{"id":4,"date":"2015-10-08T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/lumencollegesuccess\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2017-01-19T18:50:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T18:50:47","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/oxford-collegesuccess-lumen\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"About the Course","rendered":"About the Course"},"content":{"raw":"<blockquote>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1392\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1392\/2017\/01\/19183419\/10835558164_950ef6d443_z.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-1392 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1392\/2017\/01\/19183419\/10835558164_950ef6d443_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"cute pup\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Hi![\/caption]\r\n\r\nSuccess doesn\u2019t come to you\u2026you go to it.<\/blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMppKiqMpAk\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMppKiqMpAk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMppKiqMpAk<\/a>\r\n\r\nThis quote by Dr. Marva Collins sets the stage for the journey you are about to take. Your success, however you choose to define it, is waiting for you, and this text\u00a0is your guide to your success. Some may believe that success looks like a straight and narrow line that connects the dots between where you are and where you are going, but the truth is that success looks more like a hot mess of twists and turns, curves and bumps, and hurdles and alternate pathways.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the text, the authors tell stories about their own academic, personal, and life-career\u00a0successes. While reading, consider the following guiding questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you demonstrate college readiness through the use of effective study skills\u00a0and campus resources?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you apply basic technological and information management skills for\u00a0academic and lifelong career development?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you demonstrate the use of critical and creative thinking skills to solve\u00a0problems and draw conclusions?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you demonstrate basic awareness of self in connection with academic and\u00a0personal goals?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you identify and demonstrate knowledge of the implications of choices\u00a0related to wellness?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How do you demonstrate basic knowledge of cultural diversity?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_1392\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1392\/2017\/01\/19183419\/10835558164_950ef6d443_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-image-1392 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1392\/2017\/01\/19183419\/10835558164_950ef6d443_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"cute pup\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hi!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Success doesn\u2019t come to you\u2026you go to it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Why Earth may someday look like Mars | Anjali Tripathi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMppKiqMpAk?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMppKiqMpAk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMppKiqMpAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This quote by Dr. Marva Collins sets the stage for the journey you are about to take. Your success, however you choose to define it, is waiting for you, and this text\u00a0is your guide to your success. Some may believe that success looks like a straight and narrow line that connects the dots between where you are and where you are going, but the truth is that success looks more like a hot mess of twists and turns, curves and bumps, and hurdles and alternate pathways.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the text, the authors tell stories about their own academic, personal, and life-career\u00a0successes. While reading, consider the following guiding questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you demonstrate college readiness through the use of effective study skills\u00a0and campus resources?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you apply basic technological and information management skills for\u00a0academic and lifelong career development?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you demonstrate the use of critical and creative thinking skills to solve\u00a0problems and draw conclusions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you demonstrate basic awareness of self in connection with academic and\u00a0personal goals?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you identify and demonstrate knowledge of the implications of choices\u00a0related to wellness?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you demonstrate basic knowledge of cultural diversity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>cute dog. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: University of Liverpool. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: University of Liverpool. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/liverpoolhls\/10835558164\/in\/photolist-hvv4Wm-wkFki-6ucefd-8T3nXL-aBRsvw-deYPAs-6YZB9B-pPFG4j-keFshf-9BdWfK-qQ15T1-e9J2cP-pCJGC3-bUG9Ls-pzme9k-FAAAud-qzyEXB-dAsmE-nZDTRi-3Pw8eN-gLC29R-bBuiA5-9pgKCb-fR2mPL-2ZXzye-qihS4a-7cYDF5-oKVtHt-pCY9iV-2EdjX3-b5yXo-6qNJk-nJKgUT-mcCVfy-bj6bg-gLB4iq-bj68U-7cYEnA-pqjQDE-pGupXv-bj66p-ajibvo-2BgV6-6V2cb5-8hgy3R-eZyMAb-9YpP1Q-bngNfo-pFDAL-9JdP1V\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/liverpoolhls\/10835558164\/in\/photolist-hvv4Wm-wkFki-6ucefd-8T3nXL-aBRsvw-deYPAs-6YZB9B-pPFG4j-keFshf-9BdWfK-qQ15T1-e9J2cP-pCJGC3-bUG9Ls-pzme9k-FAAAud-qzyEXB-dAsmE-nZDTRi-3Pw8eN-gLC29R-bBuiA5-9pgKCb-fR2mPL-2ZXzye-qihS4a-7cYDF5-oKVtHt-pCY9iV-2EdjX3-b5yXo-6qNJk-nJKgUT-mcCVfy-bj6bg-gLB4iq-bj68U-7cYEnA-pqjQDE-pGupXv-bj66p-ajibvo-2BgV6-6V2cb5-8hgy3R-eZyMAb-9YpP1Q-bngNfo-pFDAL-9JdP1V<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Attribution u2014 You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. 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