DART 1000 Course Data Sheet
Course Department and Number: DART 1000
Title: First Year Experience
Credit Hours: 2 *(Institutional)
Course Description:
DART 1000 is a two-hour first year experience course. This course is designed to assist first-year
students in adjusting to the academic and social community at Darton State College. First-year
students are required to take the course.
Frequency of Offering: All semesters
Required Texts:
• Darton State College First Year Experience Guide, Fountainhead Press
οο ISBN: 978-1-59871-665-8
• Darton State College Catalog (available online)
• Student Handbook (available online)
• Other assigned readings available on GaView
• Access to a computer with internet access, D2L capabilities, and Microsoft Office
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Identify campus resources that contribute to their educational experience.
2. Demonstrate how to evaluate information sources.
3. Utilize the information systems provided by the college library for academic inquiry.
4. Identify and apply strategies to effectively manage time.
5. Identify their preferred learning style and implement strategies to use their learning style in the
classroom.
6. Use online resources, including the college’s learning management system and MyDC.
7. Define academic honesty and the consequences for academic dishonesty.
8. Recognize the student code of conduct and provide examples of violations of the code.
9. Explain civility.
10. Demonstrate an understanding of etiquette.
11. Describe the rules of netiquette.
12. Explain the various dimensions of diversity.
13. Identify habits that lead to sound financial health.
14. Create an academic plan to assist them in their educational goals.
15. Identify occupations of interest relative to individual personality type.
Assessment
• Writing assignments (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
• Research project (3, 5, 15)
• Exams (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
• Discussion (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
• Presentations (1)
Hybrid Courses
DART 1000 courses are listed as partial term courses. As such, students are expected to dedicate
no less than four hours per week to the course (or the required number of hours for summer
semesters). All courses will be listed as hybrid courses, unless fully online. This means that
students will meet in class (or online) for two hours per week, and students will have outside
assignments that they must complete for the other two hours per week (or the required number of
hours for summer semesters). Students will be expected to put in the extra class time by
attending presentations on campus (or viewing them online) or by completing assignments
online, in the Reading Lab, or individually.
Attendance
Hybrid classroom instructors will take attendance each time the class meets. Online instructors
will monitor
online attendance. Students may receive 20 points for perfect attendance under the choice
assignments if they
attend all class meetings and turn in all required assignments. Online students may receive these
points by completing
all required assignments, posting on all three discussion boards, and logging in at least twice per
week.
Late Work
Students will not be allowed to turn in assignments more than three calendars days late and will
not receive more
than 55 percent of the allowed points for the assignment. Additionally, the instructor may refuse
to accept any
late work.
Exit Requirements
Students must earn least 700 points in the course (C) in order to pass the course. Additionally,
students may
not drop the FYE course without dropping all other courses.
Repeating the Course/Failure to Exit
Students who earn a grade of D or F in an A term course will be required to take the class during
the B term in that same semester. Students who earn a D or F in the B term will be required to
sign up for the course in the next semester of enrollment. The student will be automatically
registered for the course upon receipt of his/her grades, which may cause the student to have to
pay for the course out of pocket. The student will be signed up for the course each semester of
enrollment until a grade of C is earned.
Module
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
Required Activity
Introduction
Student Data Form
Syllabus Quiz
Self-Evaluation
Setting Goals
Schedule and Chain of Command
Academic Honesty and Student Code of Conduct Assignment
Scavenger Hunt
Online Learning Quiz
Discussion Board
MyDC Email
D2L Email
Assignment Posting
Civility, Etiquette, and Netiquette Assignment
Time Track Assignment
Stress Assessment
Procrastination Assessment
Learning Styles Assessment
Multiple Intelligences Assessment
Using Styles and Intelligences Journal
Diversity Assignment
Career Research Project
Financial Aid and Personal Finance Assignment
Academic Plan
Campus Organization Group Project
Library Project
Letter to Future Student
Total Required Points
Points
5
5
10
10
10
15
25
10
75
5
5
5
5
25
50
20
20
25
25
25
25
100
25
100
25
25
25
700
Choice Assignments: Students may complete up to 300 points of choice assignments and may
earn up to an additional 50 points through the final exam for a total of 350 points in addition to
the 700 required points. For more information about the choice assignments, please see the
textbook. A calendar will be provided to students at the beginning of the semester that will
include when presentations will be held. However, not all events will be planned in advance of
the semester. It will be important for students to check their GaView course page and email to
keep up with the choice assignment dates.
Extra Credit
Because there are multiple opportunities for students to earn points in the class through the
choice assignments, no other extra credit opportunities will be provided.
Final Exam
Students may choose to take the final exam under the optional assignments for up to 50 points.
This exam will be given through D2L. The student must take the exam in the Reading Lab
during normal lab hours or through a proctored testing site. The exam is not required, but if the
student chooses to take the exam and lives at a distance, he/she will need to secure a proctor.
Students must notify their instructor within 10 calendar days before the first day of testing of
they wish to take the final exam to ensure that all proctor requirements are completed.
Grading
Assignments will be graded using the following rubric:
A
Work is submitted
on time, follows all
standards of the
assignment, shows
effort, has little to
no need for
revision, and is
complete.
B
Work is submitted
on time, is
complete, shows
effort, but needs
some revisions, and
follows only a
majority of the
standards of the
assignment.
C
Work is submitted
on time, but is not
complete, shows
little effort, needs
major revisions, or
follows only part of
the standards of the
assignment.
F
Work submitted is
unsatisfactory, is
less than halfway
complete, or is
submitted one to
three days after the
due date.
Grades will be determined using the following scale:
A = 900–1000 points
B = 800–899 points
C = 700–799 points
D = 600–699 points (does not count as a passing grade; course must be repeated)
F = 0–99 points (does not count as a passing grade; course must be repeated)
0
No work submitted.