Syllabus ~ Human Development 101: Orientation to College and Educational Planning
Fall 2016 ~ SECTION # 2477
October 26-December 14 Wednesdays, 1:00-3:05 p.m. Room SS 204
Instructor: Mrs. Nancilyn Burruss, M.S. (Mrs. “B”)
E-mail: Virtual Phone: 301-532-3670 Ext. 4404
Note: Email works best ~ Use your ECC account and put your Section Number in the subject line
Part-Time Instructors don’t normally have office hours; however, I may remain in the classroom until 3:35 p.m.
Website: The course link is on the left side of my homepage: http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/nburruss
Dean/Division Office: Social Science Room 101 (No Homework Drop-offs!)
Please see your grade keeper and homework packet for specific points and assignments.
My rules are the way they are to protect the learning environment of our classroom. Please follow them to give everyone, including yourself, respect and a chance to succeed!
Last Day to Add/Drop without Notation / Last day to Drop with a “W”Tuesday, November 1 / Tuesday, December 6
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
~Theodore Seuss Geisel (aka “Dr. Seuss”)
"You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance at doing what you love." ~Jim Carrey
This syllabus, like life itself, is subject to change.
Course Description
Human Development 8 - Orientation to College and Educational Planning - 1 unit; 1 hour lecture (full semester)
Recommended Preparation: English 84 or ESL 52C and English A or English A-X
Credit, degree applicable - Transfer CSU
This course provides students with the information, skills, and resources necessary for successful educational experiences. Students will become aware of their responsibilities as students in a diverse college setting, develop an understanding of their individual learning styles, create realistic and obtainable educational and career goals, develop skills in managing time to achieve goals, and learn how to create a support network using college resources and services.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s):
1. Educational Planning: Students will identify and apply resources, tools and procedures to create educational goals and an educational plan.
2. Qualities of Successful Students: Students will analyze personal qualities and skills necessary for success in college and demonstrate how to apply these to achieving academic goals.
3. Campus Resources and Support Networks: Students will be able to identify resources and apply strategies for cultivating an effective support network on a college campus.
Learning Objectives:
The primary objective for this class is for you to learn how to be successful in college and in life. Through active participation in this class, you can expect to…
1. Analyze the personal qualities and skills associated with success in a diverse college setting.
2. Examine individual learning styles and personality types and determine how they apply to student success in college.
3. Identify and implement the components of successful goal setting.
4. Assess and develop personal, educational, and professional goals.
5. Identify strategies for effective time management and develop a time management plan.
6. Evaluate the components necessary to create an individual educational plan.
7. Identify and access available resources and support services.
Required Course Materials ~ (Course Materials Due by Day 2):
Bring all materials to class every day
1. Human Development 8: Orientation to College and Educational Planning – El Camino College (2007), Houghton Mifflin: Boston, MA. Note: Limited copies of the textbook are available for 8-week loan. See your instructor for more information.
à Loaners that are not returned will be charged for both the book and a restocking fee of $10
à There are also books available for 2-hour reserve that may not be removed from the library.
¯I highly recommend purchasing this book for current and future reference, as the information in this text can last you a lifetime.
J Student Survey comments re: purchasing the book
o “The free book was great because of the lack of funds ($) that college students have. However, once I started doing the journals and readings I felt that I should've bought the book.” 8/4/2010
o “I didn't get a free book, Extremely happy to be the proud owner of a book I can review for years to come. Its a book I would never sell.” 8/4/2009
o “I bought my book and I'm really happy that I did!!!” 8/9/2008
o “Just to let you know I did purchase the book for future references. Thank You” 7/31/2008
2. El Camino College Catalog ~ 2016/2017 or for the year you began ECC if continually enrolled
à You may check online and print out pages for your college catalog (worst choice)
3. You will be expected to maintain a course notebook (a 3-ring binder) that will be filled with required materials.
à See the notebook/supply check off list and guidelines on the homework schedule.
