Credit: ½ Prerequisites: None
Weeks: 6 Attendance: Mandatory Weekly Attendance
For this course, we will cover 7 major topics or sections. Below you will find a week by week breakdown
showing which assignments must be completed during each week. If you start to fall behind on any of your
work, contact your mentor and your instructor IMMEDIATELY!
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 1: How Does College Differ From High School? | - |
| Reading: High School Days v. College Days | - |
| Reading: The Transition to College | - |
| Reading: Interacting with Instructors | - |
| Assignment: Question Sheet - How Does College Differ from High School? | 17.65% |
| Section 2: How to Improve My Study Techniques | - |
| Assignment: Study Skills Assessment | 17.65% |
| Reading: General Study Habits | - |
| Assignment: Study Skills Improvement Chart | 14.70% |
| Assignment: Barsch Learning Inventory | 14.70% |
| Section 3: Time Management | - |
| Reading: Time Management | - |
| Reading: Overcoming Procrastination | - |
| Assignment: Scheduling Activity | 17.65% |
| Assignment: Schedule Review | 17.65% |
| Week 1 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 16.6% |
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 4: Reading Part 1 - Basic Reading Techniques | - |
| Reading: Strategies | - |
| Reading: PowerPoint – Active Textbook Reading | - |
| Assignment: Getting to Know Your Textbook | 17.65% |
| Reading: Getting the Most Out of Your Textbook | - |
| Assignment: Taking Notes on a Reading Assignment | 14.70% |
| Assignment: Using a Highlighter | 14.70% |
| Section 4: Reading Part 2 - Reading in College: Critical Reading | - |
| Reading: The Need to Improve Your Reading | - |
| Reading: What is Critical Reading? | - |
| Reading: Critical Reading Skills | - |
| Assignment: Critical Reading Activity 1 | 17.65% |
| Assignment: Critical Reading Activity 2 | 17.65% |
| Assignment: Critical Reading Activity 3 | 17.65% |
| Week 2 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 16.6% |
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 4: Reading Part 2 - Reading in College: Critical Reading (Continued) | - |
| Assignment: Discussion Board: The Next Millennium | 30% |
| Assignment: Evaluating Websites | 30% |
| Section 5: Writing Part 1: The Basics | - |
| Reading: The Need to Improve Your Writing | - |
| Reading: The Standard Five Paragraph Essay | - |
| Assignment: Five Paragraph Essay - ROUGH DRAFT | 8.8% |
| Assignment: Five Paragraph Essay - FINAL DRAFT | 31.2% |
| Week 3 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 16.6% |
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 5: Writing Part 2: Writing in College | - |
| Reading: How to Read the Assignment | - |
| Reading: Argument | - |
| Reading: PowerPoint – The Writing Process | - |
| Reading: Plagiarism | - |
| Assignment: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing | 100% |
| Assignment: Begin The Presidential Research Paper | - |
| Week 4 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 16.6% |
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 5: Writing Part 2: Writing in College (Continued) | - |
| Assignment: The Presidential Research Paper | 61.54% |
| Section 6: Handling the College Lecture | - |
| Reading: Learning to Listen to University Lectures | - |
| Reading: Note Taking Formats | - |
| Assignment: The First Emperor | 38.46% |
| Week 5 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 16.6% |
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Section 7: Tests | - |
| Reading: How do college tests differ from tests in high school? | - |
| Reading: Test Preparation | - |
| Reading: Objective Tests | - |
| Reading: Essay Tests | - |
| Reading: Test Anxiety | - |
| Assignment: How I Study for Tests | 32.26% |
| Assignment: Essay Test Worksheet | 64.52% |
| Assignment: Course Evaluation Assignment | 3.22% |
| Reading: More Articles on Tests (Optional) | - |
| Week 6 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 17% |