COLS 194: First-Year Experience for TRIO Students
This 2-credit First-Year Experience workshop teaches the research-based skills and mindsets of the concept of Design Thinking (innovative problem-solving strategies). Through hands-on activities and assignments designed at targeting individual interests, students learn how to better search for academic, personal, and career goals.
In addition they'll learn how to address persistent questions. Like, why college? who do you want to be? or where do you want to go? students will develop resilient and exploratory mindsets that help them persevere through the various challenges college and life, will throw their way.
Students will also benefit from engaging in class workshops and group-based activities. We combine relevant readings, in-class discussions, reflective exercises, and interviews to help engage students in and out of the classroom.
The course is largely intended for incoming freshmen enrolled in TRIO, and fulfills the freshmen seminar requirement. As with all TRIO courses, interested students will need to visit with a TRIO advisor to receive a registration override and enroll in the course.