Counseling 11: Learning Strategies and College
Skills Development
Assistant Professor: Maribel Morales
Email: mxmorales@pasadena.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-2:00pm: By appointment ONLY
Course description :
Analysis of college success factors and learning styles of student achievement.
Development of strategies for success in educational and work environment.
Organizing tasks involved when studying and the tools to do it.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon Completion of the course, students
Assessment Methods
will be able to:
CSFI university assessment, journals,
1. Success Factors
Explain the factors that contribute to
classroom activities, pre/post assessments
student’s success, identify their own
on Success factors.
factor areas and identify a plan of action
to improve their areas that need
attention.
Group activity, brief summary of study
2. Learning Styles:
Explain the different styles of learning
skills strategies based on students learning
and the optimum strategies of learning
styles. Classroom activities and journals.
for their particular style.
Time management assignments, journals,
secluded project, and final summative
paper.
3. Study Skills Strategies:
Explain and plan strategies for the
various components of adapting to
college and applying successful study
skills. Develop a schedule that includes
their course assignment deadlines, work
schedule and study schedule.
Required materials:
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Course Handouts from Professor Portal
Counseling 11: Course Rubric
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This is the criteria students will be evaluated for course credit.
Exit Level Expectations for
all outcomes:
Success Factors
Learning Styles
Study Skill Strategies
Failure to meet
requirements
No significant improvement
from pre to post CSFI
Competence of essential
outcomes
Significant improvement on
CSFI, and has applied
concepts to improve areas
of weakness
Not able to identify learning Grasp information
style, does not do group
presented and is applied in
activity, or does not do the
daily activities
assignment at all.
Does not exhibit
Consistently exhibits
professional student
successful student behavior.
behavior in class, nor able
Applies concepts through
to apply concepts in class
course activities/
activities and written
assignments.
assignments.
In addition to meeting the criteria and receive credit for this class you must also obtain
the following points.
Attendance and class participation
Assignments (5 points each)
CSFI
Final
You must obtain a total of 75 points to pass this class.
(6 weeks x 4) 24points
6x5
25 points
6 points
25 points
Please note: if you were to be absent from class it is your responsibility to
contact a classmate and update yourself on what you might have missed on
that particular class session. Although you might have been absent from
class, you are still expected to turn in any assignment that might be due on
the following session.
I do not accept late assignments!
Attendance Policy
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Attendance is required at all classes
Tardies = (more than 10 minutes late will result in -2 points)
Leaving early without being excused will result in -2 points
THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
Reasonable Accommodations: In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable
accommodation(S) will be provided to any student who is registered with the Disable Students Programs &
Services (DSP&S) and requires adjustments. Please notify the instructor as soon as possible if you are
registered or would like to know how to register for DSP&S.
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