Students at Kennesaw State can excel in their academic career by utilizing study tools such as tangible objects, methods of note taking and resources like places and people.
Without question, the most important tool for student success is a planner. Courses can be demanding alone, but only become harder to manage when students have jobs, internships and belong to student organizations. A study by Georgetown University found that 70 percent of college students work while enrolled in classes.
For any student, it is important to keep a planner because maintaining class and work schedules is difficult to do in your head. Planners can be physical or digital — either way, they are most effective when students not only write down deadlines but also write reminders to study and complete things before they are due.
When students do not keep a planner, they run the risk of being overwhelmed with their responsibilities and not having enough time or simply forgetting to complete an assignment.
In addition to maintaining a planner, the second most important tool is tutoring services. Tutoring services can be found on campus in places like the Writing Center and the Science and Math Academic Resources and Tutoring (SMART) Center.
The Writing Center is located in the English Building on the Kennesaw campus, and the Johnson Library on the Marietta campus. Students can access the SMART Center on the Kennesaw campus at the library and on the Marietta campus in Johnson Hall.
Other tutoring tools can be accessed outside of campus on websites like Chegg, Wyzant and Tutor.com. These resources are crucial because there is still learning to be done outside of class, but sometimes the coursework is too complicated to go it alone.
Students pay for resources available at the Smart Center and the Writing Center, so it only makes sense to take advantage of those resources. Some professors even award extra credit points for attending a tutoring session.
Another study tool to utilize is a scan marker, an electronic device that fits in your hand and scans text from physical resources, such as books and notes, and converts them to an online word document.
By scanning key definitions and phrases directly from the textbook into notes, students will have quality study tools that are easy to access without having to pour through the whole book, which is tedious and wastes time.
By taking advantage of study tools such as tutors, planners and other devices, students have the opportunity to take ownership of their schedule and education.
