General principles of academic success, relationship of outside work and study, scheduling and organizing time, study and concentration, learnin style evaluation. Students will construct a working study schedule.

3 Class Hours for 3 Weeks.

Theories of memory. Methods of review, strategies for taking essay and objective examinations dealing with test anxiety.

3 Class Hours for 3 Weeks.

Use of college textbooks as study aids, priniples of effective text reading, text study systems. Extensive application of these principles in the student's own textbook.

3 Class Hours for 3 Weeks.

Examination of organizational patterns as they exist in oral communication. Explortion of systems on notetaking, and application of systems to student's own lectures and notes.

3 Class Hours for 3 Weeks.

Principles and techniques of academic success. Focus will be on classroom skills such as text reading and notetaking skills, time management and exam taking strategies also will be covered. All techniques will be directly applied in the student's content courses.

3 Class Hours for 12 Weeks; course starts at the beginning of the third week of the semester; Corequisite: Students should be enrolled in a credit-bearing course which includes a textbook.

Note: Students may not receive credit toward graduation requirements from LRS 101/102/103/104/106 if they use LRS 105.

The goal of this course is to help students to become more aware, active, and capable learners. Emphasis will be on a core of specific study strategies based on learning theory, such as reading academic texts, making notes from texts and lectures, managing study time effectively, and taking exams successfully. Students will apply these strategies to their own courses.

Note: Students may not receive credit for LRS 101/102/103/104/105 if they receive credit for LRS 106 to fulfill graduation requirements.

Shaping the Paper: Development of a topic, location of appropriate resources and digetstion of the material. Writing the Paper: Outlining effective composition and proper form. A hands-on-approach in which students actually research a topic and compose a term paper.

2 Class Hours for 8 Weeks; Course starts at the beginning of the fifth week of the semester.

Logic as an art. Logical priniples taught in imaginative ways to achieve understanding. emphasis on the practice of reasoning. fundamental logic rules are taught as tools to enable the students to gain experience and confidence in thinking about issues that are important to them.

2 Class Hours for 8 Weeks; Course starts at the beginning of the fourth week of the semester.

Introduction to all aspects of the microcomputer through lecture and practice. Students will master at least one word processing package, as well as gain familiarity with both a graphics and a spreadsheet package. This course is intended for students who have no prior knowledge of microcomputers.

3 Class Hours for 10Weeks; Course starts at the beginning of the fifth week of the semester.

An intensive course in the examination and exploration of the learning process. Students will synthesize their knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the learning process to plan, implement and evaluate their own peer tutoring. Emphasis on workshopping and collaborative learning. Intended for tutors, Supplemental Instruction Leaders, and students considering a career in education.

3 Class Hours; Prerequisite: Department Chair Interview and Approval.