Provides ideas, strategies, &amp; skills in a variety of areas - that can lead to success in school, on the job, &amp; in life. Paper. DLC: College student orientation - U.S.

Keys to Success, Brief Edition

Test Preparation

Carter, Carol

Bishop, Joyce

Kravits, Sarah Lyman

Bucher, Richard D.

Study & Test-Taking Skills

Pearson College Div

This reader is based upon several areas impacting new readers/students - student success general areas, success in specific disciplines, and topics for those who are career changers. Chapters are written by graduating seniors, business professionals, student affairs professionals and faculty. The book breaks chapters down into 3 main topic areas: Student Success, Success Across the Disciplines, and Advice for Career Changers. It reflects the experience of current students, career professionals, faculty and student affairs professionals.

Keys to Success Reader

Business & Money

Bradbury, Mary Jane

Wheeler, Julie

Education & Reference

PRENTICE/HALL

This book focuses on developing effective learning techniques to help readers excel in school, in their careers and throughout their lives as lifelong learners. Unlike traditional study skills books, this one emphasizes how readers learn effectively by involving them in the active process of mastering their mental abilities and their personal confidence. Success in all areas of life is emphasized. Enables readers to focus on how work in school contributes to employability in the workforce and presents opportunities to compile important work-related information for use in job searches and in the workplace itself. For readers interested in honing their learning and thinking skills and apply these skills to their career search and development.

Keys to Effective Learning (2nd Edition)

This book provides readers with the necessary skills to succeed in business, and an introduction to that field. It also acknowledges the essentialness of these skills to succeed in any field, and uses real-world examples to illustrate principles. Effective business communication, basic math skills, various business concentrations, and career options, are just some of the valuable topics covered in this valuable guide to skill development . It also profiles different people in a variety of fields who serve as examples of how to achieve certain successes. For students considering a major and career in business, and anyone already in the field who wants an opportunity to examine and improve their skills.

Keys to Business Success

Carter, Carol J.

Doran, Martha A.

Pearson

Proficiency in the sciences and an understanding of technological advances has become a must for career success. Based on the successful Keys to Success, this resource explores all aspects of careers in science, from career planning and preparation to networking. Discusses how to study in the sciences—how science books differ from other books and how to approach them, understanding inquiry-based learning, and conducting research. Emphasizes communication skills through various group projects and written work. Uses eye-catching visual aids throughout including full-color photos, graphics, and cartoons. Includes all chapter content from the popular Keys to Success brief edition but tailors each chapter to science-related material. For anyone interested in pursuing or changing to a career in the life sciences or physical sciences, nursing, engineering, computer science, or mathematics.

Keys to Science Success

Katz Ph.D. RN C, Janet R.

Job Hunting & Careers

This innovative manual/workbook is designed to help entry-level nursing students understand the various aspects and opportunities of the profession of nursing, and to develop both personal management and academic skills necessary to succeed in a nursing school program. Features real-life examples, stories, and interviews with nursing students and professionals; and a variety of interactive learning activities, including reflective journal exercises. Covers a full range of topics--from exploring the opportunities of the nursing profession; to discovering personal learning styles, values, and goals; to learning how to manage one's time, relationships, and money; to developing skills in reading, studying, critical thinking, note-taking and writing, listening, memory, test-taking, and lab work. For entry-level nursing school students.

Keys to Nursing Success

Katz, Janet R.

Katz, Janet

Reference

For Study Skills and College Preparation courses.This new text, for 21st century students, presents a comprehensive treatment of study skills. This text has an innovative focus on lifelong learning and on how these skills will serve students in their careers. Keys to College Studying emphasizes personal learning styles and critical thinking. This coverage is unique to the study skills market.

Keys to College Studying: Becoming a Lifelong Learner

Lively in format and filled with real-world vignettes, applications, and examples, this introduction to engineering is designed to keep engineering students encouraged and motivated during their freshmen year when they can't yet see how all of the calculus, physics, and chemistry relates to their later education and careers as engineers. The real-world vignettes and pictures capture not only the diversity of the profession, but of the engineers themselves, providing an overview of the various types of engineering as well as what working professionals do. The book also features extensive information on engineering-specific study skills, gives hints and suggestions on how to enhance one's college experience, and provides information on what resources to look for and where to find them. Includes extensive skill-building exercises on perforated pages. So What Is Engineering Anyway? Where to Get Help When You Need It. Critical and Creative Thinking: Tapping the Power of Your Mind. Reading and Study Skills. Writing. Listening and Test Taking. Goal Setting and Time Management. Relating to Others--Appreciating Your Diverse World. Managing Career and Money: Reality Resources. Preparing for the Changes in the Engineering Field. For students just entering an engineering program.

CARTER: KEYS TO ENGINEERING SUCC _p1

Tietjen, Jill S.

Schloss, Kristy A.

Recognizing and promoting the value of a liberal arts education, this book eases fears about the job market and focuses on the larger benefits of a liberal education—learning how to think, appreciation of the problems of humanity, a broad perspective of what it is to be human, cultural sensitivity, and much more. The book provides a serious yet fun look at the marketability of a liberal arts degree and guides students on how best to apply and benefit from it. Chapter topics discus Kinds of Liberal Arts Courses to Take, How to Choose a Liberal Arts Major, Goal Setting and Time Management, Critical and Creative Thinking, Reading and Studying, Note-Taking and Writing, and Advantages Liberal Arts Graduates can expect in the Job Market. For students at college, on the job, and of life.

Keys to Liberal Arts Success

This brief version of the best-selling book connects college skills with career and life success. With its learn-by-doing emphasis, it encourages users to think critically about their choices and goals. The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey appears as an appendix. The critical thinking and reading chapters describe media literacy and provide information about how to take in and critically evaluate information that comes through the media. Diversity & Communication material encourages readers to question diversity issues and look critically at causes, effects, and solutions to problems. Additional pertinent skill building topics include: oral presentations, technology, planning curriculum, and learning disabilities. Also, this edition now contains a substantial wellness section. For readers interested in developing skills necessary to compete and succeed in today's workforce.

Keys to Success: How to Achieve Your Goals (Brief 2nd Edition)

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

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