Developing the best possible library-use skills to find information, develop ideas and discover new interests and perspectives. Cultivating a broad sense of career possibilities and real-life applications for ideas that originate in classroom and academic work. Refining a personal approach to time management and stress management in order to set goals, clarify values, establish priorities and deal with pressures, deadlines, surprises, demands and multiple roles. Establishing an effective plan for learning outside the classroom, so that the UNCA experience will be the beginning of a lifelong work in progress. Attendance of class is required.
Classes meet once each week.
The student's course grade will be reduced by one letter grade for each class period missed, beyond one . Excused absences must be documented. Purchase both books at the UNCA Bookstore. It is expected that each student will understand what constitutes academic dishonesty . If you require special assistance or accommodation because you have a diagnosed or undiagnosed learning need, you must advise the instructors of your learning needs sometime in the first two weeks of the class.