| NSM 21 - Becoming an Educated Person (Savage Earth) | ||||
| Course Syllabus | Course Schedule | Assignments | Department Home Page | Kusnick Home Page |
This is still a work in progress. Check in weekly to catch changes as they occur.
Week
of |
Big
Idea |
Resource |
Strategy |
In-class
Activity |
Reading |
Sept.
4 |
College
Survival Kit |
Time Management
Sharing, Goal Setting |
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Sept.
11 |
Survival
Kit |
Library,
University Union |
Presentation skills |
9/11 Library tour, Library 2024 Practicing presentation |
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Sept.
18 |
What does it mean to learn? |
Ropes
Course |
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Sept.
25 |
There are many ways to be smart |
none |
Learning styles Alcohol Awareness |
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Oct.
2 |
Play to your strengths |
Career
Center Lassen 2000 |
Preparing
for exams |
Learning
Styles |
no new
reading |
Oct.
9 |
Research is a skill |
none |
Group communication |
none |
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Oct.
16 |
Higher education serves specific functions |
Library 10/16 Meet in Library breezeway |
Effective
Web searches |
Higher
Education discussion |
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| Oct.
23 |
Everyone has a job to do at the University |
10/24:
IMAX, 8:45 |
Managing money |
Why go
to college? |
|
Oct.
30 |
What is an educated person? |
10/30: Laser Tag 4:30 11/2 Scandia 7:30 |
Structuring arguments |
Why go
to college, cont. |
|
Nov.
6 |
Developing as a person |
none |
Planning
a future |
Goal setting |
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Nov.
13 |
Developing
as a student |
Movie
night 11/14 |
Silly
movie |
Movie |
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Nov.
20 |
NO CLASS |
none |
none
|
none |
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Nov.
27 |
Education and culture |
none |
TBA |
TBA |
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Dec.
4 |
Planning a career |
Thinking
about careers |
Career
Interests |
TBA |
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Dec.
11 |
Mopping Up |
Becoming
a better student |
Self-assessment |
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Dec.
18 |
12:45-2:45 pm |