Advanced
College Success Skills
M/W 2:00 - 3:50
Wednesdays
Class Lecture: 166 Maag
Mondays
Reading Lab: 161 Maag
CAI Lab: 162 Maag
Instructor:
Ms. Stephanie Drotos
Under the direction of Dr. Karen Becker
Text:
Essential Study Skills, Wong/Downing 6th Edition for YSU
(Differences between 6th
and 5th editions)
Week 1
□ Syllabus
□ Goal Setting (Ch 4) Slide
Show
□ OHIOLink
□ YSU Computer Recommendations
□ CSIS 1500: Computer Literacy
□ A Word About Potential First
Generation College Grads
Week
2
□ Monday, August 30, 2010 is the last day to add a class
□ Creating your own website
□ Discussion of Student Employment
o A caution: studies have found
that working more than 15-20 hours a week during college may have a negative
effect on GPA
□ A Word About Student Engagement
Studies
□ Sign up for a Peer Mentor
for first year students
□ Reading Rate
Week 3
□ No Class Monday!
□ Goal Setting/Time Management (Ch
4)
□ Unit I
Weeks 4, 5 and 6
□ Reading Tutor/CAI Lab begins
Monday, September 13 Meet in room 161 (with Reflection Paper)
□ Reflection Paper 1 over chapters 1, 2, and 3. Due at beginning of class on Monday,
September 13 before you leave for tutoring/CAI
□ Learning and Memory
o (Ch 1)
o (Ch 2)
o (Ch 3)
□ Unit II
Week
7
□ Tutor Appreciation Week
□ Studying Textbooks (Ch 8)
□ Unit III
Week
8
o Online
Tests and Quizzes for Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
o Also on test: Unit I, II, III,
Reading Rate, Gaining Self-Awareness, and Accepting Personal-Responsibility
Week
9
□
MIDTERM EXAM
Week
10
□ Chapter Outline 1 for chapters 9, 10, and 11. Due at beginning of class on Monday,
October 25
□ Note-taking
o (Ch 9)
o (Ch 10)
o (Ch11)
□ Unit IV
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Week
11 (Nov 1 and 3) □ Test Preparation, Anxiety, and Relaxation o (Ch 6) o (Ch 12) Week
12 (Nov 8 and 10) □ Studying College Math (Ch 13) Week
13 (Nov 15 and 17) □
MONDAY 1.
Last of 10 Computer Aided
Instruction classes. Get yellow makeup form, if you need a makeup class next
week. □
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 CLASS CANCELLED 1.
Chapter Outline 2 for Reading Habits Chapter 7. This outline may NOT
be copied and pasted from the textbook website! I would like you to do a TWO
COLUMN or CORNELL NOTES style for this chapter. If you type your notes, you
will need to INSERT a two column, one row table into your document. If you
email your notes to me before 4:00 pm on November 17, you will receive 2 bonus
points. If you
choose not to email it, I will need to see a hardcopy due Monday,
November 22 during Reading Tutor class. Points will be lost for late submissions or not
using a two column or Cornell style. Week
14 (Nov 22 and 24) □
MONDAY 1.
Computer Lab Makeup (only if
needed, and you have a yellow form) □
Last Reading Tutor Session.
Final Exam Review Part I Final Review Guide □
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 CLASS CANCELLED – Happy
Thanksgiving! 1.
Online Textbook Website test due: You must go
to the textbook
website and take at least 1 ACE the Text practice exam
for EACH of the following chapters: 9, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6, 7, and 13. Email to me,
ONE of your test results: smdrotos@ysu.edu
before 4:00pm on November 24. Week
15 (Nov 29 and Dec 1) □ Meet in Room 166 with Ms. Drotos for
both Monday and Wednesday □ MONDAY □
Final Exam Review Part II -
Last Regular Class Meeting (Monday) o Online
Tests and Quizzes for Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6, 7, 13 (Also review
chapters from first ½ of the semester as the final will be comprehensive) □ WEDNESDAY 1.
Individual Conferences: Report to class only at your
designated time. 2.
Wednesday: Reflection Paper 2 over chapter 5. Due during Individual
Conferences on Wednesday. (We will schedule these in class on Monday). 2.
Self-Management (Ch 5) 3.
All assignments/makeup
work/proof of bonus points are due at Individual Conferences. Week
16 (Dec 8) □
NEW & IMPROVED Targeted Final
Review Guide □
FINAL EXAM: Dec 8 1:00-3:00 pm |