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College Success SkillsCollege Success SkillsWinter 2009Tuesdays 10:30 am -12:10 pm in Bertona 5

Niki Amarantides, Director, enter !or "earnin# "o$er %oyer &a'', (!! ice B1520)*2+1*292   nikia@spu.eduOffice Hours: Monday-Thursday 4-6 pm and other times by appointmen t.

Seattle Pacific Mission Statement

eatt'e .aci!ic /niersity seeks to e a premier ristian uniersity !u''y committedto en#a# in# te cu'tu re and can#i n# te $or'd y #raduat in# peop'e o!competence and caracter, ecomin# peop'e o! $isdom, and mode'in# #race-!i ''edcommunity*

Course Description

Tis c'ass introduces students to in!ormation, strate#ies and resources to use inreacin# teir academic, ocationa', and persona' #oa's* By ana'yin# te

e!!ectieness o! teir current 'earnin# strate#ies, considerin# 'earnin# researc, ande4perimentin# $it ne$ strate#ies, students $i'' etter pursue teir #oa's anddee'op e!!ectie aits o! 'earnin#*

Course Objectivestudents $i'' 'earn to:

1* Accept self- responsibility  and app'y princip'es o! se'!-re#u'ation and timemana#ement to meet academic and persona' #oa's*

2* Discover self-motivation  and dee'op more e!!ectie readin# strate#ies*

3* Master self- management  and practice a ariety o! note takin# tecniues*

* Employ interdepende nce  and 'earn more e!!ectie researc and $ritin#strate#ies*

5* ain self-a!areness  and practice e!!ectie study aits*

)* Adopt "ifelong "earning  and practice e!!ectie memoriin# tecniues*

6* Develop emotional intelligence and 'earn e!!ectie test takin# strate#ies*

#e$uired %e&ts ' Supplies

• On Course: Strateies for Creatin Success in Co!!ee and in "ife by Skip#o$nin %&ifth 'dition

•  (rt ic!es)e*ercises on $$$*oncourse$orksop*com  7ten c'ick on tudent

uccess trate#ies8 or posted on our 1001 B'ackoard site

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Class E&pectatio ns

.articipation : n tis c'ass, 'earnin# is a community actiity* Te actie participationo! eac person etters te 'earnin# o! a''* ;ou are e4pected to: e on time< attend a''c'ass sessions< comp'ete a'' assi#nments< and actie'y participate in te 'earnin#process* ;ou are a''o$ed one asence and one 'ate arria'< a'' oter asences and'ates $i'' resu't in a #rade reduction* "aptops and ce'' pones are not permitted inc'ass*

Due Dates: Assi#nments must e comp'eted on time to aoid a 'ate pena'ty* "ateassi#nments $i' ' receie a one #rade deduction 7=A> to =A-=8 !or eac day teassi#nment is 'ate* (n'y in cases o! persona' emer#ency $i'' 'ate assi#nments eaccepted $itout pena'ty* .'ease contact me as soon as possi'e $en sucsituations arise*

 Academic nte#ri ty : Te o!!icia' scoo' po'icy on academi c disonest y app' ies* Beparticu'ar'y mind!u' o! p'a#iarism and usin# oter peop'e?s $ork as your o$n* Bein#a'e to syntesie and re!erence te ideas o! oters is important* &o$eer, ceatin#or p'a#iarism $i'' resu't in a !ai'in# #rade !or te $ork in uestion*

 Academic Accomm odations : ! you ae a speci!ic disai' it y tat ua' i! ies you !or

academic accommodat ions, p'ease contact Disai'ity upport erices in te enter!or "earnin# to make your accommodations reuest* (nce your e'i#ii'ity as eendetermined, Disai'ity upport erices $i'' send a Disai'ity @eri!ication "etterindicatin# $at accommodations ae een approed*

Class #e$uiremen ts

 Assi#nme nt o! ina' rade Attendance and .articipat io n 50Courna' Assi#nments 30uies 20

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Class Sc,edule

Date *ocus of t,e Day Assignment Due

Week 1Tues, Can )

Eno$in# F Acceptin# ;ourse'! : "earnin# o''e#e ustoms./ Do on-line assessment/  ttp:GGco''e#e*cen#a#e*comGco''e#esuria'Gdo$nin#GonHcourseG5eGresources*

tm'  Week 2Tues, Can 13

 Accept in# .ersona ' Iesponsii 'i ty: Time %ana#ement

-Buy a 5 4 + Journa'-Take on-'ineassessment and printout copy !or yourse'!*Be sure to emai' acopy tonikiaKspu*edu-Brin# in a'' o! youroter c'ass sy''ai-Iead 2, pp* 22-

Week 3Tues, Can20LL

0O%E/Class startsat ((/))am today

Discoerin# e'! %otiation: M!!ectie Ieadin# 7pp*+-508

 -Iead 3, pp* 5-+0-Do Courna' Mntry + p*)6

Week Tues, Can 26

%asterin# e'! %ana#eme nt: M!!ectie Ieadin# 7pp* +-508

-Iead , pp* +6-112-Do Courna' Mntry 12,p* 96

Week 5Tues, e 3

%asterin# e'! %ana#ement: M!!ectie Note Takin# 7pp* +1-+)8

-Iead , pp* +6-112-Do Courna' Mntry 13,

p* 105 7eiter 1and 2(I 3 and 8

Week )Tues, e 10

(ne on one meetin#s in enter !or "earnin# Brin# your Journa'sand samp'es o! your

usin# di!!erent notetakin# strate#ies

Week 6Tues, e 16

Mmp'oyin# nterdependence: M!!ectie Writin# 7pp* 113-1168

-Iead 5, pp* 120-11-Do Courna' Mntry 1), p*130

Week +Tues, e 2

ainin# e'! A$areness: M!!ectie tudyin# 7pp* 12- 18

-Iead ), pp* 16-1)9-Do Courna' Mntry 22, p*1)+

Week 9Tues, %arc3

 Adopt in# "i!e 'on# "earnin#: M!!ectie Test Takin# 7pp160- 1638

-Iead 6, pp* 16)-20-Do Courna' Mntry 2,pp* 192-193

Week 10Tues,%arc 10

Dee'opin# Mmotiona' nte''i#ence: M!!ectie %emoriin# 7pp* 205- 2068

1ournals Due

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