Getting Oriented Author:Rhonda Holt Atkinson, Debbie Guice Longman, West Pub Co For freshman and re-entry students in first-year orientation courses, this interactive text empowers students to identify the situations which require a decision and to develop the strategies and skills they need to be successful. Topics include academic decisions, choosing a major and a career, time management, learning styles (right/left brain... more »), listening and note taking, test preparation, class and campus participation, money management, wellness, and stress management. It uses the unique SOLVE decision-making model: identify Solutions; generate Options; hypothesize Logical consequences; Venture into risk taking; Evaluate your decision. Written in a style that addresses students as adults.« less