HELPFUL TIPS FOR COURSE COMPLETION

Step 1

1. Familiarize yourself with the course content
  • Browse module overviews and objectives
  • Understand topics and associated assets
  • Familiarize with content order
  • Identify upcoming topics
  • Connect ideas to create a completion plan for the course

2. Form your plan and make a rough timeline for course completion
  • Review completion time estimates for module assets
  • Set reasonable time goal for each module
  • Determine course completion deadline
  • Schedule daily study time
Step 2
Step 3

3. Actively manage your learning
Complete your independent tasks:
  • Take notes during the course
  • Download transcripts for reference
  • Highlight important parts in transcripts
  • Complete all labs
  • Review terms using glossaries
Get support:
  • Actively participate in discussion forums
Pass your quizzes:
  • Review study notes
  • Complete practice quizzes, Review feedback
  • Complete graded quizzes
  • Use related videos or readings for incorrect answers
  • Review video/transcript/reading for correct answers
  • Retake quizzes until passing

4. Talk with your friends and family about the course
  • Stay accountable, commit to the course
  • Talk to friends and family about it
  • Engage in conversations about interesting topics
  • Seek beneficial perspectives from others
Step 4
Step 5

5. Follow your plan
  • Stay motivated with your plan
  • Set achievable goals in step 2
  • Reward yourself upon achieving the goals
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