2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

STU 150 - College Success Skills


Description: Academic and personal skills to promote a successful college experience.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. Time management and organization
  2. Study skills
  3. Test taking skills
  4. Personal responsibility, goal setting, and motivation
  5. Academic and career planning
  6. College environment navigation skills
  7. Learning styles identification

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Create and implement a time management and personal organizational system. (1)
  2. Apply specific study skills, including note taking and test taking strategies and memory enhancement techniques, to course content. (2, 3)
  3. Develop and articulate short and long-term goals for career development and academic success. (4, 5)
  4. Define personal responsibility and motivation and explain how they affect academic performance. (4)
  5. Identify academic resources and support services important for academic success. (6)
  6. Identify and adapt personal learning styles to enhance academic achievement. (7)