Course Syllabus

 

Course Description:

This course aids new students in their transition to college, exposes new students to the broad educational opportunities of the institution, and integrates new students into the life of H. Councill Trenholm State Community College. 

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Student Learning Outcomes:

A student who successfully completes this course should be able to:

1. Maximize the use of college resources.
2. Establish effective communications with instructors.

3. Explaining college expectations,

1. Applying skills, attitudes, and metacognitive habits that encourage academic success and persistence,

5. Identifying strategies to decrease the negative effects of stress.

1. Developing relationships with faculty, staff, and peers,

7. Developing information literacy skills, and

1. 1. Creating short-term and long-term academic goals

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Course Content:

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Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!

https://openstax.org/details/books/college-success

You have several options to obtain this book:

• View online  (Links to an external site.)(Links to an external site.)
• Download a PDF (Links to an external site.)

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

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Important Notes:

GRADING: All assignments must be turned in on time for you to receive credit.

NOTE:  The Syllabus Receipt Discussion is due 8/28/2023. Getting Started with Canvas Discussions is also due 8/28/2023. All other activities, including the Knowledge Quiz and the Short Assignments, must be completed by the assignment due date.

 

ONLINE COURSE ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION POLICY:

The course website for Canvas is http://trenholmstate.instructure.com .

Class attendance is considered essential to the educational process at Trenholm State Community College. The College subscribes to the philosophy that students will achieve academic success in direct proportion to class attendance. We also believe that the ability to manage one’s own attendance and punctuality is a critical component of job readiness that each student must master. Therefore, students are responsible for attending all classes, being punctual, and performing assignments as prescribed by the instructor and the appropriate syllabus. 

The attendance policy applicable to a specific instructional program may be more restrictive than the College policy and therefore have precedence. The requirements of external agencies may influence these policies and will be noted in the individual course syllabus. Faculty must verify attendance at a requested time to capture reporting data as required to comply with federal financial aid regulations including VA, WIOA, Title IV, Scholarship Recipients, and others. The last day for students to withdraw from the course without academic penalty is November 2, 2023

 

Grade Calculations

The final grade for this course will be calculated according to the following criteria:

DISCUSSIONS/Quizzes (40%)

Syllabus Receipt, Getting Started with Canvas, Online Readiness, New Student Survey, Chapter Discussions

 

FINAL EXAM (60%)

             

TOTAL (100%)

 

Assessment Category	Weighting Percentage
Completion of FINAL EXAM	60%
Completion of Discussions/Quizzes	40%
TOTAL	100%

 

  Final letter grades for the course will be assigned according to the following scale:

 

Letter Grade	Total Points Scale		Letter Grade	Total Points Scale
A	90-100		F	0-59
B	80-89		W	N/A
C	70-79		I	N/A
D	60-69