Honesty

Honesty
9 of 10

Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

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What is honesty?

      Honesty is telling the truth.

      Honesty is straightforward conduct.

    Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair genuine and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you…
Do your own homework

      Tell a friend the truth

      Explain the reason you didn’t turn in your homework
Keep your eyes on your own paper

      Clean up your own room after making a promise

      Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake

      Write a report in your own words instead of copying

      Admit you made the mistake

      Keep a friends secret

      Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

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Attention to Detail

Attention to Detail

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When you don’t double-check your calculations for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any work place, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John Wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his team to ten consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualities for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit. He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their shoe strings. If they didn’t tie them correctly, he would teach them how.
Details may be small things, but from small things come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.

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Cool under Pressure

Cool under Pressure

6 of 10

Very few students enjoy taking test. Yet functioning well under pressure is crucial to your future success. Try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, wielding a scalpel or handling dangerous chemicals.
The best way to curtail pressure and to even eliminate it is to prepare. Applying the motto “Be Prepared” holds true first time and every time. Prepare for that test, and you won’t worry about it. In fact, it will be your chance to shine, to reveal the  hard work you have put into preparing for the test. You will be rewarded for the effort you have thrust into your studies. Preparation removes fear. When you are prepared, you will not fear. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm; therefore, prepare and your coolness under pressure is sure to abound.  

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Initiative

Initiative

5 of 10

Initiative is creativity, inventiveness, originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can-do professionals who come with new ideas and chart their own course through projects, employees who are self-reliant. Self-reliant people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required to do and do it they don’t wait to be told many times. Succeeding in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.
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Problem Solving Skills 4 0f 10

Problem Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes far beyond your math textbook. Every assignment is an opportunity to weight al possible solutions carefully and choose the one you think is best. As a working professional, you’ll be solving problems regularly, whether it’s fixing a bug in the computer program or overcoming budget shortfalls. Problem solving situations occur extensively and frequently; therefore, be ready when then come.

When problems or challenges occur, some people look at them at negative experiences, as a crisis. These people are the ones who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitudes. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as opportunities to learn, grow and expand their horizons, and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

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Student Success Statement

“The man who has no

Imagination has no wings”

~Muhammad Ali

Reflection: If you do not imagine what you want in your life then you have no hopes. If you do not imagine what you want you have no wings you have no hopes into being someone. For example if you do not imagine what you want to be in your future, you have no wings because you are not imagining what you want. 

Speaking Skills 2-10

Speaking Skills
2-10

When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It’s never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking techniques.

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According to The Book of List, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in minds of the majority of people. Far above the fear of death and disease, comes the fear of standing in front of a crowd. Joel Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of American experiencing a dramatic fear of it, “said Dr. Michael Telch of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders (LSAD) in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. “People have had to turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped classes because of it.”

Regardless of your occupation, your success depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivating co-workers or just communicating one-on-one with others, you’ll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly and intelligently.

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Writing Skills 1 0f 10

Writing Skills

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Communications is at the top of the list of skills that employers look for. And communication in the work place often means writing.
Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers depend on the money they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specifications, and nearly everyone writes e-mails to people inside and outside their organization. And before you even get the chance to interview for a job you’ll need to present yourself in cover letters and resumes.
So, by taking writing serious and doing your best on every research paper, every lab report you write, every new post you write in your blog site, and every writing activity you engage in your preparing yourself for a good career.
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Exam Day: Survival Tips

Exam Day: Survival Tips
Part 2
During the Test
Read the Directions.
It’s important that you follow the instructions exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer. Answer easy questions first. Doing this can jog your memory about useful facts. You may also come across information that can help you with other questions.
Answer every question.
Unless there is penalty for wrong answers, try to answer every question; you may be able to get partial credit for those you begin but don’t complete correctly.
Ask questions.

If a question isn’t clear, talk to the teacher. If that’s not possible, explain your answer in the margin.
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Online Learning Part 2

Online Learning
Part 2
More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

                  Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

                  If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.