4. See the Homework Schedule for other needed supplies.
Attendance Policy:
1. After only ONE ABSENCE or TWO TARDIES you may be dropped, which means you may earn a “W” (Withdraw) or “F” (Fail) on your transcript, which is your permanent academic record. Please contact me via ECC email if you are absent!
2. Show up on time; you are marked “tardy” for arriving late to class or leaving early.
a. If you arrive late or leave early, you must sign in or out quietly to avoid an absence.
i. Two Tardies = 1 Absence
ii. Leaving Early or a Tardy of over ½ of a class session = 1 absence!
b. Do not disrupt your classmates’ learning environment during class (see Student Code of Conduct below); find out what you missed after class from your classmate
c. If you come in after roll is taken,
i. you must sign in, or you will be marked absent
ii. you will miss the points on the assignment(s) checked during roll
3. If absent, it is your responsibility to let your instructor know if it was due to illness or not.
a. Find out what you’ve missed and get notes from your study buddy outside of class.
4. One late assignment will be accepted at the very next class turned in with a completed Late/Revised Homework Pass (L/RHP).
a. Try other ways to get your assignment in on time (email, study buddy, or friend).
b. The L/RHP will not be accepted the last two weeks of class.
c. The L/RHP will not be accepted for the following assignments: Catalog Questionnaire, Educational Plan Project, Final Exam, or Collage.
d. All homework in on time and an unused late pass will result in 10 Bonus Points!
5. El Camino policy: If you fail to drop or withdraw with a “W” from class by the deadline (Tuesday, December 6), you may receive an “F” on your permanent academic record .
Respect and Student Code of Conduct:
As a member of the El Camino community and our classroom, you are expected to follow the Standards of the Student Code of Conduct as described in the El Camino College Catalog. Offenses include:
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o Cheating, plagiarism 1
o Tardiness
o Uncooperativeness
o Continually leaving one’s seat
o Eating and drinking
o Reading unrelated materials
o Soliciting of funds and/or signatures
o Conduct that jeopardizes health and safety
o Private conversations or inappropriate displays of affection
o Use of all unauthorized electronic devices such as personal CD players, phones, beepers, palm pilots, iPods & MP3 players 2
o Profanity
o Pornography
o Children or pets in class
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To maintain our learning environment, there will be consequences for any activity that is interfering with the learning experience of all students. Any student who exhibits these behaviors or any others that create a distraction or disruption in any course-related activity may be removed from this class (counted against attendance) and have a disciplinary form placed with his/her permanent student record.
1In regards to cheating/plagiarism, please do not share your answers with other students unless asked to do so by your instructor. If a classmate comes to you for information, it is fine for you to tell him/her where you found your answers. It is not all right for you to let them copy your answers and pass these off as their own work. You are hurting that student, and both students involved will end up with a zero for the assignment and a disciplinary form may be filed in his or her permanent record. If you use words/ideas from another source, please give credit to that source by simply typing something like this: According to Skip Downing, there are three keys to my college success: showing up on time, doing my work, and participating actively, so that is what I choose to do this semester.
2There is zero tolerance in the classroom for the use of ALL unauthorized electronic devices such as cell phones, headphones, laptops, tablets, MP3 players, etc. See me before class if you have a compelling reason for silencing your phone instead of turning it off. Otherwise, electronic devices must not be audible or visible during class.
1st incident of disruptive behavior: verbal reminder to respect our classroom community
2nd incident: FORM A, written notice of disruptive behavior, copied to the dean
3rd incident: FORM B, removal from class, meeting with dean’s approval required to return to class
4th incident: expulsion from class
Reasonable Accommodation:
I am deeply committed to creating a learning environment that is positive and stimulating for all students. Therefore, in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any and all reasonable accommodation will be provided to any students who are registered with the El Camino College Special Resource Center (310-660-3295). If you wish, you may disclose information regarding your needs to me on the back of your 3x5 information contact card where you may/may not give me written permission to discuss your needs with the SRC, counselors, etc. Note: All students in class are expected to meet the same criteria for assignments and attendance in order to pass this class.
