List of Program Objectives and Planning Document

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Design Document 1: list of program objectives.

• Prepare students for college with discussions in regards to time management.
• Demonstrate where and how students can utilize the resources available to them on campus.
• Provide note taking workshops and examples
• Provide students with the tools necessary for research including:
 How to use the Nancy Thompson website
 How to navigate through online databases
 How to use Google Scholar
 How to use Owl Purdue and Diana Hacker Websites

• Discussions about the expectations of students here at Kean University
• Provide students with support that targets their various learning styles and interests
o For example: If there are students who are interested in clubs, direct them to the list of funded and nonfunded groups at Kean University.
• Introduce the Kean University website and demonstrate how to navigate through Keanwise, Kean email and blackboard
• Introduce students to Stress management. Show them where they can play sports, join the gym, use computer labs and recreation center.
• Require students to work in groups in order to gather a list of responsibilities that they think College students have and compare it to the actual list that was created by the EEO program.
• Clarification of what the purpose of the writing center and tutorsing services are.
o Remind students that we are not going to proofread their papers, online or face to face. Tutoring sessions do not consist of the tutor editing their papers.
• Information about where their group meetings will take place.
• Overview of the attendance policy for their classes and meetings.
• Model essays and explanation of expectations for different types of essays that courses require.












Planning Document 1: list the documents/information you will need to plan this program.


• Provide students with Shuttle Bus schedules as well as information on Yumba Café and computer labs in the East Campus
• List of summer courses that are available to the students.
• Contact information of mentors and tutors (however I do not like providing my students with my phone number)
• Course Syllabus
• Model essays
• List of resources and websites necessary for research
• List of short term and long term goals
• Attendance Records
• Reflective Journals or Online Journals (private) discussing the questions or concerns of each student
• Maybe a comment box or suggestion box (website?) that the students can access if they are apprehensive about asking questions in front of peers
• Guides on note taking, stress management and time management
• Surveys handed out to students in the beginning of program in order to learn about their likes, interests, extracurricular activities and summer goals.
• Meeting Agendas for each session
• Gather each student’s email address and encourage them to exchange contact information with at least two people in case they need clarification on an assignement or would like to work in a study group