As an Academic Advisor in the College of Agriculture and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, I teach a section of the Engineering Learning Community Success Strategies courses subtitled "Engineering World Class Students" (UNIV 1150) offered to incoming freshmen. In this course students are engaged in collaborative learning exercises and have assignments that focus on creating good study, time management, note-taking, and wellness strategies along with other skills that ease the transition into college from high school and set the students up for success in their collegiate studies.
The Learning Community course delves into the success strategies with a focus on applying them to engineering and engineering related courses.
Course Description
This first year seminar explores special topics with learning strategies and is offered as an elective course to help first-year engineering students make a successful transition to college life. This course provides opportunities to explore issues relevant to first-year students in a university setting through discussion, activities, and community involvement. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of academic skills, career options, and relevant social issues. Learning Strategies also provides both an introduction to Auburn University and a general orientation to the functions, support services, and resources of the University as a whole. The learning strategies you learn will assist you in becoming a World Class Engineering Student.
This course is also part of the Learning Community experience, and students are presented with a unique opportunity to develop a cohort of peers; students that share a common academic interest. This cohort will spend the next two semesters sharing much of the same pre-engineering curriculum.
