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PL399A

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:07:40 GMT

Courses

PL399A - AIAD Sports Psychology
The Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership’s Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) program is designed to give cadets practical experience in their field of study and to reflect on their experiences by completing specified academic requirements.

Description
PL399A Course Details

Cadet Comments
"I learned how to enter a superhuman state before each game.” "I am now above outside influences; I would not have learned that on my own.” "I was able to get through my mental blocks about running 100 miles after working on confidence, goal setting, and stress management!"

PL360

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:06:05 GMT

Courses

PL360 - Psychology of Elite Performance
This course focuses on those psychological concepts and principles that enhance human performance.

Cadet Comments
"Self talk, confidence, goal setting – these are all parts of elite performance that I will be trying to foster to complete the mission and bring my boys home.” "The theories discussed in PL360 combine well with those of 488B (Psychology Colloquium)." "The imagery project really helped me to focus on the small details of the senses – something I had never really paid attention to."

Description

PL360 Course Details

PL360 Course Focus

Critical self-evaluation in order to discover the psychological obstacles to your success at USMA and beyond
Thinking habits and problem-solving skills necessary for excellence in high-stress environments
Personalized training methods to enhance the motivation, persistence, and focus necessary to achieve goals in each of the three pillars of academy life
Cultivation of a desire to implement these psychological skills not only at USMA but throughout your life

PL360 Course Objectives

The nature of elite performance
Developing confidence
Goal setting
Attention control
Energy management
Visualization
Overcoming performance challenges
Leadership/relationship issues

RS103

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:04:01 GMT

Courses

RS103 - Information Literacy and Critical Thinking
This course is designed to improve cadet information literacy and critical thinking performance at USMA.

Description

RS103 Course Details

RS103 Course Requirements

Cadets develop a set of learning strategies & critical thinking skills applicable in a variety of different situations.
Cadets understand how mastering and applying critical thinking and information literacy skills are crucial to their success at USMA.
Cadets develop a personalized plan for reasoning and researching critically that consists of a systematic and comprehensive process of steps and strategies.
Cadets become adept library researchers.

Cadet Comments

"I felt the lessons in RS 103 on logic and critical thinking and the presentation on the “Morality of Killing in War” were excellent. Additionally, the extensive explanation of the opportunities here at West Point from the upper-class cadet panels were extremely useful.”

"Not only did RS 103 help me to learn study methods to improve my academic performance, it taught me a great deal about the other aspects of West Point that no one else really explains. I learned how important it is to approach instructors and that you pursue things that you are interested rather than just sit back and wait."

"RS 103 was an amazing class. All of the unique and mentally stimulating articles and lectures definitely improved my cognitive ability to interpret information and make decisions."

RS102

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:02:59 GMT

Courses

RS102 - Reading Efficiency Course
RS102 is a tightly-integrated course consisting of only ten lessons resulting in a measurable improvement in reading efficiency; specifically, students increase their reading speed without a significant loss of comprehension.

Cadet Comments

"I would definitely recommend this class to my plebe next year; classmates and everyone in general.”

"Relaxed, very informative and has great results. Best 10 lessons I’ve ever attended.Increase reading efficiency! Reading is something I no longer avoid!”

"It has helped my daily performance immeasurably by significantly shortening the time spent on homework per class, allowing me to accomplish far more and get ahead in most classes."

Description

RS102 Course Details

RS102 Course Requirements

This is a 10-lesson course.
You are expected to attend all the lessons to receive a certificate of completion. Make-up lessons count the same as having attended the class.
PLEASE NOTE: Our course schedule follows the cadet schedule. Read the syllabus carefully and write the DATES of your class section in your planner.

Additional Course Information

Classes include group instruction, drills, individual computer-assisted reading exercises, article readings, and assessments of improvement.
All classes meet in the Reading Lab, JH002, Jefferson Hall basement (new library):

Walk in front entrance and face Jefferson’s statue. Enter the first door to the LEFT of the statue. (Stair #3) The Lab is immediately at the bottom of the stairs; look for the sign on the lab window. The Reading Lab is the only classroom in the basement of Jefferson Hall.

RS101MA

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:19 GMT

Courses

RS101 in MA100 - Student Success Course for MA100 Students
This course is taught in conjunction with MA100. If you are enrolled in MA100, you are automatically enrolled in an RS101 section embedded in MA100. This course will last the entire semester and is designed to help you become a self-regulated learner and leader of character.

Description
RS101 in MA100 Course Details RS101 in MA100 Course Objectives Complete AY Calendar Weekly / Daily Plan To Do List Note Taking Graphic organizer Additional Instruction (AI) Report Individual Goal Plan TEE Prep Plan

Cadet Comments

"This course helped me keep on track with everything because if I had allowed myself to fall behind, even one lesson, I would’ve had a difficult time catching up to the rest of the class.”

"RS101 has taught me different methods of studying and coping strategies that will help me as a future leader, not only to keep myself squared away, but to also help with my soldiers.”

"In studying for HI107, RS101 taught me how to make and use a graphic organizer. Making these for important events in HI107 really helped me understand the information better and to see the trends within them."

RS101

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:59:00 GMT

Courses

RS101 - Student Success Course
This course is designed to help you become a self-regulated learner and leader of character.

Description
RS101 Course Details

Cadet Comments
"It is very beneficial in adjusting to USMA, it really makes an incredibly rough time in your life and your scholarship that much easier.” “My grades improved greatly!" "I didn’t want to take the class and tried to get out of it, but I stayed and it is one of the best choices I have made at the Academy." "Once I believed in myself failure was not an option."

RS100

Tereska, Shelly T CIV US USA USMA — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:57:42 GMT

Courses

RS100 - Student Success Course for Prepsters
RS 100 will help you actively pursue your full academic, physical and leadership potential at USMA. This is accomplished by teaching and coaching in a combination of academic and performance enhancement strategies.

Description

RS100 Course Objectives

Complete Calendar
Weekly / Daily Plan
To Do List
Graphic Organizer
Additional Instruction (AI) Report X2
Library ESP Report

Cadet Comments

"RS100 helped me realize West Point isn’t impossible… Each session presented a new tool or proposal to improve my cadet life. From the AY calendar to the egg chair, I feel that everything presented to me boosted my confidence and ability to succeed in the classroom and life at West Point”

"The sessions both gave me confidence and improved my performance… I feel that I have learned how to study more effectively and how to balance my time so that I can get done what needs to be.”