Loose-leaf Version for Connections Empowering College and Career Success

Are you looking for a college success resource that speaks to the all aspects of a student’s college experience? Connections is an innovative new text that offers the ideal balance of motivation, academics, and life skills. It starts with comprehensive coverage of the topics typically covered in the introductory course but has a unique emphasis on goal-setting, life skills and career planning. When packaged with LaunchPad for Connections, it integrates a state-of-the-art, norm-referenced, student-self assessment of non-cognitive and cognitive skills tool called ACES. Print and digital are uniquely combined for a personalized experience.

In every chapter, students are encouraged to take a positive, success-oriented approach to this course – and to life in general – by working to strengthen their strengths, celebrate progress, and use setbacks as opportunities for growth.

With an emphasis on self-knowledge, and on building skills for college and career success, Connections empowers students to become self-regulated, collaborative learners – learners who thrive in school, on the job, and in the community.

Chapter 1: Building a Foundation for Success

Chapter 2: Thinking Critically and Setting Goals

Chapter 3: Motivation, Decision Making, and Personal Responsibility

Chapter 4: Learning Preferences

Chapter 5: Organization and Time Management

Chapter 6: Reading for College Success

Chapter 7: Taking Effective Notes

Chapter 8: Memory and Studying

Chapter 9: Performing Well On Exams

Chapter 10: Information Literacy and Communication

Chapter 11: Connecting With Others

Chapter 12: Personal and Financial Health

Chapter 13: Academic and Career Planning

Chapter 14: Celebrating Your Success and Connecting To Your Future