Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
IVY 070, COLLEGE AND LIFE SUCCESS
COURSE TITLE: College and Life Success
COURSE NUMBER: IVY 070
PREREQUISITES: None
DIVISION: General Education
PROGRAM: Academic Skills Advancement
CREDIT HOURS: 3
CONTACT HOURS: Lecture: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2004
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS REVISION: Fall, 2004
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Enhances success in college by assisting students
in obtaining skills necessary to reach their educational, career, and life
objectives. Topics include time management, memory techniques, textbook
usage, note taking, test taking, problem solving and decision making, group
interaction, communication skills, and resource and technology utilization.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of
this course the student will be expected to:
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Manage time more efficiently.
Organize course materials effectively.
Improve concentration and memory.
Apply strategies to use textbooks effectively.
Use a note taking system.
Prepare appropriately for objective and essay exams.
Locate and utilize a variety of resources on and off campus.
Identify personal learning styles to enhance college performance.
Examine personal issues that may impact college success.
Explore and apply critical and creative thinking strategies.
Set goals and explore career options.
Understand and explore the impact of diversity.
Develop communication skills such as listening.
Use technology available for communication, research and instruction.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include-Time management
Organization skill
Concentration and memory
Textbook Usage
Notetaking
Test taking strategies
Diversity
Technology utilization
Resource utilization
Learning styles
Self-awareness
Critical and creative thinking
Goal setting
Career exploration
Communication skills
Methods of Delivery: Course material will be conveyed via lecture, small group
work, class discussion, https://elearning.ivytech.edu.
Required Textbooks:
Ellis, David. Becoming a Master Student, tenth edition, concise. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Kiersey, David. The Sixteen Types. Del Mar, California: Prometheus Nemesis
Book Company, 1998.
Rath, Tom and David Clifton, Ph. D., How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator’s
Edition, New York: Gallup Press, 2005.
Materials and Supplies: Loose leaf notebook, notetaking materials
Methods of Evaluation: Quizzes, Final examination, homework assignments,
attendance
Make-up Policy: In the event of an absence, all assignments must be turned in
within one week of the DUE date. Assignments more than one week late will not
be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. You
will be allowed one make-up quiz without penalty. However, you must notify the
instructor to make arrangements to make up any missed quizzes. All quizzes
must be made up within one week of the original test date. If you miss more than
one quiz, you must provide documentation from an outside source to be allowed
to make up the quizzes. Acceptable outside documentation includes such things
as court documents, doctor’s excuses, and notes from employers. Students who
do not miss any quizzes will be awarded five bonus points at the end of the
semester. No one will be allowed to make up the final exam without
documentation. All work for IVY 070 must be turned in by the last class
meeting unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.
Grading: The objectives for this class focus on learning how to take tests;
therefore, tests/quizzes will be a substantial portion of your grade. Tests/quizzes,
assignments and attendance will be graded on the following percentage scale:
93% - 100%
85% - 92%
77% - 84%
70% - 76%
69% and below
A
B
C
D
F
Final grades will be assigned based on the following weights:
Quizzes
50%
Final Exam
20%
Assignments
20%
Attendance
10%
Final Point Scale for class:
930-1000 = A
850-929 = B
770-849 = C
700-769 = D
699 and below =F
Attendance: Your attendance is crucial to your success. Ten percent of your
grade is based on your attendance. Being tardy and leaving early will impact
your attendance grade. A Student Status Report may be written after three
hours of absence.
Academic Honesty Statement: The College is committed to academic
integrity in all its practices. The faculty value intellectual integrity and a high
standard of academic conduct. Activities that violate academic integrity
undermine the quality and diminish the value of educational achievement.
Cheating on papers, tests or other academic works is a violation of College rules.
No student shall engage in behavior that, in the judgment of the instructor of the
class, may be construed as cheating. This may include, but is not limited to,
plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty such as the acquisition without
permission of tests or other academic materials and/or distribution of these
materials and other academic work. This includes students who aid and abet as
well as those who attempt such behavior
ADA Statement: If you need an accommodation because of a documented
disability, you are required to register with Disability Support Services at the
beginning of each semester. If you will require assistance during an emergency
evacuation, notify your instructor immediately. Look for evacuation procedures
posted in your classrooms. In South Bend, call Cathy Cassady, 574-289-7001, ext
5340, ccassady@ivytech.edu. Her office is in 1213 (in the Learning Lab) on the
South Bend campus.
Learning Environment: The primary purpose of the college classroom is to
provide an environment in which students can learn efficiently and effectively. Be
respectful of your classmates and professor by avoiding side conversations,
turning off cellular phones and beepers, and refraining from other behaviors that
would likely cause disruption to the class. If you need to leave the room for any
reason, you do not need instructor permission, just do so as quietly as possible
and return as soon as and quietly as possible.
Virtual Library: Ivy Tech State College Virtual Library: For students on- and offcampus, the
Virtual Library offers full-text journals, books, and other resources essential for
completing course assignments. Access through Campus Connect
https://cc.ivytech.edu. Click on the library tab then chose the Virtual Library link
for your campus.
