The University of Dayton First Year Portfolio (online) www.udayton.edu/~fye

(go to FYE Portfolio)

The University of Dayton Bulletin

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Goals for the Course:

This course is designed to help you develop a better sense of who you are and how your experiences and education at the University of Dayton can help prepare you to make a difference in the world about you. By the end of the term you should:

have a better grasp of the demands of a university education and how these demands differ from high school.
gain an understanding of the unique mission of the University of Dayton and a clearer picture of how to benefit from the opportunities here for a complete education—intellectual, social, and spiritual.
begin to develop an educational plan—planning majors and minors and coursework.
begin career planning with self-assessment, exploration, and educational planning.
better grasp how you can more wisely make your career and life decisions in the context of your sense of a personal vocation in life.
continue to improve your time management skills.
learn about extracurricular activities and services available to you.
identify the resources available to achieve academic, personal, and career success.

Grading:

To receive a Passing Grade you are expected to:

satisfactorily complete all assigned reading.
satisfactorily complete and submit electronically a journal entry for each class.
attend class and participate regularly. University policy allows two absences for a one-credit course. In the event of an absence, missed work, particularly the journal entry, must still be made up.

Journals:

When we have assigned readings for a class day, you will complete and submit a journal entry by e-mail before that class. Each entry will include your thoughtful and specific response to the reading assigned for that day. On days when we have large-group presentations, you will submit a journal entry within 48 hours after the large-group session. Journal entries should be the equivalent of 1-2 typed pages (200-500 words). You must submit your entries on time.

Class Schedule

Week 1

Tuesday, August 22

Introductions

Surviving the First Day

Initial Assignments

Thursday, August 24

Strategies for the First Month

Read Chapter 1 of the First Year Experience Portfolio (available on-line)

First e-mail journal entry due before class: What made you come to college? Why UD? What are the goals you have right now for the coming year and for your college career?

Week 2

Thursday, August 31

Differences between high school and college teacher expectations

Read Chapter 2 of the FYE Portfolio

E-mail journal response due before class: Describe UD’s approach to educating the whole person.

Why would this be important in your life in the long run?

Week 3

Thursday, September 7

Library Presentation—Meet in O’Leary Auditorium

Follow-up journal entry due by 2 pm on Saturday.

Week 4

Thursday, September 14

Read Mike Rose, “Entering the Conversation”/Discussion

E-mail journal response

Week 5

Thursday, September 21

Taking Charge

Read Chapter 3 of FYE Portfolio/Discussion

E-journal

Week 6

Thursday, September 28

Read Parker Palmer’s “The Heart of a Teacher”

E-journal

Week 7

Thursday, October 5

Continue discussing Palmer

E-journal

Week 8

MID-TERM

Thursday, October 12

Presentation: The Marianist Spirit at the University of Dayton—Meet at Sears Auditorium

E-journal due by 2pm on Saturday

Week 9

Thursday, October 19

Looking at Mid-Term

Read Chapter 5 of FYE Portfolio

E-Journal

Week 10

Thursday, October 26

Presentation: The Hat Show—Meet at O’Leary Auditorium

E-Journal due by 2pm on Saturday

Week 11

Thursday, November 2

Reading: To be Announced

E-journal

Planning Out a Schedule

Week 12

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A “W” RECORD—NOVEMBER 8^TH

Thursday, November 9

Reading: To be Announced

E-journal

Discussion of UD Requirements

Week 13

Thursday, November 16

Career Planning and Resumés

Reading: To be Announced

E-journal

Week 14

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 15

Thursday, November 30

Planning the End of the Semester