Course Syllabus

FYE 100

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: A First-Year Experience

 

Credits: 2

Term: Spring 2012

Instructor: Sarah Alvarez

Office Phone: 360.538.4055

Office Email: salvarez@ghc.edu

Start Date: April 9, 2012, 9:00am

End Date: May 18, 2012, 11:59pm

Technical Support: 360.538.4050

Last Revised March 2012

 

Prerequisites: Students should be eligible to take English 100, have access to a computer and have basic computer and internet navigation skills.

 

Course description: This short, intensive course is designed to help new students adjust to college by providing an overview of the college campus and resources and to introduce them to the various fields of study available at Grays Harbor College. Students will also learn valuable teambuilding and leadership skills. May be used as a general elective.    

 

Course objectives:

• At the completion of this course, students will be able to successfully navigate through an online classroom within ANGEL.
• At the completion of this course, students will be able to successfully navigate around the GHC campus and identify resources available to them.  
• At the completion of this course, students will be able to locate and evaluate reference materials, books, periodical articles, internet sites and other information sources relevant to a selected research topic.   
• At the completion of this course, students will be familiar with at least three strategic teambuilding activities and how they should be implemented.
• At the completion of this course, students will be able to identify and describe the four stages of Bruce Tuckman’s group development.
• At the completion of this course, students will be able to identify their personality type and its strengths and weaknesses based on the Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers typological approach to personality.

 

Required Text:

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Author: Max Brooks

ISBN-10: 1400049628

 

Grading Criteria:

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Participation	3 pts	3 pts	3 pts	3 pts	3 pts	3 pts
Group Assignments	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts
Individual Assignments	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts	5 pts
Group Evaluation						11 pts
Self Evaluation						11 pts

Total Points Possible- 100

Grading:

90-100 pts    = A

85-89 pts      = B+

80-84 pts       = B

75-79 pts       = C+

70-74 pts       = C

Below 70 pts = F

Policy on Late Work: You know how in the movies there’s always someone who trips and falls behind the pack? That person is always the first one to get attacked by zombies. Late work will not be accepted, so don’t fall behind. 

Participation Standard: Minimum number of three postings per week to your group’s forum and/or other groups’ weekly responses. Comments, suggestions or questions should consist of at least two sentences.

 

Course Procedures/Course Navigation: Each week in this six-week course has three sections that you are required to participate in. These sections consist of the required reading, group assignments and your individual assignments. These assignments should be submitted over the appropriate forums. You should take into consideration that part of your grade relies on the success of your group, so waiting until the last minute to add your input may result in a poor grade for everyone.

 

Course Schedule:

Week One (April 9^th-April 13^th)

Reading

• Chapter One: The Undead: Myths and Realities

Group Assignment:

• Meet your group
• Teambuilding Activities 1 and 2
• Group Scenario and Reflection #1

Individual Assignment

• Complete Jung-Briggs Personality Assessment
• Assignments 1 and 2

Week Two (April 16^th-April 20^th)

Reading

• Chapter Two: Weapons and Combat Techniques

Group Assignment:

• Getting to Know the Campus (aka Find your Fortress)
• Know Your Role
• Teambuilding Activity 3
• Group Scenario and Reflection #2

Individual Assignment

• Tuckman’s Group Development
• Assignment 3

Week Three (April 23^rd-April 27^th)

Reading

• Chapter Three: On the Defense

Group Assignment:

• Arm Yourselves: Campus Resources
• Group Scenario and Reflection #3

Individual Assignment

• Library Information Resources Overview
• Assignment 4

Week Four (April 30^th- May 4^th)

Reading

• Chapter Four: On the Run

Group Assignment:

• Disaster Medical Operations
• Group Scenario and Reflection #4

Individual Assignment

• Health, Wellness and Emergency Triage
• Assignment 5

Week Five (May 7^th-May 11^th)

Reading

• Chapter Five: On the Attack

Group Assignment:

• Disaster Psychology
• Group Scenario and Reflection #5

Individual Assignment

• Working with Survivor’s Trauma
• Assignment 6

 

 

 

 

Week Six (May 14^th-May 18^th)

Reading

• Chapter Six: Living in an Undead World

Group Assignment:

• Environmental Factors: A Science
• Group Scenario and Reflection #6
• Group Self-Evaluation

Individual Assignment

• Edible Plants in the NW
• Assignments 7 and 8
• Personal Self-Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Polices: Grays Harbor College provides equal opportunities and equal access in education and employment for all persons. The college is committed to ensuring freedom from discrimination based on gender, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, sexual preference, disabled and veterans status, or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability, in accordance with current state and federal laws. Any individual who has a documented disability, which might interfere with his or her ability to fully participate in class, may be eligible for accommodations.  Feel free to contact me or contact the Disability Support Service program at 360.538.4068.  Any information regarding disability will be kept confidential.