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College and Career Success, 5th
Edition
CollegeScope, 5th Edition
Word Document with Student Learning Outcomes, Recommended Activities and Assessment
Chapter 1, Understanding
Motivation
Chapter 2, Exploring Your Personality and Major
Chapter 3, Learning Style and Intelligence
Chapter 4, Exploring Interests and Values
Chapter 5, Planning Your Career and Education
Chapter 6, Managing Time and Money
Chapter 7, Improving Memory and Reading
Chapter 8, Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Chapter 9, Test Taking
Chapter 10, Communication and Relationships
Chapter 11, Thinking Critically and Creatively
Chapter 12, Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Chapter 13, Appreciating Diversity
Thinking Positively about the Future
Chapter
1, Understanding Motivation
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will examine various motivational strategies and apply them to their success in college, in their career and in their life.
Recommended
Activities
Journal
entries
Assignment: How to Change a Habit
Group activities/discussion related to motivational strategies
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Assignment: How to Change a Habit
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
2, Exploring Your Personality and Major
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will explore their
personality types and related careers to decide on an appropriate major
and career.
Recommended
Activities
Do What
You Are Personality Assessment (DWYA)
Journal
entries
Job Jar Activity
Personality Checklist
Group activities/discussions related to personality type and career
exploration
Personality paper (describing personality type and at least one matching
career)
Assessment
Completion of DWYA
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Personality paper
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter 3, Learning Style and Intelligence
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will analyze their
learning style and multiple intelligences and list learning strategies
that will help them to be productive in school, on the job and in their
personal life.
Recommended
Activities
The
Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS)
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussions on learning style and multiple
intelligences
Assessment
Completion of PEPS
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
4, Exploring Interests and Values
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will explore their
vocational interests and values and identify careers that match their
interests and values.
Recommended
Activities
The
Interest Profiler (or Choices Planner or Strong Interest Inventory)
Journal
entries
Discussion/group activities on interests and values
Assessment
Completion
of Interest Profiler or other vocational interest inventory
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
5, Planning Your Career and Education
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will complete an educational plan to match
their major and career goals and begin to develop job seeking skills.
Recommended
Activities
Make a
draft of an
educational plan and meet with a counselor/advisor to refine
the plan
Demonstration of career research resources
Career Paper including description, career outlook,
skills required and pay
Practice
interviewing skills and view
sample resume formats
Group activities/discussion on employment trends of the future
Journal
entries
Assessment
Completion of educational plan
Career paper (research at least one career including description, career
outlook, skills required and pay)
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter 6, Managing Time and Money
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will utilize time and
money management strategies to accomplish their short and long-term
goals.
Recommended
Activities
My Lifetime Goals
Successful Goal Setting
Weekly Schedule
Weekly Schedule Analysis
Completion of a scholarship application
Group activities/discussion on time and money management techniques
Journal
entries
Assessment
My
Lifetime Goals
Weekly Schedule
Scholarship application
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter 7, Improving Memory and Reading
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will apply memory
techniques to improve college reading.
Recommended
Activities
Survey
and Question a Chapter
Check your Textbook Reading Skills
Becoming an Efficient College Reader
Group activities/discussion on memory and reading techniques
Journal
entries
Assessment
Check your
Textbook Reading Skills
Becoming an Efficient College Reader
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
8, Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will practice
strategies for effective note taking ,
writing
and speaking in college.
Recommended
Activities
Note
Taking Checklist
Evaluate your Note Taking Skills
Practice taking notes using the Cornell Format or a mind map
Free Writing Exercise
One Minute Speech
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion taking notes, writing and speaking
Participation in group activities/discussion
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will practice
strategies for test preparation, taking tests and coping with test
anxiety.
Recommended
Activities
Analyze Your Test-Taking Skills
Test Anxiety Inventory
Journal
entries
Group activities/ discussion on test preparation,
taking tests and test anxiety
Assessment
Analyze Your Test-Taking Skills
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
10, Communication and Relationships
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will analyze their
communication style based on their personality type and practice
effective communication
techniques which can be used to improve personal and professional
relationships.
Recommended
Activities
Communication Scenarios
Your Personal Communication Style
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion on communication and relationships
Assessment
Your
Personal Communication Style
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
11, Thinking Critically and Creatively
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will identify
fallacies in reasoning, levels of moral reasoning, and creative thinking
techniques and apply these thinking techniques to practical situations.
Recommended
Activities
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion on critical and creative thinking
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
12, Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will increase
awareness of health habits that affect longevity.
Health habits include nutrition, exercise,
avoiding addictions, getting enough sleep and dealing with stress.
Recommended
Activities
Live to
be 100
Health Improvement
Assignment
Evaluate Your Health
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion on health habits
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Evaluate Your Health
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter 13, Appreciating Diversity
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will increase their appreciation of diversity
in college, on the job and in their personal lives.
Recommended
Activities
Diversity
Collage or Diversity
Poster
Exploring My Culture
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion on appreciating diversity
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Chapter
14, Thinking Positively about the Future
Student
Learning Outcome
Students will increase awareness of their life stage
and apply positive thinking strategies to their future college, career
and lifelong success.
Recommended
Activities
Letter to
Self
Intentions for the Future
Journal
entries
Group activities/discussion on life stages and positive thinking
Assessment
Journal
entries
Chapter quizzes
Participation in group activities/discussion
Take Home Final