Additional Course Resources

•  “Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects” taught by Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski 
  • This video provides a demonstration of the class website.
• "Pythagoras' iPhone: Is Listening A Lost Classroom Art?" by Eric Westervelt/NPR
• Dine with a Prof Program: Get to know your professors! Take them to lunch on us.

• The Purdue Owl “Online Writing Lab”
• UC San Diego Writing Hub

Books

• A Primer in Positive Psychology by Christopher Peterson
• • “Chapter 4 - Happiness”
• • “Chapter 5 - Positive Thinking”
  • “Chapter 6 - Character Strengths”
  • “Chapter 7 - Values”
  • “Chapter 8 - Interests, Abilities, and Accomplishments”
• The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
• Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
• Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer (with Thom Rutledge)

Articles

• “Always Hungry? Here’s Why” (New York Times)
• “Learning to Cut the Sugar” (New York Times)
• "Just Breathe: Body Has A Built-In Stress Reliever" (NPR)
• "When You Don't get Enough Sleep"

Videos

• "Don't Eat the Marshmallow" (TED Talk)

• The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas
• Burden of Proof by Mark Crossman

Articles:

• “The Rhetorical Situation” by Lloyd Bitzer
• “Developing Strong Thesis Statements”

Website:

• “Genderbread Person 2.0” (infographic on sexual and gender identity)

Videos:

• “Stereotype Threat” by Claude Steele from Stanford University who wrote Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affects Us and What We Can Do
• “Microaggressions” by Derald Wing Sue from Columbia University who wrote Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation

FOCUS 2:

• Focus 2 will help you select the right major and plan your career based on your talents, interests, values and aspirations
• Click here for instructions on how to get to the Focus 2 portal

Books:

• You Majored In What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career by Katharine Brooks - Offers a practical and proven approach to reframing experiences, discovering overlooked opportunities, and finding a true calling, regardless of your undergraduate major or the state of the job market.
• The Unwritten Rules of Highly Effective Job Search by Orville Pierson - This insider’s guide covers every phase of the job search, leading you step by step through the process of creating a clear cut plan - essential to every job search.
• Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi

Online Resources:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Published by the federal government, this website will help you with research occupational fields
• ONET Online - Useful as an idea generator for possible career options, ONET online provides detailed descriptions of jobs and the skills they require
• NACADA Career and Major Exploration Resource Links
• UC San Diego Career Services Advising
• 10 Things to Consider Before Choosing a Major

Articles:

• University of California, Berkeley Career Center’s “Top 10 Career Myths” (PDF)
• “Why Focusing Too Narrowly in College Could Backfire”
• “Major Decisions” (New York Times)     

Online Resources:

• Port Triton - UC San Diego’s database of off‐campus jobs, internships, and on‐campus jobs (student employment, federal work study) managed by the Career Services Center
• Internship Supersite - webpage on Career Services Center website that houses links to internship and volunteer opportunities as well as general internship databases
• Academic Internship Program - lists opportunities to earn academic credit for AIP approved internships
• UC San Diego Tritons Connect - like LinkedIn, but for Tritons only
• Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (TRELS) - find research scholarships
• Undergraduate Research Portal