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Your Spring Syllabus, 2015
Academic and Life Success
ALS-101-College Success

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YourSpr i ngSy l l abus ,2015 Academic and Life Success ALS-101-College Success SEMESTER:

SPRING, 2015 (8-Week Session)

PROFESSOR:

Dr. Robert M. Sherfield

OFFICE LOCATION:

H-212 Cheyenne Campus

OFFICE PHONE:

702-651-4801 (English Department)

HOME PHONE:

702-260-1222 (Emergency Only)

E-MAIL:

[email protected]

Emergence E-mail:

[email protected]

OFFICE HOURS:

In Person

M–W

8:00-11:00

Other Hours by Appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION: Learn strategies for mastering academic and life success. Course topics include change, goals-setting, money and time management, test preparation, note-taking, memory techniques, relationships, communication, listening, wellness, diversity, and personal responsibility. COURSE GOALS: I ti st heobj ec t i v eofALS101t ogi v es t udent st r ai ni ngandex per i enc est hat wi l l al l owt hem t obes uc cess f ul i nt hei rfi r s ty earandbey ond.Topi c st obe c ov er edi nc l udedeal i ngwi t hchange,i nc r easi ngs el f es t eem andmot i v at i on, goal set t i ngsk i l l s ,l ear ni ngs t y l es ,mul t i pl ei nt el l i genc es ,memor ydev el opment , l i s t eni ngs k i l l s ,not et ak i ngs ki l l s ,s t udys ki l l s ,t es t t ak i ng,communi c at i onand s peaki ngs ki l l s ,c r i t i calt hi nk i ngs k i l l s ,andcar eeri s s ues .Thepur pos eoft hi s

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