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151 Santa Rosa Junior College www.santarosa.edu 2000-2002 College Catalog effectively. Focus on everyday stresses and successful strategies for organizing ones life at home and at work. (CSU) CSU area E CNIS 97 Changing Family Lifestyles 3 units/3 hours lecture. Grade only. Recommended: Completion of Engl 100A. Examines the personal decisions which are based upon the changing values within family and society. Empowers the student to make life long informed choices. (CSU) CSU area E CNIS 190 Money Management (Formerly CNIS 390) 3 units/3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent; interest in managing money wisely. Principles of money management with emphasis on making day-to-day decisions in the use of resources to solve problems in areas of budgeting, credit, housing, automobiles, estate and retirement planning, investments, taxes and other consumer issues. The course is for the Fashion Careers and Housing Certificates. CNIS 192 Life Management 3 units/3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent. Addresses skills needed to make good decisions, identify values and manage time and resources effectively. Focus on everyday stresses and successful strategies for organizing ones life at home and at work. CNIS 197 Changing Family Life Styles 1-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent. Examines the personal decisions which are based upon the changing values within family and society. Empowers the student to make life long informed choices. CNIS 315 Selected Topics in Consumer Issues 0.5-2 units/up to 1 hour lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. Current information necessary to make informed decisions regarding expenditures for credit, housing, insurance, energy, cars, retirement, food, health care, education, etc. May be repeated with different topics. Counseling previously listed as Guidance courses COUN 50 Student Staff Assistant Training (Formerly GUID 50) 1-3 units/up to 2 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent. A workshop to train students to assist staff and students in a variety of campus settings. Students will develop competencies in the areas of communication, cross-cultural awareness, human relations and locating and utilizing campus resources. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 4 units. COUN 55 College Survival Techniques (Formerly GUID 55) 1-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. Combines sound learning techniques such as effective listening, note-taking, test preparaton; encouraging the students growth in realizing their potential through decision making, goal setting, values, and time management. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 3 units. COUN 56 Take Charge of Your Learning (Formerly GUID 56) 3 units/8 hours lecture for 6 weeks. CR/ NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A. Recommended for students on Academic or Progress probation or on dismissal status. Assessment of study skills, time management, organizational skills, motivation, educational goals, and career goals. Students will evaluate these skills and goals in relationship to their enrollment at SRJC their poor academic status. The importance of self esteem and ways to improve it will be looked at. (CSU) COUN 60 Effective Study Workshop (Formerly GUID 60) 1 unit/1 hour lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. Provides a planned instruction program designed to assist students in improving their study skills. Formulated for all students, it will emphasize goal identification, organizing study habits, how to read and study textbooks, take effective notes, how to take examinations, and correct use of the library. Covers the total development of the individual and attitudes toward academic and personal problem solving. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 2 units. COUN 60.1 Overcoming Math Anxiety (Formerly GUID 60.1) 0.5-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/ NC option. Explore the nature, causes, and effects of quantitative reasoning anxiety, and define the impact of emotions and attitudes on learning and performance. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 4 units. COUN 60.2 Math Study Skills 0.5-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. A step by step approach to develop effective study skills that lead to successful completion of college math classes. Topics include the importance of learning the language of math, note-taking skills, study and test preparation skills, effective test taking preparation, and strategies for word problems. Students will identify personal factors that affect their success in math. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 4 units. COUN 61 Introduction to Career Development (Formerly GUID 61) 0.5-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. Instruction in the development of a career plan. Emphasis is on interest and personality testing, values clarification, career information, research skills, individual skills assessment, decision making, goal setting and the development of a career implementation plan. Changing job trends and needs and the procurement and retention of employment. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 4 units. COUN 61.1 Job Search and Retention (Formerly GUID 61.1) 0.5-1 unit/up to 1 hour lecture. CR/NC only. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent. Exploration of job market; use of letter of application, job application, resume, job interview; and skills necessary to find and retain employment. (CSU) COUN 61.2 Self-Paced Career Exploration (Formerly GUID 61.2) 0.5-3 units/up to 9 hours by arrangement. CR/NC only. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. Self-paced instruction in career planning. Exploration of values, interests, capabilities, requirements of occupations, changing job trends; skills in finding and retaining a job. Students select from workshops, workbook assignments, interest inventories, and other activities to develop their own course. (CSU) May be taken for a total of 4 units. COUN 70 Theory, Techniques Practices in Human Development (Formerly GUID 70) 1-3 units/up to 3 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Study of theories, techniques, and practices regarding human development as they pertain to society, groups, family, and individual behavior. (CSU) CSU area E May be taken for a total of 6 units. COUN 72 Development of the Multifaceted Self 3 units/51 hours lecture. CR/NC option. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equiv. This class will facilitate awareness of the self and of others through understanding of the multilayered, multicultured uniqueness of each person. Influences of ethnic heritage, nationality, gender, age, religion education, economic status,disabilities, and sexual preference contribute to the multifaceted individual. Although the focus will be on individual awareness, the broad categories of European American, Latino American, African American, and Asian American will be used to explore differences and similarities of the American culture. Issues regarding interactions at work, interactions at home, parenting, non-verbal communication, nutrition, health, and stress will be interwoven. This wide-ranging exploration should render an integrated awareness, contributing to individual self-confidence and improved communication. (CSU)

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