This page is designed to help students excel at school & beyond.

Brain Science and Learning

5 Elements of Effective Learning: Five Elements of Effective Learning - Introduction.pdf

Brain Rules: http://www.brainrules.net/

Daniel Pink - Motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y

Study and Writing Skills

Time on Task: https://ssd.umich.edu/article/time-how-much-do-you-need

Best Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/thomasfrank/

His website: https://collegeinfogeek.com/start/

Best Book: What Smart Students Know: http://www.amazon.com/What-Smart-Students-Know-Learning/dp/0517880857

Twelve Principles: http://mindmapblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/what-smart-students-know1.jpg

A cool mind map: http://www.mindmeister.com/11617389/what-smart-students-know

Effective READING: https://prezi.com/g-u8by69aqwa/what-smart-students-know/

Another Best Book: https://archive.org/stream/OnWritingWell/on-writing-well#page/n0/mode/2up

Figure Captions: We learn so much visually: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c4_p12.html

Practical Engineering & Life Tips

Unwritten Laws Engineering.pdf

Law of the Farm - Covey 1994: http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/misc/LawOfFarm.htm

Give and Take by Adam Grant: http://www.giveandtake.com/

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey: https://www.getfreeebooks.com/book-summary-infographic-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/

Succeeding beyond Rowan -- The Rules of Work: http://www.r-5.org/files/books/ethology/corporate/behaviour/Richard_Templar-The_Rules_of_Work-EN.pdf

Dale Carnegie had some awesome ideas worth sharing: https://www.dalecarnegie.com/assets/1/7/Secrets_of_Success.pdf

Clinic Tips

Project Management

Overview:  Project Management Guidance.pdf

Supporting Documents

How to improve student project management skills.pdf

Managing Small Projects 2.pdf

Meeting Notes Example.pdf

Requirements Example.pdf

Lab Notebook Guidance.pdf

Rowan University Lynda Training: http://www.lynda.com/tutorial/80780?org=rowan.edu

Strong Teams

Stanford: Characteristics of Effective Teams - Stanford.pdf

Clemson: Clemson Guide for Teamwork.pdf

Rice: Rice - Twelve Ways to Build an Effective Team.pdf

Dettman: Dettmann - Effective Teams.PDF

Heathfield Heathfield - Twelve Tips for Team Building.pdf

Overview from Literature: Mickan and Rodger - Characteristics of Effective Teams.pdf

Pitfalls to avoid UW - Teamwork Pitfalls to Avoid.pdf

Rowan Guidance

Clinic Syllabus: Syllabus - JrSr Clinic F2014.pdf

Grading Example: Example Grading Sheet Spring 2014.pdf

Intellectual Property: http://www.rowan.edu/provost/research/techtransfer/documents/InventorsGuide_000.pdf

Overall Curriculum

Courses and Minimum Grades

Flow chart: https://academics.rowan.edu/engineering/_docs/mechanical/me-engcurriculumflowchart-fall-2017.pdf

Curriculum: https://academics.rowan.edu/engineering/programs/mechanical/undergraduate/bs_curriculum.html

Dean's Office Support

Overall curriculum advice to all undergraduates: http://advisingrowanengineering.pbworks.com/w/page/79996934/FrontPage

Coping with this World

Rowan University: https://sites.rowan.edu/wellness/counseling/

REBT: http://www.rational.org.nz/prof-docs/Intro-REBT.pdf

A 1000 Awesome Things: http://1000awesomethings.com/