Online Course – American Psychological Association Certified Professional Internship in Student Success

Success in learning and boosting your career. Gain tools to achieve your personal, academic, and professional goals.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Effective coping
  • Metacognition
  • Learning strategies
  • Effective written communication
  • Building resilience

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • teacher
  • Personal trainer
  • Workshop facilitator
  • Educational consultant
  • Educational content developer
  • Educational Project Manager
  • Professional Development Specialist
  • Content writer
  • Course guide
  • Curriculum Manager

Internship – Series of 3 courses

Students want to be successful when they know the path to learning. This success depends on several factors:

  • They need to be able to process the material presented in the learning experience;
  • The learning experience itself should be at a manageable level, without oppressive pressures that will affect their mental and physical well-being;
  • They need to be able to communicate what they learn, especially through written channels.

These courses address the cognitive and psychological principles that enable successful students to master academic material, the physiological and psychological effects of stress and techniques for overcoming them, and the writing skills required for effective written communication. These courses provide the foundation students need to succeed in any learning environment they encounter.

Methodical Learning Project

Throughout each course, students will be exposed to formative assessments to test their knowledge of concepts just explained. At the end of each module there are summative assessments, which are measured and graded to assess your overall understanding. Finally, at the end of each course you will be presented with an overall course evaluation.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Better learning

  • Course 1 • 16 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • How to identify the shortcomings in your current study habits to improve your use of notes, highlights, flashcards, and other classic study tools.
  • Learn to use scientifically tested study techniques to improve your learning and increase information retention.
  • Create effective plans for overcoming procrastination.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Consciously
  • Category: Understanding Memory
  • Category: Dealing with procrastination
  • Category: Learning Strategies
  • Category: Improving Learning

Better writing

  • Course 2 • 33 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Use essential components of the writing process to create a meaningful, error-free written document that effectively conveys the message to the audience.
  • Use writing tools, organizational strategies, and source discovery and integration techniques to simplify and improve the writing process.
  • Use techniques of repetition, editing, and polishing to improve a first draft, and adopt habits that will help you stay focused and avoid writer’s block.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Research
  • Category: Writing
  • Category: Avoiding biased language
  • Category: Back
  • Category: Combining sources

Less stress, better health

  • Course 3 • 14 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • Understand the nature of stress and identify its common causes and effects.
  • Describe the psychological, social, and physiological consequences of stress.
  • Explain how to effectively deal with sources of stress and prepare yourself to grow after stressful experiences.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Understanding Stress
  • Category: Effective Coping
  • Category: Building Resilience