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PDEV 0001 - College and Life Success

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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Hours: 54 lecture Description: Strategies for creating success in college, life and career. Apply psychological, social, and physiological principles of development, learning, motivation and wellness to support success. Explore personality, interests, and values to increase self-understanding and support informed educational, career and life decisions. Strengthen academic study strategies such as note taking, memorizing and test taking skills. Apply life management techniques to accomplish goals. Develop a plan for wellness and living a long and healthy life. Practice creative and critical thinking techniques, problem-solving, and decision-making. (CSU, UC-with unit limitation) Units 3 Lecture-Discussion 54 Laboratory By Arrangement Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate the ability to access college and/or community resources that can help students achieve their educational and life goals. Apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to make academic and personal decisions. Formulate academic and personal goals and create an action plan to achieve them. Apply theories of learning, communication and/or psychology that are relevant to college and life success. Demonstrate appreciation and understanding of the importance and influence of social and cultural diversity in academic and life planning. Course Content Outline I. Personal Growth and Life Management A. Self Assessment 1. Personality type 2. Learning styles 3. Multiple Intelligences 4. Interests, values 5. Personal strengths, challenges, potential barriers 6. Life Stages B. Life Management 1. Effective goal setting and action planning 2. Problem solving and decision making 3. Prioritizing, organization and time management 4. Techniques for positive thinking, managing procrastination, and setting priorities 5. Planning and implementing behavioral changes C. Motivation 1. Stages of change 2. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 3. Personal responsibility and locus of control 4. Affiliation and achievement motivation 5. Enhancing self-efficacy 6. Building on past success D. Communication 1. Barriers to effective communication 2. Active listening skills 3. Assertiveness skills 4. Resolving interpersonal conflicts 5. Understanding and appreciating diversity 6. Sociological and psychological impacts of prejudice and discrimination E. Acclimating to college 1. vocabulary of higher education 2. college expectations 3. navigating the higher education system 4. engaging in campus life II. Major, Career and Educational Planning A. Assessment of personality, interests, values, and multiple intelligences to choose possible majors and careers B. Development of educational plan that reflects educational and career goals C. College and community career resources III. Lifelong Learning A. Psychological principles of learning and memory 1. Stages of memory 2. Principles of forgetting and memory 3. Memory techniques for test preparation 4. Application of learning principles for effective reading, writing, note-taking, studying, and test-taking B. Learning Style 1. personality and learning style 2. multiple intelligences 3. personal learning strategies C. Library/Research 1. introduction to library services 2. steps to planning a research paper 3. evaluating information resources D. Concentration and Focus 1. Barriers to effective concentration 2. Focusing strategies for listening, reading, studying and note-taking E. Financial Literacy 1. Money management strategies 2. Financial aid resources and application process IV. Creative and Critical Thinking A. Creativity techniques 1. brainstorming 2. visualizing 3. idea files B. Bloom's Taxonomy and the critical thinking process C. Application of problem-solving models to real-life problem V. Health and Wellness A. Health 1. Alcohol and drug abuse, sexuality, nutrition, sleep, exercise 2. Physiology of stress and stress management techniques 3. Test anxiety, math anxiety, writers block B. Emotional intelligence 1. managing negative emotions 2. stress management strategies C. Building an effective social support network 1. developing mutually beneficial relationships 2. Relationships and health 3. Networking 4. Communication skills D. Wellness 1. physical and nutritional health and well-being 2. emotional health and well-being 3. intellectual and mental health and well-being 4. social and spiritual health and well-being VI. Methodology of a Social Science A. psychological experiments B. Use of statistics in developing and interpreting career assessments Course Objectives Course Objectives Students will, through oral and written work: Personal Growth and Life Management 1. Develop a learner self-profile by assessing their personality types, interests, values, learning style, multiple intelligences, personal strengths and challenges; 2. Develop personally compelling short and long term goals and an action plan to achieve them; 3. Use time management strategies and tools to manage procrastination, reduce stress and enhance self-efficacy; 4. Apply theories of change, motivation and behavior modification to change and/or adopt new behaviors to enhance success; 5. Apply principles of positive psychology to enhance resilience, optimism and grit; 6. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and intercultural communication techniques; 7. Demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of social and cultural diversity; 8. Describe life stage based on psychological theories and relate to college and career success Education and Career Planning 9. Apply models of career development to identify possible majors/careers; 10. Develop a comprehensive educational plan consistent with major/career goals; 11. Apply life transition principles to learn the culture, vocabulary and expectations of higher education; Lifelong Learning 12. Apply memory techniques to college reading, note taking, studying, and test preparation; 13. Use a variety of study strategies to enhance reading, note taking, writing, and test-taking skills; 14. Apply psychological and behavioral modification techniques to enhance concentration and focus; 15. Apply criteria to evaluate online and other information sources; 16. Identify library resources and formulate a plan for a research paper; 17. Identify and access appropriate college and community resources; 18. Develop personal learning strategies based on learner self-profile; 19. Describe their life stage based on theories of Erikson, Levinson, and Sheehy and relate to college success; Critical and Creative Thinking 20. Describe the critical thinking process; 21. Apply creativity techniques to generate ideas for solving problems; 22. Apply decision making and problem solving models to identify a problem, weigh choices, anticipate likely outcomes, make a decision, and evaluate the outcome of that decision; 23. Apply criteria to evaluate online and other information sources; Health and Wellness 24. Identify strategies for maintaining health in college and over a lifetime; 25. Manage negative emotions effectively and apply stress management strategies; 26. Describe concepts of positive psychology and apply techniques for positive thinking; 27. Develop and maintain an effective social support network; 28. Describe emotional intelligence, stress psycho-physiology, and the effects of stress on health and learning; 29. Assess physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and correlate to college and life success; and 30. Identify strategies for maintaining optimal lifelong health. 31. Provide overview of money management strategies and apply them to personal financial situation. Discuss and assist with financial aid process to support educational expenses. Methods of Evaluation Classroom Discussions Essay Examinations Objective Examinations Reading Assignments 1. After reading the chapter in your text on note taking, choose one of the note taking formats and related note taking techniques to take notes in class. Exchange notes with two classmates. Review and discuss each. Write a two-page, typed, doubled-spaced paper identifying the characteristics of effective note taking and evaluating the quality of your notes. What note taking techniques were most helpful? What techniques would improve your note taking? 2. Based on your readings of test taking strategies, develop a personal test taking strategy for essay, multiple choice and true/false exams employing techniques discussed in the text. Write a two-page, typed, doubled-spaced paper describing your techniques and post it on the class web site. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. After reading the chapter in your text on critical thinking, identify a challenging decision or problem you are currently facing. Use the 6-Step Wise Choice Process to help you reach a decision or resolve the problem. Write a two-page, typed, doubled-spaced paper evaluating the results. 2. Interview a friend, family member, neighbor, instructor or supervisor who earned a bachelor degree or higher. Write a two-page, typed, doubled-spaced paper identifying the personal characteristics, beliefs, values and strategies they used to persist and achieve their educational goal. Post your work on the class web site. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Keep a journal and note all distractions that occur while you are studying. Note where you are, what time it is and what else is going on in your environment. Do this for one week and review your journal for any recurring patterns. Be prepared to share your insights with the class. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.