University 101 for Business Majors

Fall 2002 Syllabus

Section 007 - TTH 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

 

Instructor:

Bruce K. Blumberg

Office:

Room 214C Administration Building

Office Phone:

938-3838

Home Phone:

469-6509

E: Mail

bruceb@sc.edu

Teaching Hours:

T,TH 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Business Administration Bldg Room 112

Office Hours:

By Appointment in room 214C Administration Building

Required Texts:

1) Transitions into Business, Darla Moore School

 

1) Peak Performance, Ferrett, McGraw Hill

 

Textbooks are available through the USC Sumter Bookstore

Also Recommended:

Each student must obtain a personal calendar. The type and size or the calendar is a matter of personal taste. However, the calendar should be large enough for hand written notes.

 

 

 

Grading:

Major Project: 25 points

Two Exams: 50 points each

 

Student Club Exercise: 40 points

Class Participation: 50 points

 

5 small papers: 25 points (5 points each)

 TOTAL POINTS: 240

 

 

 

Scale:

90%...  A

80%...  B

70%...  C

60%...  D

 (Min cutoffs)   

 88%... B+

78%...  C+      

68%...  D+

 

                                   

Late Exams:

You must take all exams at the prescribed time. Please DO NOT just MISS AN EXAM and hope I will accept the excuse. If you must miss, you must contact me immediately and have a valid and verifiable excuse, and you must make it up BEFORE the test is returned the rest of the class.

Late Projects:

All projects are due the beginning of the class period in which they are due. If you do not get the project turned in at the beginning of the class period it is due, then it may be turned at the beginning of the next class period and still be worth a possible 70%, or the beginning of the next period for a possible 50%. If it is not submitted at that time, you will receive a zero for that assignment. We do not drop any grades so be sure to get everything turned in on time.

Plagiarism / Cheating:

Any incident of cheating or plagiarism will automatically result with a grade of For the entire course. Please do not put either of us in this embarrassing situation.

Attendance:

USC Sumter's attendance policy as described in the USC Sumter Bulletin will be observed.

Three absences is considered excessive and will likely lower your grade. I know from past experience that it is hard to keep up with the material if you miss class. When you must miss class, be sure to make your own arrangements to get all announcements AND/OR HANDOUTS FROM A CLASSMATE. It is expected that you read the reading assignment BEFORE THE CLASS MEETING IN WHICH IT WILL BE DISCUSSED. It has been found that it takes much more time to make up material which you miss by skipping class than it does to attend regularly.

 

Tentative Schedule

Month

 

 

Assignment or Activity ***

August

 

22

TH

Course Introduction; assignment of first small paper Personality Test: http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro.asp

27

T

Assignment of Major Project (due Nov. 28)

28

W

"Making College Count" - Nettles Building Auditorium - Noon

29

TH

E-mail; GPA, Drop Dates, first small paper due

September

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

T

Library Orientation I    

5

TH

Library Orientation II - assignment of 2 page research paper

10

T

Guest - Mrs. Jean Failmezger, USC Sumter Financial Aid,

12

TH

 

17

T

Time Management

19

TH

Note Taking Skills. Library paper due

24

T

Transitions Chapters 1 & 2

26

TH

Stress Management

 October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

T

Transitions Chapter 3 & 4

3

TH

Carolinian Creed - Assignment of third paper                                       

8

T

Test taking Skills / Review for Midterm

10

TH

Midterm Exam Transitions Chapters 1-4

15

T

 Transitions Chapter 5 / Third paper due

17

TH

Fall Break - No class

22

T

Movie Philadelphia part one

24

TH

Movie Philadelphia part two / assignment of fourth paper

29

T

Alligator River Values Assessment I.

31

TH

Transitions Chapter 6 & 7 / Club exercise due

November

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

5

T

Election Day Holiday - No Classes

7

TH

Transitions Charters 8 & 9 / Fourth paper due

12

T

Class exercise, Bomb Shelter Values Assessment II.

14

TH

Campus Health and Safety  Chapter 10

 

 

 

19

T

Movie Smashed /Assignment of fifth paper Open, in class discussions

21

TH

Transitions Chapter 10 Transitions Chapter 11 / fifth small paper due    

26

T

Major Project Due/ Discussion

28

TH

Thanksgiving Holiday

 December

 

 

 

3

T

Project Discussion and Review

5

TH

Last class until final exams Project discussion / Review

 

 

 

9

M

Final Exam at 12:00 Noon

 

 

 

 

This is a tentative schedule of events. Changes will occur and will be announced in class.