Course Information

Most of you are enrolled because the advisor told you that you have to take this class. We require it because it focuses on building the skills and relationships that will help you to be successful for the rest of your college career. 

In other words, you should take this class because it will help you to reach your goals. Research shows that actively participating in this class leads to higher grades and graduation rates. 

Class Hours: 1

Credit Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 0

The COLL 1000: First Year Seminar course is an identified High Impact Practice at Pellissippi State. The course introduces a wide range of strategies, techniques and self-management tools commonly recognized to lead to college success. Pellissippi State recommends that students complete this course during their first semester of college. The course is required for all degree-seeking students who enroll at Pellissippi State in Fall 2018 or later. Exemptions from this requirement may be granted to students who have completed a similar course, such as COLL1500; transfer credit hours to Pellissippi State from another institution; or were enrolled at Pellissippi State prior to Fall 2018.

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While this course does not require any previous classes, it does require college level reading skills. 

*If you do not have a college level reading score, you will be required to take College 1500 instead of this course. 

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This is a web class.

As a web class, it is asynchronous. You do not have to attend set classes. You will have due dates each week for the instructions and assignments on Brightspace. 

Attendance will be determined based on class participation, not just class presence. Logging on to Brightspace is not attending unless you actually engage with the class and submit work. 

Pellissippi State expects students to attend all scheduled instructional activities. Absences result in missed learning opportunities, lower grades, and, in many cases, failure of the course. Prompt and regular attendance enhances the likelihood of student achievement while also instilling habits that will prepare graduates for success in the workplace.

It is imperative that students do not miss weeks 1-7. If on-campus or virtual students miss during the content-delivery weeks (1-7), they may be asked to make up those course sessions by attending a specific class session during the engagement weeks (8-12) at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors may also require class sessions be made up by posting to a discussion board in the Brightspace course or by another appropriate means. Asynchronous online students must keep up with weekly assignments and discussion posts/responses to ensure they are being marked as attending.

On campus and virtual students will receive a weekly attendance grade for attending and participating during class sessions in weeks 1-7. During the engagement weeks (8-12), students will be required to continue checking in with their instructors to maintain their status as attending the class. This can be accomplished by attending campus events as a class, reporting on engagement, completing discussions, etc. at the instructor’s discretion. In addition to completing course assignments, online asynchronous students will receive a weekly attendance grade for their participation in the online learning environment.

You are not required to meet with me (or each other) at a set time. However, I will offer optional Zooms and in-person student time to help you succeed. 

You can access Zoom from your phone, a tablet, or a computer. 

To get to the meeting without the Zoom app, you can just click on this link: 

https://zoom.us/j/7607174585?pwd=S1gxVHJjSjBZQVlOdEQ3Uk11b2c5Zz09

If you have the Zoom app or go to the Zoom website, you can get to the meeting using this Meeting ID: 760 717 4585.

Zoom is now requiring the use of passwords, so here is the passcode: 2CEGA9

It is preferable that you use the web connection so that you can see the video. However, if you need to connect to audio only by phone--particularly to speak with me during my student time--you can call (415) 762-9988. Zoom will give you instructions to enter the same meeting ID and passcode as above. 

There is not a required textbook for this course. 

All needed materials will be provided through Brightspace.