Getting Started: Knowing Your College and its Resources Chapter 1.

Getting Started: Knowing Your College

and its Resources

Chapter 1

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Getting to Know You Activity!

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Questions to Think About

• How can you make the most of this textbook not only in this course but in your college journey as a whole?

• What factors contribute to student success? How can you benefit from knowing this information?

• What college policies and procedures do you need to know about? Where can you find this information?

• What courses do you need to graduate? What is a pre-requisite?


Questions to Think About continued…

• Where can you turn for help and support at your college?

• Is it a good idea to get involved with a club or organization in your first semester?

• What is a peer-reviewed journal? Why will learning about this scholarly source be helpful to you as a student? How can you find more research articles?


Student Success

Advice Research

Time for Action: What advice have you been given about college?

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How you can use this Textbook!

Learn Research Based Success Strategies

Application opportunities- Time for Actions

Actual Research Studies

Highlighting (see what’s important!)

Note-taking Models (compare your notes)

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Reading Pointers

1. Read manageable chunks (sections) at a time

2. Take notes and apply information

3. Re-read text, focusing on key points (highlighted)

4. Use 3R Method– Read– Recite (orally or written)– Review

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Student Success Statistics

See figure 1.1 in Chapter 1 of Student Success in College: Doing What Works!


Why are some students successful and others are not?

• Ability• Accessing help• Motivation• Good Decision Making• Time Management

• Goal Setting• Resilient Factors• Study Strategies• Note-Taking• Test- Taking


College Catalog: A Contract between you and the College

• Policies and procedures• Academic majors

offered• Curriculum

requirements• Course descriptions

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College Catalog Scavenger Hunt

• How many credits do you need in order to graduate?

• Choose a business major that is offered at your college. If you selected this major, how many math courses would you need to take?

• What is the course description for Introductory Psychology?

• How will Introductory Psychology “count” toward graduation?

• What is the college policy on plagiarism and cheating?

• What is the refund and withdrawal policy?

• What grade point average do you need to remain in good academic standing?

• What grade point average and how many credits do you need to be eligible for the Dean’s List?


College Website Scavenger Hunt

• Who is the President of your College?

• How many majors are offered at your college?

• Where is your Academic Dean located?

• What type of tutoring is available? How can you access it?

• Does your college offer advising and counseling help? If so, where can you go for this assistance?

• When does registration for next semester begin?

• What is the last day of classes?

• What sports, clubs, and other organizations can you participate in?

• What are the hours of the library? How can you access library materials?

• Where can you access computer labs on campus?

• If you are residing in a residence hall, who can you go to if you need help or assistance?


College Policies

• Registration– Pre-requisites– Co-requisites– General education– Academic Status

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Degree Structure


Behavioral Expectations

• Create a productive, learning environment

• Research (End et al., 2010) has found that a ringing cell phone negatively impacted note-taking and test performance.

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E-mailing Professors

• Dear Professor Harrington

• Clear communication in paragraph format

• Check spelling and grammar

• Sincerely, Ashley Smith PSY 123-10

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What is Academic Integrity?

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What is Plagiarism?

• Putting your name on the work (entire paper or small sections) that someone else created

• Not using quotation marks when using another person’s words

• Using quotation marks when using another person’s words, but not citing the source

• Changing a few words in the sentence and citing the source

• Paraphrasing the idea of another person and not citing the source

(Raimes and Jerskey, 2011)


How to Avoid Plagiarism


No Need to Cite Sources When:

• It’s completely your own idea

• It’s common knowledge

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Cheating

• What is cheating?• What are the

consequences for cheating (external and internal)?

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Plagiarism and Cheating Websites

• Defining Plagiarism (Purdue University)

• Tips to Avoid Cheating and Plagiarism (California State University)

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Citation Websites

• APA Website and Manual Information

• Purdue University

KnightCite Citation: General Citation Assistance

• MLA Website and Manual Information

• Purdue University

Modern Language Association (MLA)

American Psychological Association (APA)


Addressing Problems

STOP


Campus Support

• Professors• Advisors• Tutors• Librarians• Classmates• Counselors• Textbooks• Residence Hall Director

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Need Academic Help?

• Make the most of your textbook

• Take advantage of study guides

• Review syllabus for expectations

• Ask professor

• Seek tutoring

• Visit with an academic advisor

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Library

• Seek help from a Reference Librarian

• Use the library databases

• Help finding and evaluating information

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Personal, Career and Disability Help

Disability Service Providers

• Eligibility for Disability Services

• Accommodations• Assistive technology

options

Personal and Career Counselors

• Academic Demands• Stress• Depression/Anxiety• Career Exploration and

Decision Making

**Confidential**


Get Involved

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Dickson, Miller, Devoley (2005)

Will using study guides lead to improved academic performance?

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Research Question:

Will students who use the study guide perform better than students who do not?


How the Study was Conducted

Note: Groups were similar in terms of high school GPA and SAT scores


Results

• Students who used the study guide performed better than students who did not!

• No difference between students who completed 75% or more and less than 25% of the study guide

• 74% of students indicated that they believed using the study guide improved their grades


Value and Application

• Using the study guide will likely increase grades

• Do not have to complete all of the study guide activities to benefit


What are Peer Reviewed Journal Articles?

Theoretical or research written work that has been deemed worthy of publication by professionals in

the field

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The Peer Reviewed Process

See figure 1.4 in Chapter 1 of Student Success in College: Doing What Works!


Why learn about peer reviewed research?

• Very Scholarly Source

• Already Evaluated by Peers

• Meet College Level Expectations

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Elements of a Research Article


Abstract

• Summary of article• Key finding(s)• See figure 1.5 in

Chapter 1 of Student Success in College: Doing What Works!


Introduction

• Sets the stage for why this research was conducted

• Reviews past research• Hypothesis (educated

guess about results)• See figure 1.5 in

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Method

Subjects• Who participated in the

study?

Procedure• What did the participants

do?• How was the study

conducted?

• See figure 1.6 in Chapter 1 of Student Success in College: Doing What Works!


Results

• What did they find out?

• Tables, graphs, and words!



Discussion

• Reviews key findings (without the math!)

• Connects findings to past and future research

• Application and value of these findings



Introduction: Why is this topic important? What question did the researcher seek to answer?

Method: Who participated in the study? What did the researchers ask the participants to do?

Results: What were the findings?

Application: So What?

How can you use this information as a student? What should we do with this information?




Reading, Critical Thinking and Information Literacy

Reading• What did you do when

you didn’t know a word?• Did you taking notes

while reading the article?• Did you extract key ideas

and points?

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Critical Thinking• Can the results of the

study apply to you?• How do you know the

findings are accurate?• What else should the

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Information Literacy• Where can you find

additional evidence?• How do you access

information?• What type of information

is available?• How do you evaluate

whether the information is credible?

• Where do you find scholarly sources like journal articles?

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Getting Started: Knowing Your College and its Resources Chapter 1.

Documents

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college policy

college policies

college journey

grade point average

research articles

business major

introductory psychology