CLA 1001, Section 4
Schedule and Assignments
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This class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 12.00-12.50 in Montague 108
| Wk | Date | Topic | Advance preparation |
| 1. | Tuesday Sept 2 | Introductions. NAMES. | Welcome week assignment due by Friday of this week |
| Thursday, Sept 4 | Introduce CLA 1001 cd. Bring laptops to class! Bus system orientation. NAMES. | Bring laptops to class | |
| 2 | Tuesday, Sept 9 | Janet Pribyl from Career Services will talk with you about the results from your Personal Style Inventory | Take the Personal Style Inventory on line from Career Services; email the results to yourself using your full email address; print the results and bring to class. |
| Thursday, Sept 11 | Explain journal assignment (see syllabus) | CD Exploration. Bring laptops to class. Email assignment due. | |
| 3 | Tuesday, Sept 16 | Myers-Briggs scores: discussion. Cooperative learning groups: in principle and in Soc 1201. Alcohol and sociability. |
Assignment: Exchange at least three emails each with the partner assigned last week on the issue of college drinking, based on your readingof these two college drinking articles: Colleges Take on Drinking Age. New Alcohol Policy at the University of Wisconsi |
| Thursday, Sept 18 | Library orientation. Time management. | Study groups. Students will be assigned study groups of 3-4, with one in-class assignment and one out-of-class assignment due later in the class | |
| 4 | Tuesday, Sept 23 | UMD's liberal education curriculum | Reaction paper: "The Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education" Your classes this semester. |
| Thursday, Sept 25 | Quick overview of time management log. Distribute follow-up log worksheet and collect at end of the period. |
Time management assignment due | |
| 5 | Tuesday, Sept 30 | Video: "Race: The House We Live In" |
Assign pairs in class for an email exchange about college drinking, with follow-up on Tuesday, Oct 7 |
| Thursday, , Oct 2 | Cancelled, Janet Pribyl on careers and majors, to be rescheduled. | Journals due | |
| 6 | Tuesday, Oct 7 | Finish video and do groups. Pizza, etc. |
No assignment, except bring worksheets from last week's movie |
| Thursday, Oct 9 | Faculty expectations | In-class study groups assignment due at the end of class. Introduction to the bus system(DTA). Faculty expectations review. | |
| 7 | Tuesday, Oct 14 | Study Abroad options from International Education Office | Academic progress report and goals
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| Thursday, Oct 16 | Campus resources. Scavenger hunt (groups = study groups) | Journals due. | |
| 8 | Tuesday, , Oct 21 | "What do I expect?" | Major and Career Exploration Project Due |
| Follow-up sessions: 2 with ta | TBA |
No final exam is scheduled for this course.