ASC 075 - College Study Skills
1 Semester Hour Credit
Course Description: The emphasis of this course is on learning skills that are essential for success in college work. Includes study techniques, goal setting, memory and concentration, information literacy, time management, learning styles, note taking, critical thinking, reading, civility and other techniques for improving student performance.
Schedule: Fall and spring semesters.This course follows the traditional on-campus schedule for beginning and ending dates.
Delivery Method: Online. Students are not expected to come to campus anytime.
Prerequisite Courses: None
Instructor: Peggy Gregg; email: peggy.gregg@dakotacollege.edu
Textbook: Piscitelli, Steve. Study Skills: Do I Really Need This Stuff? (2nd ed.) Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
Other Materials: None
You can order your books through the DCB Bookstore.
Course Objectives:
- Learn time management and organizational skills
- Develop better reading skills
- Apply successful test taking strategies
- Identify and apply key concepts of memory and concentration
- Identify and construct personal, educational and career goals
- Analyze and apply individual learning styles
- Develop effective strategies to better utilize class time
- Develop an effective system of taking notes
- Discuss information literacy and develop methods to make it work effectively
- Analyze and apply critical thinking techniques
- Discuss the usefulness of civility in academic success
Work Expectations:
- Thorough reading of assigned text segments and supplementary materials.
- Assignments submitted on time and in appropriate format. Label all work properly. All work will be prepared in Microsoft Word format.
- Regular online class attendance is expected each week with due dates on Monday morning. Late work will be deducted.
- Active, informed participation in online class discussion and activities will be required.
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