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LIFE-CHANGING STUDENT SUCCESS COURSE

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is a high-impact student success course that benefits and sustains students in college and beyond. This instructor-led course delivers a powerful blended learning experience designed to:

• Enhance student engagement.

• Improve persistence.

• Strengthen student learning.

• Increase retention and completion rates.

In addition, the course provides students with the skills, tools, and mindset they need to succeed in a global and ever-changing marketplace.

Built on the foundation of Stephen R. Covey’s global bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this student success curriculum was authored by Sean Covey and eight other leading academic experts.

The 7 Habits is the world’s best-known personal-leadership framework, synthesizing key principles of personal and interpersonal effectiveness.

SELF-MANAGEMENT

Habit 1: Be Proactive® I am responsible for my education and life.

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind® I have a plan for what I want to accomplish.

Habit 3: Put First Things First® I do the most important things first.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND TEAMWORK

Habit 4: Think Win-Win® I am considerate of others, but I also have the courage to stand up for myself.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood® I hear people out before expressing my own opinion.

Habit 6: Synergize® I value the strengths of other people and combine them with my own to solve problems.

WELLNESS

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw® I regularly recharge my body, heart, mind, and spirit so I can stay sharp and improve myself.

Sean CoveyBestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

and coauthor of The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Digitally Enhanced e-Textbook Also Available!

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Succeeding in College… and in Life

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is your formula for success in college—and in life.

Whether you’re a recent high school graduate or already in the workforce, the transition to college is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face in life. New teachers, new people, new thinking, often a new home—all while you’re trying to make it on your own for the first time or hold down a job. It can be tough, but help is here.

Based on the global bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, this textbook provides college students like you with the timeless principles and practical skills to thrive in your new environment and achieve your dreams in college and beyond. You will find out how to:

1. Make the most of your own potential.2. Discover your life mission.3. Get control of your time and tasks.4. Build a strong, satisfying network of relationships.5. Learn how to communicate effectively.6. Unleash your creativity and imagination.7. Get fit physically, financially, and emotionally.

What else do you get?• Links to self-assessments to discover your strengths and areas to work on.• What I Wish I’d Known—mini-lessons in effectiveness from other college students.• Lessons on Leadership—inspiring stories to motivate you each day. • Baby Steps—application suggestions that you can apply tomorrow morning to help you succeed.

In addition, you’ll get Academic Protips from top professors, including:• How to Study in College by Eileen Tracy, University of East London.• How to Use a College Library by Trevor Dawes, Washington University.• How to Write a College Paper by Dr. Breck England, Brigham Young University. • How to Study for a Test by Dr. Laurie Rozakis, Farmingdale State College, SUNY.• How to Think Critically by Dr. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont-McKenna College.• How to Make a Presentation by Craig Escamilla, Lamar University.• How to Read College Textbooks by Dr. Janet N. Zadina, Tulane University.• How to Manage Your Money by Joseph Knight, Business Literacy Institute .

e-Textbook

Access your e-book anytime, anywhere on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.For more information about the e-textbook go to: www.7habitscollege.com

Interactive features: • 10 award-winning videos• Additional readings• Self-assessments• Exercises

• Homework• 55 hands-on activities• Award-winning Living the

7 Habits Mobile App

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This course is designed to have the most positive impact of any class students will experience at college.

INFLUENCED BY RESEARCHThe 7 Habits student success curriculum was created with student transformation as its key outcome—an experience that students would look back on and say “the principles I learned in this class made all the difference.”

The 7 Habits content and curriculum is closely aligned with Jack Mezirow’s transformative learning theory, which focuses on how we learn to act on our own purposes, values, feelings, and meanings rather than those we have uncritically assimilated from others—to gain greater control over our lives.

Student Survey Response*

“This is the most worthwhile class I have ever taken.”

Would you recommend this course to others?

“Every aspect of my life has improved. This is the first academic situation that has been so far reaching.”

“This class expanded my vision, challenged me to change, and provided the skills to do it.”

