Strategies for Success Spring 2014UCOL 2002, Section 10 LectureMonday 12:30 1:20 PM, Dale Hall 200

Discussion Sections

11BennettWednesday10:30 11:20Wagner Hall, Room 140

12Mrs. McConnellWednesday10:30 11:20Wagner Hall, Room 145

13PartridgeWednesday11:30 12:20Wagner Hall, Room 135

14Peters/Tiffani BatesWednesday11:30 12:20Wagner Hall, Room 140

15HindermanWednesday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 135

16ChaneyWednesday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 145

17CrynesWednesday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 235

18GrimesWednesday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 240

19McCain/DewhirstWednesday12:30 1:20Burton, Room 201

20McCright/CrowWednesday12:30 1:20Price Hall, Room 2010

23ButcherWednesday12:30 1:20HLC, Adams Residence 105

24Sheppard McConnellWednesday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 140

25Dell/BrownWednesday1:30 2:20Wagner Hall, Room 135

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ShepperdWednesday1:30 2:20Wagner Hall, Room 140

27Rodney BatesFriday12:30 1:20HLC, Adams Residence 105

28OldhamFriday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 140

29LazarFriday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 145

30BakerFriday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 235

31TahsequahFriday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 240

26BogaskiFriday12:30 1:20Wagner Hall, Room 135

University College Center for Student AdvancementUpdated 1.17.14

Instructor: Johnnie-Margaret McConnell, M.Ed.Email: johnniemargaret@ou.eduOffice Hours: 8:30a to 4p, M-F, by appointmentOffice Phone: 405-325-2574Office Location: Wagner Hall, Room 150

Required TextSellers, D., Dochen, C., & Hodges, R. (2010). Academic transformation: The road to college success (2nd Ed.). Upper River Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Required MaterialsAccess to Microsoft Word and reliable access to Desire2Learn; 2013-2014 Daily Planner; OU email address (This is the official means of contact for class and the university.); and a class notebook.

Technology Policy

Absolutely no cell phones or laptops are permitted in class. At the first incident the student will receive a warning. During second incident the device will be confiscated, and the student will have to appeal to Johnnie-Margaret McConnell to have it returned. If an exception to the policy is needed, see Johnnie-Margaret McConnell. Keep the phone on silent/off during class.

Questions about Grades

Any questions or disputes about a grade for any Strategies assignment or test should be brought to the instructors attention within one week of the grade for that assignment or test being posted.

Course GoalStrategies for Success is designed to assist students in self-evaluation and personal assessment to get back on track to academic good standing. It will help students identify the obstacles that contributed to their probation or notice status and discuss strategies for refocusing their academic goals. The course will emphasize self-assessment, study skills, time management, motivation, and goal setting. The discussion groups are designed to enhance the course content and provide more specific information for the students needs and interests. Students may not be able to continue at the University of Oklahoma if they do not show satisfactory academic progress for the semester and pass this class. Of the Strategies students who go on to be successful at OU, 85% made an A or B in this class.

Course ObjectivesStudents will be able to: Explore their attitudes about learning, being in college, and about life. Study the importance of identifying goals and goal setting. Discover their learning style and how it relates to improving learning behaviors. Explore strategies of self-motivation. Modify their study and learning skills to become more adaptive learners. Design individual time management plans. Study emotional intelligence and the influence emotions have on achieving goals. Learn about GRIT and how it applies to long-term commitment. Practice self-regulation through exercises to help in academics or life.

Course Requirements:

1. Attendance is necessary. There is a strong correlation between class attendance and college success. Class involvement enables a student to learn more actively and effectively. Each student has three excused absences, lecture and discussion combined, to use as they desire, but after these three excused absences are used there are no excused absences. Students will receive attendance points for being in class. Tardiness is counted as an absence. Students are expected to be on time to class.

2. Reading assignments must be completed prior to the class period for which they are due. The attached schedule lists the topics to be discussed during the lecture and discussions. Please read the material before class to prepare for the discussion. A textbook is available for two hour check-out at the Reserve Desk at Bizzell Library and a textbook can be checked out for two hours from the Center for Student Advancement, Room 150 in Wagner Hall (Student ID will be left as collateral.) If the textbook is not returned, it is possible that the students Bursars account will be charged a $30 replacement fee.

3. Tests will be given during the semester on Desire2Learn. These tests will cover information from the textbook, guest speakers, and other information presented in the lecture. Note-taking is incredibly helpful and is an essential study skill for students to be successful on these tests.

4. Guided Journal Questions are the assignments that show instructors that students understand and can integrate the course material into their lives. It is critical for the successful completion of this course that the journals be completed. Late assignments are not accepted. The journals should be a minimum of 400 words in length and typed. (This is approximately one page double-spaced, and it does not include the headings or the questions.) The questions are from the textbook. The page and question numbers are found on the schedule. They are to be submitted via the class Desire2Learn discussion section Dropbox in Microsoft Word or PDF format on the day the students discussion section meets. To earn full points for the journal, students must be in attendance in the discussion the day it is due, otherwise no more than 8 points can be earned.

