How to be Successful in Independent Study
We want your experience in Independent Study to be worthwhile
and rewarding. You'll need initiative and discipline,
good study habits, and a regular study plan to be successful.
Initiative and Discipline
Independent Study courses require the abilities to get
yourself going and to keep moving ahead on readings and assignments. While
you won't be in a classroom with your instructor and other students, you
will have feedback from your instructor to help keep you motivated.
Good Study Habits
The same study habits that help you in a traditional classroom
setting will help you to be successful in an Independent
Study course.
- Find a time and place to study that is as free of
distractions as possible.
- Ask questions when you don't understand a concept
or want to pursue a subject in-depth.
- Read your instructor's comments on the graded written
assignments and exams.
- Give yourself plenty of time to study and prepare
for exams.
The flexibility of our courses gives you the freedom
to set your own schedule. Be sure to set up a plan for
completing your course in the time frame allowed.
When you set up your study plan, allow some extra time
for lessons to be reviewed by the instructor and for
assignments and exams to be graded and returned to you.
This will give you the opportunity to benefit from your
instructor's feedback as you move along in the course.
Additional Tips for Success in Independent Study
- A typed lesson that follows the format of the questions
makes grading easier for the instructor.
- Include enough detail in the homework answers to
insure that the instructor will know you understand
the material. Don't simply copy information from the
assignments.
- Read the entire question carefully. Be sure to answer
every part of the question.
- Start your course as soon as you receive your books.
- You do not have to wait for lessons to be graded
and returned before you start on the next assignment.
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