Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus
Axia College/College of Humanities
US/101 Version 4
Introduction to University Studies
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Course Description
(!e essential information$ s)ills$ tools$ and tec!ni*ues necessary for academic success and ersonal
effectiveness at t!e University of &!oenix are introduced in t!is course' (!e course develos and alies
ractical )no+ledge and s)ills immediately relevant to first,year university students' Course toics include goal
setting and +or)ing +it! ersonal motivation$ understanding and using university resources$ develoing efficient
study !abits$ ma)ing t!e most of ersonal learning styles$ and !o+ best to manage time and reduce ersonal
stress levels'
Policies
-aculty and students/learners +ill be !eld resonsible for understanding and ad!ering to all olicies contained
+it!in t!e follo+ing t+o documents.
University olicies. /ou must be logged into t!e student +ebsite to vie+ t!is document'
Instructor olicies. (!is document is osted in t!e Course Materials forum'
University olicies are sub0ect to c!ange' 1e sure to read t!e olicies at t!e beginning of eac! class' &olicies
may be slig!tly different deending on t!e modality in +!ic! you attend class' If you !ave recently c!anged
modalities$ read t!e olicies governing your current class modality'
Course Materials
2ardner$ 3' 4'$ 3e+ler$ A' 3'$ 5 1arefoot$ 1' 6' 7#00%8' Your college experience: Strategies for success 7%t! ed'8
1oston$ 9A. 1edford/St' 9artin:s'
All electronic materials are available on t!e student +ebsite'
Week One: University of Phoenix Experience
Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 Comare online and traditional college education'
1.2 ;ifferentiate bet+een academic and casual communication'
1.3 Summari<e exectations for attending t!e university'
Course
Preparation
Rea t!e course descrition and ob0ectives'
Rea t!e instructor:s biogra!y and ost your o+n'
Reain! Rea C!' 1 of Your College Experience'
Reain! Rea Aendix A'
Participation "
#iscussion $uest.
1. =!y did you decide to ursue your degree online
instead of in a traditional classroom> =!at do you
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exect some of t!e benefits and c!allenges of t!e online
aroac! to be>
2. @evie+ t!e 6nline Aearning tutorial and ans+er t!e
follo+ing *uestions. =!at does it mean to be art of t!e
class in an online environment> Ho+ is being a art of
t!e class different as an online student t!an as a
traditional student>
3. @elating bac) to t!e assigned reading for t!is +ee)$
+!at are some of t!e ersonal outcomes$ in general$
resulting from !aving attended college>
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Academic vs'
Casual =ritten
Communication
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resentation$ Academic vs' Casual =ritten
Communication$ located on t!e student +ebsite'
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6nline Aearning
'atc( t!e tutorial$ 6nline Aearning$ located at
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Confessions of a
College Student
&ccess t!e Confessions of a College Student assignment$ located
at !tt.//cortrain'!oenix'edu/axia/us101/confessions'!tml
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Week Two: Personal Goal ettin!
Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 Identify interests related to career lanning'
2.2 Fxlain t!e relations!i bet+een career c!oice and sense of
urose'
2.3 Identify ersonal goals using learned strategies'
Reain! Rea C!' 1# of Your College Experience'
Reain! Rea Aendix 1'
Participation an
#iscussion
1. =!at are some of your rofessional s!ort, and long,
6ngoing/
+ee) #
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$uestions
term goals t!at fulfill your sense of urose> Ho+ did
you go about defining your sense of urose>
2. @evie+ t!e tutorial$ @easonable 7S9A@(8 2oal
Setting$ and ans+er t!e follo+ing *uestions. Ho+ do you
rioriti<e e*ually imortant goals> Ho+ do you maintain
flexibility and focus in reac!ing all t!ese goals>
?' =!ic! of ;r' Holland:s categories$ located on ' ###,
##4 of t!e text$ describes you best> Aoo)ing at t!e
career c!oices t!at ;r' Holland !as identified +it! t!ose
categories$ do t!ose career c!oices ma)e sense to you>
Fxlain +!y or +!y not'
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@easonable
7S9A@(8 2oal
Setting
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Fxloring Careers
by Fxamining =!at
/ou Fn0oy and Value
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6ne &erson:s
Struggle to -ind
t!eir Career &at!
