing Under Pressure: Taking Tests | |
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| Preparing and Taking Examinations | |
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| Text Anxiety | |
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| Preparing for Tests | |
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| Preparing and Taking Final Exams | |
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| After the Test is Over | |
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| Writing Papers and Doing Presentations | |
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| Preparing and Writing Papers | |
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| Writing Email | |
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| Searching and Re-searching Sources | |
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| Giving Speeches and Class Presentations | |
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| It's About the Relationships | |
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| Using Technology in Presentations | |
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| Doing Group Presentations | |
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| Look for More Ways to Practice | |
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| Making Lifestyle Choices | |
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| Eating Healthfully | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Drinking and Drugs | |
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| Tobacco | |
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| Behavioral Addictions | |
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| Sleeping | |
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| Leisure Activities | |
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| Sex | |
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| Money | |
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| Thinking Critically and Solving Problems | |
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| What Critical Thinking Means and What it Will Do For You | |
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| How to "Do" Critical Thinking | |
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| Using Critical Thinking to Solve Problems | |
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| Overview of the Problem Solving Process | |
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| Stress Management and Prevention | |
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| What is Stress and How do You Know When You've Got It? | |
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| Preventing and Managing Stress | |
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| Relaxation Strategies | |
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| Changing the Ways You View the World | |
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| Changing Negative and Self-Defeating Thoughts | |
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| Negotiating Relationships | |
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| Friendships | |
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| Family Relationships | |
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| Romantic Relationships | |
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| Relationship Skills | |
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| Conflict in Relationships | |
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| Functions of Conflict | |
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| Conflicts with Roommates | |
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| Strategies for Managing Conflict | |
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| Diversity and Appreciating Differences | |
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| Misunderstandings about Cultural Affiliations | |
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| Expanding Your Cultural Wisdom | |
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| Challenges Faced by Minority Students | |
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| Confronting Prejudices and Stereotypes | |
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| Experiencing Other Cultures | |
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| Respect and Civility | |
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| Planning for the Future | |
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| Considerations when Planning Your Future | |
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| Begin Your Career Planning Now | |
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| Making Changes Last | |