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Course #: 100
College Success
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a
minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1.
Digital Description [§335.2] (Insert new/revised digital description below):
Credit hours:
Lecture hours:
Lab hours:
3.0
3.0
0.0
BL: [ ]⅓ [ ]½ [ ]⅔ [ ] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)
2.
Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):
In-Class Instruction: 20
Lab Instruction: 0
(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction. Maximum
enrollments for Virtual Learning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on Maximum Class Size):
3.
4.
Catalog Description [§335.2] (Insert new/revised description in space below):
Aids students in a successful transition to college-level courses. This first year experience
course is designed to help students with goal-setting, time management, accessing college
resources, strengthening their study skills, and information literacy. Additional “tools for
success” are also integrated into this course. A course fee is required.
Minimum Grade Required
Prerequisites [§335.2]: None
Corequisites:
Other:
5.
Learning Outcomes [§335.2]
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
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Demonstrate personal responsibility, professionalism, and the ability to apply a
decision-making model
Describe strategies for successful self-management including those for time and
financial management
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6.
Social Sciences
Foundational Studies
FS
Course #: 100
College Success
Utilize career and advising resources to facilitate career exploration, create academic
goals, and develop an educational plan
Apply academic tools for success that include:
o skills in introductory information literacy
o strategies for reading college textbooks
o methods for note taking in textbooks and lectures
o strategies for test preparation and test taking
o strategies for memorization
o skills in interdependence/group collaboration
Use technology tools for academic success, including the College’s web site, college
portal, student email, and online course management system
Locate resources, policies and procedures of the College that are related to grades,
attendance, academic honesty, code of conduct, registration, and financial aid
Planned Sequence of Instruction [§335.2]
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
1. Professionalism, College Culture (4 hours)
2. Personal Responsibility, Victim/Creator, Wise Choice Process (3 hours)
3. Motivation (3 hours)
4. Goal-Setting (3 hours)
5. Self-Management including time and financial management (6 hours)
6. College Policies, Procedures and Resources (2 hours)
7. Developing an Educational Plan, Career Exploration (2 hours)
8. Effective Reading of College Texts, Note-Taking, Memory, Taking Tests (2 hours)
9. Interdependence, Group Project, Information Literacy (3 hours)
7.
Assessment of Student Learning [§335.44]
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of
regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been
determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s
assessment management system.
8.
List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials
(code each item based on instructional use) [§335.2]: C-Lecture/Laboratory, ALecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, DIndependent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FEField Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]
Downing, Skip. FS 100 College Success – OnCourse: Strategies for Creating
Success in College and in Life. (Customized HACC Edition). Boston, MA
Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
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Department:
Discipline:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Social Sciences
Foundational Studies
FS
Course #: 100
College Success
NAME AND SIGNATURE
1. Discipline Faculty Proponent: Janice Waltz
DATE
10/3/14
2. Curriculum Manager & College Catalog Editor: Erika Steenland
11/12/14
3. Department Chairperson (Discipline Approval): JuliaGrace Jester
11/14/14
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A /
B.
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies,
standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with
the college mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses
generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.
NAME AND SIGNATURE
4. Associate Provost: Kathleen T. Doherty
DATE
11/17/14
5. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia Doherty, Ph.D.
11/20/14
14.
Original Date of course approval by the college: 201320
15.
Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
12/10/13 – learning outcomes
8/26/14: Insert Approved Max Enrollment Numbers
10/3/14 – Revised learning outcomes
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