FSSE 1000 Syllabus

Subject Code

FSSE

Course Number

1000

Course Title

First

Prerequisites

This course must be taken during new students’ first term of enrollment at Athens Technical College. New students who have earned the minimum of an associate degree or who have successfully completed a minimum of 60 semester credit hours of coursework at another postsecondary institution will be exempted from taking this course.

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered every semester

Credit Hours

3-0-3

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce first-time college students to the campus resources and academic skills necessary to achieve their educational and career goals. Emphasis is placed on promoting connections between student needs and ATC resources, and the development of college-level learning and success skills (study skills, career exploration, goal planning, time management, financial planning). Through the use of academic strategies and self-discovery, students will acquire knowledge and skills to help them succeed at ATC and in life.  Additionally, this course introduces the fundamental concepts and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software; Internet; utilizing ATC’s learning management system and student information system.

Course Outcomes


  • Students will demonstrate appropriate communication skills.
    • To demonstrate written communication skills through assignments, online discussions, and email.
    • To model oral communication skills during presentations.
  • Students will be able to apply time management strategies.
    • To describe time management strategies.
    • To create a weekly schedule to incorporate time management strategies.
    • To describe strategies to handle stress.
  • Students will be able to identify effective study strategies.
    • To identify study strategies
    • To identify personal learning styles.
    • To analyze personality traits for effective use of study strategies.
    • To identify strategies for active reading.
  • Students will demonstrate appropriate computer skills
    • To demonstrate an understanding of fundamental computer concepts and operations necessary to use computers
    • To demonstrate how to create word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation documents
  • Students will be able to describe various student resources at Athens Technical College that contribute to the educational experience.
    • To identify student resources at ATC.
    • To produce a Passport to Instructional Resources.
    • To describe the policies and procedures of ATC.
  • Students will create an education and career plan with defined short-term and long-term goals.
    • To develop an education plan.
    • To develop career goals.
    • To create a resume and a cover letter.
    • To identify skills needed for employment.
  • Students will develop a College Success Portfolio.
    • To list skills needed to prepare for success at ATC.
    • To list skills needed to prepare for classes at ATC.
    • To list skills needed to be prepared for a career after ATC.