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9eet t!e Aut!ors
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2oal Action &lan
Rea Aendix 1'
&ccess t!e 2oal Action &lan assignment via t!e follo+ing lin).
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*+plore t!e Hexagonal 9odel of Career -ields by scrolling over t!e
categories on t!e !exagon'
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Rea t!e follo+ing to comlete t!e assignment.
After reading about ;r' 3o!n Holland:s Hexagonal 9odel of Career
-ields on ' #####4 of t!e text$ identify +!ic! of t!e six general
categories your interests and abilities matc! best' (!en$ determine
+!ic! career field best matc! your interests and your sense of
urose'
-or examle$ Sally is very assertive and is a ris) ta)er' S!e reads
t!e descrition of enterprising on ' ##? of t!e text and recogni<es
t!at s!e does !ave good verbal s)ills$ loves eole$ and is
interested in ac!ieving organi<ational goals'
Sally:s ersonal sense of urose !as al+ays been to ac!ieve a
managerial osition +!ere s!e can !el ot!ers become better at
t!eir 0obs$ earn more income$ and !ave a better life' Sally turns to '
##? and reads t!at a salary and +age administrator$ city manager$
and !ealt! administrator are in t!e enterrising category' S!e sees
t!e salary and +age administrator career as a great oortunity to
fulfill !er life:s urose'
Create a goal action lan for ac!ieving your long,term career goal'
Use t!e c!art rovided in t!e 2oal Action &lan assignment to create
your action lan'
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Week Three: Motivational "nfluences # Personal $elationships
Details Due Points
Objectives 3.1 ;escribe motivation as it relates to goal setting'
3.2 Identify strategies to sustain motivation t!roug!out college'
3.3 Fxlain t!e imortance of relations!is to t!e success of degree
comletion'
Reain! Rea ' 11 in C!' 1 of Your College Experience'
Reain! Rea C!' 14 of Your College Experience'
Participation an
#iscussion
$uestions
1. (!in) about t!e most imortant eole in your life'
Ho+ do t!e relations!is you !ave +it! t!ese eole
influence your academic motivation and success in
college>
6ngoing/
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3. =!at are t!ree motivational strategies you !ave
created to !el you successfully reac! your academic
goals>
4. =!at +as your motivation for enrolling in college> Ho+
do you lan to stay motivated t!roug!out your college
career>
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9otivation
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,eebac- $uestion .Optional/0 Ho+ are communication s)ills
related to diversity and intercultural interactions$ for examle$
communication +it! eole from ot!er cultures> Ho+ mig!t
communication s)ills influence ersonal relations!is>
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Circle of Suort
&ccess t!e Circle of Suort assignment$ located at
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Week %our: &ca'e(ic $ea'in! trate!ies
Details Due Points
Objectives 4.1 Fxlain t!e four,ste system of textboo) reading'
4.2 ;escribe t!e urose of rimary source material'
4.3 @ecogni<e strategies for imroving reading comre!ension'
Reain! Rea C!' C of Your College Experience'
Participation an
#iscussion
$uestions
1. Ho+ do your surroundings affect your reading
comre!ension> Ho+ mig!t you minimi<e distractions
+!ile you are reading for your class assignments>
2. Ho+ mig!t you aly eac! of t!e four stes in t!e
system of textboo) reading 7' 11E,1#18 to reading text
on your comuter>
4. After comleting t!e activity$ (!e 1ig &icture$ ans+er
6ngoing/
+ee) 4
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t!e follo+ing *uestions. ;id maing !el you
understand t!e information you +ere reading> ;o you
t!in) t!at t!is visual ma +ill !el you for t!e future in
test rearation> Fxlain +!y or +!y not'
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@eading Strategies
and 9edia
Utili<ation
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Aearnscae. @eading Strategies and 9edia
Utili<ation t!roug! t!e lin) located on t!e student +ebsite'
Co)plete t!e Aearnscae Activities'
&ccess t!e 1ig &icture activity$ located at
!tt.//cortrain'!oenix'edu/axia/us101/bigicture'!tml
Rea t!e directions s!o+n in t!e activity.
