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:

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College Success from  OpenStax (Links to an external site.), ISBN 978-1-951693-16-9

 

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Course Summary:

Date Details Due
Sun Aug 28, 2022 Quiz Course Syllabus Agreement due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Introduce Yourself due by 11:59pm
Assignment Practice using your Northeast Email Account due by 11:59pm
Sun Sep 4, 2022 Assignment Do This: Week 2 Assignment due by 11:59pm
Sun Sep 11, 2022 Assignment Academic Advising Overview Assignment due by 11:59pm
Sun Sep 18, 2022 Assignment Do This: Take a Career Inventory due by 11:59pm
Sun Sep 25, 2022 Assignment Do This: Connect with Northeast Resources due by 11:59pm
Sun Oct 2, 2022 Assignment Do This: Take a Personality Test due by 11:59pm
Sun Oct 9, 2022 Quiz Do This: SMART Goals Quiz due by 11:59pm
Assignment Do This: Try a Time Management Strategy due by 11:59pm
Sun Oct 16, 2022 Assignment Do This: Practice Notetaking Strategies due by 11:59pm
Sun Oct 23, 2022 Assignment Do this: Email your Instructor due by 11:59pm
Sun Nov 13, 2022 Assignment Bonus Points: Map Beyond Spring 2023 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Do This: Map your Spring 2023 Plan due by 11:59pm
Sun Nov 20, 2022 Assignment Do This: Examine Assumptions in Communication due by 11:59pm
Sun Nov 27, 2022 Assignment Do This: Calculate Your Educational Costs due by 11:59pm
Thu Dec 1, 2022 Assignment Final Exam due by 11:59pm