Description

In this course, you will learn to become a more efficient learner, find balance, and prioritize goals. Gain strategies to find important information quickly, transfer it to long-term memory, and perform better on assignments and tests. Get ready to develop learning strategies, critical-thinking skills, and problem-solving skills to enhance your performance in academic and nonacademic endeavors. In this course, you will go on a journey as a learner, thinker, reader, and writer to refine your skills for thinking critically. Get ready to learn the tips and tricks you need to be successful in your academic endeavors.

Course Structure

Module One: Learning

-Time management

-Planning

-Personal learning style

-Types of tests

-Reviewing strategies

-Memory triggers

-Memory tools

-Study techniques

Module Two: Thinking

-Right/Left brain

-Multiple modalities

-Oral communication

-Goals (short- and long- term)

-Flexibility, balance, prioritizing

Module Three: Reading

-Eye focus

-Main idea, details

-Point of view

-Note-taking strategies

-Mind mapping

-Pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies

Module Four: Writing

-Creative and critical aspects of writing

-Reference materials

-Fact and opinion

-Validity and reliability of sources

-Formal and informal language

-Introduction, body, conclusion

-Prewriting, drafting, revising, publishing

Modul Five: Resources and Citations

Course syllabus

Materials required

No additional materials required.

Price

course fee: 525,- EUR / 12 500,- Kč