11 courses with the subject USI, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Introduction to resources at WCU, the Brinson Honors College community, and the Honors Path, with an emphasis on service. Students create a plan for academic, career, and personal success.
Introduction to the university and to higher education. Discussion of issues involved in the transition from high school to college. Emphasis on academic and career planning and personal development.
Theory and practice of career, major and self-exploration.
Using a theory-to-practice approach, the student will explore their identity as a learner, equip themselves with essential tools for academic success, and directly apply these tools to their courses. Students will explore four major units of study: Planning for Your Success, the Foundations of Learning, Building Your Academic Toolbox, and Strategizing for Your Future. Instruction will also emphasize developing noncognitive skills that impact overall success and well-being, adopting a holistic approach to better support the student. 2 Lecture.
Provide students the opportunity to work on a research team, conduct research and be mentored to present their research findings in a professional setting.
USI 190 is a three-hour credit first-year seminar (FYS) course for WCU first-year students. The cap for the course is 20. To make advancements, from cutting edge technology to medical breakthroughs to world economies, quality research is critical…and very exciting! These days, tracing primary resources and finding facts is a survival-skill. This FYS provides students with the opportunity to discover the imperative that is research for the greater good in every imaginable discipline, why it’s important and beneficial to persons, places and planets. Students will explore and critically analyze various sources of information, particularly peer-reviewed literature and engage in the research process by participating in a research team with WCU faculty and student mentors. Students end the semester with their own personal research agenda, making their way on an accelerated path to successful undergraduate research pursuits.
Theory, practice, and procedures for beginning peer tutoring. Topics include tutoring guidelines and responsibilities, communication skills, learning theory, critical thinking, study skills, and professional ethics.
Theory, practice, and procedures in advanced peer tutoring; includes cultural awareness/intercultural communication, assessing study behaviors, tutoring in specific skill areas, and mentoring new tutors.
Provides students the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research and be mentored by a WCU faculty member.
Leadership development for advanced tutors. Topics include the role of learning centers in higher education, self-regulated learning, training and supervising others, and tutoring specific populations.
The Global Career Accelerator course provides online experiential learning that enables undergraduate students from all backgrounds to gain authentic work experience and in-demand global skills without any prerequisites. Students work with global companies in an online setting with international student cohorts.
Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
