ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Applications

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ITSC 1309Integrated Software Applications

• aka Microsoft Office

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Overview

• Silly-bus and Rules of Engagement
• (that expectations thang)
• Interactive learning Pretest
• Life Study Skills

AKA The fine print
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Course Policies

• Syllabus
• Attendance
• Timeliness
• Participation
• Evaluations Grading
• Make-ups
• Project
• Deportment

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Interactive Learning

• Ask questions
• Ask questions
• Ask questions
• Your instructor likes dumb questions because he
  can answer those.
• The more questions you ask - the more fun we will
  have you will learn
• Ask questions

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Pre-Instructional Survey

• Why ? - to determine your entry background
• Why ? - allow you to see the material covered in
  this course
• Why ? - to demonstrate what you (should) know
  when completing this course.
• Why ?- it is not graded, and is primarily for
  your benefit.
• You are not expected to be able to answer
  most of the questions on this survey, so dont
  guess, just answer the ones you know.

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How to succeed in class 1

• Study Skill 1
• Or any other class for that matter
• Be present!!
• If you dont attend class you are a LOSER!
  dont waste anyones time sniveling or whining
  because of your stupid choices, you deserve to
  fail
• Most common problem leading to failure is absence
  and/or tardiness
• This includes mentally and emotionally as well as
  physically

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How to succeed in class 2

• Need to consider school (this class) your
  educational job
• Take ownership of your learning
• Those who teach learn twice
• Therefore find the weakest student in class and
  mentor them to an A
• Everyone wins
• If you dork off on the job your fired
• Here you get a F

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How to succeed in class 3

• Sit up at the front of a class
• Easier to stay focused on the subject
• Easier to see and hear what is going on
• Easier to ask questions and get results
• Harder to be distracted
• Makes the instructor think you are interested
• Harder for the instructor to ignore questions or
  student
• Harder to snooze through class

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How to succeed in class 4

• Pre-read
• Text example
• 30 or 45 minutes?
• Programming the subconscious mind
• How to develop long term memory the easy way
  unless of course you are in to self-flogging (in
  which case you need to drop this class and see a
  shrink you need a life!)

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How to succeed in class 5

• Ask Questions Take notes
• Proven method to
• increase your retention,
• lessen the amount of time required to study
• learn something isnt that a novel thought
• Spend more time doing something else
• Did I forget? It improves your grades
• Redo your notes within 2-6 hours

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How to succeed in class 6

• Read all the material for that section/chapter as
  soon as possible after the initial
  lecture/explanation
• Go over the handouts and do the labs
• Repeat the labs until you are comfortable with
  your ability to do the stuff
• Gut check No one cares about what you perceive
  your ability is. Its all in your level of
  performance when required so dont set your
  comfort level too low or unrealistically high!

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How to succeed in class 7

• Plan your fight and fight your plan!
• Schedule your study plan and follow it
• You need about an hour of outside of class study
  time for every hour you are in that class
• Some may need more, some less
• Check with the instructor for each class

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How to succeed in class 8

• Change gears frequently to prevent mental wheel
  spinning
• Quantitative classes (like all of your CNS
  classes) should be allotted 30 minute time
  intervals
• Classes such as literature, English, Humanities,
  Psych etc can be covered in 45 minute stretches.
• 5to 10 Min stretch break after every two (max
  three) study cycles

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How to succeed in class 9

• Decide what goal you have in each class write
  it down
• Make your Goals S.M.A.R.R.T.
• Specific and Measurable
• Attainable and Realistic (Is it real for me?)
• Reach beyond myself so they force me to grow!
• Tangible or not ( How will I know if I succeed?)
• Be brutally honest with yourself
• If you lie to yourself, youll lie to others
• These have to be your internalized goals

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How to succeed in class 10

• Track your progress toward YOUR goals
• Put together a chart to track your progress in
  each class on a weekly basis
• Update the chart at the start of each week and
  then adjust your schedule as needed to meet your
  goals for each class
• Adjust your Weekly Schedule to win!

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How to succeed in class 11

• You are what you THINK
• What are you feeding your mind?
• Where (or from whom) do you get your vision of
  your future from?
• Who do you spend your time with? (Law of
  Association)
• What activities do you use to change your life
  circumstances?
• What are my habits activities that are holding
  me back from my personal success?

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How to succeed in class 12

• Prioritization
• What are your personal high pay-off activities
  (these allow me to achieve my goals)
• Put First Things . Well FIRST!
• Normally does not happen due to the what acts on
  us that we respond to
• EPM Workshop

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Summary

• A Dozen Life (I mean study) skills
• Expectations Discussion