ODHS 018 - HSC First Quarter Experience

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: In this course, students will explore the relationship between power and education by learning about the historical inequities of the U.S. public school system. Students will identify the institutional, societal, and personal barriers to education that they have faced in the past and create a plan for overcoming those barriers in the future. Students will receive consistent study skills instruction and feedback that they will apply to co-enrolled courses.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Access college and community resources to secure success in the classroom.
Explore occupational choices.
Plan an appropriate academic schedule and program completion timeline, including an education plan.
Analyze current and historical inequities in academic institutions.
Identify the institutional, societal, and personal barriers to education students have faced in the past, and create a plan for overcoming those barriers.
Employ effective study skills.

Course Contents

Study skills practice
Career exploration
High school completion education plan
History of U.S. public school system through an equity lens
Primary and Secondary Discourses and the role of self-advocacy

Instructional Units: 3