IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF
INDIANA
COURSE OUTLINE
AND
COURSE SYLLABUS
NEW STUDENT SEMINAR
IVYT 120
2014
INSTRUCTOR:
Mr. Reichard
Kreichard2@ivytech.edu
765-717-4707
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COURSE TITLE: New Student Seminar
COURSE NUMBER: IVYT 120
PREREQUISITES: None
SCHOOL: Liberal Arts and Sciences/Academic Skills Advancement
PROGRAM: Liberal Arts and Sciences
CREDIT HOURS: 3
CONTACT HOURS: 3
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Enhances success in college by assisting students in obtaining skills
necessary to their educational, career, and life objectives. Students will
create and apply critical thinking strategies in areas of time management,
media literacy, learning styles, study skills, career planning, money
management, and resource utilization.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
1. Demonstrate personal responsibility by using proactive strategies to
set academic goals and explore career options.
2. Identify learning style and personality type and apply information to
develop a personal study and learning strategy.
3. Learn to adjust and successfully navigate the college infrastructure
and its social environment.
4. Develop or increase computing skills: email, institutional web sites,
and online learning.
5. Demonstrate ability to access library resources both on campus and
online.
6. Develop effective application of study skills: note taking, listening,
textbook reading, test preparation, concentration and memory skills,
and time management.
7. Explore and apply health/wellness and stress management techniques.
8. Recognize and implement sound practices in personal resource
management.
9. Locate and utilize a variety of community resources.
10. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of human diversity on
college, career, and life experiences.
11. Develop, practice, and apply critical thinking skills.
COURSE CONTENT:
Topical areas of study include:
Learning strategies
College environment
Computing skills
Resource utilization
Study skills
Health and wellness
Diversity
Communication
Critical thinking
Goal setting and career exploration
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.
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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.
Plagiarism: Presenting within one’s own work the ideas, representations, or
words of another person without customary and proper acknowledgment of that
person’s authorship is considered plagiarism. Students who are unsure of what
constitutes plagiarism should consult with their instructors. Claims of
ignorance will not necessarily excuse the offense.
Plagiarism can take many forms and can be a punishable offense in any case.
Some of the most common examples of plagiarism are the following:
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Deliberately copying or paraphrasing work from a source and giving no
credit to the original author. For instance, if a student takes parts
of a text (often cut and pasted from an internet source) and uses it to
construct a research paper with no in-text citations or bibliographic
page, the student is committing plagiarism.
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Willfully submitting an unchanged paper written in one class for credit
in another class. (Self-plagiarism)
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Buying, borrowing or sharing an assignment of any kind written by
another person and turning it in as your own work.
The consequences of plagiarism are always severe, and the following are
possible punishments are listed in the Central Student Handbook.
This list is not a specific order of applied penalties. In all cases of
deliberate plagiarism, a report of the incident will be placed in the
student’s permanent record. Institutions to which students seek admission may
request information about incidents of academic dishonesty from a student’s
record.
ADA STATEMENT:
Ivy Tech Community College seeks to provide effective services and
accommodations for qualified individuals with documented disabilities. If you
need an accommodation because of a documented disability, you are required to
register with Disability Support Services at the beginning of the semester.
If you will require assistance during an emergency evacuation, notify your
instructor immediately. Look for evacuation procedures posted in your
classrooms.
If you require an accommodation, you are required to give a copy of your
written accommodation to your instructor.
The Disability Support Services contacts are Bob Cain (East Central region),
Lois Weiss (Muncie), Pat Toombs (Anderson), and Brian Sprayue (Marion).
REQUIRED TEXT/CURRICULUM MATERIALS:
Staley, Constance. Focus on Community College Success. 2rd ed. Cengage, 2011.
INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY:
Instructor: Mr. Reichard
Office: Room 100
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Phone Number: 765-717-4707
Email: kreichard2@ivytech.edu
Usual Availabiliy: Period’s 1, 2 and 5 (if planning to meet with me, please
notify me in advance.)
METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY:
EVALUATION METHODS AND GRADING CRITERIA/GRADING RUBRIC:
Two assignments are REQUIRED to pass the course: the Academic Completion Plan
and the Career Portfolio.
Academic Completion Plan: The course includes many valuable components but we
have identified that the ACP is an essential component of the student’s
success at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. This project requires
students to collaborate with their advisors and several departments in order
to complete the ACP.
Career Portfolio: The college has identified completing an in-depth career
assessment as a valuable part of your success. This project requires students
to complete an assessment, research a specific career, and reflect on how the
results match up with their educational, careers, and life goals.
Methods of Evaluation
 Class Participation:
o A percentage of out of 5 points a day
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Presentation Quizzes:
o 13 quizzes @ 5 points
Assignments:
o 10 assignments @10 points
Career Portfolio:
o 3 Inventories (15 pts)
o Occupations Description(s) (15 pts)
o Summary Journal (20 pts)
Academic Plan:
o Curriculum Information (10 pts)
o Advisor Information (10 pts)
o Journal (15 pts)
o Advisor Appointment (10 pts)
o Signed/Final IAP (25 pts)
Organizer
240 pts
65 pts
100 pts
70 pts
50 pts
120 points
A percentage of out of 5 points when checked
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Various Assessments:
o Group Presentation
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:
50 pts
50 pts
100 pts
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TOTAL:
845 Points
*Point totals and assignment/assessments are subject to change.
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS/PARTICIPATION POINTS:
Everyday, you will be scored out 5 points. You will then receive your daily
average out of 20 points. A grade of 20 points will be inputed 12 times in
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the course of a year. The following activities below will cause you to lose
daily participation points:
 Talking with neighbors.
 Improper use of the iPad.
 Doodling or other tasks that are not related course work.
 Improper behavior towards classmate or instructor.
 Creating distractions (noises).
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General inactivity.
MISSING A CLASS:
If you miss a class, then it is your responsibility to make up any
assignments. You must approach the teacher and request any assignments
missed/or assessments to make-up. If you were present when an assignment was
given and the assignment was due on a day that you miss, the assignment is
due when you return to class. Otherwise, unless specified, you will receive
the same length of time to make-up an assignment the day you return.
LATE WORK POLICY:
Late assignments will be accepted on a case by case basis and with a loss of
points. The instructor will provide additional deadlines and instructions
when late work will be accepted.
WITHDRAWL POLICY: If your grade is below a C, you may be withdrawn from the
course at the end of the course.
RIGHT OF REVISION STATEMENT:
The instructor and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana reserve the right to
make reasonable changes to this syllabus and/or schedule as necessary.
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.
VIRTUAL LIBRARY:
The Ivy Tech Virtual Library is available to students who are on- and offcampus, offering full-text journals and books and other resources essential
for course assignments. Go to http://www.ivytech.edu/library and choose the
link for your campus.
EXTRA CREDIT POLICY:
Extra credit may be assigned as the instructor deems it applicable.
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