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ECPI University
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Course Description
This course will assist students in their academic and professional performance by providing them with the tools for success. Students will learn skills related to communication, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, professionalism, information literacy, and technology. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply professional, academic, and personal skills to their future course work and careers. |
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| Course Information |
| Course Name |
FOR110 Essentials for Success |
| Course Credit Hours |
3 |
| Lecture Hours |
45 |
| Lab Hours |
0 |
| Weekly Preparation Time Outside Class |
18 |
| Course Prerequisite |
None
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| Required Textbook: |
Title:
POWER Learning and Your Life: Essentials of Student Success
Edition:
2
Author:
Robert S. Feldman
Publisher:
McGraw Hill
isbn:
9780073524023
Cost:
0.00
*Substitutions in text may occur due to teaching out of previous editions and campus retexting programs. |
| Additional Preparation |
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In order to facilitate successful completion of this course, expect to average 18 hours of additional preparation per week for study, homework, reading assignments, and assigned activities.
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| Program Outcomes Addressed |
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills for informational, expressive and persuasive purposes. [I]
- Collaborate within a diverse group to accomplish a common goal. [I]
- Demonstrate the ability to think objectively and solve problems. [I]
- Use an interdisciplinary approach to exhibit professional, ethical, and civic responsibilities. [I]
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| [I = Introduced R = Reinforced M = Mastered A = Assessed] |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
- Apply basic critical thinking skills to explore career, academic, and personal goals.
- Utilize personal development skills to improve performance inside and outside the classroom.
- Apply basic research techniques to evaluate, acquire, and use information from different sources.
- Demonstrate use of core technologies.
- Locate ECPI University resources.
- Explore prospective employment in career fields.
- Demonstrate practical skills necessary for collaboration.
- Display professional behavior in real and/or virtual settings to further academic and professional goals.
- Describe the role effective communication plays in both academics and the workplace.
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Delivery Method
This course is delivered in the following formats: |
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Numerical Grade
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Letter Grade
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Quality Points
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| 93 – 100
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A
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4
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| 90 – 92
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A-
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3.7
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| 87 – 89
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B+
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3.3
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| 83 – 86
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B
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3.0
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| 80 – 82
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B- (see note 1)
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2.7 (Passing for graduate students and nursing students)
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| 77 – 79
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C+
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2.3
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| 73 – 76
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C (see note 2)
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2.0
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| 70 – 72
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C-
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1.7
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| 65 – 69
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D
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1.0
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| 64 and below
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F
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0
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Notes:
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A score of 80 is passing for graduate students, Practical Nursing, core courses and COR101 in Associate Degree Nursing, and medical BIO courses including BIO105/ BIO105L Microbiology, BIO111/111L Anatomy & Physiology I with Medical Terminology, BIO116/116L Anatomy & Physiology II with Medical Terminology. Grades earned below the minimum of 80 in all of the above courses will be awarded an F.
- A minimum of 73 is required for courses with the following prefixes: DEN (Dental Assisting), DMS (Diagnostic Medical Sonography), HIM (Health Information Management), HCA and LTC (Healthcare Administration), RAD (Medical Radiography), PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant), and SUR (Surgical Technology) programs. NUR courses in the BSN program require a minimum grade of 73. A minimum of 73 is required for the following courses: Medical Assisting courses: MED133/159, MED158, MED235/229, MED238/232, MED239 and Massage Therapy courses: MTP107, MTP110, MTP114, MTP115. Grades earned below the minimum of 73 in all of the above courses will be awarded an F.
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Grade Evaluation: Final grades evaluations are determined by a weighted average of course work.
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
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| Residential Grading Scale Category |
Percentage |
| Project | 25% | | Quizzes/Exams | 10% | | Discussions/In-class Activities/ Homework Assignments | 25% | | Other Learning Activities | 35% | | Participation | 5% |
| Total |
100% |
| Online Grading Scale Category |
Percentage |
| Discussion boards | 30% | | Assignments | 40% | | Quizzes | 10% | | Library Research and Career Reflection | 10% | | Library Assignment | 5% | | Post-Test | 5% | | _empty_ | % |
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100% |
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| Grade required to pass this course: 65 |
Online and Hybrid Courses
Note: The online campus does not currently grade on participation/attendance specifically. Participation is included directly in a discussion forum grade and indirectly in collaborative learning activities. |
| Course Outline – see course schedule |
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| Methodology (for health sciences only) |
Delivery of course materials may be reinforced by use of lecture, visual or video presentations, LMS course shell resources, group discussions and activities, student research and presentations.
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| Created: | Revised: December 04, 2015 01:08 AM |
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