Fundamentals for Success in College

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Fundamentals for Success in College will empower students to become successful in college. This resource focuses on study skills, note-taking, memory, time management, and digital literacy and includes a bonus chapter on personal health and wellbeing. Fundamentals for Success in College is a combination of authored content  and adaptations from the following four open-source textbooks.

1. Bruce, L. (2016). College Success. Provided by: Lumen Learning.

Book URL: https://www.coursehero.com/study-guides/collegesuccess-lumen/

License: CC BY: Attribution

2. Baldwin, A. (2020). College Success. Provided by: Open Stax.

Book URL: Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/college-success/pages/1-introduction

License: CC BY: Attribution

3. Stewart, I., & Maisonville, A. (2019). A Guide for Successful Students. St. Clair College.

Book URL: https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/studyprocaff/

License: CC BY NC SA: Attribution

4. Syrett, H., et al. Learning Framework: Strategies for College Success. Provided by: Austin Community College.

Book URL: https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/8434.

License: CC BY : Attribution

Content in this text is designed keeping in mind today’s diverse students and their challenges and needs. Engagement, self-analysis, and personal reflections are an integral part of each unit. All units are developed through the lens of accessibility, keeping the universal design for learning principles as a guide. Students can participate in interactive activities and reflections at the end of each unit. 

An instructor resource manual that includes lecture slides and additional activities is available upon request. Send an email to Priti Parikh (pparikh@centennialcollege.ca) to request a link. Please include your institution name, your role, and the name of the course you teach.