GNST 100 - College Success

3 Credit (3 lecture, 0 lab) 3 Contact Hours

1. Identify course and assignment expectations
2. Employ active textbook reading
3. Evaluate methods of note taking
4. Develop effective methods for test taking
5. Explore study environment

Goal 2:  Identify a career goal

1. Develop a career direction
2. Select a college pathway

Goal 3:  Accept personal responsibility

1. Explain the use of the course syllabus
2. Participate in class

Goal 4:  Discover self-motivation

1. Create goals that are dated, achievable, personal, positive, and specific
2. Design a plan to reach their life goal

Goal 5:  Master self-management

1. Create a semester master schedule
2. Evaluate use of time
3. Apply time management principles to other coursework

Goal 6:  Employ interdependence

1. Contribute to(a) group project(s)
2. Contribute to (a) group discussion(s)
3. Contribute to (a) group presentation(s)
4. Explore principles of conflict management
5. Apply principles of conflict management

Goal 7:  Gain self-awareness

1. Recognize self-defeating behaviors
2. Identify different types of diversity
3. Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity
4. Identify outdated beliefs

Goal 8:  Adopt lifelong learning

1. Analyze one’s own learning style(s)
2. Apply basic critical thinking principles
3. Apply problem solving techniques
4. Identify when to make course corrections

Goal 9:  Develop emotional intelligence

1. Explore principles of stress management
2. Apply principles of stress management

Goal 10:  Believe in themselves

1. Identify areas of personal strengths
2. Create personal rules for success
3. Identify personal integrity and commitments
4. Develop a course portfolio displaying their outcomes

Goal 11:  Demonstrate basic communication skills

1. Create written documents
2. Deliver oral presentation(s)