Welcome to Learning in the Digital Age: Academic, Personal, and Professional Considerations!

Fall 2021

Motivation

This course will equip students with resources and strategies that support their academic success as they transition to the university environment. This section is designed for and restricted to students with a major or minor in Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering (CMSE)

Format

This single credit seminar course is taught as a live online course with asynchronous options available based on student need. Students are given short weekly assignments (ex. videos, reading and workshops) designed to help them learn effectively online and build relationships with their fellow students. In class students will work individually and in groups in activities designed to engage students and let them take control of their own education.

• Course Syllabus
• Desire2Learn (aka D2L) - MSU Course management system

Recommended Schedule

Some assignments (ex 3x3 reports) must be completed during the week they are assigned. However, many of these assignments can be competed at any time during the semester. Your instructor recommends finishing as early as possible.

Week 0 - Welcome Week (Sept 1 - Sept 3)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
–	–	Welcome Video	–
–	Sept 3	Availability Poll	5
–	Sept 3	Introductions (Discussion)	5+5 *
Aug 28	Sept 3	3x3 Report	5

Week 1 - Introduction (Sept 6 - Sept 10)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Sept 10	Sept 10	Introductions (Seminar)	5
–	Sept 10	Online Technology Questions and Ideas (DISCUSSION)	5+5 *
–	–	Initial Mentor Meeting **	–
Sept 4	Sept 10	3x3 Report	5

Week 2 - Desire to Learn (Sept 13- Sept 17)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Sept 14	Sept 14	D2L (Seminar)	5
–	–	Instructor Planning Meeting	50
–	Sept 23	Virtual Tour (Discussion)	5+5 *
Sept 11	Sept 17	3x3 Report	5

Week 3 - Virtual Campus Tour (Sept 20 - Sept 24)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Sept 24	Sept 24	Campus Tour (Seminar)	5
–	Sept 24	Data Science Degree (Discussion)	5+5 *
Sept 18	Sept 24	3x3 Report	5

Week 4 - Data Science Q&A (Sept 27 - Oct 1)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Sept 28	Sept 28	Data Science Q&A (Seminar)	5
–	Oct 1	High Impact Learning (Discussion)	5+5 *
Sept 25	Oct 1	3x3 Report	5

Week 5 - High impact learning experiences (Oct 4 - Oct 8)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Oct 8	Oct 8	High impact learning experiences (Seminar)	5
–	Oct 8	Time Managment (Discussion)	5+5 *
Oct 2	Oct 8	3x3 Report	5

Week 6 - Managing your Schedule and Task (Oct 11 - Oct 15)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Oct 12	Oct 12	Managing your Schedule and Task (Seminar)	5
–	Oct 15	Personal Profiles (Discussion)	5+5 *
–	–	Personallity Assessment	30
Oct 9	Oct 15	3x3 Report	5

Week 7 - Personalities (Oct 18 - Oct 22)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Oct 22	Oct 22	Personalities (Seminar)	5
Oct 22	Oct 24	Datathon4Justice Participation	50
–	Oct 29	Time Tracking (Discussion)	5+5 *
–	–	168 hour time log ***	50
Oct 16	Oct 22	3x3 Report	5

Week 8 - FALL BREAK WEEK (Oct 27 - Oct 29)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Oct 23	Oct 29	3x3 Report	5

Week 9 - Tracking your Time (Nov 1 - Nov 5)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Async	Async	Tracking your Time (Seminar)	5
–	Nov 5	Gratitude (Discussion)	5+5 *
–	–	Mentor Check-in **	–
Oct 30	Nov 5	3x3 Report	5

Week 10 - Gratitude (Nov 8 - Nov 12)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Async	Async	Gratitude (Seminar)	5
–	Nov 12	Sharing Interpersonal Problems (Discussion)	5+5 *
Nov 6	Nov 12	3x3 Report	5

Week 11 - Interpersonal Problem Solving (Nov 15 - Nov 19)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Async	Async	Interpersonal Problem Solving (Seminar)	5
–	Nov 19	Personal Finance (Discussion)	5+5 *
Nov 13	Nov 19	3x3 Report	5

Week 12 - Personal Finances (Nov 22 - Nov 26)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
–	TBD	Personal Finances (Seminar)	5
–	–	Data Science in the news	50
–	Nov 26	Programming (Discussion)	5+5 *
Nov 20	Nov 26	3x3 Report	5

Week 13 - TOPIC TBD (Nov 29 - Dec 3)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
Async	Async	Programming (Seminar)	5
–	–	Spring 2022 Schedule Planning	50
Nov 27	Dec 3	3x3 Report	5

Week 14 - Programming (Dec 6 - Dec 10)

Start Date	Due Date	Topic	Points
–	TBD	Possible Extra Topic (TBD)
–	–	Final Mentor Meeting **	50
Dec 4	Dec 10	3x3 Report	5

* Discussion qustions are worth 5 points. You can also get up to 5 additional points by responding to other student’s questions (2 points for each responce).

** You will need to meet your mentor multiple times in the semester to get credit, which will be applied after the last meeting.

*** Make sure you do the tracking assignment early it will take an entire week.

Note: as of the beginning of the semester there were 470 possible points listed above of which each student needs 250 to pass. As the semester progresses additional points may be added but this total may not get updated.

Written by Dr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University
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