COLL093 AACHIEVE! College Connections
Department of Learning Resources: College Success Strategies
- I. Course Number and Title
- COLL093 AACHIEVE! College Connections Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 1 credit
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 750
- IV. Prerequisites
- COLL 090 (C or better) and COLL 091 (C or better) and COLL 092 (C or better) and COLL095 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Entry into this course is restricted to students who are enrolled in the AACHIEVE! Program at Bucks County Community College.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course develops insight into the hidden curriculum of college culture for students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and registered with The Accessibility Office. Students have the opportunity to develop and understand personal perception of group situations, group characteristics, and others' perception of the student to build healthy relationships.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- demonstrate an understanding of the social and collegial relationships inherent in college culture, and expected adult behaviors in college and employment settings;
- demonstrate an understanding of personal responsibilities in the home and academic environments; and
- demonstrate a continued understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from a personal, neuro-a-typical perspective and the connections that facilitate integration into the community.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Understanding personal stories
- Understanding the language of ASD
- Understanding how ASD is portrayed in the media
- How to identify personal strengths
- How to develop a personal core identity
- Understanding social rules
- Understanding social confusion
- Develop and understanding of the individual and self-awareness
- Managing stress and coping mechanisms for multiple settings;
- Developing general social skills;
- Managing stress and coping mechanisms for multiple settings
- Developing general social skills
- Student responsibilities in the academic setting
- How to work collaboratively through building support teams
- Developing social skills in a campus setting
- How to change long-term goals in the academic and professional settings
- Building personal relationships
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Discussion Boards
Online Activities
Follow-up support in AACHIEVE! Program supplemental support
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Approval/Revision Date: 9/24/2020