Why People DrinkEssay Preview: Why People DrinkReport this essayGEN 300Skills for Professional DevelopmentProgram CouncilThe Academic Program Councils for each college oversee the design and development of all University of Phoenix curricula. Council members include full-time and practitioner faculty members who have extensive experience in this discipline. Teams of full-time and practitioner faculty content experts are assembled under the direction of these Councils to create specific courses within the academic program.
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Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices.Course SyllabusCourse Title:Course Schedule:Course Location/Times/Newsgroup:BSIT5.03-28.BIT0535C-GEN300Required Text:Sabin, W. (2005). The Gregg reference manual: UOP Edition (w/passcode card) (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American psychological association (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Note: The Gregg Reference Manual and the APA Manual are program textbooks to be acquired at the beginning of the degree program to be used throughout the course of the degree program.
Bishop, J., Carter, C., Kravits, S., (2002). Keys to college studying. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Paul, R. and Elder, L., (2001), The Miniature guide for students on how to study and learn, The Foundation for Critical Thinking, Dillon Beach, CA.Paul, R. and Elder, L., (2003), The Miniature guide to understanding the foundations of ethical reasoning, The Foundation for Critical Thinking, Dillon Beach, CA.
Electronic Resources:Note: All required text materials can be found on the GEN/300 course page. The page can be accessed through the University of Phoenix Student and Faculty Website at
University library Electronic Reserve Readings, from University of Phoenix Library. Weekly Electronic Reserve Readings can be located on the resource page for this course.
Instructors Name:Telephone:517-796-8151UOP E-mail Address:[email protected] E-mail Address:[email protected]:Prefer email contact—if phone prefer 8am-Noon ESTWELCOME to five weeks of learning and very participative discussion about developing our Learning, Team, and Writing skills. As your course facilitator my goal is to move the study of Skills for Professional Development from a textbook observation of how things should be to an everyday real world use of effective learning techniques, team participation, and clear communication processes.
Our individual learning experiences are much more powerful when we participate fully. We each gain from the observations, perceptions, and workplace experiences of others. I look forward to expanding my understanding through your sharing and active participation.
More than anything our ability to succeed and grow depends upon our abilities to work with other individuals and groups toward common clearly understood goals.
Instructor Bio– Bio will be posted on the first day of class in the Main Class room – and is included at the end of this SyllabusCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course examines the skills necessary for successful critical thinking, teamwork, research, and communication. The course is designed to aid adult learners in acquiring and improving the core competencies that are necessary at the University of Phoenix. Students will examine their reasons for returning to school, and develop strategies for achieving educational goals in school, work, and personal settings. Students will also be introduced to the University library and learn how to access its resources successfully.
TOPICS AND OBJECTIVESAdult LearningIdentify personal reasons for returning to school.Recognize adult development and learning theory.Analyze and identify personal learning styles.Define an adult learners role and responsibility.Critical Thinking SkillsIdentify and apply critical thinking skills.Recognize ethical concepts.Personal ManagementAnalyze and identify time management skills.Analyze and identify stress management techniques.Analyze and identify useful study skills.Perform a realistic self-assessment and examine expectations.Presentation SkillsDemonstrate effective oral presentation skills.Demonstrate the appropriate use of visual aids.Examine strategies for team presentations.Utilize the peer review process to perfect presentation skills.Research
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[quote=Gee]Efforts were made to identify and address concerns about the students (i.e. my class). They were mostly people of color including black children that were in my class as well as students from the same neighborhood (black, Latino and white), and other students and teachers who were members of my class at a regular time of day [sic] and I have no relationship with those students. It would be inappropriate for me to discuss my experiences with those students directly at all.
[quote=Coffee & Cokes]I was told that coffee and soda were “considered to be part of the curriculum in the early phases of their learning and a more important part in the final grades”.
[quote=Coffee & cokes]I feel confident I am aware of the need to ensure that my students can learn if they have the opportunity so that I’m prepared to speak to their own expectations and to take that into consideration as part of what I’m doing.
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[quote=Coffee & Cocodipes]I would like to share this understanding that, as with any other class, my students feel that they are being taught by a teacher instead of a teacher representing them directly.
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Here are some examples of the way I feel that:
1. I feel that my students are being taught by a teacher whose job it is to inform and control the behavior of others.
2. I feel that I am being educated for the sake of my students’ progress.
3. We need to realize that this “educational tool” that I used was never going to be the sole purpose of this class.
4. My students are the wrong test for teaching in my class, because they have never read the curriculum.
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[quote=Frost]I love every type of education. My students are like that.
Here are some examples:
1. I am learning with more difficulty. I have developed good grades and an appreciation for the craft.
2. I am learning to listen. Because I can hear and listen to what my students are saying better than them.
3. My students are learning to make music together. I do everything that my students teach me. This makes me really happy.
[quote=Coffee & Coffee]I believe that my students are learning to hear and understand each other better than they do in my class.
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