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What is EIU 1111: University Foundations?
University Foundations is
designed to help you make the most out of college. In this course,
you will make friends, meet faculty and staff, engage in lively discussions,
attend special events on campus, and learn how college can help you
to achieve your goals. Your enthusiasm will be the key to making this
course a solid foundation for your college career.
University Foundations is
an inquiry into the academic expectations, resources, policies, and
traditions of university life. You will be challenged to enhance your
intellectual potential, understand your academic and moral responsibilities,
and appreciate diversity in a framework that develops the critical
thinking, learning, and communication skills necessary to contribute
successfully to the university’s intellectual life. A global
citizenship project engages students in the scholarly and co-curricular
community.
Course Objectives
University Foundations is a
writing-active course with four main objectives:
To familiarize you with the expectations, policies, resources, and
traditions of Eastern Illinois University
To develop your critical thinking, learning, and communication skills
To enrich your perspectives on personal, academic, and moral issues
in higher education
To engage you in the educational and social life of the university
Student Learning Objectives
Upon completion
of the course, you will be able to:
Describe classroom norms, university policies/procedures, and faculty
expectations
Explain the purposes of higher education
Use the resources and services provided by Eastern Illinois University
Identify common problems and pressures
facing today’s college
students
Formulate educational and life goals
Communicate more effectively (orally and in writing) with professors
and peers
Analyze, criticize, and construct arguments on university life using
critical thinking skills
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