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. The class is set up in an open format. All students are welcome to work ahead. The assignments are open and you are welcome to complete the class early. Please have them submitted by due date to get credit.
Course Objectives:
- Establish positive study skills to build academic success
- Develop time management skills
- Demonstrate effective financial planning skills
- Increase utilization of academic resources
- Incorporate goal-setting strategies for educational and career goals
Student Learning Outcomes:
Throughout and as a result of this course, each student will:
- Create a plan for exploration and implementation of positive study skills throughout the semester for classes in which the student is enrolled.
- Create a plan for exploration and implementation of time management skills throughout the semester.
- Demonstrate understanding of student financial aid principles and policies at Northeast.
- Complete a reflection on the student’s personal budget for the semester in which the student is enrolled.
- 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.
- 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
You have several options to obtain this book:
- View online (Links to an external site.)(Links to an external site.)
- Download a PDF (Links to an external site.)
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