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Spring 2019 Course Syllabus
Course: EDUC-1100- Section: 05 Learning Framework |
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| Instructor | Roszella Offord | ||||||||
| offordrm@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6443 | ||||||||
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| Description | A study of the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation, factors that impact learning, and application of learning strategies. The course assists the student in making adequate social and personal adjustments to college life, developing educational and career goals, and becoming familiar with institutional curricula and policies. It includes techniques for time management, note taking, and preparing for exams. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. This course is in the Core Curriculum and is required of all students pursuing an academic transfer curriculum. This course is also required of all students pursuing a technical degree if they are enrolled in developmental courses and have not completed 15 hours of college-level work. It is highly recommended that students take this course in their first semester of college. (Cross-listed as PSYC 1100) | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | None | ||||||||
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| Core Objectives |
* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO ALPHA: Reading Skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills - Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. PSLO 2: Communication Skills - Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. PSLO 3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills - Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions. PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities |
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| Textbooks | Step by Step to College and Career Success, 7th Edition. Gardner & Barefoot, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2017. ISBN 978-1-319-02917-3 | ||||||||
| Lecture Topics Outline |
Class one: Introduction/Syllabus Chapter 1: Starting out on the right foot Class two: Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence Class three: Managing your time Class four: Understanding how you learn Class five: Getting the most out of class/Study Skills Class six: Reading for success/Taking Exams Class seven: Project Class eight: Critical Thinking Class nine: Communication and Relationship Building Class ten: Connecting with Others in a Diverse World Class eleven: Career Development Class twelve: Project-Groups Class thirteen: Project-Groups Class fourteen: Success is on its way: Last class Day Class fifteen: Binder Due |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Class schedule (subject to change) Class one: Introduction/Syllabus-Starting out on the right foot Chapter one discussion Examining available resources to help students succeed Class two: Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence Chapter two discussion Obstacle Groups Obstacle Essay Class three: Managing your time Chapter three discussion Class four: Understanding how you learn Chapter four discussion Class five: Getting the most out of class Chapter five discussion Class six: Reading for success/Taking Exams Chapter six discussion Chapter seven discussion Class seven: Project 1 Class eight: Critical Thinking Chapter eight discussion Class nine: Communication and Relationship Building Teamwork assignment Chapter nine discussion Class ten: Connecting with Others in a Diverse World Chapter ten discussion Class eleven: Career Development Chapter eleven discussion Class twelve: Projects-Groups Class thirteen: Projects-Groups Class fourteen: Success is on its way: Last class Day Class fifteen: Binder Due |
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| Final Exam Date | May 13, 2019 - 5:30 PM Through May 13, 2019 - 6:20 PM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale |
90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F |
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| Determination of Final Grade |
Binder/Final-25% Projects-25% Essay-25% Attendance-25% |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||
| Instructor Policies | I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person. | ||||||||
| Attendance Policy | Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty of 5 points per additional absence | ||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
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| Important Information | |||||||||
| ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||
| MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you've logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the "My Courses" tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||
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| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||