SRJC Course Outlines

3/29/2024 7:40:09 AMADLTED 614.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2022

Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  ADLTED 614.1Title:  ORG SKLLS FOR SUCCESS  
Full Title:  Organizational Skills for Success
Last Reviewed:5/13/2019

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum0Lecture Scheduled017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled0
Minimum0Lab Scheduled3.006 min.Lab Scheduled52.50
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 

Title 5 Category:  Non-Credit
Grading:  Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ADLTED 614

Catalog Description:
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This first course in a four-course sequence builds foundation skills for academic and vocational success. Students will be introduced to information about the resources, services, skills, tools, and processes to make important decisions about their individual pathways for success. They will also build awareness about their personal needs and challenges to success, and learn behaviors that establish a platform from which to build patterns of success in academic, personal, and workplace endeavors.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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This first course in a four-course sequence builds foundation skills for academic and vocational success. Students will be introduced to information about the resources, services, skills, tools, and processes to make important decisions about their individual pathways for success. They will also build awareness about their personal needs and challenges to success, and learn behaviors that establish a platform from which to build patterns of success in academic, personal, and workplace endeavors.
(Non-Credit Course)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1.  Identify key resources for academic, personal, and professional support on campuses and in
    the workplace
2.  Develop vision statement and appropriate, realistic goals
3.  Implement strategies for effective reading, writing, recording information, and creating
    performance assessments

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Students will be able to:
1. Describe a range of resources, services, skills and processes for making informed decisions
    about an individual pathway to success
2. Reflect on and analyze personal strengths, weaknesses, and challenges to academic and
    vocational success
3. Develop a personal vision statement and Ten-Year Plan for educational and professional goals
4. Apply effective academic skills to achieving student success

Topics and Scope
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I. Resources for Success - Resources and Services on Campuses
    A. Admissions and Records
    B. Bookstore
    C. Campus Police
    D. Career Hub
    E. Counseling
    F. Disability Resources Department
    G. Financial Aid
    H. Student Health and Psychological Services
    I. Scholarship Center
    J. Transfer Center
    K. Tutorial Center
 
II. Self-Awareness - Personal Inventories
    A. Clifton Strengths Finder
    B. DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness)
 
III. Organization and Planning
    A. Vision Statements
    B. Goal-Setting
        1. SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based)
        2. My Ten-Year Plan for educational and professional success
 
IV. Academic and Workplace Skills
    A. Life-long Learning
    B. Active Listening
    C. Active Reading
    D. Note-taking Strategies and Templates
    E. Research Strategies
         1. Finding and Evaluating Sources
         2. Citing Sources (in text and Works Cited)
         3. Plagiarism and Unintentional Plagiarism
    F. Test-taking Tools and Strategies
    G. Short-answer responses
    H. Thesis Development and Essay Writing Strategies

Assignments:
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Self-Awareness Activities
1. Assigned readings on self-awareness, organization, and planning (10-15 pages per week)
2. Student surveys on habits for success (3-5)
3. Written reflections on SMART goals and Strength Finder outcomes (2-3)
4. Quizzes (5-7)
 
Organization and Planning Activities
1. Written Vision Statement
2. SMART Goals Report
 
Academic Skills Practice Exercises
1. Practice and application worksheets (3-5)
2. Annotated readings (2-3)
3. Formatted notes (2-3)
4. Written and edited paragraphs (2-3)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
20 - 30%
Vision statement; SMART goals report; written reflections
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
20 - 30%
Academic Skills Practice Exercises
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
10 - 20%
Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
30 - 40%
Class participation and attendance; class discussion of assigned reading; student surveys


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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SRJC Student Guide
Strengthsfinder 2.0; Discover Your CliftonStrengths. Gallup and Rath, Tom. Gallup Press. 2007 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials

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