Assignment - Mapping the Semester: Part A & Part B (15%)

PREP 1300, Preparing for Academic Success (Online), Durham College

Total Marks: 15 points | Weight: 15% |
Part A & Part B Due: Sun., Feb. 11 at 11:59 pm [assignment folder]
Assignment Rationale:

Goal-setting and time-management are inextricably related, and one without the other will only rarely
lead to optimal outcomes. This assignment is designed to assist you in analyzing and reflecting upon
what you hope to achieve in your academic career and how effective you currently are in working
towards those goals. By asking you to create an organized record of deadlines and other
responsibilities using the “Semester-at-a-Glance” template, this assignment allows you to take a big
picture view of this semester and to break the big picture down into smaller, more specific areas—that
is, by identifying shorter goals and managing priorities.

PREP 1300 Course Learning Outcomes Evaluated in this Assignment:

• CLO 1: Develop a plan to achieve personal and academic goals using appropriate goal-
oriented, time- and self-management strategies and techniques.

• CLO 3: Apply best practices in the areas of self-reflection, reading comprehension, note taking,
test-writing, informational literacy and critical thinking, among others, to ensure success in
post-secondary courses and subjects.

Instructions:

Part A (3 marks): Semester-at-a-Glance Calendar

1. Review your GAS-O course outlines/syllabus for each of your courses this semester and find most
(if not all) of the deadlines and other important dates associated with each course. You may also
include your extracurricular activities, work schedule, appointments etc. as part of this
assignment.

Note: ALL Preparing for Academic Success due dates MUST be included in your calendar. Please
consult the PAS Online - Important Information & Course Schedule (Fall 2016) for more
information!

2. Record each of these deadlines either on the “Semester-at-a-Glance” calendar worksheet
provided (you can also modify this template) or using another time management tool (e.g., DC
student agenda, smartphone calendar, laptop calendar, Google calendar, etc.).

3. Once completed, please provide a copy (.docx or .pdf), URL, or clear screen shot(s) of your ENTIRE
14-WEEK SEMESTER.

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 Note: Please make sure your calendar (i.e. screen shots) is clear and easy to read otherwise you
will not receive a favourable mark.

4. Please consult the Part A - Rubric (Grading Criteria) before submission.

Part B (12 marks): Priorities & Goal Setting Worksheet

5. Using your completed “Semester-at-a-Glance” calendar worksheet or other time management
tool as a reference, answer the questions on the worksheet called: “Priorities and Goal-Setting.”
Please make sure that you have answered each question thoroughly using complete sentences.
That is, each answer is well-detailed and well thought out, using paragraph format. No point-
form notes!

6. Please consult the Part B - Rubric (Grading Criteria) before submission.

Note: When submitting your completed assignment, you can combine Part A and Part B in one
document OR submit Part A and Part B as separate documents to the dropbox.

Part A – Rubric (Grading Criteria):

Excellent. Meets all or Fair. Meets most or Poor. Meets few or none
nearly all of the some of the of the expectations.
Criteria expectations. expectations.

3 pts. 2 pts. 1-0 pts.
The calendar (or time
Completion of the 14- management tool) is The calendar (or time
week “Semester-at-a- completed in full (all management tool) is
Glance” calendar (or deadlines appear to be partially completed
The calendar (or time
completion of the accounted for). (many deadlines appear
management tool) has
exercise using another to be accounted for).
not been completed.
time management tool) ALL due dates associated However, the student
with Preparing for may still need to account
3 pts. possible Academic Success are for some classes.
also included.

Total Marks: 3 points

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Part B – Rubric (Grading Criteria):

Excellent. Meets all or Fair. Meets most or some of Poor. Meets none of the
nearly all of the the expectations. expectations.
Criteria
expectations.
3 pts. 2 pts. 1-0 pts.
The student has not
Completion of the The student has answered
The student has answered completed the worksheet
“Priorities and Goal- some or most of the
all of the questions in full, or only answered one or
Setting” worksheet. questions in full sentences.
grammatically correct two questions. Student
Minor grammar errors may
sentences. has answered in point-
3 pts. possible be present.
form.
There are frequent lapses
in clarity. Concepts
The language is clear and and/or ideas are either
Clarity Minor, infrequent lapses in
expressive. Ideas are well- not discussed or are
clarity. Ideas are relatively
explained; accurately presented inaccurately.
3 pts. possible well-explained.
detailed. Difficult for the grader to
fully understand what is
being conveyed.
Some vagueness may be
present in student answers. Minimal to no effort has
The student has answered
More detail is required. The been made to answer the
each question thoroughly,
Relevance & answers could use questions. Observations
with detail. Observations
Specificity elaboration. Observations are poorly supported or
are well-supported with
are reasonably supported altogether unsupported
well-detailed, specific, and
3 pts. possible with mostly relevant with relevant examples. A
relevant examples. Avoids
examples. Some examples or lack of specificity overall;
generalities altogether.
entries may be general too general.
rather than specific.
Student responses
Student responses
demonstrate an ability to
demonstrate the willingness
engage in self-reflection Student responses show
to engage in self-reflection
relative to the questions little to no attempt to
relative to the questions
Insights & Application being asked. Student is engage in thoughtful self-
being asked, but the insights
able to fully apply the reflection. There is little
could be more thorough. Not
3 pts. possible appropriate lessons from attempt to apply the
all of the appropriate and
the online modules in lessons learned from the
relevant lessons from the
answering the questions— online modules.
online modules are drawn
for example, the SMART
upon in the responses.
goal framework.

Total Marks: 12 points

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