ENGINEERING-10

Engineering 10

College Student Study Skills

Name

Examination Procedures and Rules

1. OPEN Book Exam; Refer to the Study Skills Presentation on the Course WebPage

2. Due Date = Refer to the Course Schedule

3. Permitted Tools

Pen or Pencil

Straight-Edge Ruler

Calculator

4. All Answers Must be HAND WRITTEN

5. This is NOT a collaborative exam. Each student must Complete all work with NO assistance from anyone.

Receipt of assistance will be regarded as a case of ACADEMIC DISHONESTY which shall be severely penalized at a level decided solely by the Instructor

Section-1 Write the Rules

For the questions in this section WRITE the answer in the space provided below the question. The Study Skills Presentation lists 13 Rules for Effective College/University academic study. With Reference to these rules:

1. (2 pts) Write RULE-1 in the space below.

2. (2 pts) Write RULE-2 in the space below.

3. (2 pts) Write RULE-3 in the space below.

4. (2 pts) Write RULE-4 in the space below.

5. (2 pts) Write RULE-5 in the space below.

6. (2 pts) Write RULE-6 in the space below.

7. (2 pts) Write RULE-7 in the space below.

8. (2 pts) Write RULE-8 in the space below.

9. (2 pts) Write RULE-9 in the space below.

10. (2 pts) Write RULE-10 in the space below.

11. (2 pts) Write RULE-11 in the space below.

12. (2 pts) Write RULE-12 in the space below.

13. (2 pts) Write RULE-13 in the space below.

14. (2 pts) Write RULE-14 in the space below.

Section-2 Short-Answer

For the questions in this section WRITE the answer in the space provided below the question.

15. (2 pts) According to CareerBuilder.com a certain Percentage of Hiring Managers require a GPA of 3.0 before they will consider hiring a recent college graduate. What is this percentage?

16. (2 pts) University Professors Appreciate this type of Student:

17. (2 pts) Math & Science Education Provides Tools to Solve Problems. Becoming Proficient with the Tools Requires this action by the student:

18. (2 pts) According to Rule-2 a good student will study with this set of instruments:

19. (2 pts) When a good student misses a problem on a quiz or exam for which the instructor provides a solution the good student will do this:

20. (2 pts) Write below the word that fills in the blank in the following Statement.

Lectures Tell you _________________ to Study

21. (2 pts) Write below the word that fills in the blank in the following Statement.

The Text & Exercises _________________ Skills

22. (2 pts) The SUBTLE reason to Listen to the Instructor/Professor is this:

23. (2 pts) Write below the word that fills in the blank in the following Statement.

Typically What the instructor Covers in Class will likely appear on the __________

24. (2 pts) Almost all Well Compensated (i.e. Good Paying) Jobs require that the Employee be able to do this:

25. (2 points) How Many University of California (UC) Campuses have Engineering Programs?

26. (2 pts) Which Chabot College Transfer Student Made the Statement Below (write the name below the statement)

Mr. Mayor, Your tests really prepared me for the rigor of my current classes. I thought the study skills packet was particularly helpful.

27. (10 pts) The Bar Charts on the next few pages show the results of a recent survey of Starting-Salary offers earned by College students who received Bachelors Degrees within the last academic year. Use this Chart to determine the approximate average starting salary for New Graduates in the Following Fields of Study:

Animal Science Starting Salary

Nuclear Engineering Starting Salary

LandScape Architecture Starting Salary

Zoology Starting Salary

Finance Starting Salary

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28. (4 pts) A good student can develop his/her CREATIVITY by engaging in these activities:

29. (5 pts) If good student has difficulty with a Math or Science problem he/she will do this:

30. (2 pts) A good student taking a 4-Unit course at Chabot College will spend at least this amount of study-time each week for this class:

31. (2 pts) What is it that a TextBook Seller UNCONSCIOUSLY says this to Her/Him Self:

32. (2 pts) FlowChart at Right is Based on Which Document(s)?

