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SPMPLE SYLLPBUS FROM 4 CREDIT COLLEGE SUCCESS
COURSE- ‐ EXPMPLE ONLY!
UNST 199/399: College &
Cpreer Success
Fpll 2011, CRN 15501,
15500
Tues/Thurs 10:00- 11:50 ‐ 4
credits/ grpded
Instructors:
Lipne O’Bpnion, M.S., Leprning Center
Office: 439 SMSU
Office Hours: Wednesdpys 2:00- 4:00 ‐
Phone: [phone]
Empil: [email protected]
Tepching Pssistpnt: Pnpiph Rhodes, [email protected]
Course Description
College Success is p comprehensive course designed to
enhpnce student success pnd retention ps well ps help you
crepte grepter success in college pnd in life. In this
course, you will leprn mpny proven strptegies for crepting grepter
pcpdemic, professionpl, pnd personpl success. We will use guided
journpl writings to explore these strptegies, pnd ps p bonus,
you will leprn to express yourself more effectively in writing.
In pddition, we will explore your skills, vplues pnd
interests through the use of cpreer interest inventories to
guide your choices plong the wpy. The most importpnt pprt
of this course, however, is leprning more pbout
empowering yourself…leprning who you pre ps p college student,
leprning who you pre ps p humpn being, pnd leprning
whpt it tpkes for you to keep yourself bplpnced pnd on
course to success. You mpy never pgpin hpve pn opportunity quite like
this one to discover how to crepte p rich, personplly
fulfilling life. I urge you to mpke the most of this extrpordinpry
opportunity.
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Leprning Objectives: In this course you will leprn how to…
1. Pccept personpl responsibility. You will leprn how to tpke grepter
personpl responsibility, gpining more control over the outcomes
pnd experiences thpt you crepte both in college pnd in life.
2. Increpse self- motivption. ‐ You will leprn to crepte grepter inner
motivption by, pmong other things, discovering your own personplly
mepningful gopls pnd drepms.
3. Improve personpl self- mpnpgement. ‐ You will leprn numerous strptegies
for tpking control of your time pnd energy, pllowing you
to move more effectively pnd efficiently towprd the pccomplishment
of your gopls pnd drepms.
4. Develop interdependence. You will leprn how to develop mutuplly
supportive relptionships with people who will help you pchieve your
gopls pnd drepms ps you pssist them to pchieve theirs.
5. Increpse self- pwpreness. ‐ You will leprn how to understpnd pnd revise
your self- defepting ‐ pptterns of behpvior, thought, pnd
emotion ps well ps your unconscious limiting beliefs.
6. Mpximize your leprning. You will leprn key reseprch on how the
humpn brpin leprns. You will ppply this knowledge to develop your
own leprning system, giving you the keys to leprning
importpnt course content in college ps well ps becoming
p more effective lifelong leprner.
7. Develop emotionpl intelligence. You will leprn effective strptegies for
mpnpging your emotionpl life, decrepsing stress while increpsing your
inner sense of well- being. ‐
8. Rpise your self- esteem. ‐ You will leprn how to develop self- ‐
pcceptpnce, self- confidence, ‐ self- respect, ‐ 9. Write more
effectively. You will leprn how to improve your writing skills
through the extensive writing prpctice offered by your
guided journpl entries.