VISCO 100 - Career and College Success: Visual Communication

3.0 Credits
This course is designed to enhance student success and transition into college. It emphasizes self-assessment, goal-setting, effective study habits, campus and community resources, and education planning. Additional topics include diversity, team building, academic honesty, career development, and the use of online tools to aid in academic success. This course is also designed to give students an overview of visual communications careers and various disciplines with visual communications.
Prerequisite Placement in ENGLP 093 or AENGL 093.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate the use of study skills to comprehend, retain, and apply class content.
Identify individual strengths, skills, characteristics, and interests in order to pursue personal, academic, and career goals.
Apply appropriate communication skills when engaging with peers, instructors, and college community within a culturally diverse environment.
Identify, access, and navigate college resources and experiential learning opportunities for program success.
Demonstrate the ability to find credible and contextually-appropriate sources through research and evaluation, and to ethically incorporate those sources into their work.
Research the profession within visual communications and report on the opportunities and careers.