COLS 1100 Learning Outcomes
Week
Topic
1
Intro to Course
Outcomes
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Display familiarity with college websites including Cougarweb,
Blackboard, and email.
Understand how to find Columbus State resources and services online.
2
Goal Setting, Time
Management, Stress
Management, Coping
with Barriers
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Understand how to set effective and achievable goals.
Learn how to successfully manage stress and plan correctly.
Learn strategies to successfully manage stress.
Recognize what a barrier is and understand how to cope with them.
3
College Resources and
Handbook
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Become familiar with the structure and content of Columbus State’s
Student Handbook.
Learn about college resources available to students at Columbus State.
4
Civility in the Classroom
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Understand where to locate the Student Code of Conduct
Recognize actions that break the Code of Conduct
Understand and acknowledge what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Become aware of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
5
Study Strategies, TestTaking, Note-Taking
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Experiment with various note-taking formats.
Identify and use the note-taking process of observing, recording, and
reviewing.
Create mind maps and other review tools.
Learn strategies to make study time more productive and effective.
Employ strategies for effectively preparing for and taking tests.
Identify test anxiety and develop coping strategies.
6
Career Development
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Articulate a personal vision and mission statement.
Ascertain their personal values.
Identify skills and interests.
Indentify central priorities and goals.
Discover resources for career exploration.
7
Advising, Academic
Planning, DARS/u.Select
(Academic Planning I)
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Demonstrate understanding on how to use u.Select.
Be able to locate and comprehend a DARS degree audit
Apply DARS to determine future plan of study
8
Advising, Academic
Planning and Financial
Aid/ GPA
(Academic Planning II)
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Understand how Financial Aid is applied and used.
Understand differences between grants, loans, and scholarships.
Show proficiency in GPA calculations.
Week
Topic
9
Memory and Critical
Reading
Outcomes
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10
Learning Styles and
Distance Learning
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Use memory strategies to improve in the areas of reading, note-taking,
and test-taking.
Engage material as to learn actively.
Apply muscle reading techniques to improve comprehension.
Explore strategies for reading.
Develop self-awareness through discovery of learning styles.
Understand benefits and challenges of distance learning course
options.
Assess level of preparedness for distance learning options through
completion of the READI Assessment
11
Library Services
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Become familiar with Library Services website.
Understand OhioLink and how it can be utilized.
Understand how to use the Library Catalog
Learn how to use the Research Database.
12
Critical Thinking and
Communication
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Understand what critical thinking is and why it is an important skill to
develop while in college.
Apply the decision-making process to a current challenge.
Become aware of differences in communication styles.
Learn strategies for communicating effectively.
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13
Collaboration and
Diversity
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Financial Literacy and
Money Management
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15
Healthy Life Choices/
Course Wrap Up
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Discuss the benefits and challenges of working in groups.
Understand why collaboration is a key component of the college
experience.
Identify strategies for working in groups effectively.
Identify personal financial challenges and barriers
Set goals for improving short- and long-term money management
skills.
Understand the importance of establishing good credit.
Be able to describe why healthy life choices can promote or deter
success in college.
Identify current personal challenges related to health.
Set goals for improving overall health.
Assess current dependence on drugs or alcohol and learn about
resources for assistance with addiction.
Set realistic “Next Steps” to continue towards academic and personal
goals.