College Success

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College Success

Course Description

College Success is a course designed for college students of all ages and diverse academic backgrounds to empower individuals to reach their educational, career and life goals. This class introduces students to a wide range of strategies, techniques and self—management tools commonly recognized to lead to success. Topics include time management, memory techniques, academic skills enrichment, note—taking skills, test taking skills, financial planning, and help in selecting or clarifying a major. With various assessments, students identify learning and personality styles to develop personal, academic and career goals and construct action plans to achieve them. This course is for college—level credit and is designed to transfer.

Required Materials (needed by the third day of class)

Notebook (3—ring binder, 2 inch) this will be your portfolio. Twelve divider tabs for your notebook that you label with:

Introduction
Self—Assessment
Career Assessments
Planning
Memory
Reading
Notes
Tests
Thinking
Communication
Technology
Extra Credit/Miscellaneous

Notebook paper or printer paper, if you type your notes and print them, so you can put the notes you take in your portfolio
Highlighter
Flash drive
Time planner. Your time planner will be graded.
Three small folders with prongs and pockets for your group project, career project, and Academic Plan.

Course Content

COURSE ORIENTATION: Introduction to Learning
FIRST STEPS: Self—Assessment and Learning Styles
PLANNING/TIME: Setting Goals and Managing Time
MEMORY: The Memory Process, Memory Strategies
READING: Active Reading and Comprehension
NOTES: Active Listening, Note—Taking
TESTS: Preparing for Tests, Test—Taking Tips, Test Anxiety
THINKING: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
COMMUNICATING: Effective Communication Skills, Communicating Orally and in Writing
DIVERSITY/TECHNOLOGY/MONEY: Diversity, Conducting Electronic Research, Library Orientation, Finances
WHAT'S NEXT: Transition to Work, Career Exploration, Service Learning
GROUP PRESENTATIONS: Developing Effective Presentations; Group Dynamics, Teamwork
OTHER TOPICS: Career Exploration., Job Shadowing, Registration, Advising, On—line learning

Grades

POINTS (93% — 100%)	A
POINTS (87% — 92%)	B+
POINTS (82% — 86%)	B
POINTS (78% — 81%)	C+
POINTS (72% —77%)	C
POINTS (62% — 71%)	D
POINTS (61% and below)	F

Attendance Policy

Prompt attendance is required and will be recorded at each scheduled class session. There are no excused absences. Attending less than 85% of the class meetings will result in failing the course. You are allowed four (4) absences in a TR or MW class, two (2) absences in a once a week class, and seven (7 )absences in a MWF class. Tardies accumulate into absences. Notify the instructor prior to missing a class if it is impossible to attend the session. Missing class can significantly reduce your performance and grades in college classes.

COLL 1500 Faculty

Name	E—mail
Arnold, Cindy	caarnold@pstcc.edu
Benson, Diane	dpbenson@pstcc.edu
Bigler, Beth	babigler@pstcc.edu
Bryan, Judy	jjbryan@pstcc.edu
Christian, Nancy	ncchristian@pstcc.edu
Cunningham, Cyndy	cycunningham@pstcc.edu
Evans, Celeste	clevans@pstcc.edu
Ford, HL	hford@pstcc.edu
Jackson, Joan	jcjackson@pstcc.edu
Penzkofer, Denise	dapenzkofer@pstcc.edu
Primm, Anne	arprimm@pstcc.edu
Ross, Rosemary	rwross@pstcc.edu
Swearingen, Dorothy	dlswearingen@pstcc.edu
Tullock, Regina	rgtullock@pstcc.edu
Weaver, Betty	blweaver@pstcc.edu

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