• Welcome and Introductions
• Course Goals and Objectives
• Course Requirements
• Required Text and Materials
• Grading
• What is "Higher Education?"

CAL STATE LA

• Organization
• Degree Programs and Requirements
• Majors, Minors, Certificates
• Degree Components: General Education, Major, and Elective Requirements
• Identification of Personal and Higher Educational Goals

• Getting the most out of your College Instructors
• Survival Skills
• Good Teaching/Good Learning -- Bad Teaching/Bad Learning Continuum
• Planning
• Learning Styles
• Take the " Learning Style Survey for College" written by Catherine Jester Learning Disability Specialist, Diablo Valley College.
• Learning to Learn
• Effective Study Skills
• Time Management/Study Skills
• Creating An Academic Plan (set a meeting with your Dept/School academic advisor and present your four-year plan to your HHS 101 istructor)

Section 01 -- Mon., 4:20-6:00 PM -- 15A)

• Week IV -- Supplement to lecture by Cal State LA's Student Health Center Staff: Physical Activity and Exercise for Health

• Body Mass Index (BMI) Criterion Table

• Core Information Competencies for Cal State LA Graduates
• Computer Technology: Literacy and Usage: 9-12
• Electronic Communications
• Accessing and Using Content
• "Why we need to evaluate what we find on the Internet?" by D. Scott Brandt, Professor, Purdue University Libraries.
• ESSENTIAL MICROSOFT OFFICE XP -- Tutorials for Teachers. The site contains a set of tutorials to help pre-service and in-service teachers learn the suite of applications included in Microsoft Office XP.
• HTML Basics -- 101 (www.usd.edu/trio/tut/html/index.shtml)
• HTML Basics -- NC State University (www.ncsu.edu/it/edu/html_trng/html_basics.html)

• Writing basics 1st & 2nd stages
• Pre-writing, outlining, & drafts
• Revising and editing 3rd stage
• Proofreading 4th stage
• Transitional Words & Phrases
• Commas & Modifiers
• APA (American Psychological Association) Style
• Electronic References
• APA Style Referencing Examples
• For help with one or two quick citations try NoodleBib Express by Noodle Tools [www.noodletools.com].
• Writing Lab Reports & Scientific Papers

Preparing for Tests

• General Test Preparation
• Anticipating Test Content
• Review tools for tests
• Coping with Test Anxiety
• Organizing for Tests
• Cramming
• Emergency test preparation

Taking Tests

• Tips for Better Test Taking
• True/False Tests
• Multiple Choice Tests
• Short Answer Tests
• Open book Exams
• Preparing for, and taking, Oral Exams
• The Essay Exam
• Terms or directives

Classroom Participation
• Preparing for Classroom Learning
• Influencing Teachers
• Taking Notes in Lectures
• Guided Notes
• Paying attention in the classroom
• Classroom discussions & participation

Learning with others

• Cooperative & Collaborative Learning
• Active Listening
• Organizing & Working on, Group Projects
• Tutoring
• Cooperative Conflict Resolution
• Peer mediation

• Culture, gender, age, and disability issues

• What have I leaned?
• How is it going to help me?
• What am I going to do next?

• Final Examinations Week: -- Rooms and Dates TBA)