{"id":5723,"date":"2022-08-12T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/?page_id=5723"},"modified":"2024-08-07T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:04:02","slug":"how-to-be-a-university-student-course-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/academicprep\/how-to-be-a-university-student-course-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Course Description\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"academic-prep\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Prep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-be-a-university-student\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Be a University Student<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"next-course-august-19-23-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next course: August 19-23, 2024 <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Jumpstart your university journey with Carleton University&#8217;s <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Academic Prep: How to Be a University Student<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who Should Enroll?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re gearing up for your first year or looking to sharpen your skills after taking a few classes, this non-credit course is tailored just for you. It&#8217;s designed to ease your transition into university life and set you up for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Academic Prep?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dive into five days of dynamic lectures, thought-provoking readings, and interactive workshops. Academic Prep is your gateway to mastering university-level skills and strategies, covering essential topics like student mental health, effective note-taking, time management, and problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the course, you&#8217;ll have access to optional group check-ins and personalized sessions with an academic coach, ensuring you&#8217;re well-supported and connected to valuable campus resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Study skills and habits assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to form and maintain habits for success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student mental health: Managing stress &amp; building resiliency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How learning works I: Learning styles and other learning myths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How learning works II: CIDERS for success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced goal setting: What\u2019s a WOOP?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metacognition: The ultimate study skill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaboration skills for higher education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Arts students) Reading &amp; writing for university: How to adapt to any writing assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Science students) Conceptual problem-solving: Beyond plug &amp; chug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to take charge of your academic future? Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/academicprep\/\">our website <\/a>for more details, and don\u2019t hesitate to reach out with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic Prep is coordinated by Carleton University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/\">Centre for Initiatives in Education<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/\">Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a>, with support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/\">Faculty of Public and Global Affairs<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/\">Faculty of Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Prep How to Be a University Student Next course: August 19-23, 2024 Jumpstart your university journey with Carleton University&#8217;s Academic Prep: How to Be a University Student! Who Should Enroll? 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