COL 103 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 GradedA+
3)getting through four chapters per week by reading for twenty minutes each night - Answers Daniel
sets the long-term goal of reading a novel in Spanish by the end of the term. Which option is the best
supporting short-term goal?
1)reading on any night he doesn't have other plans
2)being halfway through the novel by midterms
3)getting through four chapters per week by reading for twenty minutes each night
4)spending a lot of time reading plot summaries to help his comprehension
3)This goal is not specific. - Answers Identify why the following statement is not a S.M.A.R.T. goal: "I plan
to major in a subject that will help me help people when I graduate."
1)This goal is not realistic.
2)This goal is not attainable.
3)This goal is not specific.
4)This goal is not desirable.
4)I will spend half an hour practicing my French every day this year so I can converse in French with a
friend. - Answers Which example is a long-term academic goal?
1)I will practice the piano for half an hour this week.
2)I will spend an hour every night reading magazines.
3)I will visit websites about investing this week so that I can apply what I learn in the next two weeks.
4)I will spend half an hour practicing my French every day this year so I can converse in French with a
friend.
3)People with at least a bachelor's degree make more money than people with an associate's degree. -
Answers Which statement about salary and unemployment is true?
1)The unemployment rate of people with an associate's degree is higher than that of people who have a
high school diploma.
2)People with a high school diploma usually make about as much money as people who have an
associate's degree.
3)People with at least a bachelor's degree make more money than people with an associate's degree.
,4)The unemployment rate of people with less than a high school diploma is about the same as for
people with an associate's degree.
1)short-term - Answers Ayah hopes to obtain her medical license to practice medicine someday.
However, to reach that goal, Ayah plans to apply to take the pre-qualifying MCAT exam next week.
Which type of goal is applying for the MCAT exam?
1)short-term
2)interim
3)long-term
4)immediate
4)set a time frame for finding information on internships - Answers Hank wants to find an internship in
computer science. He tells a friend, "My goal is to find out more about internships." Two weeks later,
Hank's friend asks him what he's learned. Hank says, "I don't know anything yet." What can Hank do to
make SMART goals that will help him achieve his goal of finding out more about internships?
1)identify other people he knows who plan to find an internship
2)write a list of internships he thinks sound interesting
3)study more for his computer science class than his core classes
4)set a time frame for finding information on internships
1)This goal is not measurable. - Answers Identify why the following statement is not a S.M.A.R.T. goal:
"My goal is to make a lot of money within three years of leaving college with my engineering degree."
1)This goal is not measurable.
2)This goal is not specific.
3)This goal is not desirable.
4)This goal does not have a time frame attached to it.
4)All of the above - Answers Choose the correct answer that is a choice(s) found in 'The Essential
Cornerstones for Success in a Changing World.'
1)Seek Excellence as a Communicator
2)Become a Desirable Employee
3)Practice Loyalty and Trustworthiness
4)All of the above
,2)knowledge - Answers Lawrence is strongly considering a career in library science. Which central value
would Lawrence be most likely to have to connect him to that goal?
1)risk-taking
2)knowledge
3)spiritual/religious life
4)financial stability
2)concrete and improve the chances of achieving it. - Answers Anyone can set goals, but that doesn't
guarantee a person will achieve them. If a student sets SMART goals, he or she is more likely to succeed.
SMART is an acronym for a list of qualities that make a goal more
1)enjoyable to work toward.
2)concrete and improve the chances of achieving it.
3)acceptable to self, family, and educators.
4)value-centered.
3)accept responsibility for what happens in your life. - Answers In college you are the one who is in
charge. It is all about self-motivation and self-responsibility. If you are a victor in college, then you
1)blame others for your problems.
2)procrastinate and make excuses for not doing a good job.
3)accept responsibility for what happens in your life.
4)constantly complain and have a negative mentality about most things.
4)2-3 hours - Answers Self-management will be your key to success. You will have a significant amount
of reading as homework. The basic guideline is that for every hour spent in class, a minimum of _____
should be spent in review and preparation for the next class.
1)45 minutes
2)8-9 hours
3)whatever you want
4)2-3 hours
2)This Isn't Harvard Syndrome - Answers Your two-year college has spent decades developing, revising,
and honing degree programs to meet strict regional and national accreditation standards. With this in
mind it is important that you as a student dispel the
, 1)No Pain, No Gain Syndrome
2)This Isn't Harvard Syndrome
3)Anything you can do, I can do better Syndrome
4)You Can't Control Me Syndrome
3)visiting with friends in high school - Answers Which activity can distract a college student from his or
her goals?
1)reading the newspaper every day
2)going to bed at the same time every night
3)visiting with friends in high school
4)playing on an intramural sports team
4)Yolanda - Answers Which student shows maturity after receiving negative feedback from an
instructor?
Jennifer thinks, "I studied a lot. I should drop this class. Mark thinks, "I'm not learning anything. That
instructor is no good."
Stephan thinks, "I'm not good at science, so this grade is understandable."
Yolanda thinks, "I need help. I'd better find a tutor."
1)Jennifer
2)Mark
3)Stephan
4)Yolanda
3)Instructors provide less guidance in college than in high school. - Answers What is one way college
culture differs from high school culture?
1)Course content is more valuable in college than in high school.
2)Homework completion is more important in college than in high school.
3)Instructors provide less guidance in college than in high school.
4)Students have less accountability for attendance in college than in high school.
