American Psychological Association
Student Success Specialization

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American Psychological Association

Student Success Specialization

Succeed at learning and boost your career. Gain tools to accomplish your personal, academic, and professional goals.

Kyle Smith

Instructor: Kyle Smith

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3 months
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.9

(8 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Increase comfort and confidence with being a learner and communicating with other people.

  • Organize concepts for effective learning and communication.

  • Develop a plan to overcome current weaknesses in learning, communicating, and stress management .

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Specialization - 3 course series

Better Learning

Course 116 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the shortcomings of your current study habits to improve the way you use notes, highlighting, flashcards, and other classic study tools.

  • Learn to use scientifically validated learning techniques to improve your studying and increase your retention.

  • Create effective plans to overcome procrastination

Skills you'll gain

Category: Metacognition
Category: Understanding Memory
Category: Defeating Procrastination
Category: Learning Strategies
Category: Improving Learning

Better Writing

Course 233 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply essential elements of the writing process to create an impactful and error-free written document that effectively communicates to the audience.

  • Employ writing tools, organizing strategies, and source discovery and integration techniques to simplify and improve the drafting process.

  • Utilize revising, editing, and polishing techniques to enhance a first draft, and adopt practices to stay motivated and avoid writer's block.

Skills you'll gain

Category: researching
Category: drafting
Category: avoiding_biased_language
Category: Revising
Category: incorporating_sources

Less Stress, Better Health

Course 314 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand the nature of stress and identify its common causes and symptoms.

  • Describe the psychological, social, and physiological consequences of stress.

  • Explain how to effectively cope with stressors and prepare yourself to be able to grow after a stressor

Skills you'll gain

Category: Understanding Stress
Category: Effective Coping
Category: Building Resilience

Instructor

Kyle Smith
American Psychological Association
5 Courses1,961 learners

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