Course Outline/Calendar

CSUN
University 100
Freshman Seminar

Fall, 2011
16695
Tue/Thu 12:30pm - 1:45pm (Tue 8/30 - Thu 12/15, 16 weeks)
JH2206

Wayne Smith   [ wayne.smith@csun.edu ]

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[updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2011]


"There are five managerial roles; they are to set objectives, organize, motivate and communicate, measure, and develop people."
-Peter Drucker (1909-2005)

Course Outline/Calendar

The purpose of this web site is to provide information and materials for students enrolled in Wayne Smith's University 100 course, Class #  16695, for the Fall, 2011 semester. This course meets Tue/Thu 12:30pm - 1:45pm (Tue 8/30 - Thu 12/15, 16 weeks) in JH2206 [ Campus MapGoogle MapsGoogle Earth ].

The following summary identifies the key terms used in the course outline.

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Question:
A general organizing question to place this particular material in context
Topic(s):
General topic(s) to be discussed
Staley:
Readings from the textbook
Walls:
Readings from the memoir
Supplemental:
Readings from the supplemental materials (or occasionally, a direct, online resource)
Informational:
Web page links of general interest
Due:
Assignment due at the immediate beginning of class
Activity:
done individually or in teams (announced and done in-class)
Lecture:
presentation and discussion led primarily by the instructor
Homework:
Assignment to be completed before the beginning of the next class
Review:
Usually a student-led review of an assignment
Exercise:
done individually or in teams (announced and collected in-class)
Quiz:
a relatively short test
(contingency)
Slack time embedded during the course to cover unforeseen events

The following is the detail of the course in chronological order.

Week 1: Tue. Aug 30, 2011
Question: How is success defined in this course?
Week 1: Thu. Sep 1, 2011
Question: How do we acknowledge, understand, and leverage the student diversity in this course?
Week 2: Tue. Sep 6, 2011
Question: How does a student discern the thesis (key idea) and "takeaway" (individual learning) of a reading?
Week 2: Thu. Sep 8, 2011
Question: How does GPA change over time at the University?
Week 3: Tue. Sep 13, 2011
Week 3: Thu. Sep 15, 2011
Question: How do professionals, managers, and executives get heard above the organizational noise?
Week 4: Tue. Sep 20, 2011
Question: How does a strong student both study for and evaluate the performace of a quiz or test?
Week 4: Thu. Sep 22, 2011
Question: What elementary Literary Terms are useful for the Walls reading? (e.g., Character, Plot, Setting, Style, Theme)
Question: What intermediate Literary Terms are useful for the Walls reading? (e.g., Analogy, Antagonist, Conflict, Diction, Humor, Imagination, Protagonist, Soliloquy, Symbol, Transition)
Question: What advanced Literary Terms are useful for the Walls reading? (e.g., Irony, Sarcasm)
Week 5: Tue. Sep 27, 2011
Question: What resources does CSUN provide to assist students in all aspects of College life?
Week 5: Thu. Sep 29, 2011
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Week 6: Tue. Oct 4, 2011
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Week 6: Thu. Oct 6, 2011
Question: How do students locate and retrieve electronic articles via the CSUN Library online databases?
Week 7: Tue. Oct 11, 2011
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Week 7: Thu. Oct 13, 2011
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Week 8: Tue. Oct 18, 2011
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Week 8: Thu. Oct 20, 2011
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Week 9: Tue. Oct 25, 2011
Question: How does a student become a strong researcher using the resources of the CSUN Library?
Week 9: Thu. Oct 27, 2011
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Week 10: Tue. Nov 1, 2011
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Week 10: Thu. Nov 3, 2011
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Week 11: Tue. Nov 8, 2011
Question: How do we refine and repurpose our Library research skills?
Week 11: Thu. Nov 10, 2011
Question: How do students research and study together?
Week 12: Tue. Nov 15, 2011
Question: How does a successful student craft a nurturing and productive study space?
Week 12: Thu. Nov 17, 2011
Question: What is reading comprehension and how does it improve with maturity?
Week 13: Tue. Nov 22, 2011
Question: How do students demonstrate research skills and present findings in spoken form as a team?
Week 13: Thu. Nov 24, 2011
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Week 14: Tue. Nov 29, 2011
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Week 14: Thu. Dec 1, 2011
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Week 15: Tue. Dec 6, 2011
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Week 15: Thu. Dec 8, 2011
Question: How can future business students improve their use of MS-Excel and MS-Access?
Finals Week: Thu. Dec 15, 2011 (12:45pm - 2:45pm)



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