College can be confusing and intimidating, but U101 can help. If you were just admitted to college and are nervous about what the next step in life might look like, this course is for you. If you are the parent of a newly admitted college student and curious about what college life is like, this course is also for you.
While your specific college will, no doubt, provide additional orientation material, we wanted to give some basic information about what life might be like at a large American University. You might be years away from college or enrolled right now; either way, U101 has some excellent advice from college students, professors, administrators, and staff.
At the conclusion of the course, learners should:
1. Understand the basics of how colleges and universities operate.
2. Identify and describe what faculty are looking for in college-level academic work.
3. List some effective study strategies.
4. Identify some strategies for exploring and selecting a major.
5. Identify the various types of grants and scholarships available and describe the steps involved in applying to these.
6. Discuss the college life, with special attention to the benefits/limitations of living on or off campus.
7. Identify some strategies for getting the most out of campus life activities (investigating student clubs, fraternities, sororities, etc.).
The course is divided into 4 weeks/8 lessons, which provide an overview of the different aspects of college life. If you were just watching the videos and looking at some of the links, the whole course would take about 4-5 hours.
Week 1
Lesson 1. Welcome to U101!
Lesson 2. Understanding the Nature of College
Week 2
Lesson 3. Succeeding as a Student
Lesson 4. Building Your Major
Week 3
Lesson 5. Financing Your Education
Lesson 6. Living On and Off Campus
Week 4
Lesson 7. Getting Involved in Campus Life
Lesson 8. Conclusion
Please join us for a short exploration of modern American Colleges. Hopefully, this course can help demystify your upcoming college experience.
U101: Understanding College and College Life
ofrecido por
Universidad de Washington
Programa - QuƩ aprenderƔs en este curso
Semana
11 hora para completar
Welcome to U101!
Welcome to University 101. This short course will help you get the most out of your college experience. We want to help incoming undergraduates understand their universities. This opening module lays out what the course is and how you will navigate this online space.
2 videos (Total 4 minutos), 3 readings
3 lecturas
Course Preview10m
How to Use Discussion Forums10m
Get to Know Your Classmates10m
1 hora para completar
Understanding the Nature of College
Now that we have discussed the basic approach in this course, we can dive into the material. A good place to start would be understanding how the university operates. Modern universities are large, complex organizations employing thousands of different teaching and researching faculty, all of who have slightly different roles. College isnāt simply larger than high school, it is structured differently.
3 videos (Total 14 minutos), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 lecturas
Key terms10m
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Understanding the Nature of College8m
Reflection: Mapping your interests2m
Semana
21 hora para completar
Succeeding as a Student
Youāre coming to college to get an education. Classes will take up a significant amount of your time, so we should discuss some strategies for success. As discussed in the last module, high school differs significantly from college. Incoming freshmen are often most worried about the classes. You have much more flexible time, but that time needs to be filled with self-directed study. In this unit, weāll talk a bit about how understanding these classes and studying effectively for them.
4 videos (Total 16 minutos), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
4 videos
Faculty expectations5m
Using the libraries3m
Finding additional resources3m
3 lecturas
Preparing for a college education10m
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Succeeding as a Student8m
Reflection: Planning for Studying6m
1 hora para completar
Building Your Education
One of your big questions at college is, āWhat should I major in?ā This module will tackle this question head on. In all honesty, what you major in matters less than how you prepare yourself to be an expert in an area. This requires you to move beyond simply your major and take ownership of your intellectual and professional development during your college years.
4 videos (Total 19 minutos), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 lecturas
What do you want to major in?10m
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Building Your Education8m
Reflection: Finding and Following Your Interests4m
Semana
31 hora para completar
Financing Your Education
Paying for college is a challenge. This module will talk about some strategies for budgeting your money while at college and all the options available to you for funding. There are so many different resources out there to help you pay for college. Regrettably, these are so broad that students remain unaware of them. This module should direct you to some of the most fruitful areas for finding funding.
2 videos (Total 9 minutos), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 lecturas
Finances in College10m
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Financing Your Education6m
Reflection: Money Matters4m
1 hora para completar
Living On and Off Campus
Are you going to live on-campus or off? There are strengths and benefits to doing both. This module will talk to some students about their experiences living on and off campus. Wherever you live while at college, odds are that you will experience homesickness at some point. This is entirely natural. Weāll talk a bit about why this happens and identify a few strategies for effectively dealing with homesickness.
3 videos (Total 9 minutos), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 lecturas
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Living on and off campus4m
Reflection: Where to live?6m
Semana
41 hora para completar
Getting Involved in Campus Life
Going to your classes is probably the most important thing youāll do during your time here. But it wonāt be the only thing. Campus clubs and groups offer you a great opportunity to experience new things and ideas during your time here. They can introduce you to lifelong friends and enrich your education in untold ways. This module will talk about some options for getting involved in campus life.
2 videos (Total 5 minutos), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
4 lecturas
Student clubs and organizations10m
Health and Wellness10m
Review10m
Resources10m
2 ejercicios de prƔctica
Getting involved in campus life4m
Reflection: How will you get involved?4m
2 minutos para completar
Conclusion
Here we are at the end of this online orientation. Thank you for participating. This module will recap the key themes from the course and help you figure out what to do next as you prepare to enroll in college. Good Luck!
1 video (Total 2 minutos)
1 video
50%
comenzĆ³ una nueva carrera despuĆ©s de completar estos cursos
50%
consiguiĆ³ un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Principales revisiones
The information provided throughout each video was very helpful. Navigating college can feel overwhelming, but there were a lot of useful tips on how to feel more confident while succeeding in school.
Amazing course. It helps you understand college life and how college works. And gives you tips on how to get the most out of college. Definitely recommend it, specially for international students.
Instructores
Dr. Matt McGarrity
Principal LecturerUW Department of Communication
Acerca de Universidad de Washington
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world.
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