The 7 Habits of Highly - sc. · PDF fileThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Character Education Course in the First-Year Experience Denise Hodgkin Chair, Department of College

The 7 Habits of Highly The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:Effective People:

A Character Education Course in A Character Education Course in the the

First-Year ExperienceFirst-Year ExperienceDenise HodgkinDenise HodgkinChair, Department of College SuccessChair, Department of College Success

Eldon McMurrayEldon McMurrayAssociate Professor, Department of College Associate Professor, Department of College SuccessSuccessDirector, Center For Faculty ExcellenceDirector, Center For Faculty Excellence

WHY?WHY?

Why the 7 Habits?

Why do we want to make it a second semester course?

Reality CheckReality Check

• 74% of high school admit to 74% of high school admit to cheating on examscheating on exams

• 30% of all papers submitted 30% of all papers submitted in high school have significant in high school have significant levels of plagiarismlevels of plagiarism

• National trends in high school National trends in high school seniors show a lack of seniors show a lack of direction and they are direction and they are choosing college because of choosing college because of no better option.no better option.

Department Department Mission Statement & GoalsMission Statement & Goals

Our mission is to guide students toOur mission is to guide students to

increase self-awarenessincrease self-awareness, ,

develop confidence in their ability to develop confidence in their ability to thinkthink

and read critically, and read critically,

and study effectively. and study effectively.

How do our courses support How do our courses support the overall goals of our the overall goals of our

department?department? COURSECOURSE Increase Increase

Self-Self-AwarenessAwareness

Improve Improve Critical Critical

Thinking, Thinking, Reading, Reading, and Study and Study

SkillsSkills

Connect Connect With UVSC With UVSC

Campus Campus CommunityCommunity

CLSS 1000CLSS 1000

Student Student SuccessSuccess

Increase Increase self-self-

awareness as awareness as the first step the first step towards self-towards self-

masterymastery

Develop Develop effective and effective and accelerated accelerated

critical critical thinking and thinking and

academic academic study skillsstudy skills

Impact Impact academic academic success success through through

involvement involvement in the in the

campus campus communitycommunity

CLSS 1200CLSS 1200

7 Habits7 Habits

Achieve a Achieve a high level of high level of

self-self-awareness, awareness,

self-mastery, self-mastery, and and

charactered charactered behaviorbehavior

Sharpen Sharpen critical critical

thinking in thinking in personal personal decision-decision-

making and making and behaviorbehavior

Develop Develop interdependinterdepend

ent ent relationshipsrelationships

How do our courses support How do our courses support the overall goals of our the overall goals of our

department?department? COURSECOURSE Increase Increase

Self-Self-AwarenessAwareness

Improve Improve Critical Critical

Thinking, Thinking, Reading, Reading, and Study and Study

SkillsSkills

Connect Connect With UVSC With UVSC

Campus Campus CommunityCommunity

CLSS 1000CLSS 1000

Student Student SuccessSuccess

Increase Increase self-self-

awareness as awareness as the first step the first step towards self-towards self-

masterymastery

Develop Develop effective and effective and accelerated accelerated

critical critical thinking and thinking and

academic academic study skillsstudy skills

Impact Impact academic academic success success through through

involvement involvement in the in the

campus campus communitycommunity

CLSS 1200CLSS 1200

7 Habits7 Habits

Achieve a Achieve a high level of high level of

self-self-awareness, awareness,

self-mastery, self-mastery, and and

charactered charactered behaviorbehavior

Sharpen Sharpen critical critical

thinking in thinking in personal personal decision-decision-

making and making and behaviorbehavior

Develop Develop interdependinterdepend

ent ent relationshipsrelationships

Principles Embodied in the Principles Embodied in the 7 Habits7 Habits

Be ProactiveBe Proactive Responsibility/InitiatiResponsibility/Initiativeve

Begin With the End in Begin With the End in MindMind

Purpose/ValuesPurpose/Values

Put First Things FirstPut First Things First Integrity/ExecutionIntegrity/Execution

Think Win/WinThink Win/Win Mutual Mutual Respect/BenefitRespect/Benefit

Seek First to Seek First to Understand, Then to Understand, Then to Be UnderstoodBe Understood

Mutual Mutual UnderstandingUnderstanding

SynergizeSynergize Creative CooperationCreative Cooperation

Sharpen the SawSharpen the Saw RenewalRenewal

Values Values

Behavior

Results

NeedsAttitudesFeelings

Pain

VALUESVALUESVALUESVALUESFairnessResponsibilityGenerosityTrustDisciplineAccountabilityDuty HumorRecognitionCompassionInnovationSelf DevelopmentCreativityContributionCommunicationIntegrityCompetence

