Polk Community College

College Success
SLS 1101
Basic Course Information
Division of ALSS

Basic
Course
Information

  

General Course and Instructor Information
Division Office Phone: 863-297-1025  
Division Office: WFA 147  
Course Name: College Success   Course Section:
Course Days/Time:
Classroom:
Instructor: Office#
Office Hours: M________T________W________R________F_______
Instructor Phone Number: Instructor E-Mail:
Final Exam Date & Time:
Withdrawal Deadline:
   

Course Description,Prerequisites, and Credit Hours | PCC Mission and Outcomes
| Course Objectives | Textbook and Other Requirements | Course Content |
Methods of Instruction | Evaluative Criteria | Gordon Rule | Writing Requirements | Student Help | Withdrawal | Attendance | Work Missed | Repeating a Course |
PCC Standards | Info. Tech. Access-Use Policy |Virus Damage Policy

Course Description,
Prerequisites
and Credit Hours

  

3 hours, 3 credits. This college preparatory course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop and improve academic skills including active listening, college-level reading, notetaking, test-taking, library use, memory/recall techniques, and the use of available resources. Students detemine their individual learning styles and determine how to adjust their method of learning for greater success. Health, finances, relationships, and attitudes that may interfere with academic success are discussed. Credit in this course does not count toward graduation.

All full-time students testing into any three college preparatory areas (English, reading, and mathematics) must take this course during their first semester at Polk Community College.

PCC
Mission and
Outcomes

  

Polk Community College is a quality driven educational institution providing degree, career, and lifelong learning programs within an environment of excellence and commitment to student success. As such, PCC's general education outcomes require competence in the areas of Communication (C), Global Social Awareness (GSA), Computational Skillls (CS), Natural Phenomena (NP), and Information Literacy (IL). A primary focus of this course is competence related to the areas of Global Social Awareness (GSA) and Information Literacy (IL).

These outcomes are:
1. (GSA 4) Participate as informed citizens in solving social and related problems.
2. (IL19) Use computers in communication and problem solving.
3. (IL20) Demonstrate the skills necessary to locate, evaluate, and use information.

Course
Objectives

   1. Design an individual study plan for English, math, and science courses.
2. List lifestyle changes that will contribute to success in college.
3. Demonstrate the ability to access information through basic library resources.
4. Demonstrate the ability to solve problems by accessing college resources.

Textbook
and Other
Requirements

    Succeeding in College, 2nd edition, by Jean Reynolds (Prentice Hall).

 Course
Content

   Topics include goal setting, time management, notetaking, reading strategies, individual learning styles, active learning, memory techniques, and test-taking strategies. Students will also explore lifestyle issues related to college success; techniques for studying English, science, and math; and basic research tools.

Methods of Instruction

   These will vary according to course objectives, student learning needs, and instructional style.

Evaluative
Criteria

  

College Success Portfolio 20%
Unit tests 50%
Classwork, homework, attendance, and participation 20%
Final exam 10%

Grading Scale:
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
65 - 69 D
0 - 64 F

The
Gordon Rule

   The Gordon Rule writing requirement does not apply to this class.

Writing
Requirements

    Writing assignments will be provided by the instructor.

 Student
Help

   The instructor is available for help during posted office hours and by appointment during non-class hours. Students are encouraged to seek assistance from the instructor. Tutorial help is available for some courses in the TLCCs on both campuses. The schedule for tutors is posted in the TLCCs and available on the PCC website (http://www.polk.edu). Students are encouraged to make use of the services of the tutors.

Withdrawal

   Students may officially withdraw from a course(s) during any given term provided the appropriate policy and procedure is followed. Following the conclusion of the Drop/Add period, the student may officially withdraw without penalty from any credit course provided the appropriate forms are submitted to Student Services no later than the deadline published in the term schedule booklet. It is the student's responsibility to submit these withdrawal forms. Failure to do so may result in an "F" in the course.

Attendance

   Regular attendance is the student's responsibility. If a student has excessive absences (more than 3 hours), he/she may be dropped from the course with a "W" grade before the withdrawal date. After the withdrawal date, a student may receive an "F" grade for the course for excessive absences (more than 3 hours accumulated since the beginning of the term). Additional attendance policies may be determined by the instructor.

Work Missed

   Procedures for work missed are determined by the instructor.

Repeating
a Course

   Under the Forgiveness Policy, a student is allowed three attempts in any one college credit course: one initial enrollment and two repeats. A course cannot be repeated unless the previously earned grade is a "D", "F", or "W" (see college catalog for details).

PCC Standards

   Students are responsible for their own work. It is assumed that each student is honest and will abide by that standard. However, in the event there is an indication or suspicion that there has been a case of cheating/plagiarism, the situation will be dealt with in accordance with published College policy. Copies of this policy are available in Student Services offices.

Information Technology Access/Use Policy

  

All individuals who employ information technology resources provided by Polk Community College (this includes, but is not limited,to telephones, computers, the PCC local area and wide area networks, and the Internet) must use these resources for academic purposes only. Use of these resources is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use can result in revocation or suspension of this privilege. For more information see http://www.polk.edu/policy/student.htm

To read PCC's Virus Damage Policy, see http://www.polk.edu/instruct/vp.htm
 PCC's Virus
Damage Policy		 Polk Community College is not responsible for damage to or loss of data from an individual’s disk storage media or home computer resulting from email or any other kind
of file transfers from PCC faculty or staff members and/or other students. PCC does everything within its power to insure that harmful files will not be propagated, but students are responsible for the protection of their personal hardware, software and data. We encourage all students to scan any files they receive before using them on their computer with a currently updated virus protection product. Students should maintain electronic copies of all of their work throughout a term, so they always have a backup if data gets lost and/or corrupted on the Internet.
   

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