COURSE SYLLABUSStudent Life Skills

SLS 1101, Class #5469

Online Instruction

540 - Spring  2018

View the Syllabus Addendum, which provides the most current version of fluid information, such as the academic calendar.

WELCOME

Welcome to SLS 1101! You have enrolled in a fun, introspective course that I hope you will enjoy. This course is designed to strengthen the student's skill set in a manner that can promote future academic, occupational, and overall life success.

INSTRUCTOR

Name:  Ms. Roberta B. Newman

Email:  Newman.Roberta@spcollege.edu

For the FASTEST response and the preferred mode of communication, please use Mycourses email:  Course Content/look on the left side for Email Instructor/click on Email Instructor/email Roberta Newman/subject line please type in the subject of your email/type your email in body/send.

Instructor Web Page:  http://webapps.spcollege.edu/instructors/id/newman.roberta

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT

DEAN

Name: Dr. Joseph Smiley

Office Location: Tarpon Springs Campus LY-250

Office Phone Number: 727-712-5851

Email: Smiley.Joseph@spcollege.edu

ACADEMIC CHAIR

Name:  Dr. Douglas Rivero

Office Location: Seminole Campus (University Partnership Building-3rd fl.) Social and Behavioral Sciences and Social and Behavior Sciences Electronic Campus

Office Phone Number: 727-394-6948

Email:  Rivero,Douglas@spcollege.edu

WEBSITE

URL:https://www.spcollege.edu/socialsciences/ 

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Description:

This course provides students with the information and skills needed to succeed in their studies, including setting academic goals, managing time and financial resources to meet those goals, and developing an awareness of personal learning styles. Students also build thinking, listening, reading, study skills, note-taking, test-taking, and information literacy skills. The course also includes discussions on stress management and career development. Throughout, students will apply critical thinking skills to solve problems and evaluate situations.

Full Course Description

Course Goals: List the goals of the course in terms of expected Learning Outcomes for the student in addition to what is included in the C&I/CurricUNET Approved Course Outline.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Create long- and short-term goals that align with personal mission statements

Create an academic learning plan incorporating time management skills Create long- and short-term financial goals Solve problems using critical and creative thinking Incorporate effective learning strategies that align with learning preferences Create class notes using active listening techniques Create reading notes using active reading techniques Utilize strategies for studying for and taking a test Incorporate strategies to appropriately communicate with diverse audiences,

including peers, instructors, and teams Evaluate sources for reliability, credibility, currency, and accuracy Create a stress-management plan

Create a career exploration plan

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Availability of Course Content: All modules will be open at the beginning of the semester. Students will have the option to work ahead if they choose.

Other Critical Course Expectations:

*Submissions of Assignments*

Assignments are to be submitted to the appropriate dropbox within the applicable modules.  The DUE DATE means the date and absolute latest time you can submit the assignment for full credit.  The DUE DATE is posted in the module with the assignment, on the Agenda in Course Content, plus News (in our course's homepage).  THE DUE DATE IS each week on THURSDAY BEFORE 11:30 PM E.T. with some exceptions. Please check Course Content/Schedule/Agenda for Assignments and their Due Dates for exact date or this syllabus (scroll down and under “In Summation”).  You are welcomed and encouraged to submit your completed module assignments earlier than the Due Date and Time listed for each module.  You are encouraged to work ahead (however, do NOT cut corners on doing the assignments as this can hurt your grade) and complete our course ahead of time.

VERY IMPORTANT

Assignments that are LATE will have 20% DEDUCTED from your grade submission.

Late is defined as Up to 3 calendar days from Thur. (or those modules that are exceptions) starting at 11:31 PM to

SUN. on 11:30 PM, you will have 20% deducted from your grade.

AFTER THE 3 CALENDAR DAYS beginning on SUN. At 11:31 PM your grade will be a zero (0).  NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED!

Ex.  Assignment worth 20 pts.  You did well on the assignment and if you had turned it in on time, your grade would have been 20/20=100%.  However, you turned it in 2 days late (20% is 20-4pts=16/20=80%) and your grade fell from a high A to a low B.  

This grade falling from an A to a very low B could have been prevented by turning your work in on or even ahead of time.  It is your choice!  You have the power to do well in our class as well as in college and your life :-)

It is your responsibility to keep track of what assignments you did not turn in on time.  Zeroes can hurt your grade. 

The assignments in this class are to be typed in Word or rich text format (RTF), NO PDF, and sent via the appropriate dropbox in Mycourses.

In summation:

1. Submit via the appropriate dropbox your completed typed in Word or RTF assignments ON or BEFORE Thurs. before 11:30 PM E.T. 

