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1. ATTITUDE
...is about your attendance and performance in lectures and laboratories:
General Attitude: If you need a particular letter grade for graduation or your major, then you must regularly attend class, make sure you know the requirements of the course, show a positive attitude, and be prepared to do the necessary work!
Here are some specific things to AVOID:
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 Coming late to lectures or laboratories.
By arriving late, valuable material and announcements
will be missed, and tardy students cause considerable distraction.
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Leaving lectures or laboratories early.
Your first appointment will be the classes in which
you have enrolled. Be there on time and for the entire period. If you have
finished your work, it will be an excellent time to review the material.
Surprise quizzes will be given on unspecified dates during the last half
hour of classes.
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There are activities that will work in your favor:
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Paying attention to the instructor, or to a classmate discussing a point.
By focusing and concentrating on lectures,
and listening to pertinent discussions or another student's questions, your own knowldege
will be increased, and that translates into higher grades.
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Asking thoughtful questions that add to
the learning of material under consideration.
Asking questions that are to the point, enhances
learning of the material by you and your classmates. This also translates
into generally higher grades.
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Contributing constructively to classroom
discussions. Speaking out enhances lectures if your comments
are to the point and relevant to the discussion. Bringing up topics that
lead the class into material that is not closely tied into the topic at
hand (as interesting as it may be) tends to distract your fellow
students.
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One characteristic of a successful student is maintaining a healthy skepticism for all points discussed.
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However, you must show consideration and respect for the knowledge and long training of instructors, even though you may disagree with some of the things said in class.
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Don't reject ideas just because they are new and go against tradition; give them careful consideration before drawing a conclusion. |
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Next page discusses typical characteristics of successful college students. To continue please click "NEXT".
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Remember that you are here to learn and that new advances in scientific understanding are often made when new ideas are expressed that go against traditional viewpoints.