3)getting through four chapters per week by reading for twenty minutes each night - Answers Daniel
sets the long-term goal of reading a novel in Spanish by the end of the term. Which option is the best
supporting short-term goal?
1)reading on any night he doesn't have other plans
2)being halfway through the novel by midterms
3)getting through four chapters per week by reading for twenty minutes each night
4)spending a lot of time reading plot summaries to help his comprehension
3)This goal is not specific. - Answers Identify why the following statement is not a S.M.A.R.T. goal: "I plan
to major in a subject that will help me help people when I graduate."
1)This goal is not realistic.
2)This goal is not attainable.
3)This goal is not specific.
4)This goal is not desirable.
4)I will spend half an hour practicing my French every day this year so I can converse in French with a
friend. - Answers Which example is a long-term academic goal?
1)I will practice the piano for half an hour this week.
2)I will spend an hour every night reading magazines.
3)I will visit websites about investing this week so that I can apply what I learn in the next two weeks.
4)I will spend half an hour practicing my French every day this year so I can converse in French with a
friend.
3)People with at least a bachelor's degree make more money than people with an associate's degree. -
Answers Which statement about salary and unemployment is true?
1)The unemployment rate of people with an associate's degree is higher than that of people who have a
high school diploma.
2)People with a high school diploma usually make about as much money as people who have an
associate's degree.
3)People with at least a bachelor's degree make more money than people with an associate's degree.
,4)The unemployment rate of people with less than a high school diploma is about the same as for
people with an associate's degree.
1)short-term - Answers Ayah hopes to obtain her medical license to practice medicine someday.
However, to reach that goal, Ayah plans to apply to take the pre-qualifying MCAT exam next week.
Which type of goal is applying for the MCAT exam?
1)short-term
2)interim
3)long-term
4)immediate
4)set a time frame for finding information on internships - Answers Hank wants to find an internship in
computer science. He tells a friend, "My goal is to find out more about internships." Two weeks later,
Hank's friend asks him what he's learned. Hank says, "I don't know anything yet." What can Hank do to
make SMART goals that will help him achieve his goal of finding out more about internships?
1)identify other people he knows who plan to find an internship
2)write a list of internships he thinks sound interesting
3)study more for his computer science class than his core classes
4)set a time frame for finding information on internships
1)This goal is not measurable. - Answers Identify why the following statement is not a S.M.A.R.T. goal:
"My goal is to make a lot of money within three years of leaving college with my engineering degree."
1)This goal is not measurable.
2)This goal is not specific.
3)This goal is not desirable.
4)This goal does not have a time frame attached to it.
4)All of the above - Answers Choose the correct answer that is a choice(s) found in 'The Essential
Cornerstones for Success in a Changing World.'
1)Seek Excellence as a Communicator
2)Become a Desirable Employee
3)Practice Loyalty and Trustworthiness
4)All of the above
,2)knowledge - Answers Lawrence is strongly considering a career in library science. Which central value
would Lawrence be most likely to have to connect him to that goal?
1)risk-taking
2)knowledge
3)spiritual/religious life
4)financial stability
2)concrete and improve the chances of achieving it. - Answers Anyone can set goals, but that doesn't
guarantee a person will achieve them. If a student sets SMART goals, he or she is more likely to succeed.
SMART is an acronym for a list of qualities that make a goal more
1)enjoyable to work toward.
2)concrete and improve the chances of achieving it.
3)acceptable to self, family, and educators.
4)value-centered.
3)accept responsibility for what happens in your life. - Answers In college you are the one who is in
charge. It is all about self-motivation and self-responsibility. If you are a victor in college, then you
1)blame others for your problems.
2)procrastinate and make excuses for not doing a good job.
3)accept responsibility for what happens in your life.
4)constantly complain and have a negative mentality about most things.
4)2-3 hours - Answers Self-management will be your key to success. You will have a significant amount
of reading as homework. The basic guideline is that for every hour spent in class, a minimum of _____
should be spent in review and preparation for the next class.
1)45 minutes
2)8-9 hours
3)whatever you want
4)2-3 hours
2)This Isn't Harvard Syndrome - Answers Your two-year college has spent decades developing, revising,
and honing degree programs to meet strict regional and national accreditation standards. With this in
mind it is important that you as a student dispel the
, 1)No Pain, No Gain Syndrome
2)This Isn't Harvard Syndrome
3)Anything you can do, I can do better Syndrome
4)You Can't Control Me Syndrome
3)visiting with friends in high school - Answers Which activity can distract a college student from his or
her goals?
1)reading the newspaper every day
2)going to bed at the same time every night
3)visiting with friends in high school
4)playing on an intramural sports team
4)Yolanda - Answers Which student shows maturity after receiving negative feedback from an
instructor?
Jennifer thinks, "I studied a lot. I should drop this class. Mark thinks, "I'm not learning anything. That
instructor is no good."
Stephan thinks, "I'm not good at science, so this grade is understandable."
Yolanda thinks, "I need help. I'd better find a tutor."
1)Jennifer
2)Mark
3)Stephan
4)Yolanda
3)Instructors provide less guidance in college than in high school. - Answers What is one way college
culture differs from high school culture?
1)Course content is more valuable in college than in high school.
2)Homework completion is more important in college than in high school.
3)Instructors provide less guidance in college than in high school.
4)Students have less accountability for attendance in college than in high school.
