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Edpsy 104 syllabus

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Educational Psychology 104 (EDPSY104)

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Department of Educational Psychology

EDPSY104: Pathways to Success at UWM for Math 094 Students

Fall 2015

Friday 11:00am-11:50am, Merrill 315 & Online

Instructor: Lauren Floore-Guetschow Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology Email: lfloore@uwm Office: Enderis Hall XXX Office Hours: By appointment only

Peer Mentor: Francisco Castillo Email: fmcii@uwm Office: Bolton 120 Office Hours:

Course Description: Pathways to Success is a hybrid course designed to help new UWM students develop and enhance their “life

skills” in order to successfully navigate the road to academic success. The course offers information about

general topics that accommodate the first year experience informed by empirical research. Topics covered

throughout the course will prepare each student to navigate the diversity of campus resources, connect with

peers, develop personal academic goals, get involved, and explore our community. The course revolves around UWM’s P.R.I.D. Message. The goal of Pathways to Success is to establish and build a solid foundation

on campus to successfully achieve your academic goals. As part of the partnership with Math 094 students will

receive assignments and learn skills that will lead to increased success in Math 094. These skills will also be

transferrable to classes and campus life beyond Math 094.

Course Objectives:

 Learn about resources offered on campus and practice study skills, and strategies for academic success  Provide opportunities for self-exploration and reflection of the college experience  Establish an ongoing plan for social and academic involvement beyond this semester

Expectations for Students:

 Come to class on-time and prepared for active participation each week  Be willing to try new things and engage in activities in class, online, and in the community  Be respectful and supportive of other students (in class and D2L)  Take initiative to get the most out of your college experience

Required Materials:

  1. An academic planner. You may purchase your own. Academic planners are offered at no charge and available: Financial Aid (outside Mellencamp 162), Student Success Center (Bolton 120), LGBT Center (Union WG89) or through your RA.
  2. A notebook to be used for taking notes.
  3. A 3-ring binder (used or new) clearly labeled with the course title Pathways to Success.

Course Policies

Individual Contribution: This is a hybrid class, meaning that you will be meeting in class for a 50 minute period once a week, followed

by assigned activities on D2L. The amount that you get out of this class highly depends on your level of

contribution to the class both face-to-face and online. Attendance is a class requirement and part of your final

grade. Inappropriate classroom behaviors include a lack of participation or disruption of class this includes:

sleeping, text messaging, inattention, or otherwise disrespectful behavior.

Being engaged in coursework through regular participation in classroom and D2L discussion is essential to succeeding in this course and throughout your college coursework. All interactions in class (face-to-face and online) are expected to be courteous and respectful of others’ viewpoints. Various voices being heard in the classroom provides for a much richer educational experience.

Absence Policy: If you are going to miss class for any reason it is your responsibility to communicate with your instructor as

soon as possible. Students are allowed 2 excused absences (5 point contribution grade deduction for the day

of the excused absence). Unexcused or more than 2 excused absences will result in a deduction of your

contribution grade (10 point contribution grade deduction for each day).

Your contribution is worth 10% if your overall final grade. At the end of the semester, you will sit down with the instructor and talk about your contribution over the course of the semester. You will be able to share how

many points you feel that you have earned and how you have earned those points. The instructor will take this

into consideration, and determine your final participation grade.

Technology Policy:

Upon the beginning of class all cell phones, laptops, and any other electronic device should be stored away. If a student is to have an electronic device out during class they will lose their participation points for that day.

Students who need lectures recorded need to speak with the instructor prior to class to communicate how

they will be recording or note taking the course content, and must obtain written permission before doing so.

Please allow 48 hours for an e-mail response from your instructor.

Time Tracker Activity 10/9 20 Journal #1 10/13 15 MapWorks Survey Report/Individual Meetings 10/16 20 Mid-Semester Reflection 10/20 15 Success Post 10/20 10 Professional E-mail 10/27 5 Journal #2 11/3 15 O*Net Discussion Post 11/3 15 Online Video Assignment 11/10 15 PRIDE Reflection 11/17 30 Presentation 12/1 40 Academic Plan 12/1 20 Informational Interview 12/4 20 Final Paper 12/8 25 PATHWAYS BUCKET LIST 12/11 25 Attendance and Contribution 150 TOTAL: 600

Being engaged in coursework through regular participation in classroom and D2L discussion is essential to succeeding in this course and throughout your college coursework. All interactions in class (face-to-face and online) are expected to be courteous and respectful of others’ viewpoints. Various voices being heard in the classroom provides for a much richer educational experience.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Date Online Homework (DUE TUESDAY BEFORE CLASS)

TOPICS Assignments (DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS) Week 1

Class: 9/

 Introductions  Syllabus Overview  D2L Technology

Week 2

Online Due 9/

Class 9/

 Take a screen shot of your ALEKS pie and submit it to ePortfolio  D2L: Introductory Discussion Assignment

 Stress Management/ Wellness  Mindfulness

Tentative Speaker

 Complete Stress Management assignment on D2L.  WAM pgs 11-23; Chapter 3

Week 3

Online Due 9/

Class 9/

 Campus Scavenger Hunt due to ePortfolio

How do we learn?  Reflective Reading  Note-Taking  Study Skills/PASS

 Bring a copy of your math notes to class  WAM Chapters 6 and 7

Week 4  Find and post an article  Time Management Bring all Syllabi to Class

Online Due 9/

Class 9/

or video related to success in college. Write a discussion about what you learned from this article/video.

