WARRINGTON WELCOME FIRST YEAR FLORIDA SLS 1102: Section 7821 FALL 2013 INSTRUCTORS: Faculty Member: Jaime Little, M.Ed. Email: Jaime.little@warrington.ufl.edu Office hours/location: Thursdays 3pm 4pm Or by appointment (call my office receptionist for appointment) PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME TO SCHEDULE, CALL OR STOP BY OUR RECPETIONISTS DESK!) Bryan 233, 352-273-0165 Peer Leader: Kelsey Loftin Email: kelsey16406@yahoo.com Office hours/location: by appointment, please email me at least 2 days in advance to schedule CLASS MEETING: Mondays, Periods 4 (10:40 11:30); Bryan Hall, Room 232 TEXTS (strongly recommended) Nist-Olejnik, S.L. & Holschuh, J.P. (2013). College success strategies: Gator first-year experience SLS 1102, 2013-2014. Boston, MA: Pearson, Inc. Kaguri and Linville. (2011). A School for my Village. New York: Penguin Group. (Provided to you at Preview.) COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to assist your transition into the University of Florida Heavener School of Business. The Warrington Welcome First-Year Florida program will emphasize the development of academic and personal skills supporting success in the Warrington College of Business Administration, as well as familiarize you with campus resources. Active participation in learning, including openly discussing student issues, will help you make the most of this experience. COURSE OBJECTIVES Warrington Welcome First-Year Florida connects students to key resources at the University of Florida: a faculty/staff member who is committed to first-year student success; an undergraduate peer leader who is experienced in the challenges of making a successful transition from high
school to college; and your peers. Specific objectives for students include the development of 1) skills for academic and personal success, 2) an appreciation for and commitment to being a part of a diverse learning community, 3) the personal, social, emotional, and intellectual skills necessary for involvement in leadership and service throughout the student s career in the university community, and 4) acclimation to the Warrington College of Business and connection with the College and its specific available resources. In WW, you will develop and implement a personal strategic plan that will help you reach your goals of earning a degree and launching a successful career. Your strategic plan will involve the following steps: 1) assessment, 2) exploration, and 3) experimentation. ACADEMIC HONOR SYSTEM The Honor Code: We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Pledge: On all work submitted for credit by students of the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment." Please note that violations of this Academic Honor System will not be tolerated. Specifically, I will rigorously pursue incidents of plagiarism of any type or incidents of academic dishonesty. Before submitting any work for this class, please read the policies about academic honesty at http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/, and ask the instructors to clarify any of its expectations that you do not understand. ADA STATEMENT The University of Florida provides high-quality services to students with disabilities, and we encourage you to take advantage of them. Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should 1) Register with and provide documentation to Disability Resources (392-8565), and 2) Bring a letter to the instructor from this office indicating that you need academic accommodations. Please do this as soon as possible, preferably within the first week of class. GATORLINK E-MAIL Students in WW are required to have and use their GatorLink account for ALL UF related e-mail functions. Official university communications are sent to students at this email address. As a precaution, do not forward your GatorLink account to another email account as this may result in important emails being bounced or rejected and you will never receive them. Please visit www.gatorlink.ufl.edu to obtain your account and for additional information. CIVILITY Mature and respectful behavior is expected in this classroom when dealing with instructors and other students. Side conversations, sleeping, and reading other course material, (or the Alligator, etc. are not appropriate and may result in the student losing attendance credit for that day.) Cell phones and pagers are NOT welcome in this classroom; please turn them off and put them away prior to the start of each class. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Laptops and other electronic devices should be used with discretion and only as permitted by the instructor for work directly related to the class session. Emailing, accessing the internet, and working on matters unrelated to the work at hand are inappropriate behaviors because they are disrespectful and distracting to the class and to the instructor. In the rare but urgent situation, the student should advise the instructor in advance of a pending phone call or message. ***Turn off your cell phone before class begins*** 2
