Foundations for Learning

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces participants to university culture and helps them to enhance academic performance. Course experiences build a practical understanding of the learning process at the university level, enabling students to develop strategies to be more effective learners.Topics include performance expectations, conventions of academic critical reading and writing, research methods, discipline-specific learning strategies, knowledge management, learning communities, self-evaluation methods, and effective use of university resources. PREREQUISITES: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students with 30 credit hours or less; and permission of Assistant Dean (Student Matters). FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar