THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
Spring 2014
COURSE NUMBER: COL 102 E
COURSE NAME: First Year Experience – Engagement (1 credit hour)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
COL 102 continues the themes from COL 101 with a special focus on “engaging our world.” Discussions and activities
will examine the relationship between the self and the broader world of the Newberry campus, the larger Newberry
community, and the world. COL 102 is required of all students during the spring semester at Newberry College.
COURSE LOCATION AND MEETING TIME: SCM 218, Mondays 10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
INSTRUCTOR:
Name: Dr. Bret Clark
Office: SCM 219
Office Phone: 803-321-5255
E-mail: bret.clark@newberry.edu
8-9:00am; 12-1:00pm
Office Hours: M
Tu,Th 10:50am-12:15pm
W
8-9:00am; 11:00am-1pm
F
8-9:00am; 11:00am-12noon
or by appointment
REQUIRED TEXTS:
COL 102E Handbook (published by the instructor and distributed in class). Also, students will continue to use
LiveText as in COL 101.
SUPPLEMENTAL READING:
Newberry College Catalog, 2013-2014 (Online)
Newberry College Student Handbook, 2013-2014 (Online)
Newberry College Activities Planner, 2013-2014 (In Print)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
Through Wolf Den, all students have free access to Microsoft 365 that provides functionality equivalent to the latest version of
Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Also included is a free service called “SkyDrive,” where students can
securely store all documents. A student’s Wolf Den account, as well as Microsoft 365 and SkyDrive, can be accessed by virtually
any network-capable computer on or off campus.
ATTENDANCE AND TARDINESS POLICY:
If a student is not physically present in class, the student will be marked “absent.” Furthermore, if a student fails to bring
his/her COL 102 Handbook to class, he/she will be marked “absent”.
Absences in excess of 15% of the total class meetings will result in a letter grade deduction in your final grade. Further
absences beyond this may result in a grade of FA (failure due to absences). Please note that this means you are only allowed
two absences in this course! Also, note that an absence accrues each time a student is not physically present in class,
including absences for school-sponsored travel for athletics or academics, and including attendance at required outside events
as listed in daily course schedule.
Tardiness interrupts the class and will not be tolerated. A tardiness policy will be enforced (3 tardies = 1 absence).
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LATE WORK:
All assignments will be turned in on time. Late assignments will result in a grade penalty of 10% for each day they are late
(in emergencies, an e-mailed copy will be accepted temporarily to note the time it was turned in). Late assignments will NOT
be accepted past one week (the following Monday) from the original due date.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Newberry College is committed to monitoring student learning for continual program improvement. This class has
course-level student learning outcomes (SLOs listed below) which are aligned to overall program learning
outcomes. After completion of this course, you will be able to…
1. Using critical thinking skills defined by the QEP, connect your service-learning experience to your
understanding of your role as citizens, your own vocational goals, and your personal and social responsibility
as members of a community.
2. Find career resources on Wolf Den and apply them to your life through the selection of a major and having a
list of several possible career choices.
3. Use research and collaboration to prepare an informational brochure and booth for a major career fair.
4. Connect your FAL experiences to different ways of understanding the world and your place in it.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
Good writing, oral communication, critical thinking, collaborative thinking, understanding of divergent opinions, construction
of counter-arguments, research, and responding constructively to dissenting points-of-view are essential elements of your
Newberry College education. Assignments will include class discussion/active engagement in class assignments, guest
speakers, small group discussions, writing, group work and presentations.
CACP CREDIT:
There are no opportunities to earn CACP credit as part of COL 102.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS:
In case of a pandemic or any emergency situation on campus, please visit the following Newberry College web page frequently
for updated information and instructions:
Home>Policies>Emergency Management
http://www.newberry.edu/emergencyinfo.aspx and http://www.newberry.edu/policies/emergencymanagement.aspx.
Home>Campus Life>Student Services>Security
http://www.newberry.edu/campuslife/studentservices/security.aspx
Home>Campus Life>Student Services>Health Services
http://www.newberry.edu/campuslife/studentservices/healthservices.aspx
Students are expected to adhere to the College’s Emergency Preparedness Plans as stated above. The College could be closed
because of weather—hurricane, tornado, snow/sleet, a pandemic (worldwide or localized disease outbreak), or other situations.
