Pers Dev 1

Dr. Steven Mark Sachs Los Angeles Valley College Fall, 2010

Section 1510, 12:40 – 3:30 W FL113 Class meets from 9/1 – 10/6/2010

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 : Introduction to College : Syllabus

Texts are: The Los Angeles Valley College Catalog and Schedule of Classes.

CONTACT: My phone is (818) 947-2627. Email is: Dr.Sachs@SachsAcademics.com.

WEB SITE: The class web site (and my teaching schedule) can be reached at http://www.SachsAcademics.com. We may also use http://my.lavc.edu.

The course requirements are:

Class attendance at every meeting

Class participation

A possible Career Center simple assignment

Producing a Student Educational Plan (with my help)

Taking the Final Exam.

If you decide to drop this (or any other) class, you must initiate the drop yourself online or at the
admissions office. If you do not drop the class and you stop coming, you can expect to receive
a grade of No Credit rather than "W."

Our Anticipated Schedule:

SESSION	DATE	SUBJECT
1	9/1/2010	Introduction; Philosophy of College Education; Time Management; The Role of LAVC;
2	9/8	The LAVC Catalog and Schedule of Classes; Academic Policies; Certificates, Degrees & Transfer; On-Campus Resources. COPS and Career Planning, Part I.
3	9/15	BRING COMPLETED COPS!!!! Memory & Study Improvement; Career Center Information
4	9/22	Values Clarification
5	9/29	How to Take Good n=Notes; Test-Taking; Working with Instructors; Career Planning, Part II (including COPS Interpretation); Academic Planning (the SEP)
6	10/6	Completion of SEP; “Final Exam”

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