2/5/2025 3:53:48 AM	CSKLS 732 Course Outline as of Summer 2008	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CSKLS 732	Title:  ACADEMIC SKILLS II
Full Title:  Academic Skills II
Last Reviewed:10/24/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	0	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	20.00			Contact DHR	350.00
		Contact Total	20.00			Contact Total	350.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 350.00

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

Catalog Description:

Supplemental instruction is provided in pre-collegiate math, reading skills, paragraph writing, and basic word-processing, as determined through CSKLS 730 assessment or instructor recommendations. Course supports College Skills (CSKLS) credit and noncredit courses in these areas.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
CSKLS 730 or CSKLS 731

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Supplemental instruction is provided in pre-collegiate math, reading skills, paragraph writing, and basic word-processing, as determined through CSKLS 730 assessment or instructor recommendation. Course supports College Skills (CSKLS) credit and noncredit courses in these areas.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:CSKLS 730 or CSKLS 731
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: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. MATH

  a. Solve 1-2 step word problems involving addition, subtraction,

     multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions,

     and percents;

  b. Apply place value concepts when rounding, estimating, and

     calculating whole numbers and decimals;

  c. Calculate unit pricing, ratio, and proportion;

  d. Calculate mean, median, and mode;

  e. Apply order of operations to whole number, fraction, and decimal

     number sentences;

  f. Calculate conversions between fractions, decimals, and percents;

  g. Calculate conversions using U.S. Customary and metric units of

     measurement.

2. READING

  a. Interpret a variety of short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction and

     academic subject reading materials;

  b. Determine meaning of unfamiliar words through context and dictionary

     use;

  c. Identify the main idea and supporting details in articles, essays,

     and short fiction;

  d. Infer meaning in short poems and fiction;

  e. Interpret basic charts and graphs.

3. WRITING

  a. Write an organized paragraph on a given topic;

  b. Use correct spelling, sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation

     for writing assignments;

  c. Write paragraph-length summaries and responses for selected readings

     in science, social studies, math, and literature.

4. BASIC TECHNOLOGY

  a. Use online resources for initial job search and career information;

  b. Use Microsoft Word for basic documents such as letters, summaries,

     and responses to reading assignments.

Topics and Scope

Topics covered will vary according to each student's assessed needs.

1. MATH

  a. Basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

     of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals

  b. Part-to-whole relationships: fractions, ratio, and proportions

  c. Place value, rounding, and estimation of whole numbers and decimals

  d. Problem-solving applications using whole numbers, fractions,

     decimals, and percents

  e. Conversions between decimals, fractions, and percents

  f. Order of operations

  g. The metric system and U.S. Customary units of measurement, and

     conversion of units within and between systems

2. READING

  a. Main idea and supporting details

  b. Summarizing and paraphrasing

  c. Implied meanings and inference

  d. Using context clues to build vocabulary

  e. Strategies for reading academic material

  f. Basic charts, graphs, and tables relating to science and social

     studies

3. WRITING

  a. Punctuation, including commas, semicolons, apostrophes, and

     quotations

  b. Descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and informative paragraph

     writing

  c. Basic parts of speech, including subjects, verbs, adjectives,

     adverbs, pronouns, and conjunctions

  d. Writing process steps and techniques, including pre-writing,

     drafting, revising, and editing

  e. Format and structure for directions, notes, letters

5. BASIC TECHNOLOGY

  a. Job skills- and career-related websites

  b. Microsoft Word

Assignments:

1. Reading assignments and comprehension questions from texts, magazines

  and newspapers

2. Pre-GED and other basic skills assessment tests related to vocational

  or academic programs

3. In-class paragraph writing on assigned topics

4. Math exercises from texts, handouts, or computer

5. Subject area reading and comprehension questions in science, social

  studies, and literature from texts, handouts, or computer

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%
Writing assignments on a given prompt; rdg reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Math computation
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Computer assignments

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Pre-GED Mathematics, Jim Scheil, Steck-Vaughn, 2000.

Contemporary's Number Power Series. Robert Mitchell, Contemporary, 1993.

Fundamentals of Mathematics, Arnold Steffenson, Murphy Johnson, and D.

Michael Hamm, 2004.

Key to Math Series: Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Percents, 1991.

Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills, John Langan, Townsend Press,

2004.

Timed Readings, Edward Spargo, Jamestown Publishers, 2001.

Instructor-prepared materials.

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