Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title : UNIV 121 – Life Skills Number of credits: 1 Course Description: This course is intended to prepare individuals for the roles and responsibilities of independent living. Individualized segments will be based on the student’s needs, and could focus on areas such as safety, housing, transportation and cooking, laundry, grocery shopping and setting appointments, budgeting and financial management, relationship and communication, job skills and other independent living skills as needed or required. Pre-/Co-requisites: NA Course Objectives: 1. Explore aspects of life and adulting skills and how to set measurable goals to achieve each domain. 2. Develop domestic skills related to laundry, meal-prepping, household issues, basic tools, and car maintenance. 3. Develop necessary financial skills related to budgeting, saving money, organizing financial records, paying bills, and comparison shopping. 4. Explore relationship skills related to listening and communication, resolving conflict, importance of a good social media presence, and emotional intelligence and soft skills. 5. Develop skills that are directly related to jobs and the work place, including strengths and values and a job relating to those, resume, interviewing skills, customer service skills, how to negotiate a raise, managing work life balance. 6. Develop a life and adulting skills portfolio including personal growth in all life skills domains: domestic, financial, relationship, and job. Instructor: Jenna Arnold Office: Memorial 210D Office Hours: By appointment Phone: 701-858-3204 Email: jenna.arnold.1@ndus.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule: TBD Textbook(s): Pestalozzi, T. (2016) Life Skills 101: A practical guide to leaving home and living on your own. 6 th Edition. ISBN: 978-0970133427 Course Requirements: 1. Completion of assignments, discussions, and attendances are required. You are responsible for regularly logging into the Blackboard to check for announcements, assignments, and grades. 2. Students are expected to attend every class. If you are going to miss class, please email me ahead of time. Part of your grade is attendance. Expect to retrieve instruction for assignments and homework verbally in class. I will also post assignments and discussions on Blackboard, but instructions for assignments will be explained in class. 3. Students are expected to attend class, participate in class, and follow the instructions on Blackboard, which includes readings in the textbook, completing assignments, and completing discussion.