*Utah Valley University end-of-course outcomes survey

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A Compelling Reason to Stay in School

Strong Academic Skills+ +

Need For Student Success

4% complete an associate degree at a 2-year college within 2 years*

19% complete a degree at a 4-year university within 4 years (non-flagship)*

36% complete a degree at a 4-year university within 4 years (flagship)*

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Many students drop out of college because they are never clear about why they are devoting some of the best years of their lives to gaining more education.

Students taking The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students course are all taught the habit of personal vision, Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind. They are challenged to think deeply about their interests, talents, aspirations, and goals—and to articulate all of this into a Personal Mission Statement. The by-product of this process is that they understand the role college plays in their overall vision, and discover their own “compelling why” to successfully complete college.

Breck England: How to Write a College Paper

Eileen Tracy: How to Study in College

Craig Escamilla: How to Make a Presentation

Janet Zadina: How to Read College Textbooks

Trevor Dawes: How to Use a College Library

Diane Halpern: How to Think Critically

Laurie Rozakis: How to Study for a Test

Each section of the textbook is enhanced with Academic Protips from the following experts:

Formula For Student Success

Highly Effective StudentsEffective Life Skills =

75% of students are college commuters, often juggling families, jobs, and school*.

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For many students, the hardest thing about college is balancing their responsibilities between college, work, family, and friends.

Life skills are essential for helping students overcome the challenges and obstacles they will face in balancing their many responsibilities. Life skills are woven throughout the 7 Habits course and taught in powerful ways, including:

• Leadership

• Time management

• Achieving goals

• Communication

• Conflict resolution

• Money management

• Responsibility and initiative

• Health and wellness “It helped me to view exactly what I need and want out of life, and how I can achieve it.”

*Complete College America, “The Game Changers”

Sean CoveyBestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

and coauthor of The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Digitally Enhanced e-Textbook Also Available!

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Made in U.S.A.© Franklin Covey Co.

Succeeding in College… and in Life

®

HABITS THE

Succeeding in College… and in Life

®

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is your formula for success in college—and in life.

Whether you’re a recent high school graduate or already in the workforce, the transition to college is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face in life. New teachers, new people, new thinking, often a new home—all while you’re trying to make it on your own for the first time or hold down a job. It can be tough, but help is here.

Based on the global bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, this textbook provides college students like you with the timeless principles and practical skills to thrive in your new environment and achieve your dreams in college and beyond. You will find out how to:

1. Make the most of your own potential.2. Discover your life mission.3. Get control of your time and tasks.4. Build a strong, satisfying network of relationships.5. Learn how to communicate effectively.6. Unleash your creativity and imagination.7. Get fit physically, financially, and emotionally.

What else do you get?• Links to self-assessments to discover your strengths and areas to work on.• What I Wish I’d Known—mini-lessons in effectiveness from other college students.• Lessons on Leadership—inspiring stories to motivate you each day. • Baby Steps—application suggestions that you can apply tomorrow morning to help you succeed.

In addition, you’ll get Academic Protips from top professors, including:• How to Study in College by Eileen Tracy, University of East London.• How to Use a College Library by Trevor Dawes, Washington University.• How to Write a College Paper by Dr. Breck England, Brigham Young University. • How to Study for a Test by Dr. Laurie Rozakis, Farmingdale State College, SUNY.• How to Think Critically by Dr. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont-McKenna College.• How to Make a Presentation by Craig Escamilla, Lamar University.• How to Read College Textbooks by Dr. Janet N. Zadina, Tulane University.• How to Manage Your Money by Joseph Knight, Business Literacy Institute .

e-Textbook

Access your e-book anytime, anywhere on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.For more information about the e-textbook go to: www.7habitscollege.com

Interactive features: • 10 award-winning videos• Additional readings• Self-assessments• Exercises

• Homework• 55 hands-on activities• Award-winning Living the

7 Habits Mobile App

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• INTERACTIVE E-TEXT

• 55 HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

• 10 AWARD-WINNING VIDEOS

• AWARD-WINNING APP

Innovative Student MaterialsCAMPUS-WIDE ACCESSIBILITY

This course includes full LMS Integration, making it accessible to many departments throughout campus, such as:

• Residential-life Communities

• Student Life

• Athletics

““This e-text is the most interactive, and loaded with features for students than any we have published.”

