COL 101 - Strengthening Navigational Skills

3 Credits

In this course, you’ll build connections with other students, faculty, and staff, and get to know resources and degree pathways at the college. Together, we’ll build strategies for effective learning, goal setting, and self-care for college. With a recognition of your own strengths and support systems, you’ll create plans for funding and your degree and career goals. You belong here at Highline.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day, Evening, Online
Fall Day, Evening
Winter Day, Evening, Online
Spring Day, Evening, Online

Designed to Serve This course is intended for students in their first 30 credits of college courses who have not taken a college success course yet.
Active Date 20230328T10:32:53

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 20
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Belonging to College: community and identity development, mindset and motivation, power and empowerment, assets and strengths
College navigation: technology tools, campus resources, clubs, programs and degrees, funding for college
Success strategies: study skills, note-taking, time management, stress management, social and emotional wellness
Information literacy: finding, evaluating, and using sources
Career exploration: career interest assessments, research on career fields and jobs

Student Learning Outcomes
Formulate and practice communication strategies to build connections with other students, faculty, and staff.

Demonstrate effective use of technology tools required for college success.

Identify and engage with campus resources, communities, programs, structures, and people who can support their success.

Articulate funding options for college that align with student's needs.

Devise a plan to effectively manage academic workload with time management, learning strategies, and social and emotional wellness.

Navigate, evaluate and demonstrate ethical use of library resources for information literacy assignments.

Develop academic planning goals based on Degree Pathway and career interest exploration.

Describe aspects of identity development and personal strengths for positive self-concept in college.