PSU 008 COURSE SYLLABUS
Fall 2009
INSTRUCTOR
Jim
Manis
EMAIL:
jdm12@psu.edu
PHONE:
570.450.3189
Office: A-205
Office Hours: Wednesday and Friday 12:00
to 12:50 p.m. and Friday 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Additional
hours available by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This interactive seminar provides
opportunities for you to learn strategies that will support your success as a
student at
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FYS COMPETENCIES |
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The
seminar provides opportunities to develop competencies in six areas:
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students
will
1. demonstrate their acquisition of the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes that contribute to effective self- management
in the university community through class discussions and the thoughtful completions
of chapter activities;
2. develop problem-solving skills through
active participation in class discussions and out-of class presentations;
3. model the knowledge, skills, and
attitudes essential for effective performance in a group during the
facilitation of selected chapter discussions;
4. develop and demonstrate skills and
attitudes to cope successfully in the university and later in chosen career by
successfully completing this course, mastering the use of ANGEL, preparing for
their next semester and completing the class schedule template.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
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Discussion
·
Exercises/activities
·
Student
facilitated discussion
·
Guest
speakers and student life presentations
·
Portfolio
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ANGEL
computer program
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are expected to
attend all in-class and out-of -class meetings as indicated on the class
schedule.
Chronic absences will result in a lower final grade. More than one absence will
require an appropriate written excuse.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT
Due to the
nature of discussions involved in this class, it is important that we respect
each other’s opinions and values. You are expected to participate in classroom
activities and discussions in such a manner as to maximize learning for
yourself and your classmates.
Basic Ground Rules:
·
Value
differences as strengths
·
One
person speaks at a time
·
Laugh
with each other – not at each other
·
Maintain
confidentiality if requested
·
Have
consideration for opinions other than your own
·
No
one dominates – everyone participates
·
Keep
an open mind – seek to understand others’ viewpoints
·
Enjoy
the course!
Beepers and
cellular telephones are not permitted to be on in the classroom.
Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the instructor. If they
are permitted they must be on silent mode.
CLASS PARTICIPATION:
This
course is designed for you. Class
activities and discussions will focus on behaviors which contribute to a
successful and positive college experience at
Please
share your needs, concerns, fears, challenges and victories. The course will be much more rewarding for
you. We at PSU Hazleton take the
purposes of this course seriously and are committed to helping you adopt ways
of being a successful student.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
All
students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity; respect
other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an
environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own
efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for
self and others and a civil community.
Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking or having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' acts of academic dishonesty, etc.
Students charged with a breach of academic integrity will receive due process and, if the charge is found valid, academic sanctions may range, depending on the severity of the offense, from F for the assignment to F for the course.
The University's statement on academic integrity, from which the above statement is drawn, is available at http://www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html
The
Students are encouraged to request
accommodation need early in the semester. Once identified, a reasonable
accommodation will be implemented in a timely
ASSESSMENT
Your course grade will be assessed according
to the following criteria:
Participation
and attendance 50 %
Portfolio
50
%
Total
100%
NOTE: Your portfolio will be assessed sevaral times
throughout the semester. Criteria include completeness at the time of
assessment and basic writing skills, comparable to the standards used in
freshman composition courses.
Participation
includes attendance at all presentations as they occur during class times and
the completion of any assigned work given by either the instructor or the
presenter during these presentations.
AGENDA
August 24: Introduction
to class
August 31: Becoming Involved in Campus Life (D. Hilton and SGA) Meet in K-1
September 7: Labor Day—No class
September 14: Turn in draft of report on the August 31 meeting.
September 21: Workshop:: Developing PSU Computer Literacy (J. Ritzko) Meet in K-1
September 28: Workshop: Handling Stress and Transitioning to College (D. Jemo-Kobialka) Meet in K-1
October 5: Turn in draft of report on either the computer literacy workshop or the handling stress and transitioning workshop
October 12: Workshop: How to Work Effectively in Groups (L.Muroski) Meet in K-1
October 19: Workshop: Career Planning (K. Maxwell) Meet in K-1
October 26: Turn in draft of report on either working in groups workshop or the career planning workshop
November 2: Workshop: Navigating Elion and Scheduling Classes (J. O'Donnell) Meet in K-1
November 9: Workshop: Academic Integrity, Note-Taking, Preparing for Exams (J. Waitkus) Meet in K-1
November 16: Turn in draft of report on either navigating Elion or academic integrity workshops
November 30: Turn portfolio in for assessment.
December 7: Final day of class. Hand back portfolios.