Course Description: The Longwood Seminar (LSEM 100, 1 credit) is required for all entering freshman and transfer students at the freshman level who have not taken a similar course.  It is an introduction to the goals of a college education, the skills and knowledge needed for college involvement and success, and the programs and facilities of Longwood College.

Text: Gardener, John N. And A. Jerome Jewler.  Your College Experience : Strategies for Success. Concise 3rd Edition.  Wadsworth Publishing Company: 1998.

Course Objectives:
1.  Develop academic strategies to promote college success
2.  Explore academic majors and related careers
3.  Identify personal strengths, weaknesses, and values
4.  Develop strategies to promote personal and social success
5.  Set goals for personal and academic success.
6.  Build a network of support relationships with the Longwood community.

Longwood Seminar Web Page:
http://web.lwc.edu/administrative/seminar/pg2.htm

Web assessments (Surveys) - here's the web address:
http://web.lwc.edu/staff/esmith/assess/lsmenu.htm
 
Class Schedule:

Week One - Aug. 24 - 28:
M, 8/24  (2:30 - 4:00) Get acquainted, goals of course, syllabus - have your email accounts?
W, 8/26  (LS) Chapter 13 - Stress, Sexuality, and Drugs
F, 8/28    First web assessment due. Complete and submit on web.

Week Two - Aug. 31 -Sept. 4:
M, 8/31 Chapter 3 - Time Management
Goal Setting assignment due (on Web)
http://web.lwc.edu/inquisite/deployed/goals.html
Last day to add a class
W, 9/2 No class - Read chapter 8 today
F, 9/3  Library Technology Trip - 1:00-1:50 - Hiner G-16
 
Week Three - Sept. 7 -11:
M, 9/7 Chapter 11 - Relationships and Campus Involvement
Last day to drop a class
W, 9/9 (LS) Chapters 2 & 5 - Student-Teacher Connections & Listening/Learning
F,  9/11 2nd web assessment due

Week Four - Sept. 14 - 18:
M, 9/14 Chapters 13 & 11 -- more on Stress, Sexuality, Drugs, & Relationships
W, 9/16 (LS) Chapter 6 - Reading Texts
First Paper Due (professor chooses topic of paper)
F-S, 9/18 & 9/19 Fall Family Weekend

Week Five - Sept. 21 - 27:
M, 9/21 Chapter 7 - Making Speeches
W, 9/23 (LS) Chapter 7 - Taking Exams

Week Six - Sept. 28 -Oct. 4:
M, 9/28 Chapter 1 - Keys to Success
W, 9/30 Chapter 9 - Values - Setting Your on Standards.
F,  10/2 3rd web assessment due

Week Seven - Oct.  5-9:
M, 10/5 Chapter 4 - Learning Styles
W, 10/7 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Week Eight - Oct. 12 - 16:
M, 10/12-13 FALL BREAK
W, 10/14 Chapter 14 - Managing Money
Second Paper Due

Week Nine - Oct. 19 - 23
M, 10/19 Chapter 12 - Diversity on Campus
W, 10/21 Chapter 10 - Choosing Courses and Careers
F,  10/23 Last day to withdraw with a grade of W

Week Ten - Oct. 26 - 30
M, 10/26 Careers in Psychology (link to Chapter 22 in 131).
W, 10/28 Last Class!!! Course wrap-up
F, 10/30 4th web assessment due. Don't forget to do this!!
 
Attendance Policy: Your success in this class is dependent on your active participation in class.  Students are expected to attend and participate in all Seminar classes.  Students who must miss class for a valid reason (such as illness, family emergency, or required participation in a college sponsored event) must notify the faculty mentor prior to missing the class.  No make up work will be allowed for unexcused absences.  If a student misses more than 10 percent of the class meetings (3 or more), his/her "grade" will be lowered by one letter.  Students will receive a course grade of F when they have missed a total of 25% of the scheduled class times (6 class meetings).
 
Course Requirements:

The following programs and assignments must be completed successfully to receive a passing grade.

OCTAA - Alcohol Education - Aug 22/23

S.A.I.L Week - Aug 21-26. Required: Listen to the Silence, Honor Code Ceremony, Community Building Projects.

Short Term/Long Term Goals Assignment - http://web.lwc.edu/inquisite/deployed/goals.html

Four Web Assessments (Surveys) - http://web.lwc.edu/staff/esmith/assess/lsmenu.htm
Due: Aug 28, Sep 11, Oct 2, Oct 30

Computer Technology Sessions I & II - Sign up for these meetings electronically on the web - http://web.lwc.edu/iits/helpdesk/hdmpmiddle.htm - click on the "RTA" button.

Library Technology Session (Fri, 9/3  - 1:00-1:50 - Hiner G-16)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - I'll give you this form in class; you'll complete it at home; we'll discuss it in class.

Individual Conference with Faculty or Staff Mentor  - we will set these up individually.

Community Service Project - completed together as a class - we'll discuss this in class.

In addition, the following must be completed and evaluated to be of "C" quality or better.

Write (on computer) two papers, at least two pages in length, double-spaced (topics to be announced in class).

Interview one of your professors, and give a brief class report on the interview.

Honor Code: The Honor Code is based on the need for trust in an academic community.  Longwood's Honor Code is a system developed by and maintained for the welfare of its students, and all students should make sure that they read and understand it provisions as outlined in the Student Handbook.  All work completed for this course will be considered pledged.

Accommodations: Students needing accommodations for disabilities should inform the instructor or contact Scott Lissner in the Learning Center.