Post on 22-Dec-2015
AGEC 170
Managing Academic SuccessRobert W. Taylor
Agricultural EconomicsMarch 29, 2011
One credit seminar for students on academic probation
Are students clever minimizers, always seeking the easy way to a degree?
Are students clever minimizers, always seeking the easy way to a degree?
vs.
Students are using the best they know to accomplish their objectives.
Seminar for students on probation who want to change their approach to Purdue.
Estimating needed performance this semester
Estimating needed performance this semester
Retake Fs
Estimating needed performance this semester
Retake Fs
Math attitude
Estimating current success in courses:
Estimating current success in courses:
Excel spreadsheet to find current grade
Estimating current success in courses:
Excel spreadsheet to find current grade
Weekly Course Progress Report
AGEC 49800-006 Management for SuccessWeekly Course Progress ReportAcademic Progress for week ending____________________________
Name: ______________________________________
Courses:% of time present in class% of time alert in class% of classes with 20 minute note review after class%of classes with 20 minute note review before class% of material understood in lecture% of reading assigned read%of reading time focused%of readings understood% of homework done% of homework understoodMinutes spent with TA or ProfDate of next QuizDate of next ExamHours spent on this class this week
Grade received on Quiz/QuizzesGrades received on homework(s)Grades received on Exam
Course grade to dateCredit hoursPoints
Total PointsTotal Credit HoursSemester index (Total points/Total Credit load)Hours spent sleeping this weekHours spent on coursework (Lecture, studying, etc.)Hours spent working at a job
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Guarantee: You will not flunk out if:
Guarantee: You will not flunk out if:
a. Come to class
Guarantee: You will not flunk out if:
a. Come to class
b. Do homework
Guarantee: You will not flunk out if:
a. Come to class
b. Do homework
c. Tell the truth
Guarantee: You will not flunk out if:
a. Come to class
b. Do homework
c. Tell the truth
d. Accept and act on our advice
Assignment—why I am on probation and how that is changing.
Why this approach is successful:
Students are impressed that we are interested in them, already identified losers.
Why this approach is successful:
Students find that staff recognize that some courses are miserable.
Why this approach is successful:
Student recognition that peers are good people, maybe they are too.
Why this approach is successful:
Students often offer to help others—great for all!
Why this approach is successful:
Why this approach is successful:
“You can do anything you really want to do!”
Why this approach is successful:
“You can do anything you really want to do!”
But it takes effort.
Why this approach is successful:
“You can do anything you really want to do!”
But it takes effort.
Success is based more on what is done than on what is dreamed.