2. If not, the submission is late and will have 20% deducted from the score.  Grades of zero can negatively impact your

grade.  It is go your benefit to avoid getting any zeroes in this course. Zeros don't build your grade.

3. NO make-up work. NO late work accepted.

SLS 1101 Online Agenda/Schedule, Spr.’18 (class#5469)

Important:  Effective immediate (as of 1/8/18, M). You are encouraged to begin our online class right now and work your way through.  Please use this agenda/schedule for the DUE DATES (please see below) for each module’s assignments to pace yourself through the course.  Either complete a module’s assignments on its DUE DATE or even ahead of time.  You are encouraged to finish our course ahead time; however, if you do so, continue to do your best work until course completion0.  Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to the information here and the syllabus if necessary. If changes will occur, you will have advanced notice of these.

Please Note:  Assignments submitted LATE starting on the due date at 11:31 PM to the 3rd calendar day at 11:30 PM will have 20% deducted from the grade.  After that day and time, assignments will not be accepted.  Please do not let this happen. 0’s do not build your grade.  SLS 1101 ONLINE Agenda/Schedule for 16 Weeks  540, Spring’18  (class 5469)

Week 1   1/8/18   Module 0  Opens 1/8/18 (M)-class starts. Due 1/18/18 (R) before 11:30 PM  

Start Here ModuleAll Graded Items---

Includes:  Begin Here Discussion; Course Policy Quiz, Intro. to MyCourses.

Reminder: Please start MLP Immediately (see Module 5)

Please continue to scroll down for the Assignment Agenda

Week 1   1/8/18   Module 0  Opens 1/8/18 (M)-class starts. Due 1/18/18 (R) before 11:30 PM  

Start Here ModuleAll Graded Items---

Includes:  Begin Here Discussion; Course Policy Quiz, Intro. to MyCourses.

Week 2   1/15     Module 1         Open-Due 1/25/17 (R) before 11:30 PM 

Mod. 1 All Graded Items---

Includes:  SPC Student Resources; Discussion; Written Assignment, Quiz

Week 3    1/22    Module 2 Open-Due 2/1 (R) before 11:30 PM 

Mod. 2 All Graded Items---

Includes:  Discussion; Written Assignment; Quiz; Option. Ex. Credit

Week 4   1/29     Module 3 Open-Due 2/8 before 11:30 PM

Mod. 3All Graded Items---

Includes: Written Assignment; Quiz

Week 5     2/5    Module 4 Open-Due 2/15 (R) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 4All Graded Items---

Includes:  Focus 2 Assignment

Week 6     2/12   Module 5 Open-Advisor signed MLP Due 2/26 (M) before 11:30 PM. Advisor signed MLP accepted until 4/19/18 (R ) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 5All Graded Items---START IMMEDIATELY!  This required assignment takes time.

Includes:   Acad. Plan Quiz due 2/26 (M);   Advisor signed MLP accepted until 4/19/18 before 11:30 PM 

Week 7   2/19  Module 6

Week 8   Spring Break

Open-Due 3/1 (R ) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 6All Graded Items---

Includes:  Quiz; Option. Ex. Credit, Discussion; Written Assignment

Week 9    3/12 Module 7 Open-Due 3/22 (R) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 7All Graded Items---

Includes:  Research and Writing; Quiz; Option. Ex. Credit ; Option. Ex. Credit APA Online Sem.

Week 10     3/19 Module 8 Open -Due 3/29 (R) before 11:30 PM 

Mod. 8All Graded Items---

Includes:  Written Assign.; Quiz; Option. Ex. Credit

Week 11     3/26 Module 9 Open-Due 4/5 (R) before 11:30 PM 

Mod. 9All Graded Items---

Includes:  Discussion; Written Assign.; Quiz

Week 12      4/2 Module 10 Open -Due 4/12 (R) before 11:30 PM

Mod 10All Graded Items---

Includes:  Discussion; Written Assign.; Quiz

Week 13      4/9 Module 11 Open-Due 4/19 (R) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 11All Graded Items---

Includes:  Discussion; Quiz

Week 14  4/16 Module 12-13    Open- Mod. 12 Due 4/25 (W) before 11:30 PM 

 Mod. 13 Due 4/28 (Sat.) before 11:30 PM

Mod. 12 due 4/25 before 11:30 PM

 Mod. 13 due 4/28 (Sat.) before 11:30 pm

Includes: Mod. 12 Discussion; Written Assign.; Quiz.  

Mod. 13 Written Assign. 1 & 2; Quiz; Option. Ex. Credit

Week 14 4/16 Module 14 Open-Due 5/1 Tues.  before 11:30 PM

Mod. 14  The last module. You did it!  

