USF Policies & Resources
Study Smarter
Thinking about Thinking
Career Prep
Life Skills
100

A process that allows students to change their course schedules by adding or dropping courses

Add/Drop
100
Black and white thinking, or the first phase in Perry's Scheme
Dualism
100
"Thinking about your own thinking"
Metacognition
100
A brief introduction of yourself, highlighting your interests, experiences, and potential assets to a potential employer or networking connection
Elevator Pitch
100

A properly controlled experiment is the only way to determine this

Causality
200

A required course that must be completed before a student is permitted to enroll in a more advanced course

Prerequisite
200

You would do this by placing the central topic in the middle and draw a circle around it, then lead off from this circle with the main sub-topics of the day. Each one of those may have more details associated with each. Since it's visual, you can see at a glance how the topics fit together and which is more important. 

Mind Map
200
Describes the different levels of learning, including knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
Bloom's Taxonomy
200
Online platform used by USF Career Services where you can view job postings, get info about career fairs, and allow potential employers to find you
Handshake
200
Delaying paying off student loans until college is over
Deferment
300

The expectation that students' work is their own and based on their own knowledge, ideas, and thoughts. It is the absence of cheating and plagiarism. USF takes this seriously and a student found guilty of academic dishonesty receives an FF on their transcript, which can never be removed. 

Academic Integrity
300
This style of note-taking involves writing key words and ideas in the left column and notes in the right column
Cornell Method
300

The concept that students report feeling quite confident they understand a particular concept or know how to solve a certain type of problem while the professor is explaining it, but then seem to lose the ability to do the same once they are home

Illusion of Mastery
300

Guiding principles that reflect what is most important to you in life

Values
300

Also known as the Stages of Change, this focuses on an individual’s desire and ability to change and looks at the problem based on stage of readiness.

Transtheoretical Model
400

A student taking 12 or more credit hours at the undergraduate level and 9 or more hours at the graduate level. 

Full-time Student
400
When you're motivated to complete a task or obtain new knowledge by internal factors
Intrinsic Motivation
400
The idea that sometimes professors know "too much" which makes it difficult for them to explain concepts simply
Curse of Knowledge
400
USF resource located on the 2nd floor of the SVC where you can borrow attire to wear during interviews
Suit-A-Bull
400
An attitude about life and abilities that is centered around the belief that one can do anything with practice, effort, and time
Growth Mindset
500

Regardless of chosen major, all students must complete these USF general education requirements, the purpose being to prepare students to be critical thinkers, concerned citizens, and successful professionals

Foundations of Knowledge and Learning (FKL)

500
A part of Perry's Scheme, this describes the phase when students believe knowledge is suspect, but some things are supported by evidence and reasons. Learning means realizing what we "know" is based on our perspective and assumptions.
Relativism
500

A way to help you remember and break down the principles of critical thinking, includes things like defining the problem, evaluating conclusions, and explaining your answers

DACODE
500

8 skills sets identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers describing skills prospective employees should have

NACE Competencies
500

Generally, people in this stage of the transtheoretical model do not think they have a problem. They will change behavior only if forced to by external demands; parents, supervisors, legal authorities, etc. However, as soon as those demands go away, the individual returns to the unhealthy behavior. In the instance that they are aware of a problem, they will often deny or blame others because they see things as outside their control or feel that change is hopeless.

Precontemplation
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