5. Strategies for Success Instructor Conference Each student is required to meet with his/her discussion instructor outside of class by the week of February 3rd. The conference enables the instructor and student to get to know each other better. The Information Sheet (you get on the first day of class) must be completed and returned to the instructor before the meeting. The second instructor conference must be completed by the week of March 10th.

6. Professor Interview is an expectation of academically successful students. This assignment requires a meeting with a professor (who has been approved in advance by your discussion instructor) to ask specific questions about a lecture, to ask how to improve test scores, and to discuss specific study strategies for the course. Make an appointment in advance with the professor. The professors signature will be required on the notes of the discussion. Upon completion of the contact, the student will submit, via the D2L drop box, a typed summary of 500 words minimum detailing the contact. Phone, email, or group interviews are not acceptable. This assignment is due the week of March 3rd.

7. Student Assistant Meetings Each student will meet with his/her student assistant twice during the semester. This is a requirement for the students and the student assistants. These meetings will assist students in connecting with appropriate resources and in becoming acquainted with the student assistant.

8. Donald Ashers Presentation on Monday, February 10th in Meacham Auditorium will take place during the lecture time.

9. Majors/Minors Fair Attendance is REQUIRED on Wednesday, February 12th. It will be open from 11:30am-2:30pm in the Armory. This is a come and go event. You will need to spend at least 20-30 minutes in attendance. More information will follow.

10. The Final Project is an essay on Self-Regulation and Success. On page 227 of your textbook the authors note that the core of our ability to transform is self-regulation. For your final project you are going to explain what self-regulation is, describe in great detail how you have tried to develop the qualities of self-regulation within yourself, and explicate how your continued efforts to self-regulate will lead to success as a student and in life. By doing this you will give a clear indication of how you have begun to transform this semester, and how you hope to continue this transformation in the future. During the semester, a rubric will be provided that explains in more detail how you will need to compose this project and how it will be graded. Due in the D2L drop box the week before finals week.

Academic Integrity Expectations

The following is excerpted from the Integrity website at: http://www.ou.edu/integrity

What does academic integrity mean? Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship. Professors have to obey rules of honest scholarship, and so do students. Here are the basic assumptions about academic work at the University of Oklahoma:

1. Students attend OU in order to learn and grow.2. Academic assignments exist for the sake of this goal.3. Grades exist to show how fully the goal is attained.4. Thus, all work and all grades should result from the students own effort to learn and grow. Academic work completed any other way is pointless, and grades obtained any other way are fraudulent.

Academic integrity means understanding and respecting these basic truths, without which no university can exist. Academic misconductcheatingis not just against the rules, it violates the assumptions at the heart of all learning. It destroys the mutual trust and respect that should exist between student and professor. Finally, it is unfair to students who earn their grades honestly.

Class Conduct Expectations

As a member of The University of Oklahoma, it is important that you understand that enrollment creates special obligations beyond those attendant upon membership in the general society. In addition to the requirement of compliance with the general law, you are obligated to comply with all University policies and campus regulations. Any behavior that is considered by the instructor to be a disruption or obstruction of teaching will not be tolerated. If his or her behavior is considered to be of such a nature, a student will be asked to leave the classroom and may be formally charged under The University of Oklahoma Student Code of Responsibilities and Conduct and, if so, will be subject to appropriate sanctions under Title 17 of the Code.

Accommodation Statement

Any student in this class who has a disability that may prevent full demonstration of ability should contact the instructor personally before the end of the first week of classes so that discussion can be held regarding accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate individual educational opportunities.

OU Disability Resource Centerwww.ou.edu/drcAccessed, 7/23/13

University Religious Holiday Policy

It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays.Students who plan to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor as soon as possible in order to make appropriate arrangements for classwork or rescheduling of an examination.

Grading Policy: Strategies for Success is a letter-graded course.

A total of 1000 points will be divided as follows:

Lecture ClassAttendance (10 points x 14 lectures):140 points

Student Assistant Visits (15 points x 2 visits):30 points

Tests (70 points x 3 tests):210 points

Majors/Minors Fair Report:50 points

Emotional Intelligence Survey:20 points

Lecture Total:450 points

Discussion ClassGuided Journals (15 points x 10 journals):150 points

Professor Interview Report (written):100 points

Instructor Conference (50 points each):100 points

Final Project:100 points

Participation-Assignments (choice of discussion instructor):100 points

Discussion Total:550 points

Class Total:1000 points

Grading Scale: A=900-1000; B=800-899; C=700-799; D=600-699; F=0-599

Please note that the spring 2014 UCOL 2002 syllabus is subject to change at professor discretion.