University Students' Complete Guide to Learning & Life

Author: Gardner
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "This book is concise, engaging, and highly readable, making it suitable for all college students from freshman to senior years. Unlike other textbooks, it respects students' knowledge level and does not impose the authors' views on them." — Denise Rude, Northern Illinois University
Adapting to college life is harder than you think! The significant time commitment and new learning demands will make your year of university stressful and challenging. Fortunately, we now have the Concise Media Edition, 5th Edition, co-authored by John N. Gardner and A. Jerome Jewell, which will ensure your success. With its revised, innovative content and concise language, distinct from ordinary textbooks, this book helps you gain a thorough understanding of its material. Through it, you will improve your existing learning habits, acquire new learning skills, and benefit lifelong. The various resources in the book are vivid, fun, and practical, covering all aspects of life, and will help you: manage your time, become a skilled writer, plan ahead, keep a diary, set goals, evaluate yourself honestly, think critically, make the right career choices for your future now, and guide your decisions with your values, and more.
The free resources included with the book include:
A newly designed student CD-ROM. This interactive and engaging learning tool helps you better grasp the concepts in the book. It is easy to use, closely aligned with the book, and provides additional exercises and activities not included in the book. Examples include time management, the popular Franklin Covey Mission Statement Builder activity, the "Online Course" course selection guide, and more—all completely redesigned! The College Edition features an online university library that never closes!