Includes: Discussions A and B; Quiz; Course Survey; Optional Extra Credit  

*My Learning Plan (MLP)* Start immediately; this assignment takes time. Due 2/26/18 (M.) @11:30 PM. but accepted until 4/19/18 (Thurs.) at 11:30 PM.

Your completed Career and Academic Advisor Approved MLP will contain ALL the CLASSES from your first semester at SPC for every semester until you graduate SPC.

For Health Science majors only---- Your completed MLP will contain all the classes for each semester until you are admitted to the health science field of your choice. 

This completed MLP is required for this course. Submitted on or before the due date of 2/26/18 (M) or accepted until 4/19/18 (Thurs.) at 11:30 PM. and signed/approved by Career and Academic Advisor=100 pts. 

The Career and Academic Advisor signed MLP is REQUIRED for this course or you risk damaging your grade for this course.

To Stay in Good Standing at SPC

You must successfully complete 67% of the classes in which you enroll each semester.  It is best to have at least a 2.0 or higher GPA in order to stay in good standing and be in good standing for your financial student aid. 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE INFORMATION

Required Textbook: 

Title:        Key's to College Success for St Petersburg College

Edition:    7th Edition

Author:    Carol Carter & Sarah Lyman Kravits

Publisher: Pearson Learning SolutionsCopyright: 2018                          Format: Multimedia Pkg

ISBN-10:      1323763163ISBN-13: 9781323763162 

LEARNER SUPPORT

The Office of Accessibility Services is available to assist you if you have a documented disability or think that you may have a disability. Please make an appointment with the Learning Specialists on your campus or online. Registering with Accessibility Services is especially important if you are on campus and will need assistance during an emergency classroom evacuation. For contact information, please see the Accessibility Services website – View the Accessibility Services site

SPC offers a full-range of support services. Students who utilize our Learning Centers more than four times in a term have better than an 80% chance at success.St. Petersburg College offers FREE tutoring to all degree-seeking students to help review core concepts, tackle tough homework assignments or prepare for tests. From one-on-one tutoring to online resources, SPC offers tools to help you succeed.

View the Academic Support Services site

View the On-Campus Support site

View the Online Support site

View the Student Services and Resources site

IMPORTANT DATES

Course Dates: Start date:  1/8/18 (M) to End date:  4/25/18 W)

Drop Date to drop, receive a refund, change to audit:  1/12/18 (F)

Withdrawal Date (last day to drop with a “W”) :  3/21/18 (W)

View Financial Aid Dates

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

ATTENDANCE

View the college-wide attendance policy included in the Syllabus Addendum.

For this class, attendance is defined as: The completion and submission of assignments. If a student does not submit any assignments for a defined module, the student will be considered "absent." Failure to complete any modules in the first two weeks of class will lead to dismissal. Students who fail to complete 60% of their assignments with 60% of the course assigned will be identified as no longer active in course. 

GRADING

Letter grades for the course will be based on the following grading scal 

Letter Grade Points PercentageA 702-780 90%–100%B 624-701 80%–89%C 546-623 70%–79%D 468-545 60%–69%F 467 and below <60%

ASSIGNMENTS

Grades

The following table shows the graded assessment types contained within this course and the assigned weighting to determine the final course grade.

Graded Assessment Types Points

Course Policies Quiz 10

SPC Resources Activity 10

Introduction to Mycourses 20

MLP This is required for this class!!!!

100

Focus 2 50

Written Assignments                 9 X 20 points each

180

Discussion Assignments            9 X 10 points each

90

Module 6 Assignment  20

Module 7 Research and Writing Assignment

30

Quizzes                                         13 X 20 points each

260

Course Survey 10

Extra Credit Opportunities 7 X 10 points each = 70

 

Total 780

STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS

REQUIRED INTERACTION

When communicating, you should always:

treat everyone with respect in every communication use your professor’s proper title: Dr. or Prof., or if you are in doubt use Mr.

or Ms. use clear and concise language remember that college level communication should use correct grammar,

whether written or spoken. Avoid slang. use correct spelling and avoid texting abbreviations avoid using the caps lock feature as it can be interpreted as yelling online be cautious when using humor or sarcasm as tone is sometimes lost in an

email or discussion post and, even when spoken, your message might be misunderstood

be cautious with personal information (both yours and others’)

When you send an email to your instructor, department chair, dean, or classmates, you should:

use a subject line that describes what you are writing about, yes, please! avoid attachments unless you are sure your recipients can open them be clear, concise, and courteous sign your message with your name use your SPC email account to ensure delivery. Sometime emails from non-

SPC accounts are stopped by the spam filter and the recipient may not receive it.