In case of a pandemic, students should take appropriate personal preventive measures to avoid contracting influenza and other
communicable diseases, minimize personal contact with others when feeling ill, and follow instructions of Newberry College
administration/Health Services Center personnel as provided in the links above. Individual students who are sick should notify
course faculty of their illness as soon as possible to develop a plan for completion of course requirements within the timeframe
of the course. If students are quarantined and therefore unable to attend class or if face-to-face classes are cancelled because of
a pandemic emergency, students in this class will follow the course outline and complete the reading and other assignments as
posted on Wolf Den. In case of a pandemic or other major emergency, all instructional communications will take place via
Wolf Den and email.
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COURSE GRADING SCALE:
A
B+
B
C+
90-100 %
87-89
80-86
77-79
C
D+
D
F
70-76
67-69
60-66
59 and below
COURSE EVALUATION PROCEDURES – SUMMARY:
Assignments
2 FAL Reflections
Change of Advisor
Academic Advisor Meeting
Personality Assessment & Transferable Skills
Service-Learning
Service-Learning Reflection
Career Fair Project
Total
30 points
15 points
20 points
35 points
100 points
COURSE EVALUATION PROCEDURES – DETAILS:
FAL Attendance and Reflections (5 points each): Students will attend a minimum of two Fine Arts and Lecture
events during the semester and type a brief, personal reaction response (500-word minimum) to each event. The first FAL
response must be submitted by February 28 and the second by March 31. The response must follow the published guidelines
and rubric posted on LiveText.
Change of Advisor (5 points)
Students will meet with their current advisor and the Department Chair from their respective major to complete the change of
advisor form by Friday, February 28. Students should make themselves available to complete this process according to the
schedule listed below:
Department
Arts and Communications
Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences
Humanities
Nursing
Sciences and Mathematics
Sport Professions
Teacher Education
Undeclared
Dates & Times
February 19 & 20 (2:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
February 21 (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
February 19 & 20 (1:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
February 11 & 20 (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
February 11 (10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
February 20 (1:30 – 4:00 p.m.)
February 11 (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
February 12 (11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
February 19 & 21 (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
February 10 (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
February 11 (1:00 – 3:30 p.m.)
February 24 (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Location
CHP 207
CHP 207
LMC 311
LMC 105
SCM 125
SCM 125
SCM 304
SCM 304
PE 103
LMC 212
LMC 212
Center for Student Success
Academic Advisor Meeting (5 points): Each FYE student will schedule an appointment with his/her academic
advisor to discuss the following: Midterm grades, CACP progress, FAL progress, Individualized Graduation Plan (IGP)
including Core and Major requirements, and to submit their Fall 2014 schedule of classes. Prior to the meeting, students
should prepare their own IGP and post their projected Fall 2014 class schedule to Wolf Den. At the conclusion of the
meeting, the Academic Advisor must sign and date the “FYE Academic Advisor Meeting” form, indicating that all areas
required have been discussed and/or completed. Each student must download and print the “FYE Academic Advisor Meeting”
form from LiveText/Wolf Den and take it along with their IGP to their academic advising meeting. The completed “FYE
Academic Advisor Meeting” form is due by Friday, April 11.
Personality Assessment (5 points each): Students will complete the Smalley Personality Assessment and the
Transferable Skills Worksheet and then reflect upon the results of these assessments.
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Service Learning Project (15 points): Over the course of the semester, students will participate in a service-learning
project within the Newberry community approved by their instructor that follows the published guidelines for First Year
Experience program Service Learning projects. Each student will complete a minimum of 15 hours over the course of the
semester, completing the Student Learning Journal and Time Sheet (posted to LiveText), including both supervisor and
instructor signature after each visit to the Service Learning site. To receive credit for this assignment, each student is required
to submit his/her completed, signed Student Learning Journal and Time Sheet on Monday, April 21. Students may access
VBL information and forms at the following link:
http://www.newberry.edu/academics/specialprograms/valuesbasedlearning.aspx
Service Learning Reflection Paper (20 points): Using notes from the Student Learning Journal and Time
Sheet, you will also complete a formal essay (1000-word minimum). The response must follow published guidelines and
rubric posted on LiveText. The Service Learning Reflection Paper is due on Monday, April 21.