                  Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

                  Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

                  Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Online Learning Part 1

Online Learning
Part 1

Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

      Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

      Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned?  This may indicate that the site is biased

      Consider whether the arguments are logical and baked up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

      Check the links to the source that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 3

Dot-What?

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

                  Dot-com is not only for business; anyone can use it. Dot-com include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

                  Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debate issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

                  Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

                  Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

                  Dot-edu usually indicates a university website.

While its published researched is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student course work up on the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy .

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It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 2

Research with Attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that they’re trustworthy, ask these questions:

·         Who wrote the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

·         What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?

·         Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

·         What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives –like selling products or winning votes- that could result in biased or incomplete information.
Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?

·         Where did the author get this information?

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It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 1

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Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You’ve probably used the Internet to do research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy, or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust.

Many websites claim to have the facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way- they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only that which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make your name a good name for you and your organization that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

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SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-question-Read-Recite-Review

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how When, who and how and where questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:

                  Turn the tittle, headings into questions.

                  Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations-these features can communicate an idea more powerfully than written text.

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SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

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Improve your studying skills

SQ3R stands for:

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills.

In college, you’ll be required to do lots of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read one chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

                  Read the little, headings and subheadings.

                  Notice words that are italicized or bold.

                  Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps and other visual material.

                  Read captions.

                  Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

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Reading 5 tips for success Tip 5

Reading

5 tips for success

Tip 5

Tip 5: Keep a List of Questions

When you feel confused about something you’re reading, write down any questions you have. Sometimes your questions are answered as you read further. If not, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Remember teachers create assignments; they’ve read the texts and are familiar with them. When you have specific questions, your teachers can provide answers that will help you better understand the material. Learning is rooted in questions developed and asked by the learner.  

Asking questions to yourself, to the teacher, and to others, is a great learning method. When you cease to ask questions, you cease to exist to a great extent. Read actively by silently asking questions as you read. Questioning immerses you into the material you are reading and therefore will expand your mental capacities more than almost anything else.

The philosopher Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” Improving your reading comprehension is the key to gaining important knowledge and making the most of your education. So pick up a book… and a pen.

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Reading 5 Tips for Success Tips 3-4

Reading

5 Tips for Success

Tips 3-4

Tip 3: Do research

Literacy critics have written vast numbers of analytical and critical pieces on countless books. If you’re having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research and see what knowledge sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you’ll also be showing initiative and scholarly sources, not condensed study guides. Going the extra mile in your research elevates your achievement 10-fold

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you’re reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can’t. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don’t know, take the time to look them up. The results are well worth the effort. Your comprehension will increase greatly, and you’ll build your vocabulary at the same time.

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Reading 5 Tips for success

Reading

5 Tips for success

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Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text, the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So it’s important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind, here’s how to improve reading comprehension.

Tips 1-2

Tip 1 Annotate

Be an active reader. Instead of passively reading a text, take note about important story elements, key factual information and significant ideas in text.

Tip 2: Note the Author’s Writing Style

Every author writes a purpose, using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information to the audience. When you’re reading, look for patterns in the author’s writing. For example, you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases or symbols – or the use of a distinct type of sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend a central argument or themes, so be sure to explore how these techniques create meaning.

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5 Tips for staying Motivated Tips 3-5

5 Tips for staying Motivated

Tips 3-5

3. Set Attainable Goals

If you’re having trouble writing a 25-page paper for class because it seems like such a big job, don’t focus on that final number. Break the paper down and consider each section of your paper individually. You can handle any project in small chunks.

4. Find a Social Support Network

Create a group of people around you who want to help you succeed. Mentors can be teachers or family friends who can give you guidance and help you develop new skills. Counselors can help you with planning your courses and starting to explore college. You can also reach out to friends and peers who can motivate you by listening and sharing ideas.

5. Acknowledge your Accomplishments

Give yourself a quick reward when you complete an assignment or task. Take a walk, send an email, get a snack. Then move on to the next project.

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