 Peer mentor: Campus Involvement

with your planner

Read and respond to 3 classmates’ discussion posts with value added content WAM Chapter 4

Week 5

Online Due 9/

Class 10/

 Post what Motivates you to stay in college to ePortfolio

 Time Management Calendar Due Dropbox.

 Motivation PRIDE Points: Bring artifacts from one on campus event or resource center.

 Respond to 3 other motivation discussions  WAM Chapter 9

Week 6

Online Due 10/

Class 10/

 Complete PERMA assignment on D2L. INSTRUCTOR TOPIC CHOICE

 Schedule Individual Meetings

 Time Tracker Activity

 WAM Chapter 8

Week 7

Online Due 10/

Class 10/

 Journal #1 Due to Dropbox. Topic assigned by instructor.

CATCH UP DAY!

Tentative Speaker

Individual Meetings Bring MapWorks Survey report to individual meeting.

Week 8

Online Due 10/

Class 10/

 Mid-semester reflection due to Dropbox.  Post Pictures of Your Successes to ePortfolio

 Professional Communication  SMART Goals

*Speaker: Career Planning and Resource Center

PRIDE Points: Bring artifacts from one on campus event or resource center.

Week 9

Online Due 10/

Class 10/

 Compose a Professional E-mail assignment due to Dropbox.

 Academic Advising  Financial Literacy Tentative Speaker

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Introduction Discussion On the D2L discussion under the title “Introduction to Class”, post a 75+ word post introducing yourself to the class. Consider the following questions: Where are you from? What are your hobbies? Why did you choose UWM? What challenges are you concerned about in regards to your first year in school? What are some things you consider yourself good at? What’s something you really hope to learn in this class?

ALEKS Screenshot Log into your ALEKS account. Complete your initial assessment. After the initial assessment, click the My Pie button to return to the page where you can see how much of your pie needs to be completed. Be sure you can see your whole pie and not just the objective pie (there should be more than two colors). When you can see your pie, (on a Windows Computer) hold down the Control (bottom left) button while pressing the Print Screen (top right) button at the same time. You can then paste this picture into a word document by simultaneously holding down the CTRL Button and the letter V, or right clicking and choosing the paste option. To print your screen from a Mac, you should simultaneously hold down the Command, Control, Shift, and 3 buttons. To paste, you can press Command and V keys or you can hold command while right-clicking with the mouse and choosing the paste button. This screenshot should be submitted to your e-portfolio on D2L.

Stress Management A stress management inventory will be online with a link provided on the D2L site. Using the results from the inventory, write a ½-page reflection about ways you can improve your stress and/or overall wellness. Reflection due to Dropbox.

Campus Scavenger Hunt & D2L Scavenger Hunt: Students will be given a Campus Scavenger Hunt to complete by taking pictures of various places on campus that can be helpful for your success as a student. These pictures should be posted online in your ePortfolio. A D2L Scavenger hunt will be completed as well to assist students get acquainted with using hybrid learning by exploring our class site. Directions for each will be provided in class.

Bring Math Notes to Class Bring your math notes notebook to class.

How to Succeed in College Find an article online or YouTube video that talks about ways to succeed in college. Post the link to that article or video with a short summary (50 words) and 100+ words talking about what you’ve learned from the article/video in the D2L discussion titled “How to Succeed in College”. Then, respond to articles/videos posted by 3 other student. You must respond to three people who posted different articles. Be read or watch their media and comment on the original article/video as well as the students’ comments. All comments should be value-added meaning that you should pose questions or answer others’ questions as well in introducing new thoughts or ideas.

Bring in All Syllabi: Bring all current course syllabi to class with you.

What Motivates You? Post something that motivates you to succeed in college to your D2L ePortfolio. Also, post a discussion about what motivates you to stay in college. Be sure to respond to 3 other students’ posts in a way that adds value to their discussion. Consider asking follow-up questions, or expanding on something they wrote. Maybe you can find a related article to share with them.

Time Management Calendar: The purpose of this assignment is to work on Time Management Planning skills and organize all of your major assignments for all of your classes in one place, as well as begin to plan for how to accomplish your major assignments.

