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This document provides an overview of a university first-year transition course taught by Rasha Musalam. It introduces the lecturer and asks students to introduce themselves. It outlines the course expectations, syllabus overview including topics like academic goals and university resources. It provides a look ahead at the course schedule and assignments for the semester. These include assignments on personal goals, academic integrity, teamwork skills, and advisement. The final weeks cover topics like international education and a final exam. The document directs students to readings, assignments, and asks what students want to get from their university experience. It directs students to the first assignment on writing a letter to their future self.

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35 views9 pages

Week 1

This document provides an overview of a university first-year transition course taught by Rasha Musalam. It introduces the lecturer and asks students to introduce themselves. It outlines the course expectations, syllabus overview including topics like academic goals and university resources. It provides a look ahead at the course schedule and assignments for the semester. These include assignments on personal goals, academic integrity, teamwork skills, and advisement. The final weeks cover topics like international education and a final exam. The document directs students to readings, assignments, and asks what students want to get from their university experience. It directs students to the first assignment on writing a letter to their future self.

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University First-Year Transition

UNIV 100
Mrs. Rasha Musalam

1
Meet your Lecturer

• Rasha Musalam
• MBA and MA
• More than 20 years experience
in education sector
• Reading and walking

Please introduce yourself:


• Name:
• Major:
• Nationality:
• Hobby / Interests:
EXPECTATIONS
For our time together this semester

Turn your PUNCTUALITY


expectations into Be at least 1
REQUESTS minute early NO MOBILES

DIALOUGE

HYBRID ACTIVE
LEARNING RESPECT LISTENING
Syllabus Overview

Personal Academic
AURAK Polices 02 01 Goals
and Procedures ( Self Efficacy)

overview
method
AURAK Academic AURAK School
Support
(Advisement, Peer Tutoring,
03 06 Tours
(Business, Engineering, Arts
Writing Center) & Science)

Academic Integrity People Skills


(Plagiarism)
04 05
(Leadership, Teamwork,
presentation skills)
Syllabus and Resources

Click for the syllabus

Click for the e-book


A Look Ahead: Fall 2021

Classes Begin

Letter to Future Team Data collection Student Reading


Self (5%) To Be Decided Writing Peer Tutors
formation assignment Presentation summary
(5%) Center Form
(5%) (5%) (5%) of weeks
Assignment guide 2- 4 Activities (5%)
and template will (2%) (5%) **Due in 1st
be posted on week of Nov.
Blackboard

Group A:
WEEK 4
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8
Group B:
29 -Sept 4 5-11 Sept 12-18 Sept WEEK 5 26 – Oct 2 3-9 Oct 10-16 Oct 17-23 Oct.
19-25 Sept

Assignment Submission is due a day before the next class


A Look Ahead: Fall 2021

International
Plagiarism Multiple Advisement General Business Engineering Education Final Test
Activity Intelligences Assignment Education School Team Activities Activity / (10%)
(5%) Assignment (10%) Competencies Building General
Activity (5%) (5% )
(5%) form Education
Reading Activity (5%)
(5%) summary of
weeks 5- 12 Gateway
(3%) Assessment
(5%)

WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16


24-30 Oct 31 - Nov 6 7-13 Nov 14-20 Nov 21-27 Nov 28-Dec 4 5-11Dec 12-20 Dec

Assignment Submission is due a day before the next class


7
What do I want from university?

Please select all that apply


and take a screenshot of
the answer and upload to
the Blackboard
What’s Next?

01 Reading: The Study Skills


Handbook: P. 1-7
Remember to keep track of your readings which should be
summarised in a word document, due in week 5.

“Letter to Future Self” Assignment 02


Assignment template
Assignment Rubric

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