The Secret Syllabus : A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of College Success / Jay Phelan, Terry Burnham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phelan, Jay, Author.

Burnham, Terry, Author.

Series:

Skills for Scholars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

College student orientation--United States.

College student orientation.

Study skills--United States.

Study skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The unwritten rules of success that every student must follow to thrive in collegeThe Secret Syllabus equips students with the tools they need to succeed, revealing the unwritten rules and cultural norms and expectations not included in the official curriculum. Left to figure out on their own how the academic world works, students frequently stumble, underperform, and miss opportunities. Without mastery of the secret syllabus, too many miss out on the full, rich experience available to them in college.Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham share the essential lessons they have learned from struggling, unfocused students as well as award-winning college instructors and researchers. The Secret Syllabus draws on Phelan and Burnham’s experiences with thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. Weaving engaging storytelling with practical, actionable advice, they illustrate both productive and counterproductive approaches to achieving academic excellence, and highlight the importance of setting and attaining goals, nurturing strong relationships, developing resiliency, and more.This fresh, funny, and boldly innovative book enables students to develop the consistently winning and effective behaviors that will equip them to thrive on campus and beyond.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The Big Picture

Setting Goals: It’s Not the Plan, But the Planning

2. Not Having a Career Plan on Day 1 Usually Is Better than Having One

3. Planning Your Schedule This Term, This Year, and Through Graduation

4. Planning Semester and Life Goals

5. Planning Daily and Weekly Goals

Achieving Goals: How to Interact Effectively and Get Stuff That You Need

6. In Choosing Your Courses Seek Great Teachers

7. Office Hours

8. Classroom Behavior

9. Nurturing Your Relationships with Instructors

The Nuts and Bolts of Learning and Performing

10. How to Study

11. Exams

12. Papers and Other Writing Assignments

13. How to Study a Language

Overcoming Barriers to Success

14. Resilience

15. Exam Postmortem

Career Planning

16. Getting into the Graduate School of Your Choice

17. What Makes You an Appealing Job Candidate?

Conclusion

18. The Big Picture, Revisited

Acknowledgments

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Nov 2022)

ISBN:

0-691-22441-2

OCLC:

1286071601