Covers methods for achieving academic success, including: developing growth mindset for, resiliency, finding work/school/life balance,, motivation, goal setting, academic study skills,, techniques for time and stress management,, learning styles, and college community, engagement. (3 Credits)
Academic Learning Activities Required Outside of Scheduled Class Time: (Instructor Add or Delete 5-week hybrid/F2f classes only)
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Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:
1. Investigate ways to build a growth mindset, build resiliency, and overcome challenges.
2. Discover your learner profile by assessing your own strengths and practices that will lead to academic success.
3. Apply strategies for a work, school, life balance and navigating life transitions.
4. Implement effective time management strategies, study habits, and methods to achieve goals.
5. Identify techniques for managing stress and establishing boundaries.
6. Locate Regis University resources for academic and personal success.
7. Reflect on your personal values and how they are interwoven with the key Jesuit values.
8. Identify ways to stay motivated and on-track to reach your goals.
There is no "textbook" for this course. Instead, each week there will be a list of readings, online videos, and so on that provide the content for this course.
Optional Resources are provided in WorldClass under the Table of Contents.
Minimum Technology Requirements
| Week | Topic | Reading | Graded Assignments and Points |
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Mindset, Grit and Your Brain |
See Week 1’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 2 | Your Learner Profile | See Week 2’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 3 | Life Balance and Transitions | See Week 3’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 4 | Time Management, Study Habits and Achieving Goals |
See Week 4’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 5 | Boundaries and Dealing with Stress | See Week 5’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 6 | Regis Resources for Success |
See Week 6’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 7 | Engaging with Your College Community |
See Week 7’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| 8 | Motivation, Lifeline and Vision Board | See Week 8’s Gear for Your Pack section in WorldClass |
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| Total points = 100 points |
Note to Learners: On occasion, the course faculty may, at his or her discretion, alter the Learning Activities shown in this Syllabus. The alteration of Learning Activities may not, in any way, change the Learner Outcomes or the grading scale for this course as contained in this syllabus. Examples of circumstances that could justify alterations in Learning Activities could include number of learners in the course; compelling current events; special faculty experience or expertise; or unanticipated disruptions to class session schedule.
| Letter Grade | Percentage | Grade Point |
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| A | 93 to 100 | 4.00 |
| A‾ | 90 to less than 92 | 3.67 |
| B+ | 90 to less than 89 | 3.33 |
| B | 83 to less than 87 | 3.00 |
| B‾ | 80 to less than 82 | 2.67 |
| C+ | 78 to less than 79 | 2.33 |
| C | 73 to less than 77 | 2.00 |
| C‾ | 70 to less than 72 | 1.67 |
| D+ | 68 to less thank 69 | 1.33 |
| D | 63 to less than 62 | 1.00 |
| D‾ | 60 to less than 62 | 0.67 |
| F | Less than 60 | 0 |
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