(07-02-2018, 08:19 PM)Tekky Wrote: Hi all,

I'm using the search feature to just search for posts on study.com and have not come across a post on what the tips and tricks are that everyone uses to pass a study.com course as quick as possible.  Just started taking one and working to figure it all out.  Can anyone help me with the questions below so I can optimize my time with these courses?  I'm sure it will help others as well.

Do people read the passages and not watch the videos?

Do you take all of the chapter test exams or just the quizzes?

Do you take the Placement exam to try and test out?

Do the final proctored exam questions come from the quizzes or chapter test exams or are they completely different?

FOR UL courses that require writing an essay, are there any tips for that?

Any other tips or tricks?

Thanks for everyone's help with this.

1. I skip the videos and just read the text of each lesson. I then take the quiz immediately afterward. If I miss a question on the quiz, I review the material to make sure I understand that concept, then take the quiz again. I may watch the video instead if I need a visual to help with a more complex concept.
   
2. After I finish reading all the course material (which is what typically takes the most time) I go back and read through the lesson summaries and then take the first practice final exam.
   
3. If I miss any questions on the practice exam I go back to the lesson materials for those topics and review again to refresh my memory and/or make sure I got it. I then take the next practice exam. I do this cycle until I get 100% on the practice exam.
   
4. Right before I take the final exam I will review all the practice exams I took. If I don't feel confident at this point (or have extra time), I will also review the lesson summaries again. Then I take the final exam.
   

• None of the Study.com courses are too terribly difficult. If you pay attention to the lessons and take the practice final exams, you are almost guaranteed a decent score on the final exam. I have yet to get less than a 94% on any final exam, but I tend to overstudy a bit.
  
• Assuming you get 100% on all your quizzes (which is pretty easy to do), you generally only need a 55% on the final exam to pass any course. For courses that have an essay or project, you only need 33% on the final exam if you get 100% on the quizzes and 100% on the project/essay.
  
• Make sure you take the practice final exam at least once, but you can do so up to three times. This is helpful to make sure you have mastered the material, but also because they use the same test bank for the proctored final exam as the practice final exam, so you will often find questions that are identical (or very similar) to those on the final exam included in the practice final exams. I typically see 30-50% question repetition on the final exam.
  

(07-02-2018, 11:11 PM)MNomadic Wrote: 2 classes that should be very quick for anyone, regardless of background is the lower level history of Vietnam war and library science 101. Both of those should be doable over a weekend(a couple days tops if you can devote some time to it).

(07-03-2018, 11:00 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote:

(07-02-2018, 11:11 PM)MNomadic Wrote: 2 classes that should be very quick for anyone, regardless of background is the lower level history of Vietnam war and library science 101. Both of those should be doable over a weekend(a couple days tops if you can devote some time to it).

These are two quick courses, another one, if you need the "Oral Communications" component within the degree, there is the Presentation Skills course, it's the easiest/fastest course at Study.com  I also agree with the "overlap" in the courses, as most will give you some % of completion if it's related in content.