Chapter 1: The Study Guide and How to Use Google Docs

The Study Guide and How to Use Google Docs

Welcome to our Chapter 1 Study Guide page! Every chapter has a study guide. The study guide contains the terms that we will discuss in the chapter. These are the terms you need to know! If you feel a bit unsure of your study skills, please know that we at Southwestern have many resources and people who can help you. (Remember the resources in the Introductory Module? There is more about one such AWESOME resource later on this screen, Dear Students. Stay tuned.)

Video Links to an external site. - Audio Links to an external site. - Document Links to an external site.

Below is the study guide automatically loaded into Canvas:  

The Chapter 1 Study Guide Download The Chapter 1 Study Guide

How to Use the Study Guide 

The study guide contains the terms you need to know. Remember that all these terms are fair game on the exam! But more importantly, these are the terms and concepts that will help you make wise choices and build long-term wealth and security as you research and choose your prudent, long-term oriented investments. 

It is a great idea to print the study guide and fill it in as you move through the material. Some students use flash cards while others like to create their own outlined study guide. (Many students simply use a highlighter. Personally, this does absolutely nothing for me except make a lot of yellow streaks everywhere.) There are many good study tools and techniques. Where can you learn these many good study tools and techniques? Hmmm?

Where to Get Help with Your Study Skills? The Academic Success Center Links to an external site., of Course!

The Academic Success Center Links to an external site. at Southwestern is an AWESOME place where you can ... oh, wait, you already read about it in the Introductory Module, right? No matter! Good information bears repeating. Plus you already completely forgot about it, didn't you? (You can always tell me the truth.) Please consider spending an afternoon at the Academic Success Center Links to an external site.. You will become addicted to the place. There is no better way to increase your motivation to succeed in college than to surround yourself with other students and staff who are already highly motivated. It is contagious! In a short while, you will become one of the role models there and you will be helping other students, maybe even as a paid tutor. And let me tell you the dirty little secret that we instructors hide: We teachers learn far more from our students than our students learn from us. Yes, that's right! The best way to learn a topic is to teach it. I guarantee it! Visit the Academic Success Center Links to an external site. soon.

How to Use Google Docs

The commentary above also demonstrates how to use Google Docs to download or make a copies of the class documents. When you want to use one of the class documents, please click on the link labeled [Document]. This will take you to Google Docs where you can use [File] [Download] or [File] [Make a copy] of the document for your own usage. Please review the video carefully. This will come in very handy when you are ready to tackle the chapter assignments. 

Your Feedback, Please

Normally, in the Canvas modules, we usually put the study guide in the first introductory screen of each chapter module. For this first chapter module, we have placed it in its own screen to introduce the study guide to you and give a quick overview of how to use it and all other Google Docs. Remember, the study guides, along with all other documents and class materials, are really living their lives over at www.wonderprofessor.com/123 Links to an external site.. We simply point to the materials from Canvas. As always, I am very happy, open, and eager to receive comments, criticisms, suggestions, complaints, etc. from students. We want this to be the best college class -- no, the best class! -- you have ever taken. For that to happen, we need your help and feedback. Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Finally, it is time to get started with our presentations. You know what to do! See you on the next screen where we will watch or listen to the first chapter 1 presentation.