EPY 101

EPY Learning Outcomes

Students taking this course will:

• improve creative and critical thinking skills
• enhance thinking skills essential for analyzing and solving problems
• write more effectively
• master effective study skills.

You (students in the class) will identify and apply effective approaches to: note-taking, test taking, stress management, time management, goal setting, critical thinking and written and verbal communication. Learn to take control of your time and energy, allowing you to move efficiently toward your goals. Identify how to create greater inner motivation by revisiting or creating new goals. Discover how to work with others in a respectful, supportive way. Analyze how the human brain learns, as well as discovering your personal learning style and your personality style. You will learn about the education system, and resources at TMCC to help you. And identify learn strategies for managing your emotional life, and decreasing stress while increasing your inner sense of well-being.

Student Testimonials

- I have to say that I really enjoyed taking this class. At first I took it because it was a required class, but now I can see why it is. It forced me to dig a little deeper and discover areas of myself that I wanted to ignore and not deal with. I think this class really helped me to grow as a person.

-Dr. Purdy is a very intelligent professor, who is passionate about what she teaches. Her positive comments and feedback on our journals were very encouraging and supportive. It is evident that she cares about the success of her students, in school and in life. I liked that she took the time out to make these little videos at the end of every week to let us know how we did that week. She would tell us what we did right, and what we could improve on. We also did an activity where we talked about songs that gave us hope or motivation, and she compiled the list of songs into a document for us, which I thought was so thoughtful of her.

-I would definitely recommend this class to my friends, and I would most definitely recommend Dr.Purdy. This class was very pleasant. Thank you.

- The journals are sometimes overwhelming and the points are kinda low for the amount you had to do in some of the journals. this class wants you to go deep in explaining situations and sometimes what you may think is deep isn't deep for the one reading it which makes it hard. I would suggest this class to friends, but as a in person class its defiantly one you need to interact with.

- I love that the class had me dive deep into myself. I got a lot out of this course and really got to know myself a lot more. I'm glad I took this class!