ANNE ARUNDEL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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ACA 100-016 |
Fall, 2002 |
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Professor Maureen A. Sherer |
Office: DRGN 226 |
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Phone: 410 777-2261 |
Email: masherer@aacc.edu |
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FAX: 410-777-2525 |
Office Hours: ___________________________ |
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Webpage: www.aacc.edu/scimasherer |
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TEXTS:
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Becoming a Master Student, 9th ed. concise, Dave Ellis, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000. |
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AACC College Catalog. 2002-2003. |
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date |
Topic & Text Reference |
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Aug 28 |
Introduction, Time Management…Chap 2 (Ellis) |
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Sep 4 |
Effective Habits, Learning Styles…Chap 1 (Ellis) |
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Sep 11 |
AACC Policies, Procedures, Resources…(AACC Catalog) |
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Sep 18 |
Memory…Chap 3 (Ellis) |
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Sep 25 |
Reading…Chap 4 (Ellis) |
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Oct 2 |
Notes…Chap 5 (Ellis) |
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Oct 9 |
Study Techniques & Test Taking…Chap 6 (Ellis) |
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Oct 16 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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Oct 23 |
Critical Thinking, Writing, Information Retrieval…Chap 7 (Ellis) |
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Oct 30 |
Critical Thinking, etc - continued |
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Nov 6 |
Career Exploration, Education Planning…Chap 10 (Ellis) |
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Nov13 |
Career Exploration, etc - continued |
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Nov 20 |
Diversity, Ethics, Relationships, Conflict Resolution… Chap 8 (Ellis) |
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Nov 27 |
Life Management…Chap 9 (Ellis) |
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Dec 4 |
Review |
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Dec 11 |
FINAL EXAM |
GRADING:
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Attendance & Participation |
15% |
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Assignments |
45% |
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Midterm Exam |
20% |
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Final Exam |
20% |
A student with 90% of the points earns an “A”. To earn a “B”, a student must have 80-89%, and so on.
WITHDRAWAL: In order to receive a “W” for the course, a student must submit the appropriate form to the Records Office by November 18. If you stop attending class, but do not formally withdraw with the Records Office, be aware that you will receive a grade based on your earned points out of the total points for the course.
Please read the accompanying Academic Integrity and ADA information.