  1. Have all of the syllabi for all of your classes handy.

  2. Write the deadlines for all of your major assignments, quizzes, midterms, papers, etc. in your academic planner.

  3. Write the deadlines for the major papers, projects, and tests on the Calendars provided in class.

  4. Work backwards from each assignment to make a plan on when and how to begin the assignment.

  5. Example 1. Two weeks before a midterm, I write on my calendar “Review readings for Midterm.” One week before, I write “Review course notes”.

  6. Example 2. Four weeks before a final paper is due, I write on my calendar “Create outline for paper”. Three weeks before, I write “Complete all research”. Two weeks before, I write “Complete rough draft”. One week before, I write “Revise”

  7. Identify times when assignments will cluster up or begin to overlap. Create a plan to manage your time during these busy parts of the semester.

Write 1 page about how the semester looks when you see it all together. When do you see yourself most busy? When will it be less busy? What will your plan be for making it through the busy challenging parts?

The written part of this assignment will be submitted via D2L Dropbox. Calendars will be shown to the instructor during class on the due date.

PERMA Complete the VIA Signature Strengths assessment from authentichappiness. View the related article on D2L and respond the questions in the document. Due to Dropbox.

Time Tracker Activity From Saturday through Thursday, you will keep detailed track of exactly how much time you spend on various activities throughout the day. This will allow you to see how much time you are spending on these activities to determine any changes you may want to make to your schedule. I encourage you to be honest, as well as appropriate with this assignment. Honesty will allow you to better understand yourself and your habits in order to do what you can to improve.

You will also turn in a 1-page paper describing the experience of this activity, what you learned, and any changes you plan on implementing in your schedule.

  1. Which PRIDE letter do you feel could make your first year the most successful?

Topic Presentation Your instructor will assign you a math topic that you have covered over the course of the semester. You are to create a video of you teaching this topic to others. The length of your video should be exactly as long as it takes to properly explain the topic. That being said, your video probably should not be any less than 5 minutes in length. You can draw inspiration from the video lectures you have been watching for your Math 094 course. Directions for creating and uploading your video will be provided on D2L. This video should be posted to both the D2L discussion page and your ePortfolio.

Develop Academic Plan: 1. Choose a major from the following website <www4.uwm/academics/four-year.cfm> and print out the academic plan that accompanies it. 2. Meet with your advisor and develop a first-year plan for how to complete this major. 3. Write 1-page double spaced reflecting on how well this plan will work for you and what steps you would have to take to accomplish it. Include reflections about strengths of yours that will help accomplish your goal, as well as potential barriers or things that could get in your way and how you might plan to address them. Also, if you have any questions about your Program of Studies, please include those questions as well.

Informational Interview Presentation:

  • Write a 3-4 page paper that describes the interview you conducted (See Step 4 below for criteria)--Upload to Dropbox
  • Create a 5 min presentation (i. PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) based on your paper. You will be presenting this in class – Upload Power Point to Dropbox. You will conduct an informational interview with (choose one person) an instructor, professor, peer mentor, RA, TA, or other UWM staff (not a friend).

Purpose:

  • Gain confidence in approaching faculty, and connecting with faculty.
  • Practice connecting and communicating in a professional manner.
  • Reflect on how their information can help you with academic success.
  • Identify additional resources for academic and/or career information.

Directions:

Step 1 – Identify someone who you would like to interview.

Step 2 – Contact the person to arrange the informational interview. You may call or email the person to introduce yourself, explain your purpose and ask if they would be willing to meet with you. DO NOT include interview questions in the email.

Example of what you might say: “Hello, I’m a freshman at UWM and I’m considering majoring in ___. I am currently enrolled in EDPSY104: Pathways to Success at UWM, and was asked to conduct an informational interview to gain insights on how students can be successful in college. Would you be willing to meet with me for 20-30 minutes to answer some questions I have about your perspective on student success? If not, can you recommend me to someone who might be able to help me? Sincerely, ”

If you were referred to your contact, you should mention the name of your referral source. You MUST conduct this informational interview in person.

Step 3 – Conduct the informational interview. Arrive on time, dress neatly, and be professional and courteous.

First, gather the following information from your interviewee. (Required)

  • Their name and career title
  • Their education - degree(s) and major(s)
  • How long they have worked in their profession

Second, ask a minimum of 8 questions (see below). This assignment requires that you ask at least 10 questions. You may ask more than that if you would like. However, be respectful of the amount of time the person has agreed to meet with you.

Step 4– Complete a typed report on the information you gathered.

