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HMDV 205 Silas Craft Collegians Seminar IV

This course is a special, one-credit seminar specifically designed for students enrolled in the Silas Craft Collegians Program. The purpose of this course is to continue building upon ideas introduced in previous Silas Craft HMDV seminar courses through a focus on: self-awareness and self-management, developing emotional intelligence, employing interdependence, and cultivating a disposition toward lifelong learning.

Credits

1

Hours Weekly

2 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. Evaluate elements of individual college success plans using the SMART framework and make adjustments as appropriate.
  2. Adopt and incorporate life change strategies for personal growth and success, drawing upon literature and activities presented in class.
  3. Recognize the difference between empathy and sympathy and understand this difference’s relevance for the development of emotional intelligence.
  4. Demonstrate decision-making and conflict management skills through simulations and case studies.
  5. Understand and employ leadership development techniques when assuming leadership roles both in class and on campus.

Course Objectives

  1. Evaluate elements of individual college success plans using the SMART framework and make adjustments as appropriate.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Artifact-specific rubric(s)
  2. Adopt and incorporate life change strategies for personal growth and success, drawing upon literature and activities presented in class.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Artifact-specific rubric(s)
  3. Recognize the difference between empathy and sympathy and understand this difference’s relevance for the development of emotional intelligence.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Artifact-specific rubric(s)
  4. Demonstrate decision-making and conflict management skills through simulations and case studies.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Group exercises and individual reflections

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Artifact-specific rubric(s)
  5. Understand and employ leadership development techniques when assuming leadership roles both in class and on campus.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Individual projects and reflection exercises

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Artifact-specific rubric(s)