I. GENERAL INFORMATION:
Instructor: Nancy Wagner, Ed.D.
Contact Information: Phone: w – 459-2806; Cell – 687-3944
Email: wagnern@wbu.edu
Hours Available: By appointment
Class Location: Eielson, Bldg. 2623, Rm. 104
Class Dates/Time: Day: Tuesdays, February 25, and March 11
6pm-10pm;
MISSION STATEMENT:
Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Designed to assist students in developing skills and habits necessary to be successful in the university; course includes study skills, effective listening and note-taking skills, time management techniques, technology skills, library research skills, and techniques addressing the preparation for and taking of exams, emotional/physical health and wellness, as well as the customs, traditions, policies, and procedures unique to WBU.
The course is specifically designed for WBU’s external campus students, many of whom are adult learners who are transferring in college transfer credits, military credits, work experience, and assessed credits. All external students should take UNIV 1101 in their first term.
PREREQUISITES : None.
TEXTBOOK : Wayland Baptist University Catalog 2013-2014
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The Foundations for University Life course will help you learn to:
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Accept responsibility for your own education through the resources and opportunities available to you
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Develop a sense of community among fellow students and
Faculty/Staff/Administration at Wayland
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Achieve spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth on an individual level
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Utilize academic skills such as note taking, study strategies, and library research techniques that facilitate success in college level courses

 Effectively navigate WBU’s technology, including Blackboard, Self
Service, the online Library, and WBU email
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Cope with personal and social issues, such as time management, stress, good health, and meaningful relationships
 Achieve a working knowledge of the University’s general academic requirements, the academic advising system, and policies and procedures of WBU’s various degree programs
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Follow and implement the completion of a degree plan, using the WBU catalog and other materials provided
Course Requirements:
Your grade will be based on your performance on the following:
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Discussion Board: Answer the discussion board question that the instructor has posted by Friday, February 28 at 9:00 pm and respond to at least 2 other posts by Sunday, March 2 at 9:00 pm.
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Email: Send an email to your instructor from your wayland.wbu.edu account by March 11.
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Library Services: Go to WBU library Resources and find a journal article and send it to the instructor through black board – Deadline March 11.
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Participation
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Final Exam
– March 11, 2014
Grade is CR for credit or NCR for No credit.
The University has a standard grade scale:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP
= withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days of a micro-term to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed prior to the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to an F.
Attendance Policy: Students will be in class on time. Attendance will be recorded with late arrivals and early departures noted. Absences of 25% or more of class meetings will result in a grade of F for the course. It is the student's responsibility to inform the instructor of special extenuating circumstances (i.e., TDYs, family emergencies, etc.) that dictate a need to be absent from class.

Instructor's policy on Academic Dishonesty: Intellectual, integrity and truthfulness are fundamental to scholarship. Scholars, whether they are performing as students or as teachers, are engaged in a search for truth.
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and also a form of theft. Plagiarism occurs when a student fails to give proper credit when information is either quoted or paraphrased. Carelessness is no excuse. As such, it is a breach of scholarly responsibility. It is also unethical and in some cases, illegal. Looking at or copying someone else’s test, answer sheet, and/or paper are counted as cheating. Plagiarism may result in an “F” in the course.
Service for the Disabled : In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.
Tentative Schedule:
February 25:
Welcome
History of Wayland
Mission Statement
Staff/Faculty/Adjuncts
Setting up your WBU Accounts
Library services/Writing Center
Procedures
March 11:
Registering for Classes
Financial Aid/TA
BAS Degrees
Master Degrees
Policies
Questions & Answers