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Guidance
And Counseling Center
Personal
Development Guidance Courses
Guidance
courses are designed to help students achieve success in college.
Topics covered include managing stress, improving communication
skills, developing confidence, exploring the world of work,
identification of values, interests and personal strengths needed
for decision making. Listed below are some of these classes...
GUID 50
College Survival Skills
A
survey course designed to enable the student to learn and apply
the techniques of effective study and to provide orientation
to and familiarity with procedures, services, and common problems
encountered by students. It includes a survey of the
learning process, time management, the development of the techniques
of notetaking, understanding textbooks, techniques for remembering,
test taking, preparation for exams, and the use of campus resources.
GUID 59 Building
Math Confidence
This
class is a group guidance program designed for those who fear math
and/or are unable to deal with math successfully. Emphasis will
be on how one approaches math by examining attitudes and dispelling
faulty notions which erode confidence in one’s ability to do math.
GUID 59 Re-Entry
Issues For Personal Development
Provides
an opportunity for re-entry students to share concerns associated
with returning to school after an absence of many years. Topics
such as balancing family and school responsibilities, time management,
campus resources, study skills, and developing academic confidence
will be discussed.
GUID 59 Self-Esteem
A
personal development course focusing on the genesis of self-esteem.
Introduction will be given on specific ideas and techniques to overcome
negative feelings such as loneliness, guilt, depression, and inferiority.
Students will develop a personal values system that leads to greater
happiness and productivity.
GUID 70 Alternative
Learning Strategies
Diagnostic
learning disability assessment required. This course provides
students with learning disabilities the opportunity to identify
their individual learning styles, alternative study strategies
and compensation techniques.
GUID 100 Career
Planning
A group guidance program designed to assist the student in planning
career and life goals based on individual needs, interests, and
abilities. Emphasis will be career research and decision making.
This course is a transferable elective to the CSU system.
GUID 105 Personal
and Career Success (cross listed as Psych 105)
This intensive course in designed to assist students in obtaining
the skills and knowledge necessary to identify and reach their personal
and educational objectives. Topics covered include: Self-awareness,
motivation and discipline, memory development, time management,
communication skills, career planning, study skills, life skills,
and an orientation to college life. Satisfies VVC general education
requirement in Area II, Social Science, and CSU 's general education
requirement in Area E, Lifelong Understanding.
GUID
107 LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDY SKILLS (3.0 Units)
(Formerly GUID
7) This survey course assists students in assessing attitude, motivation,
learning styles, and personality attributes that are necessary to
the successful transition into college. Students will integrate
this self-awareness with theories and strategies that focus on the
attainment of life long success in academic, professional and personal
development. Topics include time management, study skills, test
preparation, educational goal setting and planning, maintaining
a healthy life style.
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