Syllabus

**Sample Syllabus**

  The University of Montana
Learning Strategies for Higher Education
Curriculum and Instruction 160

Instructors:
Tammy Freimund
TRiO Student Support Services
Emma B. Lommasson Center 178
Missoula, MT  59812
Phone: (406) 243-4880
Email:  tammy.freimund@mso.umt.edu
Web: www.umt.edu/triosss

Janet Zupan
TRiO Student Support Services
Emma B. Lommasson Center 177
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: (406) 243-4210
Email: janet.zupan@mso.umt.edu
Web: www.umt.edu/triosss

To make an appointment you can sign up on the scheduling board on my office door, or contact me by email or phone.

Course Description:
This course is designed to guide students in the development of skills needed to be successful in college. Because you are taking C&I 160, you are officially a member of TRIO Student Support Services: from now until you graduate, you are eligible to use all our services, including math tutoring, semester workshops, academic and supplemental advising, and various other programs that support and encourage your continued success in college.   C&I 160 is designed so that you can directly apply new learning strategies to work in all of your current classes. Our sessions revolve around discussion, lecture, individual and group projects and activities. Topics include time management, learning styles, note taking, exam preparation, memory techniques, and methods for more effectively using syllabi and textbooks. We’ll interact with other UM programs, as a way of helping you develop supportive campus networks. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to complete a focused project specific to your interests and study needs.

If you attend class, give energy to assessing your strengths and challenges as a student, and work through class requirements, you’ll walk away with good direction for living a more pleasant and effective student life, you’ll have new friends, and you’ll earn a good grade.

Required Textbook and Materials:
Pauk, Walter and Ross J. Q. Owens, How to Study in College, 9th Edition, 2008.

FAC pack (available with textbooks at UM bookstore).

Calendar: Bear Facts recommended (available in the UM bookstore).
Become familiar with the most current University of Montana Catalog online
Cornell notepaper—also called Law Margin paper (available in the UM bookstore)
Highlighter (provided in class)

• Bring your syllabus, FAC, Making Tracks assignment, and calendar to each class meeting

Grading:
Traditional A to F grading, with a +/- scale.

C&I 160 *Sample* COURSE SCHEDULE

Policies:

1. Eligible students with disabilitieswill receive appropriate accommodations when requested. Please provide a letter from your DSS Coordinator.  Early notification is the best assurance that accommodations can be provided in a timely way.   Extended test time requires 48 hours advance notice.
3. Electronic devices are prohibited in this class. Cell phones and pagers must be turned completely off. I-Pods or Blackberrys are not allowed during the class hour. Texting is prohibited at any time during class.
5. Late submissions are discouraged.  A standard policy of subtracting 10% per weekday past the due date will be applied. You should make immediate contact with me, along with all your professors and instructors, whenever problems or difficulties arise.
7. Regular attendance is essential to earning a good grade in this class. Your grade is based upon the points you earn during the semester.  If you miss an in-class activity, you cannot make it up. If you miss a scheduled exam, you have the opportunity to make it up within 24 hours, but for half points.
9. A passing grade of C- or above is required for continued participation in the TRIO Student Support Services program. If you receive a grade below C- in this class, you are invited to retake the course if you wish to continue with our program and use our services.
11. All course activities are governed by the Student Conduct Code, which embodies the ideals of academic honesty, integrity, human rights, and responsible citizenship. All students must practice academic honesty.  Academic misconduct is subject to an academic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University. All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code.  The Code is available for review online http://www.umt.edu/SA/VPSA/index.cfm/page/1321.
13. University policy now requires that all correspondence between faculty and students be conducted using official UM email addresses only.