2o to t!e Student Code of Academic Integrity$ located in t!e
Center for =riting Fxcellence'
&ractice maing t!e Student Code of Academic Integrity
into t!e ma located in t!e 1ig &icture Activity'
9a t!e central idea$ any ideas t!at suort t!e central
idea$ and any ot!er imortant details of t!e iece you are
reading into t!e corresonding locations on t!e ma'
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9idterm Fxam
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student +ebsite' /ou may comlete t!e exam only once' /our
instructor +ill receive a searate coy of your *ui< results in your
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If you exerience tec!nical difficulty +it! t!e exam$ lease
call (ec!nical Suort'
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Week %ive: Ti(e # tress Mana!e(ent
Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 @ecogni<e strategies for effective time management'
2.2 Identify different met!ods for organi<ing ro0ects'
2.3 Identify sources of stress'
2.4 @ecogni<e stress,management tec!ni*ues'
Reain! Rea C!' # of Your College Experience'
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Reain! Rea ' #%4?00 of Your College Experience'
Participation an
iscussion
3uestions
1. Ho+ efficient is your daily sc!edule> =!at are some
asects of your daily sc!edule t!at cannot be c!anged>
=!at asects mig!t be c!anged to save more time>
1rainstorm any time,saver tis you mig!t !ave +it! your
classmates'
2. Comlete t!e -ind /our Stress Score exercise'
=it!out revealing ersonal information$ ans+er t!e
follo+ing *uestion. Ho+ mig!t being a college student
contribute to your stress level> 1rainstorm strategies +it!
your classmates for overcoming otential college
stressors'
3. =!at are some +ays you mig!t effectively manage
time no+ t!at you are an online student>
6ngoing/
+ee) G
??
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Fffective (ime
9anagement
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located on t!e student +ebsite'
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-ind /our Stress
Score
Co)plete t!e -ind /our Stress Score exercise$ located at
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/t!ermo'!tml
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/our ;aily @outines.
(!en and 4o+
&ccess t!e /our ;aily @outines. (!en and 4o+ assignment$ located
at
!tt.//cortrain'!oenix'edu/axia/us101/lanner'!tml
Co)plete t!e lanner to describe your daily routines before you
+ere a college student versus a tyical day:s routines no+ t!at you
are a college student'
4oo- at t!e c!art and ans+er t!e follo+ing *uestions.
=!at are t!e ma0or differences in your daily routine no+ t!at
you are in sc!ool>
Have you included enoug! time into your sc!edule for
academics> =!at information in t!e c!art demonstrates
evidence to suort your ans+er>
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;o you !ave an effective balance in t!e use of your time and
your riorities> Fxlain +!y or +!y not'
=!at time management strategies !ave you learned t!is
+ee) t!at you mig!t imlement to ma)e your daily routine
effective>
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Week ix: Personal )earnin! tyles
Details Due Points
Objectives 5.1 ;escribe various learning models'
5.2 Identify a ersonal learning style'
5.3 ;escribe effective learning strategies for an online learning
environment'
Reain! Rea C!' 4 of Your College Experience'
Participation an
#iscussion
3uestions
1. =!at +ere your results for t!e VA@I and 9ultile
Intelligence Inventory models resented in C!' 4 of t!e
text> Ho+ mig!t t!ese insig!ts about your ersonal
learning styles !el you to be a more effective college
student>
2. @evie+ t!e Assessing 9ultile Intelligences tutorial
and ans+er t!e follo+ing *uestions. =!at did you learn
about your learning style> Ho+ mig!t you maximi<e your
strengt!s and en!ance your areas for imrovement>
3. =!at did you learn about yourself from t!e VA@I
Aearning Styles Inventory> Ho+ mig!t t!is information
!el you as a college student and adult learner>
6ngoing/
+ee) E
??
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Assessing 9ultile
Intelligences
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Aearning Inventory
Co)plete t!e VA@I Aearning Styles Inventory on ' GG G% of t!e
text'
Co)plete t!e 9ultile Intelligences Inventory on ' EE EH of t!e
text'
&ns6er t!e follo+ing *uestions.
1ased on t!e descritions in t!e text$ +!ere do you see
yourself on t!e Iolb Inventory of Aearning Styles>
After reading about t!e 9yers,1riggs (ye Indicator$
determine +!ic! ersonality is most li)e you$ suc! as F4(3
Aist t!e results of t!e VA@I and 9ultile Intelligence
Inventory learning assessments'
=!at similarities do you see among your results> =!at are
some of t!e differences t!at you see>
=!ic! learning strategy is most effective for you based on
t!ese four models> Ho+ mig!t t!is )no+ledge ma)e you a more
effective college student>
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Week even: Effective tu'y *a+its
Details Due Points
Objectives 8.1 Identify effective study strategies and tec!ni*ues'
8.2 Identify strategies for imroving s!ort, and long,term memory'
8.3 9atc! study tec!ni*ues +it! ersonal learning style'
Reain! Rea C!' H of Your College Experience.
