Skills needed in college.pptx
- 1. Skills needed in College: Time management Accuracy Commitment to Education Self- and Resource-Management Skills Interpersonal and Social Skills Academic Success Skills Career Planning Skills
- 2. Commitment to Education • Why are you here? How do you expect your education will help you? How will it change you personally? How will it change you professionally? • What kinds of technology do all students need to master to be successful in college? Self- and Resource-Management Skills • What are the hardest or what do you anticipate will be the hardest aspects of college life to adjust to? • What are things you think college students should do every day? Every week? Every weekend? At least once before they graduate? • What are the financial difficulties involved in attending college? What can be done to reduce them?
- 3. Interpersonal and Social Skills • How has the cultural diversity of the college campus changed your thinking or affected your social perceptions? • What is the hardest part about “fitting in” at college? What strategies can you think of to help others become more socially involved? • What have you noticed about other college students’ attitudes that you admire? What have you noticed that you don’t like? • What do you think it takes to get an A in a college course? What about a C? What do you have to do to fail a course? • What academic skills do you think are most important to have for any college class? What can you do to improve your ability in these areas? • Do you procrastinate? Why? What can you do to motivate yourself to work ahead of schedule? • What common problems do people run into when taking tests? What are the characteristics of test anxiety? What are some effective test-taking strategies to remember for various kinds of exams (multiple choice, short answer, essay, etc.)?
- 4. Another key to success is the time management, and every student needs to establish a school schedule which is the most effective time management tool to better be organized. It is preferable to decide earlier that you really want to spend time studying and distribute it according to your course classes, and the most important avoid postpone by establishing priorities and stick to them as much as possible. Be flexible and set yourself realistic goals. That will give you a sense of control. In general, it is good to make a break of 10 minutes after one hour of work to keep up their ability to concentrate and attention.
- 5. When we feel overwhelmed, it is important to review its time management. have built a professional project. Be responsible for yourself, show discipline and motivation, adopt a positive attitude, have the desire to succeed, manage performance anxiety (fear of failure), adapt to the changes, ask for help if necessary, know take advantage of the failure, become autonomous.
- 6. An essential skill that every student need to develop is the career planning that allow you to match your personal and career development interests with jobs needs and requirements. Getting your diploma is good, but after graduation you may miss some opportunities, so to avoid that and increase your chances of getting the job you want. First step in career planning is to summaries your strengths, interests, preferences, and values; second step is to enhance your understanding and awareness of the organization's needs, technology changes, expected turnover, program plans; third step is to decide on goals that are the best fit for you, your position, and the organization; You can also think how you can work towards those goals within your school program.
- 7. Next step is to identify the skills and competencies that you need to develop by using your career goals as guides, then assign the resources (money, time, support relationships, etc.) that will be needed for success. And last step is you need to practice what you have learned and have an opportunity to build your competence and review the skills you have acquired and the ways in which those skills have enhanced your performance and can be used to help you grow in the future. Set new goals and revise or adjust action steps and timelines as necessary.
- 8. move from high school to university is not always easy, and many questions came to head like What do you expect to get out of your college education? What do you expect to put into it? What goals, both short and long term, have you set for yourself as a college student? Are those goals realistic? Do you have a plan for reaching them? What are the financial difficulties involved in attending college? What can be done to reduce them? What are the most effective study methods? What do you consider to be the proper balance between school, work, and social obligations? Which of these is most important to most college students? What is your college major or what majors are you considering? What possible jobs do you think this might lead you to? this is why students must develop some survival skills in order to succeed in their school, professional path as well as their lives.
- 9. One key to succeed in college is to develop good working methods because successful study at the college is a matter of organization, and have the balance between classes, work in libraries, cultural and campus events with friends, job, and other life obligations. In college, the construction of knowledge comes through personal research and attending courses; at this point much freedom can be a trap, so it is recommended to attend classes, not to rely on friends to take notes in your place and carefully prepared homework. The best way to learn something is to repeat regularly. While taking notes is the first step. the second, Reread them at regular intervals. When the time of the examinations, you will only review and not to learn everything. As I am doing engineering major I have to deal with many courses where I have to solve problems, for example, Math, Physics, and Sciences so I spend much of my study time doing exercises.