COL 101—College
Success Seminar
Fall 2012 Course Syllabus (Sept 4 to Dec 15, 2012)
CCRN: 47650 Section: 122
Professor
Dr. S. Gramlich Class
time: TR 2:20—3:20pm
Office:
B2-25J
Office
phone: 215-751-8723
Office
hours: TR 3:30-5pm MSSL
Cr ID: gramlich92164
Email:
sgramlich@ccp.edu
Course Description:
The
Freshman Orientation Seminar is designed to increase students’ persistence and
success in college by providing them with the academic, personal, and life
management tools needed to function effectively and complete their course of
study. The seminar will cover topics
that revolve around three major issues:
Navigating the system, academic focus and transition to college.
1. Student
Learning Outcomes 1 – Students will be able to identify key college resources
and utilize them to navigate the college system.
Objectives
Upon completion
of this course students will be able to:
i.
Recognize
college policies/procedures.
ii.
Utilize
the college catalog.
iii.
Identify
the curricular requirements of the College.
iv.
Identify
campus resources.
v.
Interpret
general education and career specific courses.
2.
Student
Learning Outcome 2 – Students will be able to recognize and apply strategies
for their own academic success.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course students will be able
to:
i.
Understand
classroom expectations.
ii.
Identify
strategies for lecture comprehension and note taking.
iii.
Identify
study and test taking strategies.
iv.
Exhibit
knowledge of memory/concentration improvement strategies.
v.
Identify
their learning style and adapt to multiple teaching styles.
3.
Student
Learning Outcome 3 – Students will be able to examine the college social and
cultural expectations and identify strategies for success.
Objectives
Upon
completion of this course students will be able to:
i.
Construct
realistic academic expectations.
ii.
Clarify
and determine their expectations and responsibilities with respect to the
college experience.
iii.
Examine
strategies for improving time management and organization.
iv.
Identify
sources of stress and effective coping strategies.
v.
Understand
the student/teacher relationship.
Required Text and materials:
1.
Baldwin,
A. (2013). The Community College Experience PLUS, Pearson Publishing (CCP
Customized edition).
2.
Learning
and Study Strategies Inventory/LASSI (comes with new book)
3.
My
Student Success Lab (comes with new book)
4.
Community
College of Philadelphia 2012-13 Student Handbook
5.
College
Catalogue (online)
Accommodations:
It is College
policy to provide, on a flexible and individualized basis, reasonable
accommodations to students who have documented disability conditions (e.g.
physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, or systemic) that may affect
their ability to participate in course activities or to meet course
requirements. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Center
on Disability for a confidential discussion of their individual need for
academic accommodation. The Center on Disability is located in M1-22 and their
telephone number is 215-751-8050.
Community College
of Philadelphia's Academic Early Alert:
The system positively intervenes
in Community College of Philadelphia's students' academic paths early and
appropriately by effectively communicating current performance and supplying
information beneficial to academic success. Faculty members have the
opportunity to complete Early Alert reports at 20% and 50% reporting periods
during the semester. Students will be assessed on the following items:
attendance, punctuality, meeting assignment deadlines, classroom behavior,
classroom participation and other factors pivotal to student success. Should
you receive an Early Alert letter, you should follow up on the suggested
intervention strategy as soon as possible.
Classroom
Ground Rules
We promise to respect your individuality,
values and opinions. We expect you to respect each other and treat us and each
other with civility. This does not mean that we cannot disagree, but we will do
so in an appropriate manner. While you are in class, we expect you to shut
off your cell phone, pager, etc. Do not place these devices on vibrate;
shut them off during class, or leave them at home.
Students are required to purchase
required learning materials. We expect you to come to class prepared and ready
to participate in discussions. That means we do not expect to see you put your
head on the desk to sleep. You will have your materials ready and come with
books, handouts, paper, and writing utensils.
Assignments—Readings, Journals, Quizzes,
Writing Assignments, Capstone Project, Independent Learning Assignments, and My
Student Success Lab
Readings: Readings will be selected from the textbook
and other sources; assignments are due the day listed on the schedule, so come
prepared to discuss readings on the day given.
Journal Writing: journal writing is an important part of this
course, as they provide you with the opportunity to think through and analyze
in greater depth issues presented and discussed in class and reading materials
and how the topics of this course affect you personally. Each journal should be
no less than one page long on letter size paper.
Chapter
Quiz: Quizzes will be given at the
completion of each chapter.
Writing Assignments:
Exploratory Interview—you will
go beyond the confines of the class sessions to inform your thinking and
learning about certain topics such as time management, the student/teacher
relationship and campus involvement. (Interviewing colleagues, faculty and/or
other appropriate persons about such topics can enrich your thinking and provide
you with opportunities to integrate ideas in response to your own needs.) Paper should be 300 words.
Expository
Writing—you
will be asked to write short expository essays to illustrate a point, an
insight, or a conclusion based on a reading assignment. Paper should be 300
words.
Capstone/Final Project—the
final project is your opportunity to focus on modifying a behavior that has
served as a barrier (or potential barrier) to your success as a student.
Development of the project will require you identify and define a barrier. For
example: maneuvering through the college system, time management,
concentration, memory, relationships, study strategies, etc. You will then need
to utilize aspects of the material covered in this course to devise a method or
plan to address and overcome this barrier. Finally you must describe the
resulting change. Papers should be approximately 500 words.
(See handout)
Independent learning assignment: Independent
learning assignments are a part of this course which will help you to gain a
broader view of what can be learned within the college, yet outside of your
classes. You must participate in 3 selected college wide activities to
supplement the themes of the course. You must then write about what you learn.
