Advanced academic achievement - syllabus

• Instructor: Name
• Phone: Office Number
• Email: Email Address
• Office Hours: Times available
• Office: Location
• Textbook: Sherfield, Robert M., and Patricia G. Moody. Cornerstones for Community College Success. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson Education, 2014. Print.
• Additional Book: Student Handbook/Day planner for this year.

Course description

Learning outcomes

• Manage time effectively for academic purposes.
• Apply textbook reading strategies and test-taking techniques.
• Identify areas of academic interest and career goals to create an educational plan.
• Use effective note-taking techniques.
• Set long and short-term academic goals.
• Draw support, advice, and assistance from peers.
• Locate learner support programs resources; identify the services offered, and how to access them.

How to succeed in this class (aka how to get an 'a')

• Show up! Choose to attend every scheduled class period in its entirety.
• Do the work! Complete all reading assignments prior to class and choose to do your very best work in preparing all of your assignments and hand them in on time.
• Participate actively! Choose to stay focused and involved in every class, offering your best comments, questions, and answers, when appropriate.
• Use an Academic Planner! Each student is expected to have a personal planner to record and track important academic assignments, personal appointments, exams and important academic dates. You may select any form of planner including a calendar, notebook, iPhone, Blackberry, etc. Your planner must be organized and complete and include everything you are responsible for in your classes for the entire semester. You will show me your planner in class at periodic intervals throughout the semester.
• Be proactive! Look ahead and anticipate. Plan for setbacks. Communicate with your instructor. Take responsibility!