GRADING/EVALUATION METHODS OF SUCCESSFUL LEARNING More important than earning a grade in this course is actually learning something. You will find this to be true of all your college courses. Getting the most out of this course will require a time commitment of two to three hours outside of class per week. Many of the written assignments in this course ask students to reflect on their college experiences or expectations, and students benefit from devoting time to these assignments. Students also benefit from being active participants in classroom discussions and activities. Grades will be based on the scale below with a total of 100 points possible. For information on grade points toward the calculation of your GPA, please see the following website: https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx. A 95 100 pts. C+ 77 79.99 pts. A- 90 94.99 pts. C 74 76.99 pts. B+ 87 89.99 pts. C- 70 73.99 pts. B 84 86.99 pts. D 60 69.99 pts. B- 80 83.99 pts. E 00 69.99 pts. ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN TO EARN A GRADE OF B or BETTER, REGARDLESS OF POINTS EARNED! Attendance & Participation Assignments (5) 30 2 pts per class meeting (13 total) 4 points earned for extra effort/participation) 25 5 pts per assignment Group Presentation 15 Resume 15 (5pts for 1 st draft/10pts final draft) Community Service 15 (10 pts participation/5 points reaction paper) ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION (30 POINTS) Students are expected to be punctual in class attendance and remain in the classroom for the entire class session, as they would in any business appointment, unless an urgent need arises or prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Two tardy attendances (5 minutes late or more) will result in one absence. Students are expected to arrive for class prepared to meet classroom obligations and to devote full attention and commitment to the work of that class. Classroom discussion is an important part of the pedagogy of this course. Students in Warrington Welcome should be fully prepared to engage in class discussion, and they should use the opportunity to develop positive and professional communication skills. This includes according respect for differing perspectives and contributions to discussion, as well as building on the base for discussion laid by student colleagues and the instructor. Excused absences include: Religious Holidays: Religious holidays are always excused; however, please notify the instructors, in writing, within the first two weeks of class so that appropriate accommodations may be made. Medical Emergencies: Medical emergencies are excused with appropriate documentation from a health care provider. Family Emergencies: These emergencies are only excused with written documentation. 3
ASSIGNMENTS (25 POINTS) Assignments must be turned in to the instructor(s) either during class as a hard copy or via the Sakai website prior to class as a Microsoft Word Document or pdf. Assignments should have the assignment name and student name at the top (within the document), and use Times New Roman 12 pt. font, one and a half inch spacing, and 1 inch margins. With the exception of assignments which are due during the class period as a hard copy, all assignments should be submitted online as an attachment by 10:40 AM on the due date. Assignments submitted after this time will be considered late. LATE ASSIGNMENTS will automatically have 1/2 a point deducted. Each assignment should be named as follows lastname_assignmentname.doc (e.g., Little_resume.doc ). Points will be deducted from assignments for not following directions as specified in the assignments. Detailed instructions for each assignment can be found on the Sakai course website. The five (5) assignments are as follows (in order of due date): StrenghsQuest, Resume, Personal Branding, Degree Audit Activity, Wandering Strategy and Journal (a series of 10 journal topics). Assignment 1 StrengthsQuest a code that is specific to you will be emailed on Wednesday for you to complete the assessment. Assignment 2 Personal Branding handout and activity to create your personal mission Assignment 3 Degree Audit Activity will be done in class on September 23 rd Assignment 4 Wandering Strategies Due December 2 nd h in class as a poster session mini-presentation Assignment 5 Journal (10 entries minimum) and presentation of these journals (there will be a midpoint check to ensure you are working on this assignment during the semester.) ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE EXPLAINED WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON OUR COURSE SAKAI SITE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GROUP PRESENTATION (15 POINTS) ETHICS COMPETITION Working in the context of groups and teams is an important managerial skill that is fostered in business programs. Students should treat their responsibilities to team appointments and team work as they would treat professional business obligations. Learning in the context of groups and teams also involves academic integrity. Team members are jointly responsible for the academic honesty and integrity of team work. They are obliged to participate in the work and learning process of the team so that they do not take academic credit for projects and assignments to which they have not made a fair and proportionate contribution. Students will be divided into five groups during the first class period. ENACTUS (a business student organization) will visit our class and present a Case Study on Ethics. You and your teammates will create a presentation based on ethical decision-making and present it to a panel of independent judges. The case will be released in class on October 7 th and the finals of the competition will take place on October 29th FROM 5:00pm-9:00pm (You may only need to be present for a portion of this time.) COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT (15 POINTS) Students are expected to participate in the class service project and reflect on their experience. You will submit a 1-page paper detailing this experience. Detailed instructions for the service project reflection paper can be found on the Sakai course website. READINGS COLLEGE SUCCESS STRATEGIES - It is recommended that you read the whole College Success Strategies text as it contains many topics that we will not cover in Warrington Welcome, but may be valuable to you during your college experience. This book is a GREAT resource to utilize like a phonebook for UF places to go and offices to visit about any issues/concerns/etc. Use it as a quick reference guide for your time at UF! 4
COURSE OUTLINE DATE TOPICS ASSIGNMENTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS DUE AUG 26 INTRODUCTIONS & COURSE OBJECTIVES STRENGTHS QUEST INTRODUCTION HW1: STRENGTHS THEME REPORT JOURNAL 1 SEPT 2 NO CLASS! HOLIDAY, BE SURE TO DO STRENGTHSQUEST AND BRING TO CLASS ON SEPT 9TH SEPT 9 STRENGTHS QUEST ACTIVITY BRING LAPTOP TO CLASS!!!!! HW1 STRENGTHS THEME REPORT- BRING TO CLASS SEPT 16 PERSONAL BRANDING /ACTIVITY JOURNAL 2 SEPT 23 DISCUSSION ON MAJORS ACADEMICS/DEGREE AUDITS (ACTIVITY) BRING LAPTOP TO CLASS!!!!! JOURNAL 3 HW2 PERSONAL BRANDING SEPT 30 RESUMES Resume HW3 DEGREE AUDIT HANDOUT OCT 7 ENACTUS PRESENTS: ETHICS PREPARE TO DRESS BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL (OR AT LEAST BUSINESS CAUAL) JOURNAL 4 OCT 12 SERVICE PROJECT at The Atrium Retirement Community Center Crafts, Cookies, and Conversations HW: SERVICE PROJECT REFLECTION OCT 14 INVOLVEMENT/LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION & PANEL JOURNAL 5 5
OCT 21 IN CLASS PRESENTATIONS FOR CASE STUDY COMPETITION JOURNAL 6 ETHICS CASE IN CLASS MIDPOINT CHECK OF JOURNAL (FIRST 5 JOURNALS COMPLETE) OCT 28 RESUME ACTIVITY (PEER CRITIQUE) JOURNAL 7 RESUME 1 ST DRAFT OCT 29 ENACTUS ETHICS CASE STUDY COMPETITON FINALS 5:00-9:00PM IN BRYAN 232 CASE STUDY ONLY FOR TEAM IN FINALS NOV 4 STUDY ABROAD PRESENTATION JOURNAL 8 SERVICE REFLECTION DUE ON SAKAI AS UPLOADED DOCUMENT NOV 11 NO CLASS! HOLIDAY NOV 18 TIME & FINANCIAL MNGMNT, STUDY SKILLS, HEALTH & WELLNESS JOURNAL 9 FINAL RESUME DUE ON SAKAI AS UPLOADED DOCUMENT NOV 25 WANDERING STRATEGIES JOURNAL 10 DEC 2 WANDERING STRATEGY POSTER SESSION JOURNAL REFLECTION SHARING PRESENTATIONS WRAP-UP & EVALUATIONS HW4 WANDERING STRATEGY HW 5 JOURNAL WITH ALL 10 ENTRIES DUE 6
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