FairnessResponsibilityGenerosityTrustDisciplineAccountabilityDuty HumorRecognitionCompassionInnovationSelf DevelopmentCreativityContributionCommunicationIntegrityCompetence

ConfidenceEquityEqualityFriendshipChoiceServiceKnowledgeRole ModelingPassionPerseveranceSuccessSecurityCustomer FocusFinancial ResponsibilityTeamworkJoyContribution

ConfidenceEquityEqualityFriendshipChoiceServiceKnowledgeRole ModelingPassionPerseveranceSuccessSecurityCustomer FocusFinancial ResponsibilityTeamworkJoyContribution

RespectEducationHonestyHumilityFunHonorHard WorkQualityLoyaltyReliabilityCommitmentRisk TakingEmpowermentVisionUnderstandingForgivenessCharacter

RespectEducationHonestyHumilityFunHonorHard WorkQualityLoyaltyReliabilityCommitmentRisk TakingEmpowermentVisionUnderstandingForgivenessCharacter

WHAT?WHAT?

What are we teaching?What are we teaching?What is the content in What is the content in

this course?this course?

It begins with foundational It begins with foundational principles.principles.

Dependence

Independence

Interdependence

PrivateVictory1 2

3

Public Victory

4

5 6

7

FP-MC-b

Four Needs of PeopleFour Needs of People

THE FIRE WITHINTHE FIRE WITHIN

TO LOVETO LOVESocialSocial

KindnessKindness

TO LIVETO LIVEPhysicalPhysicalFairnessFairness

TO LEARNTO LEARNMentalMentalDevelopmentDevelopment

TO LEAVE A LEGACYTO LEAVE A LEGACYSpiritualSpiritualMeaningMeaning

HOWHOW??

How did we build the curriculum?How did we build the curriculum?

How does FranklinCovey assist your How does FranklinCovey assist your program?program?

How are we applying the principles?How are we applying the principles?

Applying the PrinciplesApplying the Principles

• Video ComponentsVideo Components• Collegiate ManualCollegiate Manual• Reflective WritingReflective Writing• Experiential Learning ActivitiesExperiential Learning Activities• Values ClarificationValues Clarification• 3 Person Teaching3 Person Teaching

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10% Read

20%Hear

30%See

50%See &

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70%Discuss

80%Experi-ence

95%Teach

We Learn. . .We Learn. . .

William William GlasserGlasser

What What if?if?

• What if our students What if our students transferred their learning to their jobs, transferred their learning to their jobs,

families, and student life?families, and student life?• What if they had not taken the course?What if they had not taken the course?

First Survey Results: Spring, 2004First Survey Results: Spring, 2004

Second Survey Results: Fall, 2004Second Survey Results: Fall, 2004

Students’ Reponses to Survey Students’ Reponses to Survey Question #15:Question #15:

2 words: Eye Opener2 words: Eye Opener An extremely positive one. This class rocks!An extremely positive one. This class rocks! This is the most worthwhile class I have ever This is the most worthwhile class I have ever

taken.taken. This course has changed almost everything This course has changed almost everything

about the way I think.about the way I think. This class should be a required course.This class should be a required course.• It has greatly increased my self-awareness.It has greatly increased my self-awareness.• It touched my soul.It touched my soul.• It gives you the tools to be successful.It gives you the tools to be successful.• It has helped me become a better student.It has helped me become a better student.• I applied this class to my life; it changed it.I applied this class to my life; it changed it.• Excellent, best class at UVSC!!Excellent, best class at UVSC!!

What if students had not taken the What if students had not taken the course?course?I am the victim; I blame I am the victim; I blame

everyoneeveryoneBe ProactiveBe Proactive

Life is a crapshoot; do Life is a crapshoot; do NOT have a planNOT have a plan


Who cares about first Who cares about first things? Live for the things? Live for the momentmoment

Put First Things FirstPut First Things First

Think win-lose; I’m Think win-lose; I’m getting minegetting mine

Think Win/WinThink Win/Win

First, I have something First, I have something to say, then I’ll let you to say, then I’ll let you talktalk

Seek First to Seek First to Understand; Then Be Understand; Then Be UnderstoodUnderstood

I work better alone; I work better alone; cooperating means I losecooperating means I lose

SynergizeSynergize

Wear yourself out; I Wear yourself out; I don’t have time for don’t have time for myselfmyself

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