Include in your report:

  • Your name
  • The name of the person you interviewed and where they work at UWM
  • Their education - degree(s) and major(s)
  • How long they have been teaching at UWM or working in their field
  • The questions you asked and the person’s answers. (Summarize the responses)

Potential Questions:

You must ask at least 10 questions. Six must be from the questions below, you can create 4 other questions:

  1. What has been your experience watching students achieve academic success?
  2. What specific challenges do you see students face in their academics?
  3. What advice would you give to a first-year student to be successful?
  4. How did you survive the first-year of your college experience?
  5. What degrees did you earn in college?
  6. What drew you to your field? What drew you to your specific position?
  7. What do you like most about your job? What do you like least?
  8. What do you wish you would have known when you were a student?
  9. What is your opinion on students getting involved in clubs and organizations on campus? 10 advice would you give to students who are interested in connecting more with faculty?

End of the Semester Paper: This self-reflection must be at least 4 pages, double-spaced. In order to receive credit for this assignment.

As we near the end of your first semester at UWM, I would like you to reflect on your experiences in college thus far. Please use the questions below as a guide, but please also feel free to add in anything else that you think is relevant that I did not ask.

  1. What have you taken away from this class that you will use as you move forward in your academic career?

UWM ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES

  1. Students with disabilities. Special Arrangements and Psychology Department Policies: If you have a documented disability and need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course, please contact your instructor as soon as possible. I will need your VISA form, which you can obtain at the Student Accessibility Center (Mitchell 112, phone 414-229-6287). www4.uwm/sac/

  2. Religious observances. Accommodations for absences due to religious observance should be noted. www4.uwm/secu/docs/other/S1.5.htm

  3. Students called to active military duty. Accommodations for absences due to call-up of reserves to active military duty should be noted. Students: www4.uwm/current_students/military_call_up.cfm Employees: www4.uwm/secu/docs/other/S40.htm (Editorially Revised, 3/25/09)

  4. Incompletes. A notation of "incomplete" may be given in lieu of a final grade to a student who has carried a subject successfully until the end of a semester but who, because of illness or other unusual and substantiated cause beyond the student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final examination or to complete some limited amount of term work. www4.uwm/secu/docs/other/S31.pdf

  5. Discriminatory conduct (such as sexual harassment). Discriminatory conduct will not be .tolerated by the University. It poisons the work and learning environment of the University and threatens the careers, educational experience, and well-being of students, faculty, and staff. www4.uwm/ secu/docs/other/S47

  6. Academic misconduct. Cheating on exams or plagiarism are violations of the academic honor code and carry severe sanctions, including failing a course or even suspension or dismissal from the University. www4.uwm/osl/dean/conduct.cfm

  7. Complaint procedures. Students may direct complaints to the head of the academic unit or department in which the complaint occurs. If the complaint allegedly violates a specific university policy, it may be directed to the head of the department or academic unit in which the complaint occurred or to the appropriate university office responsible for enforcing the policy. www4.uwm/secu/docs/other/S49.7.htm

  8. Grade appeal procedures. A student may appeal a grade on the grounds that it is based on a capricious or arbitrary decision of the course instructor. Such an appeal shall follow the established procedures adopted by the department, college, or school in which the course resides or in the case of graduate students, the Graduate School. These procedures are available in writing from the respective department chairperson or the Academic Dean of the College/School. www4.uwm/secu/docs/other/S28.htm

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Edpsy 104 syllabus

Course: Educational Psychology 104 (EDPSY104)

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University: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Department of Educational Psychology
EDPSY104: Pathways to Success at UWM for Math 094 Students
Fall 2015
Friday 11:00am-11:50am, Merrill 315 & Online
Instructor: Lauren Floore-Guetschow
Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology
Email: lfloore@uwm.edu
Office: Enderis Hall XXX
Office Hours: By appointment only
Peer Mentor: Francisco Castillo
Email: fmcii@uwm.edu
Office: Bolton 120
Office Hours:
Course Description:
Pathways to Success is a hybrid course designed to help new UWM students develop and enhance their “life
skills” in order to successfully navigate the road to academic success. The course offers information about
general topics that accommodate the first year experience informed by empirical research. Topics covered
throughout the course will prepare each student to navigate the diversity of campus resources, connect with
peers, develop personal academic goals, get involved, and explore our community. The course revolves around
UWM’s P.R.I.D.E. Message. The goal of Pathways to Success is to establish and build a solid foundation on
campus to successfully achieve your academic goals. As part of the partnership with Math 094 students will
receive assignments and learn skills that will lead to increased success in Math 094. These skills will also be
transferrable to classes and campus life beyond Math 094.
Course Objectives:
Learn about resources offered on campus and practice study skills, and strategies for academic success
Provide opportunities for self-exploration and reflection of the college experience
Establish an ongoing plan for social and academic involvement beyond this semester
Expectations for Students:
Come to class on-time and prepared for active participation each week
Be willing to try new things and engage in activities in class, online, and in the community
Be respectful and supportive of other students (in class and D2L)
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