Course Syllabus

 LEARNING FRAMEWORKS: EDUC/PSYC 1300 (3 credit hours)

 Type of Course/Delivery Mode/Testing Requirements:

• Face to Face Course 3 hrs per week on campus
• Testing and assignments will be a combination of Online and In-class.

Professor Contact Information:

Name: Dana J. Kermanian, M.Ed.

Office: Liberal Arts

Office Phone: 903-415-2536

Email: kermaniand@grayson.edu

Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions

Reading and Writing Intensive

Course Description

A study of 1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation, 2) factors that impact learning, and 3) application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college level student academic strategies. Students will use assessment instruments (e.g. learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students will be able to develop skills and draw from the theoretical models they have learned.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will identify and recognize how they become successful and self-regulated learners.
• Students will identify and recognize personal responsibility, goal setting, and motivation as a component of learning.         
• Students will identify resources -- develop time-management strategies and examine their weekly schedule, study environment, faculty and peer relationships, health, and overall negative and positive behaviors that impact learning.
• Students will identify and apply concepts and components of critical thinking.
• Students will interpret and express concepts of self-regulated learning through communication skills.
• Students will identify and apply concepts and components of social responsibility.

Required Textbooks (ISBN # included) and Materials

Downing, S. (2014). On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. 7th edition: Learning Frameworks Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

ISBN: 978-1-133-30973-4

Suggested Course Materials:

 3-Ring Binder with pockets, calendar (paper or electronic), access to a computer, flash drive, small stapler, highlighters, note cards, access to printer, and the Internet. Campus computers are available during specified hours.

In case of inclement weather, emergency closings, or other unforeseen disruptions to scheduled classes, student must log onto their Canvas accounts for directions on where or how to continue their coursework.

Methods of Evaluation

Grades will be determined as follows:

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

F = Below 60

Grades are posted online within Blackboard.

Grading

• In class-activities and quizzes cannot be made-up. It is the student’s responsibility to ask a classmate for the missed material.
• Assignments that are assigned outside of class will result in a one letter grade decrease for each day the assignment is late.
• Plagiarism will result in the grade of “F” on an assignment.

Major Assignments:

• On Course Self-Assessment must be completed at the beginning and end of the course.
• 1 Journal from each Chapter must be completed
• Scavenger Hunt/Tour of Student Resources on Campus will be completed within the second week.
• Financial Literacy Module
• Service Learning Project
• Letter to the Next Class

Methods of Instruction

In class lecture, group activities and discussions, and online activities, etc.

Student Success Resources on campus:

*Math hub (SC-114, 8663)

*I-lab (SC-107, Stella Thompson, 8679)

*Individual tutoring (1 on 1, Jeffri Hodge, 8751)

*Disability services (Jeffri Hodge, 8751)

*Writing center (1st floor of Library)

*Testing center (SC-115, Mark Taylor, 8724)

*Counseling services (Administration building, Barbara Malone, 8730)

*Admissions and Registrar (Administration Building, Christy Klemiuk, 8650)

*Financial aid (Administration Building, 8735)

*Student Life (Student Life Building 2nd floor, Gregg Miles, 8693)

*Cafeteria (Student Life Building 1st floor)

*Bookstore (Student Life Building 1st floor)

*Campus Police (8778)

*Fitness Center (Student Recreation Center)

*Career Services (Gretchen Huff, 2544)

*Online orientation (Module is in each course shell)

*Library (Lisa Hebert, 8651) 

Course & Instructor Policies

• Punctuality is extremely important for success, so if you are chronically late or fifteen minutes late or more, then you will be counted absent.
• Students are expected to maintain prompt and regular attendance and a positive attitude that is conducive to the learning environment
• Once class has started do not leave unless you have communicated with your instructor prior to the class
• Students are expected to show respect to their fellow classmates, the instructor and college property
• Please text or talk on the phone before and after class, NOT It is extremely distracting for you, your classmates and your professor if you are on your phone instead of engaging in the class.
• Laptops are acceptable as long as they contribute to the learning environment for you and those around you; however, if they become a distraction I will ask you to put them away.
• Children are not allowed to attend classes per Grayson College’s policy
• As your instructor, I reserve the right to dismiss any student that is disrupting the learning environment from the classroom.
• The syllabus can be changed at any time during the semester with prior written notice to the students.

Class Attendance

Academic success is closely associated with regular classroom attendance and course participation. All successful students, whether on campus or online, are expected to be highly self-motivated. All students are required to participate in courses regularly and are obliged to participate in class activities and complete and submit assignments following their professors’ instructions.  Students taking courses during compressed semester time frames such as mini-mester, summer sessions, and mid-semester should plan to spend significantly more time per week on the course.  Responsibility for work missed because of illness or school business is placed upon the student.  More than two (2) absences are considered to be excessive. In addition, students’ eligibility to receive financial aid or live in a College dormitory can be affected by withdrawal from courses. When withdrawal occurs, any tuition refund would be made in accordance with state regulations.

Grayson College is not responsible for illness/injury that occurs during the normal course of classroom/lab/clinical experiences.  These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor. Grayson College campus-wide student policies may be found in each BlackBoard course shell under the menu item “Student Services”.