Course Syllabus

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Course Description:

This course is designed to assist the first-time student in achieving academic, career, and person success. One credit-hour.

Course Objectives:

  1. Establish positive study skills to build academic success
  2. Develop time management skills
  3. Demonstrate effective financial planning skills
  4. Increase utilization of academic resources
  5. Incorporate goal-setting strategies for educational and career goals

Student Learning Outcomes:

Throughout and as a result of this course, each student will:

  1. Create a plan for exploration and implementation of positive study skills throughout the semester for classes in which the student is enrolled.
  2. Create a plan for exploration and implementation of time management skills throughout the semester.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of student financial aid principles and policies at Northeast.
  4. Complete a reflection on the student’s personal budget for the semester in which the student is enrolled.
  5. Understand the purpose and value of academic resources, including academic advising, student success center services, eLearning support, technology, College publications and initiatives, and College student support offices.
  6. Explore goal-setting strategies for educational and career goals through a personality inventory, a career exploration activity, and creation of an academic plan.

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
College Success from  OpenStax (Links to an external site.), ISBN 978-1-951693-16-9

 

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TITLE IX POLICY:

NEMCC is committed to complying with Title IX, a federal policy that prohibits discrimination, including violence and harassment, based on sex. NEMCC’s educational programs and activities must be free from sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct. If you or someone you know has experienced sex discrimination, sexual violence and/or harassment by any member of the campus community, you are encouraged to report the conduct to NEMCC’s VP of Student Services, Mr. Ray Scott (jrscott@nemcc.edu), or to NEMCC’s Title IX Coordinator, Ms. Beth Benson (elbenson@nemcc.edu). Additional resources are available at http://www.nemcc.edu/about/title-ix/faq/ (Links to an external site.) & http://www.nemcc.edu/about/title-ix/sexual-misconduct-policy/ (Links to an external site.).

Civil Rights Act of 1964

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX, Educational Amendments of 1972 of the Higher Education Act; and, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973, as amended, the Board of Trustees of Northeast Mississippi Community College has adopted this policy assuring that no one shall, on the grounds of race, color, age, national origin, or sex, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the College. Northeast Mississippi Community College adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without regard to race, sex, age, color, creed, or national origin. This policy includes the qualified handicapped and extends to all programs and activities supported by the College. The Section 504 Coordinator is Leigh Ann Stewart, Wright Hall (662)720-7192 and the Title IX Coordinator is Liz Roark, (662) 720-7223.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

Academic honesty is a fundamental attribute of higher learning. Students who violate the principle of honesty deny themselves an opportunity to master the skills that they are credited to possess, cheat their classmates of deserved recognition, and demean the college and its degrees. It is a matter of great concern that all members of the college community strive for high standards of personal integrity.

Evaluation of each student’s level of knowledge and understanding is a vital part of the teaching process, and requires tangible measures such as reports, examinations, and homework. Any act that interferes with the process of evaluation by misrepresenting the relationship between the work being evaluated and the student’s actual state of knowledge is an act of academic dishonesty. These acts of dishonesty include but are not limited to: fraud, cheating, plagiarism, forgery, and facilitating dishonesty. (Definitions and discipline procedures may be found in Northeast Procedures Manual).

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 - (ADA):

Northeast Mississippi Community College provides adaptations and modifications to the learning environment for eligible impaired and/or disabled students. All students with a disability, including distance learning students, are strongly encouraged to contact the ADA/Section 504 Counselor/Coordinator, Mrs. Leigh Ann Stewart, located in Wright Hall 106 at (662) 720-7192, or via email at lastewart@nemcc.edu to discuss their disability and the appropriate accommodations. Students may also contact the ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer, Mr. Ray Scott located in Ramsey Hall Room 216, or at (662) 720- 7179. Students must self-identify in order to receive accommodations. NEMCC Disability Applications may be obtained from the Counseling Center in Ramsey Hall or online from NEMCC’s website at http://www.nemcc.edu/student-support/disability-accomodations (Links to an external si

 

 

Course Summary:

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