Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title STSK 1670: College Study Skills

Catalog Description

Credits 2
Hours/Week 2
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) READ 0900
Other requirements College level reading skills as demonstrated by the appropriate RCTC placement test score.
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course is designed to assist students in understanding the culture of higher education and developing effective learning and study strategies for college-level coursework. Skills that will be explored and practiced include note-taking, organization, test-taking, test anxiety management, textbook processing, basic keys to online learning, and D2L Brightspace training. College level reading skills as demonstrated by the appropriate RCTC placement test score.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

December, 2019

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Culture of Higher Education
  2. Academic terminology
  3. Campus/community resources
  4. Classroom expectations/norms
  5. Growth Mindset
  6. Identifying and maximizing learning assets
  7. Note taking
  8. Developing a notetaking system
  9. Marking and annotating
  10. Effective listening and lecture notes
  11. Creating graphic organizers
  12. Test taking
  13. Test anxiety management strategies
  14. Efficient test taking strategies
  15. Understanding test requirements
  16. Test Preparation
  17. Processing textbooks, videos, lectures and other academic resources
  18. Previewing, surveying and establishing a purpose
  19. Understanding visuals
  20. Questioning
  21. Digital Literacy
  22. Online learning basics
  23. D2L Brightspace training

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate effective academic use of college resources and technology.
  2. Identify personal learning strengths and develop a personal learning system.
  3. Synthesize textbook content and lecture using a variety of note taking methods.
  4. Apply active learning and study strategies to college-level coursework.
  5. Demonstrate effective use of note-taking skills.
  6. Understand the principles of effective test preparation, test-taking strategies, and test-anxiety management.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Personal and Professional Accountability
Students will take responsibility as active learners for achieving their educational and personal goals.

Special Information (if any)

None