University 101                                                                                         Syllabus for Fall 2005

Dr. Carol E. Wolf                                                                                    Office 163 William St. 215

Website: http://csis.pace.edu/~wolf                                                           E-mail: cwolf@pace.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-1:00

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

 

1

Sep 7

 

Welcome: Basic information about the course, University requirements, and Pace

Study skills, academic resources – tutoring center, writing lab

2

Sep 14

 

Academic integrity

CSIS Responsibilities document

3

Sep 21

 

Time management and study skills – Phu Tran

4

Sep 28

 

Library tour 11:05-12:00

Internet research assignment

5

Oct 5

 

Accelerate IT

6

Oct 12

 

Diversity

Students with disabilities

7

Oct 19

 

Co-op and Career Services – Marion Viray

Work and study time management

8

Oct 26

 

Problem solving

9

Nov 2

 

CLA

10

Nov 9

 

Spring semester advisement – Jessica Larit

11

Nov 16

 

Wellness – Phu Tran

12

Nov 30

 

Reading, writing, and speaking

Core curriculum

13

Dec 7

 

Assessing semester progress

Preparing for final exams

 

Basic Course Information

 

·        No more than two unexcused absences from class.

·        Attendance at three or more campus events, one to be a meeting of the Pace Computer Society.

·        UNV 101 is pass/fail.  A pass counts for one credit but does not affect your QPA.  A fail counts for 0 credits and is reflected in your QPA.  Failure is usually due to three or more class absences.

·        The class meets for two hours but provides only one credit toward graduation.

·        The class begins at 10:10 and ends at 12:10.  Anyone more that 30 minutes late will be counted as absent.

·        There will be no final exam.

·        November 2, 2005 – Last day to withdraw without academic approval, November 16, 2005 – Last day to withdraw with academic approval.

·        The UNV 101 web site is at http://www.pace.edu/UNV101.  My web site is http://csis.pace.edu/~wolf.