POWER: Fundamentals of Student Success: 2025 Release ISE

1. POWER: Becoming an Expert Student

2. Making the Most of Your Time

3. Taking Notes

4. Taking Tests

5. Reading and Remembering

6. Writing and Speaking

7. Choosing Your Courses and Academic Program

8. Your Career

9. Technology: Information Literacy, Online Learning, and Artificial Intelligence

10. Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

11. Diversity and Relationships

12. Juggling: Stress, Money, Family, and Work

Appendix: Transfer Strategies: Making the Leap from Community College to a Four-Year School

POWER Fundamentals of Student Success combines the Essentials and Foundations versions of POWER. It is the only research-based First Year Experience series with a unifying system for students to develop essential critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. POWER maximizes students' potential for success in college and life by addressing a diverse student population with real-world examples and applications in the context of their careers in an engaging, accessible and meaningful way. Connect tools like SmartBook’s adaptive reading experience help solidify students’ understanding of the foundational material, while activities like the interactive Application-Based Activities put students in real-world situations to help them apply course concepts.