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COUN 110 College Success Skills
Section Numbers 50208 (This class meets 6/23-8/4)
Catalog Description:

Provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to reach their educational objectives. Topics covered include motivation and self-discipline, memory techniques, time management, communication and relationship skills, career planning, critical thinking and personal issues. This course will include an understanding of diversity and socioeconomic differences from a historical and modern day perspective. This course is recommended for new and re-entry students. CSU; Closed Captioned

Instructor:

Ken Burns

Class Meetings:

This class does not have an on-campus orientation.

Broadcast Days and Times:

Times and days for Cox Cable North -Channel 16 and TimeWarner Cable CH 16
Sunday 9:30 pm-Midnight OR Monday – Friday 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm OR Friday 2:30 am – 5:00 am

Viewing Options

If this course does not air in your area or you don’t have cable you have two options. The first option is you can check out video tapes from the Learning Resource Center on the San Marcos Main Campus Library or the Escondido, Fallbrook, Ramona or Mt Carmel Education centers. The second option is watching the lessons online. All of our classes are video streamed and available for viewing on the course’s Blackboard website (see below about Blackboard log in instructions).

Class Outline

Course materials are available the Friday prior to when classes begin. Access your course outline, assignments, handouts and announcements, as well as view video lessons in Blackboard. Log in Blackboard instructions:

USERNAME: STUDENT ID Number
PASSWORD: Palomar eServices Password

To log in go to: http://www.palomar.edu/pconline/

Textbook and Other Required Materials:

All You Really Need To Know, 3rd Edition, Dr. Ken Burns, Publisher Kendall/Hunt

Video Lesson Descriptions:
UNIT ONE: READINESS TO LEARN
Chapter One: The Beginning
    Video Lesson 1: "You Have To Begin Somewhere"
  • A Course Introduction; Success; Your Definition of Success (Exercise 1.1)
  • Motivation; Your Motivation (Exercise 1.2)


    • Video Lesson 2: "Getting Connected To Distance Learning"
  • A Short Discourse on Distance Learning; Is Distance Learning for Me


    • Video Lesson 3: "Motivation And Distance Learning"
  • Differences between Distance Learning and Traditional: Time Constraints,
  • Cost Concerns, Priorities, "Spirit Crushers" Solutions: Your own motivational
  • system, a support system Communications: The PLAN, Communicate
  • success, celebrate the victories Turn failures into learning experiences;
  • Who's Responsible?
Chapter Two: Choosing Your Goals
    Video Lesson 4: "If You Don't Know Where You Are Going….Any Road Will Do."
  • Developing your own "Goal System"; Long Range Goals Lead to Short
  • Term Goals; A Short Term Goal Exercise (Exercise 2.1)

    Video Lesson 5: "There Is No Try…Only Do"
  • Becoming the Best you Can Be; Education as a Goal Process; Another
  • Way of Looking at the Same Thing; The Process That Leads to Success;
  • The Lifeline Exercise (Exercise 2.2)
UNIT TWO: THE TOOLS OF LEARNING
Chapter Three: Time Management
    Video Lesson 6: "It's About Time"
  • Misconceptions About Time; The Time Check Matrix (Exercise 3.1)

    Video Lesson 7: "You Can Never Say, 'I Didn't Have Time For That"
  • Summary on Time, "To Do" Lists, Daily and Weekly Planners; Students
  • Weekly Schedule, Long Term Calendars; The Pert Chart Method,
  • Procrastination
Chapter Four: The Art of Studying Smarter
    Video Lesson 8: "Just Study Smarter"
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Studying Smarter; Characteristics of Successful
  • Students; Tried and True Ideas on Study Techniques; Choices and
  • Affirmation of Successful Students

    • Video Lesson 9: "The Guaranteed Way To Study For An Exam"
  • The Technique, The Process, The Next Step; The Study Group,
  • Study Buddies, The Myth of Self-Reliance

    • Video Lesson 10: "Concentration: Getting The Most From The Moment"
  • Concentration in Action

    • Video Lesson 11: "Using The Tools In Distance Learning"
  • Critical Time Management; Taking Charge of Time, Prioritize Now;
  • Nuts and Bolts to Success; You and Your Friends, Study Groups; Effective
  • Counter Strategies; Concentration - the Hidden tool; TV Study Techniques
UNIT THREE: THE SKILLS OF LEARNING
Chapter Five: Reading Skills
    Video Lesson 12: "I Think I read It Somewhere"
  • Reading - the Key to Learning; "How Should I Tackle This?";
  • Is There a "Best" Style of Reading?

    Video Lesson 13: "There Is Reading - And Then There Is "Reading"
  • Skimming and Scanning; When Reading Gets Tough;
  • High-Lighting and Margin Marking
Chapter Six: Note-Taking Skills
    Video Lesson 14: "I'll Make A Note Of That"
  • Some Reasons for Note Taking Lecture Notes,
  • Recording: The Cornell Method; Cornell Plus One

    • Video Lesson 15: "Review, Review And Review Again"
Chapter Seven: Memory Skills
    Video Lesson 16: "You Must Remember This"

    Video Lesson 17: "It's Not A Trick…It Really Works"
  • Mnemonics, A Few Examples, Limitations of Mnemonics
Chapter Eight: Test Taking Skills
    Video Lesson 18: "Why Do We Have To Be Tested?"
  • Tests in General, Kinds of Tests; Design and Conquer

    Video Lesson 19: "Is This Going To Be On The Test?"
  • Test Preparation; The "Excellent Test Preparation System;
  • The Folly of "Cramming

  • Video Lesson 20: "Essay Tests And Educated Guessing"
  • Studying for an Essay Exam; Handling the Essay Question,
  • Operational Words; True and False Questions, Watch the Modifiers;
  • Multiple Choice Questions

    Video Lesson 21: "Sweating Out Test Anxiety"
  • Test Anxiety Relief; Construct a Positive Visualization

    Video Lesson 22: "Skills And Distance Learning"
  • Reading Challenges; Note Taking for Distance Learning;
  • Memorization for Long and Short Term Results; Testing is a Science
Chapter Nine: The Art of becoming 100% Responsible
    Video Lesson 23: "Responsibility"
Chapter Ten: Health Issues
    Video Lesson 24: "I Was Sick"
  • Health in General, Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest

    Video Lesson 25: "This Whole Thing Stresses Me Out"
  • Understanding and Handling Stress; The "Saber Tooth Tiger" Syndrome;
  • Techniques for Evoking the Relaxation Response

    Video Lesson 26: "I Just Have To…"
  • Addictions, Compulsions and other Problem Areas;
  • Drug Abuse, Alcohol, Nicotine
Chapter Eleven: Student Affairs
    Video Lesson 27: "Can Anyone Lend Me A Few Bucks Till Monday"
  • Financial Matters, Financial Aid- What is it?; What is Education Worth?

    Video Lesson 28: "I Made A Career Out Of Going To School"
  • Career Planning

    Video Lesson 29: "I Didn't Know They Had That Here"
  • College and University Resources; Clubs and Activities;
  • Performance Activities; Student Government
A POSTSCRIPT "QUO VADIS"
    Video Lesson 30: "A Beginning - Not An Ending"
  • A Course Synopsis; The Last Lecture; "Whether Goest Thou?"

 

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