College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1. Division: Humanities and Communications
2.
Course Discipline and Number: GS 150
3.
Course Title: Learning Success
4.
New
Change to existing course (Indicate changes on “Summary of Curriculum Changes” form)
Replacing existing course
5.
(Course to be inactivated)
Is this course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program?
No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs (e.g., BUS.CC.Bookkeeping & BUS.CC.Payroll Clerk):
Required course
Restricted elective
6.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
GS 150L (a co-requisite for GS 150) was developed as a temporary technology
competency support lab until a CIS support course could be developed. CIS 100
has now been developed and approved through the Curriculum Committee as that
support lab, so the only change being requested for GS150 is the deletion of
GS150L as the co-requisite for GS 150 and the addition of CIS 100 as the new corequisite.
7.
List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
none
8.
Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $
Submitted by:
Barbara Morrison
Tel. Ext. 4309
Division Chair: Sydney Larson
Yes
Date: 11/15/05
Review Date: 11/29/05
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Academic Senate Approval Date: 12/12/05
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 10.03.05)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 12/9/05
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
Catalog Description
OLD
NEW
(Please include text of old
catalog description.)
Grading Standard
Select
Select
GS 150L
CIS 100
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Maximum Class Size
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 11/15/05
DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER: GS 150
FORMER DISCIPLINE AND NUMBER (if previously offered):
COURSE TITLE: Learning Success
TOTAL UNITS: 3.0
TOTAL HOURS: 54
[Lecture Units: 3.0
[Lecture Hours: 54
Lab Units: 0]
Lab Hours: 0]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 35
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
An introduction to the academic and personal skills needed to succeed in college and
beyond. Students will learn how to manage time and classroom dynamics, improve
reading, note-taking, and test-taking skills, establish an educational plan, generate critical
responses to what they read, see, and hear, and be introduced to the basic technology
required to find, evaluate, and use information of all kinds.
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
Course(s): CIS100
CIS 100 is the Technology Competency requirement included in the ICAS (Intersegmental
Committee of the Academic Senates') "Statement of Competencies Expected of Students
Entering California's Public Colleges and Universities." Though GS 150 will cover the
strategies for finding, evaluating, and using information, CIS 100 will be the hands-on,
test-out lab where students will develop and demonstrate proficiency with keyboarding;
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word-processing; navigating e-mail, Internet, and World Wide Web; using campus on-line
resources (like Web Advisor and Blackboard), and employing the electronic plagiarism
prevention (like Turnitin.com).
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
 Differentiate between high school and college learning environments.
 Employ persistence, commitment, and discipline strategies.
 Devise and initiate a formal education plan.
 Assess personal learning styles.
 Define and demonstrate active learning and critical thinking with responses to both
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oral and written assignments.
Identify and engage learning resources.
Demonstrate information literacy with exercises for finding, evaluating, and using
information.
Integrate memory and time-management techniques into learning.
Engage in active reading strategies.
Apply classroom management tools of taking notes, participating in group and
class discussions, and communicating well with instructors.
Manage test anxiety through imporved exam preparation and practiced relaxation.
Interpret written and oral assignments.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
 Learning in Mindful/Active ways.
 Engaging in information literacy and technology fluency.
 Developing Persistence.
 Valuing Diversity.
 Acquiring Confidence in the college environment.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
 What is a learning style preference and how does knowing that influence approach
to learning.
 How can memory be developed.
 How can exams be taken with confidence and integrity.
 How can time be managed effectively.
 How can note-taking, class discussions, and instructor relations be improved.
 How can stress, wellness, and finances be managed.
 How does one select majors and careers.
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Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
The primary issue students in the course must come to understand is the difference in
"culture" between high school and college. An equally important emphasis for this
course is introducing students to strategies for succeeding with people, valuing diversity
in both the classroom and eventual workplace.
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
The course introduces students to Bloom's hierarchy of six critical-thinking skills: the
two lower-order skills of memorization and comprehension, and the four higher-order
skills of application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Students then apply the
processes of synthesizing gathered, interpreted information in order to draw inferences
from assignments and sample test problems posed in disciplines across the curriculum.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities,
attending a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
Lectures, group activities, guest lectures, tours/field trips, presentations.
ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
Essay Exams, Written Homework, Portfolios.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
Midterm and Final Exams to include Short Essay Questions.
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Whalstrom/Williams Title
Date
Learning Success: Being Your Best at College and Life
2004
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
UC
CSU
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
PROPOSED GENERAL EDUCATION:
Both
None
1.
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(Campus)
2.
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(Campus)
CR
UC
CSU
Rationale for General Education certification:
CR GENERAL EDUCATION APPLICABILITY
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE) APPLICABILITY
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Applicability
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER GS 150
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: HUM Humanities
16. CoRequisite Course: CIS-100
2. Subject: GS
17. Recommended Prep: none
Course No: 150
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
18. Maximum Class Size: 35
4. Min/Maximum Units: 3.0 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats
variable units
5. Course Level: E Not Occupational
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
8. Short Title: Learning Success
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
9. Long Title: Learning Success
24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
10. National ID
11. Local ID
(CIP):
(TOPS):
24.0102
493000
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
26. Billing Method: T-Term
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 3.0
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Level Two Work Experience:
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NWE Not Coop Work Experience
29. Purpose: A Liberal Arts Sciences
Level Three:
30. Articulation No.
Placeholder for GE OR
(CAN):
DOES NOT APPLY
31. Articulation Seq.
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: C Not transferable
13. Instructional Method:
(CAN):
33. Equates to another course?
(course number).
LEC Lecture and/or Discussion
14. Lec TLUs: 3.0 Contact Hours: 54.0
Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
15. Prerequisite: none
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
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Curriculum Approval Date: 12/09/05
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