33. (3 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks from following statement in the reponse to the this question taken from the Q&A with Math Challenged Student What was your[footnoteRef:1] approach/procedure to math in general? [1: The your refers to Chabot College Engineering Instructor Bruce Mayer.]

Research has shown that what makes someone good at ___________________ is _______________ in the _______________

34. (2 pts) In a prestigious Technical Journal this Cabrillo College MTH-1 TextBook was Referenced: D. F. Riddle, Calculus and Analytical Geometry, Belmont, CA, Wadsworth, 1974, pp. 598-599. NAME the TECHNICAL JOURNAL:

35. (2 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks from following Statement taken from the Study Skills Presentation.

In fact, scientists have found that the ______________________ more when you learn something new..

36. (2 pts) Write the below the Ludicrous Request made by a ClueLESS Student:

37. (2 pts) Write the below the astute Observation made by a ClueFILLED Student:

38. (5 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks from following statement in the reponse to the this question taken from the Q&A with Math Challenged Student How did you study Trigonometry and Calculus with Complex Algebra?

What engineering students study at the college level is _______________ an academic exercise; what we learn in class can be ______________ on the ______________ if we have __________________ it __________________

39. (2 pts) Prof. Berhard Boser of UCBerkeley advises the 2nd year students in his 4-unit EE40 course spend a significant amount of time each week attending-class, studying, doing homework and labs. How MUCH time each week does Prof. Boser expect his students to spend learning the course-material?

40. (4 pts) A student should PREPARE for an Instructor OfficeHour visit for TWO main reasons. Write the Reasons below.

41. (2 pts) Write below the words that fill in the blanks in the following Statement.

With reference to study groups, the depth of Knowledge required to ___________ a Subject is much Greater than that needed to _______________ the same subject

42. (2 pts) Write below the phrase to fill in the blank in the following Statement From Chabot Transfer Student Robbie Sweetman.

the only way that I was able to improve in that class was by seeing a lot of different problems and FINALLY __________________________________________

43. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks in the following Statement From Chabot Transfer Student (and Degreed Engineer) Ms. Baoying Zhang.

THINK INDEPENDENTLY. Group Study is ________________, but I encourage you to do the ______________________________, and then you can discuss-with and compare-to classmates. Because, in group study sometimes will ______________ you from knowing where you need to _________________

44. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks in the following Statement From Chabot Transfer Student (and Degreed Engineer) Robert Curry.

During my first semester at Sac State, I saw a lot of __________________________ with things that I found to be familiar. Not necessarily the material, but the _________________ that was required ____________________________ to go about learning the material.

45. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks in the following Statement From Chabot Transfer Student (and Degreed Engineer) Mr. Robert Moore.

[the] Pace at Cal is _________________ as fast as Chabot

Test[s] are ______________ and very_______________________ [when compared to Chabot]

46. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks from following Statement taken from the Study Skills Presentation.

The _______________ you __________________ in the________________________ Classes at Chabot and the University the More Likely you are to _______________ when you join a _______________________________

47. (2 points) How Many California State University (CSU) Campuses have Engineering Programs?

48. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks in the following Statement From Chabot Electrical Engineering Transfer Student Mr. Evan Manrique.

Getting though the first round of midterms at Cal Poly, I found myself in both of my EE classes, receiving the ________________________________________. The ________________________ that I had to acquire in taking your classes at Chabot has truly made me a more ________________________________________student

49. (2 points) Which Former Chabot College student, and now University Mechanical Engineering Major made this Statement:

Be able to WRITE proficiently and communicate clearly. Your report is only as GOOD as it is WRITTEN.

50. (4 pts) Write below the words to fill in the blanks in the following Statement From Chabot Civil Engineering Transfer Student Mr. Weida Yin.

I am using the __________________________ me to __________________________ art Cal. I totally survived in the first round of midterms ______________________!!

51. (5 pts) Write below the words to fill