Offers a complete orientation to the university, including academic concerns, personal - social concerns, and career information and planning. Values clarification, on-site job exploration, guest speakers, self scored interest test, and job search skills are covered. Course helps students to consider their options, and make effective career plans. This course offers students the opportunity to practice various styles of communications and human relations theories. Focuses include self-disclosure, values clarification, cultural awareness and listening techniques.
Emphasis is placed on advanced reading skills such as critical reading and comprehension.
Materials for practice will consist of long excerpts from text books that are used across the curriculum. Two class hours and one lab hour required.