Your paper should be between 1 to 2 pages in length. Such activities may
include but not limited to the following:
·
Attend
at a learning lab workshop
·
Research
a campus organization of interest
·
Attend
an on-campus guest lecture
·
Attend
a job placement workshop
·
Participate
in a workshop in the use of CHOICES (Career Software)
·
Attend
a program orientation or open house
·
Attend
workshop at the Career Services Center
·
Visit
an open house at a transfer institution.
·
Participate
in workshops sponsored by the counseling
department
·
Attend
the College Fair at CCP
Papers
Format: All written assignments (Journal
entries and essays) must be typed, doubled space with a 12 point font and a
1-inch margin. Please follow the guidelines use in your English class.
My Student Success Lab: helps you
build college success and career development skills that students must apply
what they learn. MSSL (www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com) offers you a
self-paced, interactive, virtual lab designed to offer application and practice
of your skills. By developing strategies that work best for students,
you will experience greater relevance, and motivation to achieve success.
You
will be required to engage in weekly assignments and/or tests via mssl.
Attendance, Class Participation and
Evaluation of Course Work
Attendance and Class Participation: Students are
encouraged to participate in class discussions and activities. You will find
that if you actively participate in class, you will get much more out of the
course. Not attending class, lateness for class, and not participating in class
will adversely affect your grade for class participation.
College
policy states if a student misses the equivalent of
two (2) weeks work in any class without an acceptable excuse, the teacher may
initiate an official "Drop" form for the student and send it to the
Director of Student Records & Registration who will inform the student and
change the permanent record accordingly.
Student
who are absent when assignments are given are responsible for obtaining a copy
of the assignment. Assignments are due
on the date established by the instructor.
The instructor may
deduct points for each day that an assignment is turned in late. The instructor MAY offer additional assignment
for extra credit.
Student who stop coming to class
without contacting the instructor will be dropped from the class. Students who ask the instructor not to drop
them for poor attendance but who continue to be absent will receive an “F”
grade as a final grade for the course.
Evaluation of Course Work:
Grades
for FOS 101 are cumulative and are determined from a combination of elements
which reflect your level of accomplishment in the course. In this course, you
will receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D, and F). All assignments will be graded
and returned to you as promptly as possible. Attendance, successful completion
of all written and oral assignments, and class participation are essential for
a passing grade.
Graded Work:
Assignment Points
Class
participation 30
Journal
entries (11) 110
Chapter Quiz (10) 100
Writing
assignments (3) 75
ILA
Summary paper 25
Capstone/Final
Paper 75___
Total 415
Final Grade
Total
points Grade
375—415
A
334—374
B
292—333
C
247—291 D
0—246 F
Semester Schedule
|
WEEK |
SESSIONS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
|
Week
1 Sept.
4 |
Session
1—Introduction ·
Orientation to COL 101 ·
Review syllabus—requirements ·
Warm-up exercises ·
Register for MSSL—Need a computer classroom |
Read
chapter 1 |
|
Week
2 Sept.
10 |
Chapter 1 College
Culture and the Campus ·
Making the transition ·
College publications: catalog, student handbook,
myccp portal, college policies (NEED A
SMART CART) |
Journal
entry 1: Quiz
Chapter 1 |
|
Week
3 Sept.
17 |
LASSI—Need a computer classroom ·
Assessment ·
Review and explanation of results |
Read
Chapter 2 Essay:
Homeless to Harvard due |
|
Week
4 Sept.
24 |
Chapter 2 Goal Setting, Motivation, and Learning Style |
Journal
2: Quiz
Chapter 2 Read
Chapter 3 |
|
Week
5 Oct.
1 |
Chapter
3 Relationships and Diversity |
Journal
3 Quiz
chapter 3 Read
Chapter 4 |
|
Week
6 Oct.
8 |
Chapter
4: Time
and Money |
Journal
4 Quiz
chapter 4 Read
Chapter 6 |
|
Week
7 Oct.
15 |
Chapter
6:
Learning, Memory, and Thinking |
Journal
5 Quiz
chapter 6 Read
Chapter 7 Essay:
on the Educated Person due |
|
Week
8 Oct.
22 |
Chapter
7: Reading |
Journal
6 Quiz
chapter 7 Read
Chapter 8 |
|
Week
9 Oct.
29 |
Chapter
8: Listening
and Note-Taking |
Journal
7 Quiz
chapter 8 Reading
Chapter 10 Essay:
Teacher Interview Due |
|
Week
10 Nov.
5 |
Chapter
10: Studying and taking Tests |
Journal
8 Quiz
chapter 10 Read
chapter 11 |
|
Week
11 Nov.
12 |
Chapter
11 Planning
for your Degree College
Catalog and program of study requirements (online catalog) Need computer classroom |
Journal
9 Quiz
Chapter11 ILA
summary paper due Read
Chapter 5 |
|
Week
12 Nov.
19 |
Library
Instruction—1 day Chapter
5: Handling
Stress and Making Healthy Choice |
Journal
10 Quiz
chapter 5 Read
Chapter 9 |
|
Week
13 Nov.
26 |
Chapter
9: Writing
and Presenting College Assignments |
Journal
11 Quiz
chapter 9 |
|
Week
14 Dec.
3 Last day of class Dec. 7 |
Preparing
Capstone Paper Course
Evaluation |
J |
|
Week
15 Dec.
10-15 Finals |
Capstone
Project Presentation
and Paper due |
|
Four
Essays:
Homeless
to Harvard
The
Educated Person
Interview
a Teacher
Summary—Independent
Learning Assignments