Online Resources and Important Information:
ECC Email: Students are required to check their ECC email on a regular basis. Please watch for updates to this course as we only meet once per week!
Website: A copy of the syllabus, homework schedule, and grade tracker may be found on the course website. Follow the Human Development 101 link for our class on the left of my homepage www.elcamino.edu/faculty/nburruss. Mental Health and Title IX:Instructors are required by law to file a report if you reveal gender-based or sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, or intimate partner violence. However, psychologists are not required to report to the Office of Staff and Student Diversity. You can call the Student Health Center at 310.660.3643 or visit their website:http://www.elcamino.edu/studentservices/health.
Grading/Assignments: These are NOT optional, except for the Extra Credit!
In order to pass this class you must complete your assignments. The grading system is as follows:
A = 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69% Below 60% = F
Please see your grade keeper and homework packet for specific points and assignments.
- 206 Points: Homework & Classwork: Reading, Notes, Enrichment Packet
à You will write TEXTBOOK NOTES about key points of each chapter as you read. These must be legible for credit. Type them if your printing is illegible or questionable.
o These will be checked at the beginning of class and added to during Chapter discussions/lectures
o If you arrive late or do not have these at the beginning of class, you will lose those points
à There will be IN CLASS assignments that cannot be made up if you miss class
à There will be multiple graded homework assignments to cover the objectives and SLO’s of the course
- 95 Points: Success Journals: Important learning reflections! Must show effort!
à Journal assignments are in your textbook and online (See guidelines & sample on CEP Pages 14 & 16)
à Clarity and digging deep to show you understand the concepts will count toward your grade.
o Grammar, spelling, and punctuation will NOT be factors in earning points.
o Please proofread just the same as this is a college level course (use spell check/grammar check)
à Points will come from answers that show effort, focus, and an understanding of concepts. Concentrate on expressing yourself. Dig Deep for answers. Do it right the first time!
o Corrected resubmissions may involve twice the work and only be worth ½ the points!
à Journals must be typed and include the question & Journal prompts (illegible/unclear answers/journaling will not be counted for credit)
à Follow Directions! If you don’t understand what to do, email me and/or see examples in your C.E.P.
- 566 Points: Long Term Projects/Special Assignments Breakdown
- 40 Points=ECC Catalog Questionnaire -DUE NO LATER THAN WEEK 5 (may be submitted early)
à This assignment can be found in your Course Enrichment Packet
à Answers may be found in the El Camino College catalog and the ECC website
à Answers may be printed directly onto the questionnaire and must be legible
- 60 Points=Life Story (Collage) Assignment -PRESENTATIONS DUE WEEK 8 (Collages ready on WEEK 7 will be given 5 bonus points)
à This assignment will be discussed in class and includes a class presentation
à You will need a manila folder, glue, and old magazines/pictures for this assignment!
- 410 Points=Educational Plan Project -DUE NO LATER THAN WEEK 6 (may be submitted early)
à This assignment will be discussed in class and no one will pass the course without having this completed, on time or early, as follows:
o Obtain the Major guide-sheet(s) (by next week) and create an Ed Plan draft (in class/week 2)
o BEFORE meeting with the counselor, complete an Ed Planning Worksheet and Ed Plan draft …10 Points – one for the counselor and one copy for me -- (by week 3)
o Make a counseling appointment (online Fridays @ 5 p.m. -- NOT Drop In Counseling):
§ Bring items above to your counseling appointment
§ Obtain a Counselor’s Official, signed and dated Ed Plan!
§ Revise your worksheet, and submit the Official Signed/Notated Ed Plan, Draft, Paperwork, and Revised Completed Worksheet (by or before week 6)… 400 Points!