The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know
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The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know
University of Michigan
课程信息
This engaging course is designed to help you achieve the success that you desire. Drawing on decades of scientific research, you will learn what the most successful people do differently than others, why IQ is not the most significant predictor of success (and can sometimes backfire), and why many commonly held beliefs hold people back from achieving their goals.
Although this course is based on the science of success, you will learn many practical ideas that you can apply to your own life immediately, particularly in three main areas:
• Getting better results at work (and school)
• Achieving career success (however you define success)
• Enjoying a meaningful, happy, and healthy life
By the time you finish this course you will know more than most people know about what predicts success in life. One of the most important lessons you’ll learn is that success is earned day-by-day through small wins - small, achievable actions that together can help you achieve your goals sooner and exceed even your own expectations. Therefore, you will have an opportunity to complete a detailed action plan through which you can turn what you learned into specific steps for achieving your most treasured life goals.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1
Section
Introduction to the Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know
This course is designed to help you achieve the success in life that you desire and deserve. This module sets the foundation for the course and introduces you to the course objectives, as well as to four strategies that successful people use to achieve their life goals. In the first video, you’ll learn about the goals of the course and how a scientifically-based approach to success can help you achieve your life goals. In the second video, you’ll have the opportunity to think carefully about what success means to you, particularly in the areas of achieving better and more meaningful results at work, achieving the career success that you desire, and enjoying a happy, healthy life. In the third video, you’ll learn about the most common myths about success that can distract you from achieving your life goals, as well as what researchers have found really predicts success in life. Happy learning!
5 videos (Total 84 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
Welcome and Why I Created this Course10m
What is Success?23m
What Predicts Success? Myths and Realities15m
Interview with Vic Strecher, University of Michigan Professor of Public Health, discussing the importance of finding purpose in life and work. This video complements required video 2 (What is Success?).34m
5 readings
About the Professor10m
How to Earn a Course Certificate10m
Help us learn more about you!10m
Optional Companion Book10m
Optional Reading from Companion Book10m
1 practice exercises
Week 120m
2
Section
The Power of Beliefs
In this module, you’ll learn how some beliefs can hold you back from achieving your goals, while others – such as having a growth mindset and positive core self-evaluations - can propel you forward toward your goals. You will also learn how having a growth mindset can protect people against the harmful effects of bias and prejudice and why people with positive core self-evaluations tend to earn significantly more money, regardless of their grades in school and family background. By the end of this module, you’ll have specific strategies for creating beliefs that will help you set high goals and succeed in achieving them.
3 videos (Total 41 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 videos
How the Growth Mindset Reduces Negative Impacts of Prejudice12m
What Are Positive Core Self-Evaluations and How Can they Help You Succeed and Make More Money, Too14m
1 readings
Chapter 2: The Power of Beliefs10m
1 practice exercises
Week 220m
3
Section
The Power of Expertise
In this module, you’ll learn about the importance of having an expertise that is meaningful to you and contributes to others. In the first video, you’ll learn about the role that expertise played in Pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s successful emergency landing of a United Airlines flight with 155 people on board into the Hudson River after both engines failed. You’ll learn how Sullenberger developed his expertise and how you can apply these lessons to your own pursuit of expertise. In the second video, you’ll learn about what sets experts apart from non-experts, as well as the essential role that mental representations and chunks play in the development of expertise. You’ll also learn what birds, squirrels, and elite London cab drivers have in common and what this means for you. Hint: It has to do with how the brain develops in experts. In the third video, you’ll learn a step-by-step strategy for engaging in the same type of practice that experts use to develop their expertise.
3 videos (Total 47 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 videos
What Separate Experts from Non-Experts?19m
How You Can Become an Expert through Purposeful, Deliberate Practice16m
1 readings
Chapter 3: The Power of Expertise10m
1 practice exercises
Week 320m
4
Section
The Power of Self-Motivation
In this module, you’ll learn about two types of self-motivation that predict success: Conscientiousness and Grit. The first video focuses on conscientiousness – what it is, how it can pay off for you in school and at work, and the benefits conscientiousness has on your health. You’ll also discover researchers have learned about success from a famous series of studies about children, marshmallows, and delayed gratification. The second video focuses on grit – what it is, how it differs from conscientiousness, how it leads to success, what specific techniques you can use to become grittier, and how to avoid some of the downsides to being gritty. You will also have the opportunity to assess your own conscientiousness and grit.
2 videos (Total 36 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 videos
What is Grit, Why Do Gritty People Succeed, and How Can You Develop Your Grit10m
3 readings
Conscientiousness and Grit Assessment10m
Chapter 4: The Power of Self-Motivation10m
Collette and Collettey’s Cookie Business10m
1 practice exercises
Week 420m
5
Section
The Power of Relationships
In this module, you’ll learn about the power of developing mutually supportive relationships in predicting success and well-being in life. You’ll learn what social capital is, why it is a competitive advantage, and how it contributes to your success, as well as to the success of organizations and societies. You’ll learn to avoid several myths associated with relationship building, as well as four skills that are essential to developing relationships and social capital: developing self-awareness, creating your brand, being an energizer, and building your network of relationships. You’ll also have an opportunity to think about your brand, as well as map out and assess the effectiveness of your own network based on four criteria: size, structure, diversity, and strength of relationships.
4 videos (Total 56 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Developing Self-Awareness and Creating Your Brand13m
Becoming an Energizer9m
Building your Network and Social Capital18m
2 readings
Are You an Energizer?10m
Chapter 5: Are You an Energizer?10m
1 practice exercises
Week 520m
6
Section
The Power of a Plan: Creating Your Action Plan
By the time you reach this module, you will know more than most people know about what predicts success in life. You will now have the opportunity to turn what you know into actions that will help you achieve your life goals. You will develop an action plan that will have three parts: The heart (identifying what is most important to you in life), head (identifying the one area that you will work on in the short-term to move you toward achieving your goals), and hands (creating the steps you will take in the short-term to make progress in that specific area). You’ll learn about the power of small wins in achieving your life goals, as well as the importance of resilience and self-compassion when faced with setbacks.
1 video (Total 18 min), 1 reading
1 readings
Chapter 6: Creating Your Action Plan10m
7
Section
Your Personalized Action Plan
Once you have watched all the videos, successfully completed the four quizzes, and created your personalized action plan, you will have successfully completed the course! You can use the Personalized Action Plan Template (found in the submissions area of the assignment) to create your action plan. Your action plan will be reviewed and graded by another course participant. If needed, you can resubmit your action plan until you achieve a passing grade. Of course, you should continue to refine your action plan throughout the different stages of your life. I wish you the very best on your journey to the life you desire and deserve.
1 reading, 1 quiz
1 readings
Post-Course Survey10m
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Top Reviews
By SU•Jun 14th 2017
Excelente curso, la profesora con mucha experiencia y de manera fácil y amigable te ayuda a entender los conceptos. Cualquier empresario o emprendedor debe tomar este curso.
By LW•May 7th 2018
I really enjoyed this course. It was full of helpful tips to begin looking at success in a way that we can all find success if we just work on it a little at a time .
Instructor
Paula Caproni
Lecturer of Management and OrganizationsAbout University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
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