- Vital Source

All-Inclusive Course Materials

• FULL SYLLABUS

• 27 AWARD-WINNING CLASSROOM VIDEOS

• 38 LESSON PLANS WITH SLIDES

• QUIZZES AND TESTS

• INSTRUCTOR-PREP GUIDELINES© FranklinCovey 15

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Suggested SyllabusThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIPDATE LESSON TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS

1 The College Success Formula

• Read textbook p. 1–20.• Write Learning Journal Entry #1: “Why Am I in College?”• Do Activity #2: The 7 Habits Self-Assessment.• Download “Living the 7 Habits” app.

27 Habits of Highly Effective StudentsLearning Journal Entry #1 due

• Read textbook p. 21–37.

3Paradigms and Paradigm Shiftst (See-Do-Get)

• Read textbook p. 37–45.

4 Principle-Centered Living

• Write Learning Journal Entry #2.• Bring syllabi / class requirements from other courses with

you to our class.• Read textbook p. 46–49.

5Academic Protip: How to Study in CollegeLearning Journal Entry #2 due

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 51–58.

HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVEDATE LESSON TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS

6 The Freedom to Choose• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 58–62.

7 Choosing Your Own Weather• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 63–65.

8Taking Responsibility: Proactive Language

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 65–68.

9 Your Circle of Influence• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 68–76.

10 Breaking Negative Cycles• Work on Learning Journal Entry #3: Study Skills Project• Read textbook p. 77–79.

11Academic Protip: How to Use the College LibraryLearning Journal Entry #3 due

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project• Read textbook p. 81–95.

HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MINDDATE LESSON TOPIC/ LEARNING JOURNAL DUE ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT CLASS

12 The Two Creations• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project• Read textbook p. 95–98.

13Your Life Purpose: A Personal Mission Statement

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project• Read textbook p. 99–117.

14 Your Life Goals• Work on Learning Journal Entry #4: Library Skills Project• Read textbook p. 118–121.

15Academic Protip: How to Write a College PaperLearning Journal Entry #4 due

• Work on Learning Journal Entry #5: Writing Skills Project• Read textbook p. 123–129.

Flexible Delivery Options The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students can be taught as a semester-long course, part of an existing course, or during student orientation. Contact your FranklinCovey representative to explore the best options for your campus.

Give Students a Competitive Edge in the WorkplacePERSONAL LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Upon completion of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students course, students are encouraged to earn a personal leadership certificate—part of FranklinCovey’s Leadership Certificate Program. This certificate represents the first knowledge-level qualification a student can receive on their way to earning higher-level competency-based certificates in leadership, productivity, organizational trust, and strategy execution.

Students that earn these certificates will gain a competitive edge in their careers because employers around the world recognize FranklinCovey as an authority in personal and organizational effectiveness.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

College or university becomes authorized to offer the certificate.

Students pass the 7 Habits fundamentals exam.

Bring the 7 Habits to your campus today! Contact your FranklinCovey representative to request a free trial of the 7 Habits e-text, and visit us at 7HabitsCollege.com to learn more. Phone: 1-800-272-6839 Email: educate@franklincovey.com

About Us

FranklinCovey is a global company specializing in performance improvement. We help organizations achieve results that require a change in human behavior. FranklinCovey clients have included 90 percent of the Fortune 100, and more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500.

FranklinCovey’s education division is one of the world’s most prominent and trusted providers of education-leadership programs and transformational processes to thousands of primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools and institutions around the world. Our mission is to enable greatness in educators and students everywhere.

Our dedicated team of higher-education professionals brings proven solutions to current challenges in education. In addition to providing faculty, staff, and administrative training programs in the areas of Leadership, Productivity, and Trust, we partner with colleges and universities in a distinctive process to identify and execute their most important institutional goals.

Lastly, our student curriculum courses help students gain critical skills needed to thrive in their careers. Students can earn FranklinCovey Education certificates to reward them for acquiring the associated knowledge and skills.

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