Participation an
#iscussion
$uestions
1. @evie+ t!e (is for Fffective Studying on ' 1?? of t!e
text' =!at are t+o of t!e tis you find useful> Fxlain
+!y'
2. @evie+ t!e tutorial$ Using 9ultile Intelligences to
Fn!ance Studying and Aearning$ and ans+er t!e
follo+ing *uestions. =!at tis for creating a study
environment may be most effective for you> =!at mig!t
you do to ma)e t!at study environment real for yourself>
3. =!at tec!ni*ues do you use to remember +!at you
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!ave studied> @evie+ Studying to Understand and
@emember on ' 1?4 of your text' =!ic! of t!ese
tec!ni*ues do you currently use> =!at tec!ni*ues you
+ould li)e to add to t!e list>
So)et(in! 9o 9(in- &bout
Ho+ mig!t +or)ing +it! a diverse grou of individuals
!el t!e collaboration rocess in an academic setting>
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Study &lan
Create a study lan for =ee) Fig!t of t!is course using Aendix C'
1nclue t!e follo+ing elements in your study lan.
Ho+ to aroac! t!e content of =ee) Fig!t
Ho+ to study t!e content of =ee) Fig!t
Ho+ to remember t!e content of =ee) Fig!t
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Week Ei!ht: University $esources
Details Due Points
Objectives :.1 @ecogni<e services rovided by t!e Center for =riting
Fxcellence'
:.2 @ecogni<e services rovided by t!e Center for 9at!ematics
Fxcellence'
:.3 Identify forms of student academic suort assistance rovided
by Axia College'
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Participation an
#iscussion
$uestions
1. Aocated in t!e Aibrary and &rogram sections of your
student +ebsite$ t!ere are multile resources available at
Axia' =!at are t!e to t!ree resources you t!in) you +ill
use t!e most t!roug!out your college career> =!y do
you believe eac! of t!ese +ill be t!e most valuable
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resource>
2. =!at are t!e )ey services offered t!roug! t!e Center
for =riting Fxcellence> ;escribe !o+ t!ese services
may ma)e you a more effective academic +riter'
3. =!at are some of t!e services rovided by t!e Center
for 9at!ematics Fxcellence 7C9F8> =!ic! service do
you t!in) +ill be t!e most useful t!roug!out your college
exerience>
So)et(in! 9o 9(in- &bout
;o you t!in) it is imortant to understand one:s ersonal
and rofessional et!ics> Ho+ do you t!in)
understanding your et!ical beliefs could affect your
ersonal$ rofessional or academic life> Fxlain'
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Utili<ing Information
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9at!ematics Fxcellence and t!e University Aibrary located on t!e
student +ebsite for !el ans+ering t!e *uestions'
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=!at resource do you +ant to exlore more +!en you !ave
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Week ,ine: &ca'e(ic Cre'i+ility
Details Due Points
Objectives >.1 Identify t!e t!ree stes of critical t!in)ing'
>.2 ;escribe !o+ college en!ances a student:s ability to t!in)
critically'
>.3 Fxlain t!e Student Code of Academic Integrity'
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Reain! Rea ' 1E#1E4 of Your College Experience'
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$uestions
1. =!at are t!e t!ree stes of critical t!in)ing> =!at do
t!ey include> Ho+ mig!t mastery of t!ese s)ills ma)e
you a more effective college student and adult learner>
2. =atc! t!e video$ Critical (!in)ing$ Iey Actions to (a)e
and ans+er t!e follo+ing *uestions. Ho+ !ave you used
t!ese actions to solve roblems in your daily life> Ho+
are critical t!in)ing s)ills in your daily life and in your
academic life similar> Ho+ are t!ey different>
3. Ho+ does collaboration foster critical t!in)ing> Ho+
mig!t t!e t+o +or) toget!er in your academic and
ersonal life>
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student +ebsite' /ou may comlete t!e exam only once' /our
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