Becoming a Master Student 11th Edition

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Becoming a Master Student 11th Edition

• Introduction

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• The Introduction, in this version of Becoming a
  Master Student, provides important information
  that we will use for the entire course.
• Pay attention to the Introduction. Do not skip
  it.

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• This Book is WorthlessIf You Just Read It.
• The course and the book both demand involvement.
• Become involved, act. Try out the ideas in the
  book.
• Customize the book make it yours. Invent your
  own ideas.
• Become a master student.

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• What is in it for me, if I choose to commit to
  becoming a master student.
• Read the seven pitches on pages 1 and 2.
• I hope you are convinced that becoming involved
  in this book serves your best interests for
  academics, for work, and for life in all of its
  aspects.

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• Do Exercise 1, Textbook Reconnaissance on Page 2.
• Dont forget to scan and write down ideas with
  their page numbers.
• Warning, if you are like me, you may find
  something interesting and want to read it.
  Resist this temptation. Finish the
  reconnaissance first.
• You may want to try this with other texts.

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• The Discovery and Intention Journal System
• Discovery and Intention statements are the way we
  journal throughout the course. Know it.
• A discovery statement is a way of recording the
  impressions you have during the day.
• They may be strengths or weaknesses that you
  perceive about yourself.

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• Discovery Statements can also be declarations
  of your goals, descriptions of your attitude,
  statements of your feelings, transcripts of your
  thoughts, and chronicles of your behavior.
  (Ellis)

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• Examples of discovery statements.
• I like ice cream
• My handwriting is hard to read
• I drink too much
• I enjoy family
• I look forward too exercising in the evenings
• I like to write about my thoughts.

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• Insights from the discovery statements may lead
  to intention statements.
• Intention statements can be used to alter your
  course. They are statements of your commitment
  to do a specific task or take a certain action.
  (Ellis)
• In other words I discovered this and I intend to
  do that.

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• Examples of discovery/intention statements
• I discovered my handwriting is difficult to read.
• I intend to take my time when writing and to
  print my notes.
• I like being with my family.
• I intend to plan an outing each Sunday, where we
  will do something we all enjoy.

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• Discovery Statement Guidelines
• Record the specifics about your thoughts,
  feelings, and behavior.
• Use discomfort as a signal (If you feel
  uncomfortable it is probably important).
• Suspend judgment. (Write it down without
  criticizing yourself or worrying what others will
  think).

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• Discovery Statement Guidelines Continued
• Tell the truth. Discovery statements are a
  method to discover the truth. Tell the facts as
  they are, not as you might like them to be.

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• Intention Statement Guidelines
• Make intentions positive. (Instead of writing I
  will not eat junk food at McDonalds you might
  write, I will eat a nutritional balanced meal at
  home.
• Make intentions observable. I will study
  harder can be made observable by changing it to
  I will study three hours each week school is in
  session.

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• Intention Guidelines Continues
• Make intentions small and keepable. I will run a
  marathon this weekend. Since Im not a runner I
  might want to start with something smaller and
  more doable.
• Set timelines that include rewards. I will do my
  dishes by 700 pm tonight, then I will reward
  myself by allowing myself free time online until
  900pm.

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• Making the transition to higher education.
• College is different than high school.
• New Academic Standards
• Instructors may tend to teach less
• Bigger institution
• Tips
• Plan to decrease the unknowns
• Know how you feel
• Use resources

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• Tips continued
• Meet with academic advisor
• Learn the language of education
• GPA Prerequisite Co-requisite
• Withdraw --Drop
• Attend class
• Learn to study
• Become a self-regulated learner
• Meet knew people

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• The art of re-entry (page 11)
• This is helpful if you have been out of school
  for a while.
• Connect to school resources (page 13)
• Your paying for them you might as well use them.
• Community Resources (page 14)

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• Extracurricular activities (page 15)
• They may be valuable to easing transition to
  college life. They may be helpful in networking.
  These activities may be fun.
• See the suggestions on how to use these
  activities best.

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• Following Instructions (New and important)
• What could be more important than following
  instructions?
• Prepare to follow instructions
• Get all the materials you need together
• Read slowly or listen carefully
• Focus by reminding yourself how following
  directions will lead you to getting what you want.

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• Distinguish between outcomes and tasks.
• Sometimes an instruction may be the desired
  result, such as a 20 rise in sales.
• Sometimes instructions include tasks.
• When the instruction asks you to focus on the
  outcome you have greater freedom to choose what
  path to take.
• Know which kind of instruction it is. Ask for
  clarification, if in doubt.

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• Distinguish between sequential instructions and
  lists of options
• Often instructions are steps that must be
  performed in order to accomplish a task. Examples
  include recipes and assembling furniture.
• In other cases they are list of options, that may
  be completed in any order.

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• Make sure that you understand all the
  instructions.
• Reread and highlight written instructions.
• Reread for clarification
• Make checklists, if the directions are numerous
• Anticipate problems
• Dont make instructions more complicated than
  they are
• Estimate how long it will take to complete the
  task.

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• Look for instructions everywhere
• There are instruction everywhere from how to fill
  out a form to taking a final.
• Be aware of these instructions and maximize your
  chances for success in most things.

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• Link to the world of work. (page 17)
• This book will help you at work. See specific
  ways it will help in this article.
• Ways to change a habit. (page 18)
• Look at the world behaviorally. If you are doing
  something you would like to stop, this is the
  article for you.

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• Power Processes. This is the first of 13
  processes. Power Processes are very important.
  They ask that you look at the world in a
  different way and apply the process and make it a
  habit. I recommend that you try the process
  right away to see if it is helpful.

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• Power Process Discover what you want
• Mastery lies in the details
• Knowing generally what you want is to step
  towards knowing specifically what you want.
• I want to go to Valencia is one level of knowing
  what you want.
• I want to go to Valencia and get an A.S. in
  computer programming, with a specialty in Java
  programming so I can work with online databases
  is a much deeper level of knowing what you want.
  Knowing specifics of what you want helps lead to
  mastery.

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• Discover what you want continued.
• Discover the benefits
• Discovering what you want enhances your odds of
  success
• Having a clear idea of your goals makes decisions
  easier.
• Discovering what you want enhances study skills.
  (Knowing a desired result motivates you to
  achieve)

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• Discover what you want continued
• Put it in writing
• For maximum clarity write down what you want.
• Include times for achieving what you want
• Let your imagination go and write
• Later, you may want to evaluate these goals
• Move from discovery to action
• Now that you know what you want, find ways to
  achieve it.

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• Final notes
• The introduction is a chapter with important
  information that will be used for the rest of the
  course.
• Discovery and intention statements are the method
  we will use for journaling throughout the course.
• Try the Power Process, Discover what you want.