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ACA 115 – K. McGurgan, Instructor

WELCOME!• Introduction• Syllabus review• Course outline and schedule• Daily/Weekly Planner use• Important dates this semester• FTCC Website – Email – Blackboard• And more…

http://www.faytechcc.edu/


Module 1

P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming an Expert Student

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P…PlanO…Organize

W…Work

E…Evaluate

R…Rethink


Why Go To College?

• Train for a specific career• Learn about things that interest you• College graduates earn, on

average, 75% more income than high school graduates over their lifetime


Why Go to College?• Other reasons include:

– Learn to think critically– Better able to adapt to advances in

knowledge and technology– Better able to adapt to new

situations– Be prepared to live in a world of

diversity– Lead a life of community service– Make learning a lifelong habit– Be aware of your own contributions

to the world


5 Key Steps to Achieving Success

• P.O.W.E.R. Learning– Is a process– Requires personal investment– Use these strategies to help

you in situations in college and beyond



• PREPARE– You need to know where you’re

headed– Set long-term and short-term goals– Set goals that reflect what is important

to YOU– Make goals realistic and attainable– Make goals measurable– Set goals that reflect changes over

which you have control– Take ownership of your goals



• ORGANIZE– Organize the tools you need to

accomplish your goals– Physical Organization

• Mechanical aspects of task completion

• Computer, printer, office supplies

– Mental Organization• Academic skills necessary for task

completion• Organize what you know to pave

the way for subsequent learning of the material



• WORK– Finding the motivation to work– Tap into, harness and direct our

motivation– Effort produces success– Take responsibility for your

successes and failures– Think positively– You can’t control everything



• EVALUATE– Does your completed work

match your goals for it?– Look at your work objectively,

as if you were a former teacher assessing it

– Look at your work as if your current instructor were assessing it

– Be fair to yourself– Revise as needed



• RETHINK– Bring a fresh eye to your

completed work– Involves critical thinking

• Reanalyzing, questioning, and challenging underlying assumptions

– Question the outcome– Consider previously rejected

alternatives


Completing the Process

• Perfectionism gets in the way• Don’t fall victim to self-defeating thoughts• Know when to stop• Use the strategies that already work for you


Are You Ready for College Success?

• College is not high school– It is up to you to read and

understand assignments– You may be tested on material

the professor never mentions in class

– Attendance and homework is not as closely monitored, but just as important!

– You must manage your own time– You must figure out what your

responsibilities are


Are You Ready for College Success?

• College offers a fresh start with new instructors

• You must know your own strengths and weaknesses

• You must be open to a change in yourself


Assignment – e-Mail/journal

• Using your student e-Mail account send me your answer to this question:

“Why I am in college.” Remember to use propergrammar and punctuation.

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