General Education Outcomes: Ivy Tech State College is committed to
graduating students who have the appropriate technical and general education
skills. General Education skills are assessed in selected courses through an
authentic assessment project to evaluate curriculum effectiveness.
Copyright Statement: Students shall adhere to the laws governing the use of
copyrighted materials. They must insure that their activities comply with fair use
and in no way infringe on the copyright or other proprietary rights of others and
that the materials used and developed at Ivy Tech Community College contain
nothing unlawful, unethical, or libelous, and do not constitute any violation of any
right of privacy.
Syllabus, lecture notes and grades will be posted on
https://elearning.ivytech.edu. Access through Campus Connect,
https://cc.ivytech.edu. Click on the courses tab then choose appropriate
course.
Calendar of Activities
College Life and Success
IVY 070
Room 2204/2117
Instructor:
Office:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Office hours:
Professor Waltz-Freel
Rm 2214, General Education Offices
289-7001, ext. 5417
kwaltz@ivytech.edu
Monday 9-12, Wednesday 4-6, Thursday 1-4, or by
appointment
There are no classes on College Holidays that fall during the time that a
semester is in session. These include Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day (and the
Friday following), Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July.
Sample Course Calendar
Date
Topic, activities
xx
Overview of Course/Syllabus;
Icebreaker Activity—Course Expectations
xx
Introduction to Campus Connect
Using Campus Connect to register for courses, check
Materials on elearning, check final grades through online Student Services, look up faculty, staff students
What I want to Learn in This Class DUE
xx
Positivity, Read How Full Is Your Bucket, pp. 1-62
The College Journey DUE
xx
StrengthsQuest assessment, Print out Top Five
Signature Themes
In class Signature Themes in Common,
Understanding and Respecting Strengths
Differences
Xx
Using Your Strengths, Read How Full Is Your Bucket,
pp. 64-111, p. 37 of Instructor’s Guide
In class Exploring Your Talents
Bucket Dippers, pp. 16-17 of Instructor’s Guide
DUE
xx
Virtual Library Resources, Evaluating World Wide
Web Resources, Boolean Machine
Master Student, pp. 206-215
Mouserobics DUE
Xx
Quiz 1
“First Step” Read Master Student Introduction and
Chapter 1, Discovery Statement 2 DUE, p. 3
Xx
EBSCohost, EBSCOhost exercise DUE
Xx
Video, “How to Be a No Limit Person
Xx
Search Engines
Dogpile and Google Exercises DUE
Xx
Time Management, Master Student, Ch. 2,
Study “Budget” in class
Review Strategies Master Student, Ch. 6, pp.136-137
No Limit Person Journal Due
Xx
On-line Study Skill Resources
Time Budget (Life Skills) Due
Xx
Stress Management and Test Anxiety
xx
Different Kinds of Test Questions, Master Student
Ch. 6, pp. 138-139
Strategies for Answering Test Questions Ch. 6
Stress Number and de-stressing strategies DUE
Xx
Steps for Taking Tests, Master Student, Ch. 6
Analyzing the Results of classroom Tests
Standardized Tests--Their Purpose
How To Take Standardized Tests
How To Interpret the Results
In-class group practice—test taking
Discovery Statement 33, Master Student, p. 146
DUE
Xx
Quiz 2
Overview of Reading Strategies (SQ3R), Master
Student, pp. 94-102
Xx
Notetaking Strategies, Master Student, Ch. 5
Locus of Control, “I Create It All,” Master Student,
pp. 120-121
SQ3R Worksheet DUE
xx
Learning Styles
Complete inventory at http://www.learning-stylesonline.com Learning Styles Profile DUE
Journal Entry 13, Master Student, p. 71 DUE
Xx
Memory Strategies, Master Student, Ch. 3
Right Brain/Left Brain Learning Theory
Xx
Keirsey’s Sixteen Types
Temperament Sorter, Sixteen Types, pp. 41-46
DUE
Xx
Quiz 3
Critical Thinking, Master Student, Ch. 7
Xx
Critical Thinking, cont.
Journal Entry # 36, Master Student, p. 163 DUE
Xx
Communication Loop, Master Student, pp. 173-176
Xx
Communication Styles, Master Student, Chapter 8
Win/Win (and other) strategies
Xx
Communicating with Instructors
Exercise 17, Master Student, p. 177 DUE
Xx
Diversity, Master Student, pp. 186-196
Making Connections/College-Q DUE
Xx
Career Exploration, Master Student, pp. 239-246
What I Want. . ,What I Don’t Want DUE
Xx
Career Exploration StrengthsQuest
Ivy Tech Career Services
Design Your Employment Package DUE
Xx
Quiz 4
“Be it,” Master Student, pp. 249-251
Strengths-Based Mission Statement DUE
Career Journal Due
Xx
The Master Student, Master Student, pp. 25-28
Xx
On and Off-Campus Resources/Student Life
Community Resource Guides, Student Handbook
Comprehensive Review
Journal Entry 8, Master Student, p. 28 DUE
Xx
Comprehensive Final Exam