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On Campus: An Interactive Guide to College
Diane Fitton, Monroe Community College

ISBN-10: 0135145732
ISBN-13: 9780135145739

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 336 pp
Published: 02/20/2008

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For courses in College Orientation, Freshman Orientation, Study Skills, Student Success, Academic Success, and College Studies.

 

The mission of On Campus is to provide students with an opportunity (1) to experience and develop knowledge, behaviors and attitudes that promote successful college study and positive campus experiences, and (2) to appreciate multiple perspectives that reflect intellectual and cultural diversity within and beyond college. Students learn skills and strategies necessary to make informed choices, to understand their responsibilities for academic success, and to become independent, motivated learners.

 

On Campus approaches the topic, college orientation, respectful of the fact that for students, college represents an enormous investment of time and money, and for faculty, an understanding that they must feel well-prepared to teach content that is not discipline-specific.

 

NEW!  Main points are illustrated with authentic examples drawn from more than 60 colleges and universities.           

  • Concrete and realistic, these examples illustrate the college milieu, faculty expectations, and student responsibilities. Most textbooks have just one voice – the author’s.  On Campus has many “voices” that show, rather than tell,  important points.                                              

NEW!  Chapter reading selections with critical-level questions are housed on the On Campus Companion Website.

  • Content-wise, the readings enrich and extend chapter topics by providing in-depth chapter coverage.  For students, the online reader is an attractive financial savings since they do not have to buy a reader.  For faculty, the online reader is an invaluable time saver since they do not have to search for related chapter content or develop questions. As an added bonus, since the companion website is dynamic, reading selections can be updated to keep up with current issues. 

NEW!  Compelling For Discussion Questions stimulate thinking and engage students in animated dialogue.        

  • By exploring issues, reflecting on values,  and analyzing academic situations, students become active, involved participants in their own education (pgs. 13, 68, 172).

NEW!  Comprehensive Chapter Activities and Exercises provide thoughtful, realistic, outcome-based questions.

  • As noted above, Chapter Activities and Exercises are based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.  In practice, this means that faculty can pick a wide range of questions appropriate for the needs of their students and course objectives. Specifically, “Knowing Your Campus” questions emphasize the point that students must learn about their campus.  “Concerning College Athletes” targets important issues that student athletes must address (pgs. 68, 139, 233).

NEW!  In addition to college study skills, On Campus presents unique topics vital to college success.

  • Exclusive to On Campus are chapter topics on course syllabus, college policy, academic programs, and higher education. By learning about college, in general, and their courses and campus, in detail, students learn accurate information about the nature of higher education and about specific requirements for their college. At the same time, students learn about themselves and others within their college community as they adjust to their new role as college freshmen.

  • On Campus is actually four books combined as one: student success text + study skills text + online reader + reference book. Published in a sophisticated, compact spiral-bound book, On Campus offers first year students a solid understanding about the responsibilities and realities of attending college and provides faculty with a plethora of substantive, well-developed exercises and activities.

NEW!  On Campus provides professional advice concerning security and safety. This information is derived from campus public safety departments across the country.

  • Most colleges are scrambling to update their campus security services for students.  This section (written prepared in response to recent tragic campus events) provides a foundation of recommendations and strategies for students. The information is presented so that students will react to the suggestions and interact with other students.

 

Chapter 1    Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus Document

Course Syllabus Contract

Course Syllabus Topics

For Discussion

Student Responsibilities and Rights

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises 

Chapter 2    College Grades

Why Grades Matter

Personal Motivation

For Discussion

Course Grades

Grade Point Average

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises 

Chapter 3    Campus Community

Institutional Mission

College Culture

Diversity and Pluralism

Civility on Campus

For Discussion

Personal Safety and Security

The Campus Security Act

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 4    Mission to Goals

Looking In, Looking Out

Know Your Purpose

For Discussion

Decide What You Want to Accomplish

Your Personal Mission in College

Set Goals to Accomplish Your Mission

For Discussion

Achieve College Success

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 5    Time Management

Complete a Master Schedule

Schedule Study Time

Prioritize Things to Do

For Discussion

Use Time Management Strategies

Organize for Efficiency

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 6    Information Literacy

The Nature of Facts

For Discussion

Critical Thinking

For Discussion

College Reading

Difficult-to-Read Text Material

Reading Rate Factors

College Lectures

Lecture Notes

Difficult-to-Follow Lectures

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 7    Learning and Tests

Studying in College

For Discussion

Study Skill Processes

For Discussion

Test Taking

For Discussion

Test Anxiety

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 8    Academic Writing

Writing Assignments

Writing Process

Types of Writing Products

For Discussion

Writing Skills

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 9    Higher Education

Institutions of Higher Education

Academic Community

Academic Degrees

Graduation

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 10    Academic Programs

Matriculation

The College Catalog

Student-Athlete Handbook

Majors and Minors

General Education Requirements

Electives

Delivery of Instruction

Program of Study

Sequence of Courses

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 11    College Policy

Collegewide Policies A to Z

Academic Code

For Discussion

Student Code of Conduct

Computer Code of Conduct

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Chapter 12    Campus Resources and Activities

Campus Resources

For Discussion

Campus Activities

Governing and Representative Organizations

Looking Out, Looking In

For Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Index

Diane Fitton is a professor in the Transitional Studies Department at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York, where she teaches developmental-level English and college orientation courses. In addition, Fitton coordinates college success and orientation courses offered each semester. Fitton is the co-author of two developmental writing textbooks, New Beginnings — Writing with Fluency and From Narrative Onward — Writing with Focus (Houghton Mifflin 2001). 

 

Recipient of the Dr. Wesley T. Hanson Award for Teaching Excellence (2001), Fitton began her long career in education when she started teaching English at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1969. After earning a Masters of Science in Education (Reading), Fitton concentrated in learning theory and study skills applications.

                                                              

On Campus — An Interactive Guide to College was first published by Pearson Custom Publishing in 2004.

On Campus — An Interactive Guide to College is a highly readable, learning-centered orientation textbook that drives academic success.  On Campus is more comprehensive than other books available as it is actually four books in one: (1) student success text + (2) study skills text + (3) online reader + (4) reference book.

 

Throughout the text, students perform tried and true activities and exercises that enhance insight and knowledge about their campus and themselves.  Students learn skills and strategies necessary to make informed choices, to understand their responsibilities for academic success, and to become independent, motivated learners.

 

On Campus addresses college orientation from a student's viewpoint:  Because college requires an enormous investment of time and money, cross-curricular content provides great value.

 

Features include:

  • For Discussion Questions — stimulate thinking and engage students in animated dialogue.
  • Comprehensive Chapter Activities and Exercises — provide thoughtful, realistic, outcome-based questions
  • Authentic Case Studies -- personalize content throughout the text 

On Campus has its own companion website

(www.prenhall.com/fitton) which contains

  • Chapter Objectives
  • True/False Questions
  • Research Navigator
  • Web Destinations
  • Enrichment Content

The website can also be accessed through the Student Success Supersite (www.prenhall.com/success) where students and faculty will find a wide array of resources. 

View a Sample Chapter PDF: /samplechapter/0135145732.pdf

 

Diane Fitton

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