GNBS 100 Essential Soft Skills
1st section: (CRN 33666 ) Class Duration: 1/18 - 2/27/22
2nd section: (CRN 33667 ) Class Duration: 2/28 - 4/17/22
3rd section: (CRN 34228 ) Class Duration: 4/18 - 5/25/22
1 Unit, remote Instruction (no on-campus meetings required). Canvas Login
Instructor: Allen Fung.
Canvas Inbox (preferred). Reponse time within 48 hours M-F.
Email: afung@ccsf.edu
Office Hours: By appointment on Canvas or Pronto
Course Website: (https://sites.google.com/mail.ccsf.edu/afung/)
Students will learn effective communication, problem solving and decision making, positive attitude and taking initiative, teamwork and collaboration. All of these are essential skills for business.
Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
Apply professional workforce protocols in communication and behavior in a business environment.
Apply a range of professional skills to solve workplace issues.
Collaborate effectively in teams.
Keys to Online Student Success?
Please read and follow written directions carefully. Assignments must be completed each week. This is NOT a self-paced class. Proper time management is essential to completing the assignments. Please schedule regular sessions each week to complete your homework assignments. Most students need approximately 9 hours per week to complete all the exercises.
Requirements for this Course:
By: Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Copyright: 2018
One of the textbook options listed below
ISBN 978-1-63126-826-7 (Printed Text $44.00 (Printed Text) or
ISBN 978-1-63126-982-0 (Online Textbook - printed access key code packet)
Online Text, 1yr. Individual Subscription (Instant Access) 978-1-63126-981-3 $26.64
You may purchase this package at the
1. CCSF bookstore or by
2. Ordering directly from the G-W Publisher (https://www.g-w.com/soft-skills-for-the-workplace-2018)
II) Internet Access is required to participate in this remote access course.
Claim RAM ID and Login to Canvas: Student Guide
Login to Canvas: https://ccsf.instructure.com
Canvas Support
CCSF Online Course Support Center
CCSF Help Desk 415-239-3711
Canvas Support Hotline (844) 592-2198
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Tips for Success in Online Classes
Students will access lessons for this course through Canvas. Assignments must be turned in on by the assigned date. No late assignments are accepted.
Keys to remote Learning Student Success?
Please read and follow written directions carefully. Assignments must be completed each week. This is NOT a self-paced class. Proper time management is essential to completing the assignments. Schedule regular sessions each week to complete your homework assignments. Most students need approximately 9 hours per week to complete all the assignments.
Requirements for this Course: The course exercises are performed in a Windows or Macintosh environment. Students will need to operate effectively in between the PC and online Canvas environments. File Management skills (Open, Save, Upload, Download Files) are necessary.
Students who need academic accommodations should request them from the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 on the Ocean Campus. Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TTY).
DSPS is the campus office responsible for verifying disability-related need for academic accommodations, assessing that need, and for planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements.
Computer Labs at CCSF – All Labs are closed Until Further Notice
Students enrolled in Business Department courses may use the Business Department Computer Lab located in Cloud 111. Lab hours are posted outside room 111. The lab is a free, non-credit course (COMP 9000) that you must register in to use the lab. Registration forms are available in the lab. Students may also use the Academic Computer Lab in the Rosenberg Library. Visit the Learning Assistance Center (R207) for information and lab hours. (For more information, visit The Learning Assistance Center (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. website.)
CCSF Rules of Student Conduct
Item # 3: Academic or intellectual dishonesty, such as cheating or plagiarism
Cheating is defined as taking an examination or performing an assigned, evaluated task in a dishonest way, such as by having improper access to answers. Plagiarism is defined as the unauthorized use of the language and thought of another author and representing them as your own.
All work submitted in this class must be your own work. For the consequences of academic dishonesty, refer to the CCSF Rules of Student Conduct.
Evaluation and Grading
Your final grade will be based on the completion of lessons, activities, exercises, quizzes and exams. These factors comprise 95% of your grade. Class participation make up the final 5% of your grade. Each task has a visible score assigned. The student’s grade is the result of the total points accumulated at the end of the course. No late assignments are accepted.
Grading scale:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 0- 59%
Pass (P) / No Pass (NP) Option
This class may be taken on a Pass/No Pass or on a letter grade basis. In order to take the class on a Pass/No Pass basis, you must file a petition with the Office of Admissions and Records no later than the deadline date established in the Calendar of Instruction. (See CCSF Course Schedule for this date.) Students may also select "Pass/No Pass" grading option on-line through webSTARS at http://www.ccsf.edu. You must receive a C grade or higher in order to receive a P (Pass); lower grades will receive an NP (No Pass). P/NP grading is not counted in the student’s grade point average.
NOTE: Although City College does not limit the number of units a student may take on a Pass/No Pass basis, students planning to transfer should inquire of the transfer institution its policy on credit/no-credit course work. Some institutions may require a letter grade in course work used to satisfy specific requirements for admission and/or major preparation.