Below is the weekly schedule of assignments for our entire semester together. Use this to keep up with our class. All assignments are due at 11:59 pm EST on the designated date unless otherwise indicated.
As with all things in life, this schedule is subject to change. I will notify you in class, in our class website, and/or by email of any changes.
Below is a chart that gives you an overview of assignments for our three-week semester (readings are presented in Works Cited format using MLA documentation edition 8).
As with all things in life, this schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in announcement and via email.
due Thursday, 1/27, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 2, 4, and 5.
- Read all pages in the Syllabus area and Contact Professor to familiarize yourself with class policies and procedures, then complete and submit Content > Intro to COL101 Quiz.
- Read Content > Class Introductions and post your two class introductions: the public intro goes in the discussion forum, and the private intro goes in the private intro (private journal) link.
due Thursday, 2/3, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 2, 4, and 5.
- Watch "Beware online filter bubbles" — Pariser, Eli. "Beware online filter bubbles." TED, March 2011, https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.
- Read Content > Understanding Perspective & Bias and visit the interactive Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart; if the chart seems a bit confusing at first, you can watch my explanation of it in this media bias chart intro video.
- Complete the Content > Just the Facts, Ma'am quiz.
- Complete the Content > Diversity & Re-Perception quiz.
- This grade does not count toward your COL101 grade but the quiz is mandatory, as the college requires that we cover "academic survival skills: diversity and perspective" so it'll help you think about your perspectives on what you know, what you think you know, and what you don't know.
- After you complete the quiz, click the My Grades link at left, then click the numeric score for your quiz. You will see what you got right and wrong.
- After you review this, on the Week 1 Diversity & Perspective Quiz Feedback discussion forum, post a brief paragraph describing what you think of the quiz. How did you do overall? Did any of the answers surprise you? Do you feel that your educational experiences up to this point have prepared you well?
due Thursday, 2/10, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 2, 4, and 5.
- Read the following articles about academic survival skills: time and stress management:
- procrastination-NYT-tierney-2013.pdf — Tierney, John. "This Was Supposed to Be My Column for New Year's Day." The New York Times, 2013 Jan. 14, https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/science/positive-procrastination-not-an-oxymoron.html.
- mueller-oppenheimer-APS-pen-mightier-sword.pdf — Mueller, Pam, and Daniel Oppenheimer. "The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking." Psychological Science, May 2014, pp.1-10, https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.udel.edu/dist/6/132/files/2010/11/Psychological-Science-2014-Mueller-0956797614524581-1u0h0yu.pdf.
- Study Apps, Websites, Software — Gordon, Jiniai. "Study Apps, Websites, Software." Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University, 2017 Mar 28.
- Smarter Studying: Two Core, Evidence-Based Approaches — Friedman, Michael. "Smarter Studying: Two Core, Evidence-Based Approaches." Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University.
- Annotating a Text (be sure to also watch the embedded video) — "Annotating a Text." Writer's Center, Eastern Washington University, 21 Jul 2021, https://research.ewu.edu/c.php?g=82207.
- Complete Content > Time and Stress Management quiz.
- Read Content > Discussion: Time and Stress Management, then post your advice about time & stress management techniques to the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 2/17, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcome 1.
- Read the following articles about student life and student engagement:
- Why Involvement in College Matters — "Why Involvement in College Matters." Project CEO: Cocurricular Experience Outcomes, Austin State University, 4 Apr 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR7U2lsChgw.
- bauerlein-NYT-pointofaprofessor.pdf — Bauerlein, Mark. "What's the point of a professor?" The New York Times, 2015 May 9, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/opinion/sunday/whats-the-point-of-a-professor.html.
- grant-NYT-Astudentsgetwrong.pdf — Grant, Adam. "What straight-A students get wrong." The New York Times, 2018 Dec. 8, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/college-gpa-career-success.html.
- deming-NYT-engmajorsendure.pdf — Deming, David. "Engineers sprint but English majors endure." The New York Times, 2019 Sep. 20, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/business/liberal-arts-stem-salaries.html.
- bauer-wolf-IHE-softskills.pdf — Bauer-Wolf, Jeremy. "Survey: Employers want "soft skills" from graduates." Inside Higher Ed, 2019 Jan. 17, https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/01/17/survey-employers-want-soft-skills-graduates.
- Top five soft skills employers are looking for in 2019 — Krakoff, Sonya. "Top five soft skills employers are looking for in 2019." Career & Workplace Division, Champlain College Online, 2021, https://online.champlain.edu/blog/top-soft-skills-employers-are-looking-for.
- Complete Content > Student Life/Student Engagement quiz.
- Read Content > Discussion: Student Life/Student Engagement and post your three ideas for campus activities to the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 2/24, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcome 6.
- Read Content > Intro to SCCC Library Research.
- Complete and submit attached form to the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 3/3, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcome 6.
- Read the following articles about the value of the liberal arts in college:
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- In defense of the liberal arts — Jaschik, Scott. "In defense of the liberal arts." Inside Higher Ed, 2018 June 1, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/06/01/two-groups-whose-memberships-extend-beyond-liberal-arts-issue-statement-support.
- roth-NYT-delbanco-review.pdf — Roth, Stephen S. "Light, truth, and whatever." The New York Times, 2012 June 8, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/books/review/college-by-andrew-delbanco.html [review of College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco]
- Read Content > Major / Career Planning and post major and career planning assignment answers in the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 3/10, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Follow the instructions in Content > SCCC, Academic & Career Plan and post your academic plans for SCCC and beyond in the Week 6 discussion forum.
- Step 1 is the four (or more) semester chart that you need to complete and attach
Step 2 is just your current thoughts about what might come after SCCC (further academic plans or career plans).
due Thursday, 3/17, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Read Content > Resume and Letter of Application. Download the formats for the resume and letter and edit them to reflect your personal information. Refer to my resume info & advice video and my cover letter info & advice video to help you, then post your drafts in the resume and letter rough draft discussion forum.
OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT: due Monday, 3/28, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Following the peer response instructions in the Content area, read and post peer response to the resume and cover letter rough drafts of the two students who posted below you on the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 3/31, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Revise and submit your resumes and letters final drafts to the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 4/7, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Read Content > SCCC Scholarships/Personal Narrative or Statement, complete your draft and post your scholarship narrative/personal statement rough draft to the discussion forum. Include the name of the scholarship, the question/guidelines provided, and the word count (if applicable).
OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT: due Monday, 4/11, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Following the peer response instructions in the Content area, read and post peer response to the scholarship/personal narrative rough drafts of the two students who posted above you on the discussion forum.
due Thursday, 4/14, 11:59 pm
This week's assignments are aligned with COL101 student learning outcomes 3 and 5.
- Revise and post your scholarship narrative/personal statement final draft to the discussion forum.