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1. SEMN 1000
FIRST SEMESTER
SEMINAR
Will Burgan

2. BASIC TRAINING

3. Building a
Better Student!
Building a
Better Future!

4. Bookstore
Financial
Aid
Academic
Advisement
Center
CARE
Center
Business
Office
Student
Activities
Registrar
Support
Labs
Distance
Education/
Educational
Technology
The Library

5. College
Success
Basics
Academic
and Life
Goals
Self
Motivation
Importance
of Syllabus
Payment
Due Dates
Campus
Store
College
Policy and
Procedure
Student
Rights
Disciplinary
Procedures
Selective
Admission in
Competitive
Programs
Learning
Support
Progression
Angel, Starfish,
Online
Learning
Usernames
and
Passwords
College
Involvement,
Events, and
Organizations
Financial
Management
Personal and
Student
Loans
Financial
Aid Policies
Satisfactory Academic
Progress, Academic /
Financial Aid
Suspension and
Probation
Campus and
Online Resources
Time
Management
Study Skills Test Taking Skills
Stress
Management
Note-Taking
Skills
Proof-Reading
Skills
Team Work

6. Complete ALL Modules,
Take NORTHSTAR COMPUTER
LITERACY TEST in P132 “Click Lab”,
Submit ALL ASSIGNMENTS (online)
to PASS with S for
Satisfactory otherwise you will receive
U for Unsatisfactory.

7. COLD
• SEMN 1000 is REQUIRED!
HARD
• It is required for all Beginning Students at
CTC!
FACTS
• Several Studies show Student Involvement
increases Academic Achievement and Retention.

8. www.columbustech.edu
THE COLLEGE WEB SITE

9. LEARNING 101
W. BURGAN

10. LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
• Blooms Taxonomy
• Mindset
• SQ5R
• Mindfulness
• Existentialism

14. MAINTENANCE REHEARSAL VS.
ELABORATIVE REHEARSAL
• Mnemonic
• A rhyme, formula, acronym, or otherwise gimmick to
help you remember a piece of information.
• SQ5R
• Survey, question, read, recite, write, re-read, review

15. WHAT ARE THE STEPS OF SQ5R?
• Survey
• Question
• Read
• Recite
• wRite (recite) (respond)
• Re-read
• Review

16. SQ5R (CONCLUSION)
• When you have mastered these 5 steps, you will find
that you will be
• Reading faster / better concentration
• Picking out important points
• Fixing them into your long term memory
• Doing better on exams

19. IT IS UP TO YOU!
Do your very best
and
don’t be afraid to ask
for help when you need it!