Course Title: INVEST Balancing Work and LIfe
Title Abbreviation: INVEST WORK AND LIFE
Department: INV
Course #: 50
Credits: 2
Variable: No
IUs: 2
CIP: 320401
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
Develop understanding and skills necessary to balance work, school, and personal life, minimizing potential barriers to success. Participate in discussions aimed at better understanding the impact that complex social situations and a variety of other factors can have on life success. Practice using a range of organizational tools that assist with time management, develop strategies to identify and solve problems, and create a final project that addresses a student's individual plan, strategies, and tools.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic Required for certificate
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions. 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.
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