For orientation, complete the following:

Read the Course Syllabus
Read the course syllabus by clicking on the Syllabus button on the course menu to the left of your screen.

Explore the Course
Click on each of the buttons on the course menu to the left of your screen to familiarize yourself with all components of this course. 

Take the Orientation Quiz on the Course Syllabus and Course Menu (10 points)
To take this quiz, click on the Quizzes button on the left of your screen.  Click on orientation quiz.  You get 3 attempts to get this quiz done correctly.  For future quizzes, you only have one attempt. 

Purchase Your Etext, CollegeScope
Instead of purchasing a printed text, there is a fee of $50 to access your online e-text.  The first time you log into http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/cuyamaca, click on the "Register Here" button. You will use your e-mail address as your login ID and you will be asked to create a password for your CollegeScope account. Make sure to write down your e-mail address and password that you create so that you can log in to your e-text each week.  After you have created your account, log in with your e-mail address and the password that you created.

Complete the Assessments to begin your etext (70 points)
Your etext is personalized for you based on your personality type and learning style.  It is important to do this step carefully to get the best results from your e-text. 

The first thing you will do is take a Content Survey of all the topics in the text.  Then you will complete the assessment of your personality and learning style. To get the most value from your e-text, it is important that you complete these assessments in a careful and honest way. On these assessments, there are no answers that are better than others. We all have different personality types and learning styles and every type has strengths that can be used to be successful in college and in choosing a career. Do not answer the questions the way you think an ideal person would answer them.  It is important to answer the questions honestly in the way that describes you the best. The assessment is easy, but long.  Pick a time when you are not tired and have plenty of time. If you get tired during the assessment, take a break or come back to it later (you can save where you left off).  After you have finished the assessments, go to My Portfolio where you can see the results of your Content Survey. Read "My DWYA Report" and "My PEPS Report" for an interesting description of your personality and learning style.  You will be using these reports in future chapters throughout this course.  If you have any trouble with CollegeScope, send me an email or email their support desk at:  support@humanesources.com

Introduce Yourself on the Discussion Board (15 points)
Click on the Discussion Board button to the left of your screen and click on Introductions.  Read my introduction and then introduce yourself.  You get 10 points for introducing yourself and 5 points for a meaningful reply to another student.  You can get 5 extra credit points for attaching a photo.

http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/cuyamaca

Use your login and password to go to My Portfolio.  Go to "Start College & Career Success."  Click on Chapter 1, Understanding Motivation.  While reading the chapter, complete the quizzes and online journals.  I have access to your portfolio and read your work and post your grades on Blackboard.  Note that you must complete the quizzes and journals to progress in the program.  Once you go to the next page, your work is saved and you cannot change it. 

The online journals are a way to increase your reading comprehension and to personally interact with the text and think about how you can apply the material to enhance your personal success.  Generally each journal entry should be a thoughtful paragraph rather than a phrase or sentence for the answer.  The quizzes are designed to help with reading comprehension.  I give you full credit for the quizzes if you score 80% or higher.  You will receive 10 points for the journal entries and 10 points for the quizzes and activities within the chapter. 

Quiz 1: Understanding Motivation (10 points)
Go to Blackboard and click on Quizzes.  Click on Quiz 1.  This is a 10 minute timed quiz. 

Discussion 1: Motivation
Go to Blackboard and click on Discussion Board.  Click on Discussion 1: Motivation and add your discussion.  You get 10 points for your discussion and 5 points for a meaningful response to another student.

Assignment: How to Change a Habit
Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments.  Begin work on How to Change a Habit.  This assignments involves keeping a 10 day log of a behavior you would like to change.  This assignment is due March 21.    

Quiz 2 (10 points)

Discussion 2 (15 points)

How to Change a Habit Assignment due next week on March 21 (20 points)
Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments.  This assignment involves keeping a 10 day log of a behavior you would like to change. 

Begin working on your personality paper due March 28.  This is a major assignment worth 100 points.  Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments for a simple form which will guide your writing of this project and some samples of outstanding projects completed by other students.  This assignment is about your personality and should be very meaningful to you.  Use the material in Chapter 2 and your Do What Your Are personality assessment to complete this project. 

Quiz 3 (10 points)

Discussion 3 (15 points)

Complete Assignment: How to Change a Habit (20 points)
Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments for information about the project and the form needed to complete it.  Upload your assignment in the Assignment section of Blackboard. 

Continue working on your personality paper due next week on March 28. This is a major assignment worth 100 points. 

Quiz 4 (10 points)

Discussion 4 (15 points)

Complete Assignment: Personality Paper (100 Points)
This is a major assignment, so do your best work on it.  Get it in this week and earn 10 extra credit points.  Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments for a simple form which will guide your writing of this project and some samples of outstanding projects completed by other students.  This assignment is about your personality and should be very meaningful to you.  Use the material in Chapter 2 and your Do What Your Are personality assessment to complete this project. 

Quiz 5 (10 points)

Discussion 5 (15 points)

Extra Credit Card Trick due April 11 (10 extra credit points-no late assignments accepted)  

Complete Assignment: CHOICES Career Interest Assessment (40 points)
Go to Blackboard and click on Assignments for information on how to complete this assignment.  Upload your assignment on Blackboard. 

Note that 2 Chapters are Due This Week

CollegeScope Chapter 6: Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking (20 points)

Quiz 6 (10 points)

Discussion 6 (15 points)

Quiz 7 (10 points)

Discussion 7 (15 points)

Begin working on Educational Plan Assignment due May 9
You will need a Counseling appointment for this plan.
For this assignment, make an appointment with an educational counselor to discuss your courses for next semester. 
 

Quiz 8 (10 points)

Discussion 8 (15 points)

CollegeScope Chapter 9: Planning Your Career and Education (20 points)

Quiz 9 (10 points)

Discussion 9 (15 points)

Begin working on Educational Plan Assignment due May 9
You will need a Counseling appointment for this plan.
For this assignment, make an appointment with an educational counselor to discuss your courses for next semester. 

Begin working on Career Research Assignment due May 16.  Click on Assignments on the course menu for details. 

Quiz 10 (10 points)

Discussion 10 (15 points)

CollegeScope Chapter 11: Thinking Critically and Creatively (20 points)

Quiz 11 (10 points)

Discussion 11 (15 points)

Begin working on Educational Plan Assignment due May 9
You will need a Counseling appointment for this plan.
For this assignment, make an appointment with an educational counselor to discuss your courses for next semester. 

Begin working on Career Research Assignment due May 16

Quiz 12 (10 points)

Discussion 12 (15 points)

Complete Assignment:  Health Improvement (25 points)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
My Pyramid
Life Expectancy Calculator

Complete Assignment: Educational Plan Due May 9 (25 points)
For this assignment, make an appointment with an educational counselor to discuss your courses for next semester.  Upload your assignment on Blackboard.

Begin working on Career Research Assignment due May 16

Quiz 13 (10 points)

Discussion 13 (15 points)

Complete Assignment: Career Research (45 points)
Click on Assignments on the course menu for details.

CollegeScope Chapter 14: Looking Toward the Future (20 points)

Quiz 14 (10 points)

Discussion 14 (15 points)

Complete Assignment: Course Evaluation (20 points)
This is not a final exam.  It is telling me what you like about the class and suggestions for improvement.  You get 20 points for completing this assignment.  It is not graded based on your comments. 

There is no final exam in this class.  This is the last week of school.  All assignments are due by May 23.    No late assignments can be accepted after this date.