When posting to a discussion board, you should:

write posts that are on-topic and within the scope of the course material

take your posts seriously; review and edit your posts before sending be as brief as possible while still making a thorough comment always give proper credit when referencing or quoting another source read all messages in a thread before replying avoid repeating someone else’s post without adding something of your own

to it avoid short, generic replies such as, “I agree.” You should include why you

agree or add to the previous point always be respectful of others’ opinions, even when they differ from your

own express any differing opinions in a respectful, non-critical way not make personal or insulting remarks be open-minded

Students should expect feedback on submitted assignments within one week of the due date. (This is the college’s policy for online classes.)

My way of handling feedback to you:

Students can expect email responses and online assignment submissions from me in about 24 hours or less (if possible) seven (7) days a week, including weekends and holidays.

A Request:  Please do not look only at the grade and ignore your feedback which is our conversation.  You will be missing out on positive responses to what you wrote. 

Easy Steps to Access Feedback on your Submitted Assignments:

Course Home/Student Tools/ look to the right on top Feedback/There is a top link with your assignment title and bottom link with the same title. Click on the bottom link. If you see a red horizontal line on the side, click that and the feedback should appear.

PARTICIPATION AND CONDUCT

Unlike a traditional classroom-based course, you do not need to show up to class at a specific time every day to earn your class participation grade in an asynchronous online course. Instead, you need to complete the online lesson presentations, assignments, quizzes, and discussions by the due dates specified by your instructor. The due dates are found in the syllabus; Course Content menu/look for Agenda/Schedule for spr.’17; the homepage for our course look on left for News.

View the Online Student Participation and Conduct Guidelines in the Syllabus Addendum

ACADEMIC HONESTY

We expect you to be honest in all of your academic work. By enrolling at the College, you agree to obey all of the standards of academic honesty and integrity and you should understand that failing to observe the rules may result in academic and disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion from the College. As members of the College community, you also have an ethical obligation to report violations of the SPC academic honesty policies you may witness.

The academic honesty policy is available online (http://www.spcollege.edu/academichonesty/) and includes details on what is meant by:

Cheating Bribery Misrepresentation Conspiracy Fabrication Collusion Duplicate submissions Academic misconduct Improper calculator, computer or online use

 

NETIQUETTE

The objective in an online discussion is to be collaborative, not combative. Please proofread your responses carefully before you post them to make sure that they will not be offensive to others. Use discussions to develop your skills in collaboration and teamwork. Treat the discussion areas as a creative environment where you and your classmates can ask questions, express opinions, revise opinions, and take positions just as you would in a more traditional classroom setting. Please be sure to proofread your submissions, submit college-level work and avoid text language or slang. 

SPC has outlined expectations for student behavior and interaction for online discussions, email, and other forms of communication. View the Netiquette expectations in the Syllabus Addendum.

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TURNITIN

The instructor of this course may require use of Turnitin.com as a tool to promote learning. The tool flags similarity and mechanical issues in written work that merit review. Use of the service enables students and faculty to identify areas that can be strengthened through improved paraphrasing, integration of sources, or proper citation. Submitted papers remain as source documents in the Turnitin database solely for the purpose of detecting originality. Students retain full copyright to their works. Review the Turnitin Usage Agreement. Students who do not wish to submit work through Turnitin must notify their instructor via course email within the first seven days of the course. In lieu of Turnitin use, faculty may require a student to submit copies of sources, preliminary drafts, a research journal, or an annotated bibliography.

STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION

The Student Survey of Instruction (SSI) is administered in courses each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement. When requested, please complete the SSI online. It takes only a few minutes; you evaluation is important.

TECHNOLOGY

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Technical Skills: 

Students should know how to navigate the course and use the course tools. Dropbox-style assignments may require attachments in either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf), NO PDF, please so that they can be properly evaluated. If an attachment cannot be opened by the instructor, students will be required to re-format and re-submit an assignment so that it can be evaluated and returned with feedback. 

MyCourses tutorials are available to students new to this LMS and are located at the beginning of the course. Most features on MyCourses are accessible on mobile devices, although it is recommended that you use a computer for quizzes, tests, and essay assignments.

ACCESSIBILITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Please click on the link below to learn about equal access to education:

View the MyCourses Accessibility Statement

 

PRIVACY

Please review the D2L/MyCourses Privacy by clicking on the link below: 

View the MyCourses Privacy Statement

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical support is available via the St. Petersburg College Technical Support Help Desk for any concerns with the MyCourses LMS. Please call the Tech Support at 727-341-4357 from 7 AM-12 midnight.

In addition, if there are any technical issues with the MyStudentSuccessLab, Pearson tech support can be reached here:  Pearson Diagnostics (Student Link)