STEPS (Skills to Enhance

Personal Success)
Student Success and Leadeship
Centre
Your ACADEMIC SUCCESS matters!

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Student Success and Leadership Centre
Your success matters! At the Student Success and
Leadership Centre we recognize that your idea of success
is unique. We are here to contribute to your academic and
career success as well as your personal growth:

Experiential Learning
Leadership and Volunteer Experiences
Programs for Orientation and Mentoring
Study Skills
Writing Support

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A successful university student

Goes to all classes

Completes their readings
before class
Completes all assignments
What else?

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 The Key to Success

Independent Understand Academic

Learner Expectations Success!

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 Is an
effective
listener

Manages Manages
anxiety time

An
independent
learner
Recollects Is a
information strategic
accurately reader

Uses
effective Writes
study effectively
strategies

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 A University Degree
- Time management
- Reasoning skills
- Problem solving and collaboration
- Analytical skills
- Critical observation and thinking
- Computer literacy
- Ability to learn independently
- Effective communication, oral & written
- Information literacy and research skills

These are all attributes that employers value

when they stipulate that a job requires a
university degree.

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 Prepare, Attend, Review

Mental warm
Attend Cool down
up Take notes Check
Question Ask accuracy
questions
Preview Review

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 Managing Your Time
Proactive vs. reactive

Create a Schedule
(Semester, Monthly, Weekly,
Daily (To-Do)

Plan your Study Time

Create a realistic daily to-do list

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Weekly Schedule

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Weekly Schedule

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 Top 10 Tips
1. Prepare for each class by scanning the
appropriate chapter from your text book
2. Attend every class and take effective
notes
3. Review your notes and check for
understanding
4. Talk to your professor or GA for
clarification when needed
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 Top 10 tips
5. Make at least 2 friends per class you
will need them!
6. Use an agenda where you note: your
class time, assignment deadlines,
midterms, and finals
7. Schedule study time during the week
and weekend. Expect to spend at least 2
hours per hour of lecture
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 Top 10 tips
8. Familiarize with each courses syllabus
so you can choose the best way to study
for each class
9. Be sure to understand before wanting
to memorize information. Put it into your
own words!
10. Use memory strategies such as
acronyms or association to retain large
amounts of information
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 myUwindsor APP
Courses (Times, Locations, Professors)
Uwindsor News
Messages (Class announcements)
Exams (dates, times, grades)
Finances (Account Details,
Uwin Card balance)

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 Reminders
If you havent yet, we would like to invite you to complete
the LASSI and the VARK online learning assessments.

To request the links to these assessments or to book an

individual appointment to review your results, please
email steps@uwindsor.ca

If you have questions relating to the material discussed

in any STEPS workshops, please email
steps@uwindsor.ca

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Questions?

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STUDENT SUCCESS AND LEADERSHIP CENTRE
Your SUCCESS matters!
There are many ways to reach us:

steps@uwindsor.ca
success@uwindsor.ca

www.uwindsor.ca/steps
www.uwindsor.ca/success

519-253-3000 extension 3471

Dillon Hall, Lower Level

@UWinStudentExp

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