This document provides a course calendar for STUS 101 that spans 16 weeks. It outlines the weekly topics to be covered in class such as time management, goal setting, learning styles, note taking strategies, and test taking strategies. It also lists the weekly assignments and due dates, which involve discussion boards, journals, worksheets, and drafting sections for an e-portfolio. The calendar culminates in a final exam during the last week of the course.

1. STUS 101 (Tentative) Course Calendar
Week Available Text Class or Bb Assignments In-Class Activities MyStudentSuccessLab Due Date
(by 11:59 p.m., MT)
1 8/25 1
 Tuesday: Introduction Db (Bb)
 Thursday: Chapter 1: What is your Challenge?
Journal (Bb)
Orientation/Bb
Introductions
Pre-assessment Chapter 1 Objectives
N/A 8/31
2 9/1 1  Week 2 Motivation Journal (Bb) Motivation & Learning Style N/A 9/7
3 9/8 11  Test Taking Self-Assessment Worksheet Test Taking Strategies N/A 9/14
4 9/15 3
 Weekly Schedule draft
 Time Journal (4 days)
Time Management N/A 9/21
5 9/22 5
 Goal setting brainstorming
 Top 10 Goals & Push Goal
Goal Setting N/A 9/28
6 9/29 6
 Review e-portfolio
 Learning Style Assessment
Learning Style N/A 10/5
7 10/6 7
 Draft in-class notes, submitted in class by
Thursday
In-Class Note Taking
McCue Notebook
Cornell Notes
N/A 10/12
8 10/13 8
 Collect a ‘before’ version of your notes
 Do an ‘after’ version of your notes using
one of the styles we talked about in class
In-Class Note Taking
Practical
N/A 10/19
9
10/20 9
 SQ4R
 Thurs: Draft Weekly Calendar
 Thurs: Draft of top 10 for 2014, push goal,
& daily top 3 activities to reach goals
Mnemonics/Memory N/A 10/26
10
10/27 10  Tues: Draft of motivation reflection
Memory
5X5 Peer Review
Memory 11/2
11
11/3 4
 Tues: Draft of test taking strategies
reflection
 Tues: Draft of learning styles reflection
 CWI IT Survey
Khan Academy/IT Teamwork 11/9
12
11/10 12
 Tues: Draft in class notes (before & after)
 Thurs: Degree Plan
Practice Exam MySSL 11/16
13
11/17 13  Tues: Course progression Next Steps Majors/Careers and Resumes 11/23
Thanksgiving Break – No Class
14
12/1 2
 How to do Final Project:
Box & Weebly
Communication & Review 12/7
15
12/8 2
 Tue & Thurs: Review for Final
 XC: Final Portfolio Link into Db by 5/11
Communication & Review 12/14
16
12/15  Final Self-Assessment (MySSL) Final Exams Post-Assessment (Final Exam) 12/19