Lecture	Date	Topic	Readings	Assignments
1	1/18/05	Content/Logistics Assignments/ Questions Transition	Transfer Student Experiences: Comparing their Academic and Social Lives at the Community College and University The Impostor Phenomenon Stress 101 2004 Undergraduate Survey Summary How to Enroll in a Blackboard Course	Add class on CalBears. Add self to course web site. Add self to transfer student email list.
2	1/25/05	Learning Styles	Learning Styles and Strategies Learning Styles Questionnaire Meet Your Students: Examples of Learning Styles	Free Write (Due January 25, 2005) Write a paragraph answering, "What are your greatest concerns about academic, social, and personal life at Cal?"
3	2/1/05	Academic Support Guest Speaker Eva Rivas, Associate Director of Advising for the College of Letters & Science	Browse: Academic Resources in Residence Halls	Academic Resources List (Due February 1, 2005) Make a list of academic support resources at Cal that are relevant to your specific major, career plans, and/or current courses. Resources may include undergraduate advisors, department-specific libraries or services, student groups, or personal contacts. Please include contact information (campus location, web site) and a brief description in your own words of what each resource/office/organization has to offer you. To get started, you can go to Cal's home page and type "academic advising" or "academic support" in the search box, and go from there or refine your search. You may turn in either a hard copy or email copy of your resources.
4	2/8/05	Effective Studying and Critical Reading	Study Tips for Engineering and Science Courses Textbook Reading Systems Vary Your Reading Rate Harvard Report on Reading How to Talk to Faculty How Do I Get to Know Faculty?	Faculty Meeting (Due February 8, 2005) Schedule a meeting with a faculty member of graduate student instructor for one of your courses by this week.
5	2/15/05	Undergraduate Research Guest Speaker Bren Ahearn, URO (Undergraduate Research Opportunities) Program Coordinator	Unlocking the Key to Undergraduate Research Why And How to Get Involved in Undergraduate Research How to Find a Lab Position	Undergraduate Research Search (Due February 15, 2005) After completing the readings, spend some time investigating the undergraduate research web sites found at the Undergrad Research at Berkeley web site. Here you will find links to undergraduate research in both L&S and the college of engineering. Create a list of undergraduate research projects that interest you, and provide a description of the project, e.g. faculty member, department, research area and specfic topic, prerequisite skills or background, etc. You may turn in either a hard copy or email copy of your project list.
6	2/22/05	Test-Taking and Problem-Solving	How to Survive Engineering School Problem-Solving Tests Test Taking Tips (U. Michigan) Essay Test-Taking Strategies On Taking Essay Examinations Problem Solving for Math and Science Courses Common Key Words Used in Essay Questions	Event Write-Up #1 (Due February 22, 2005) Attend a non course-related campus event and write up a one-page description. You may choose an academic event (talk, workshop, seminar), social event (concert, game, club meeting), or any other campus event that extends and broadens your current range of experiences.
7	3/1/05	Library Resources Guest Speaker Brian Quigley, Librarian, Bechtel Engineering Library	None	Literature Search Preparation (Due March 1, 2005) Find an academic paper or journal article related to a research project you may potentially have an interest in. (If nothing comes to mind, take one of the undergraduate research projects you found in the last assignment and look for an article that describes the background you would need to apply for that position.) After reading the article, look through the list of references at the end and mark those that are of particular interest to you, e.g. seminal papers in the field, required background information, specific approaches to the problem. Bring the paper with marked references to class as preparation for the presentation on searching for scientific and academic literature.
8	3/8/05	Time Management and Goal-setting	Overcoming Procrastination Time Management Analogy	Literature Search Follow-up (Due March 8, 2005) Library Literature Search Follow-up Worksheet
9	3/15/05	Scientific and Academic Reading and Writing	How to Read a Scientific Paper Tips on Writing a Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose Pre-Writing Exercise	Event Write-Up #2 (Due March 15, 2005) Attend a non course-related campus event and write up a one-page description. You may choose an academic event (talk, workshop, seminar), social event (concert, game, club meeting), or any other campus event that extends and broadens your current range of experiences.
-	3/22/05	Spring Break	-	-
10	3/28/05	Transfer Student Panel Guest Speakers Bharath Muthuswamy, EECS Graduate Student and Catherine Pauling, Math Department, Undergraduate Student Affairs Officer	None	Scientific Writing Critique (Due March 28, 2005) Scientific Writing Critique
11	4/5/05	Internships and Career Preparation	Career Center Article Archives Career Center: Internships Tang Center Career Counseling Engineers: Prep for Technical Interview Questions Top 10 Resume Pitfalls	Advisor Meeting (Due April 5, 2005) Schedule a meeting with an advisor in your school, college, or major by this week.
12	4/12/05	Finals Preparation	Final Exam Prep Tips Conquering Your Finals U. Michigan School of Engineering: Time Management Grade Anxiety	Finals Preparation Plan (Due April 12, 2005) Be prepared to share with the class your organized plan for preparing for final exams and projects. For an example schedule, see page 8 of U. Michigan School of Engineering: Time Management.
13	4/19/05	Collaboration, Lab Courses, and Project-based Courses Guest Speakers Clint Ryan, EECS TA and Dan Garcia, EECS Instructor	None	None
14	4/26/05	Resource Review	Delivery Dos and Don'ts Speaking Tips	Resource Review Oral Presentations Resource Review Assignment
15	5/3/05	Resource Review	None	Resource Review Oral Presentations
16	5/10/05	Class Assessment	None	None