Career Fair Project (35 points): Students will be expected to work collaboratively as a class to research careers in
specific areas, create brochures for each career, and host a booth at the Career Fair on Thursday, April 3. Rubrics are
available on LiveText/Wolf Den.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Academic integrity at Newberry College assumes that all work, written or oral, submitted by a student is that student’s own
work. The student must adhere to the College’s policy, which deals severely with cheating—including plagiarism. Plagiarism
is the theft of another person’s words or ideas. It is a dishonest, unethical attempt to claim someone’s work as your own—and
will not be tolerated in this class. Students who fail to comply will receive one of these penalties: (1) A paper may receive a
grade of “0”; a Report of Academic Dishonesty will be filed as part of the student’s record in the Office of the Registrar, (2) A
student may receive a grade of “F” for the course; a Report of Academic Dishonesty will be filed with the Office of Academic
Affairs and the Office of the Registrar, as part of that student’s permanent record, (3) A student whose offense is particularly
heinous may be remanded to the Academic Integrity Committee, which may result in a judicial sanction and/or expulsion. For
complete explanation of academic integrity, students must review the complete Policies and Procedures Governing Issues of
Academic Integrity and the Report on Academic Dishonesty form located on the College Academics webpage at
http://www.newberry.edu/UserFiles/newberry/Documents/ACADEMIC_DISHONESTY_Report_2011.pdf
http://www.newberry.edu/UserFiles/newberry/Documents/Academic_Integrity_Policy_11.pdf
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE:
The use of electronic equipment such as cell phones, calculators, and music playback devices (e.g. iPods) is prohibited during
class. Specifically, students may not make or accept cell phone calls, accept or send text messages, read or send e-mail
messages, or listen to recorded media during class. In addition, electronic equipment must be stowed away in the OFF position
for the duration of the lecture.
Laptops can be used in class, but only for course-related activities. Students found using their laptops for something other than
course-related work will be restricted from bringing their laptops to class for the remainder of the semester.
Students should not interrupt the lecture session by leaving his/her seat except in the case of an extenuating circumstance that
has been discussed in advance with the professor or an emergency.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES:
The mission of Educational Services is to support each student’s educational goals by offering opportunities to enrich and
enhance their academic experience. Located in Wessels Library, these services include: Advising, Career Services, Peer
Tutoring, Disability Services, Test Proctoring, and Diversity Education. Wessels Library provides print and electronic
resources as well as offering research assistance and library instruction. Students should visit the Educational Services Tab in
Wolf Den for more information about these services.
Policy on Special Needs—Students with Special Needs: Students who wish to register with the Student Disability Services
Office, located in Wessels Library, must have appropriate documentation on file in this office. Once approved for
accommodations, students are responsible for scheduling a conference with their professors to discuss how to implement these
accommodations. However, instructors are not permitted to discuss students’ disabilities with them until they have registered
with the Student Disability Services Office.
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Spring 2014 Tentative Calendar of Events
*Assignments in BOLD print are completed outside of class and due on the date in which they are listed.
Date
M, January 13
M, January 20
M, January 27
M, February 3
M, February 10
M, February 17
M, February 24
F, February 28
M, March 3
M, March 10
M, March 17
M, March 24
M, March 31
H, April 3
M, April 7
F, April 11
M, April 14
F, April 18
M, April 21
Topic
Syllabus & Assignment Review
MLK Holiday – No Classes
Service Learning
Personality Assessment & Transferable
Skills
Assessment Reflection/Analysis
Change of Advisor (Why and How?)
Service Learning
Spring Break – No Classes
Career Fair Prep
Service Learning
Career Fair Prep
Attend Career Fair – No Class
Assignments
Service Learning Enrollment Forms
Service Learning Journal Part I (4 SL Hours)
FAL Reflection #1 & Change of Advisor Form
Service Learning Journal Part II (3 SL Hours)
FAL Reflection #2
Career Fair (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
Career Fair Assessment
Advisor Meeting Form
Attend Awards Day Convocation – No
Class
Wrap-up
Awards Day Convocation (10:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
S-L Journal Part III (8 SL Hours) & Reflection
Paper