Final Catch-Up Week - Wednesday, December 5 EARLY

Your last Catch-Up Week continues!  All modules are open...including the final exam activities module.  Work smart and finish the course early!  All coursework and final exam activities are due Friday, December 14.  Coursework is worth 80% of your final grade and your final exam activities are worth 20%.
Final Exam Activities Module Assignments include the following:

• Leadership CV/Cover Letter
• Empowering Others Discussion Board
• Final Exam Multiple Choice Assessment

Important Dates:

• Catch-Up Week December 4-10
• Final Exam Module Opens December 4
• END OF THE COURSE & FINAL EXAM MODULE Due December 14

Got Resources?  NCPVS provides lots of resources outside of our course to support you.  For virtual help from a peer, go to the Peer Tutoring Center. For technology issues, issue a help desk ticket with the Virtual Support Center. To learn more about the world around you, attend a Culture Cafe session. Click on the visual below to explore all of the resources NCVPS provides to you:

During this final Catch-Up Week, you may do the following:

• complete missing work from any module (late penalties still apply to Modules 9-15)
• redo work for which you did not receive full credit (view my feedback in the grade book and the rubrics)
• prepare for the Final Exam Activities Module 

An important skill for leaders and for students is to be able to study.  Sound strange? Leaders study their organization's concepts and students study their class' content. Leaders must be able to see details and the big picture in order to solve problems and grow...students must do the same to grow and to do well on assessments. So how do you get started with studying a large set of material?  One way to start studying is to create your own study guide.  Follow the steps below to do so.

Step 1:  Gather information from your notes, your assignments, and your assessments. Remember to use the module reviews posted every Monday before you take your post-assessment AND look for the interactive reviews scattered throughout the course as well!

Step 2:  Choose a format for organizing the information.  Whether you are a verbal, visual, or kinesthetic learner, creating a study guide will help you. Making lists is the best way to manage a large amount of material.  To list your material, consider making outlines, flashcards, concept maps, or following the format you have been using already for guided notes (2-column notes). Remember not to overdo it.  Focus on big ideas and content you do not understand and/or remember.  No study guide will have everything so let the study guide be personalized for what you need it to be.

Step 3:  Review your study guide daily.  Keep in mind that reviewing any material means you review it often and over several days.  The longer you review, the more you will retain.  That means making a study guide needs to happen well in advance of taking an exam. 

Step 4:  Quiz yourself and/or have someone quiz you.  You can also work with other students (face-to-face or virtually) to review the content.

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