GS100 - College Seminar*
The College Seminar is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in College and beyond. Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers.
*Students are required to take this course in their first semester at Trocaire College and must earn a minimum grade of “C”.
Credits: 1
GS101 - Information and Research Basics
This course provides an introduction to information literacy using library research methods and resources. Students will learn to access scholarly information through a variety of resources: books, journals, databases, streaming media and different platforms of electronic resources (eBooks, reference collections, image databases). Students will learn the best practices for evaluating resources in order to obtain academic research and information. Students will learn not only how to fully use the Trocaire College Libraries as a research destination, but how to use other libraries and the Internet to become effective information users today and in the future. Topics include: creating keyword searches to effectively use databases and electronic reference collections, journals vs. periodicals in research, evaluating websites on the Internet, citation and style guides, plagiarism, library catalog searching, fair use and open source information, Interlibrary Loan and Academic Share.
Credits: 1
GS102 - College Success*
The College Success is a course designed to provide students strategies for successful learning in College and beyond. It is part of the developmental studies curriculum. Central to the course is students’ intensive work in learning strategies. Topics in the course include: learning styles, learning and study strategies, cognitive strategies, time management, goal-setting, note-taking, test-taking strategies, overcoming test anxiety, cultural diversity, and other issues that focus on enabling students to become better achievers. This course is open only to new Trocaire College Students who participate in developmental studies.
*Students are required to take this course in their first semester at Trocaire College and must earn a minimum grade of “C”. Placement is based on participation in developmental studies.
Credits: 3
GS201 - Information Fluency and Research Skills
Students will obtain the critical thinking and information fluency skills expected in modern society. Students will learn advanced research skills using library databases, printed materials and online library catalogs. They will understand the construction, organization and the publishing cycle of print and electronic information. Students will learn methods for evaluating information presented to them through the Internet and in the media. Students will learn how to use correct MLA and APA citation styles. Students will become ethical consumers and producers of information through knowledge of copyright standards.
Credits: 2
GS212 - College to Career Seminar
This course is designed to assist the student in the transition from College to career by developing the knowledge and skills necessary for future success. Topics include: establishing career goals, work-related values, skills and job search strategies. A professional portfolio will be developed in the class. Students will meet individually or in small groups with the instructor.
Credits: 1
GS320 - Research Methods and Designs
Prerequisite: PSY101 and 3 credits of Natural Science
This course provides students with an introduction to research methodologies from an interdisciplinary approach. Students will learn how to develop productive research questions while introducing them to the practical and ethical issues involved in a variety of research methodologies. The course also introduces students to useful strategies for searching for and evaluating relevant primary and secondary source materials in the library and online. Students develop a well-informed, rigorous, and realistic interdisciplinary research plan grounded in knowledge from their individual disciplines.
Credits: 3
GS499 - Capstone: Identity and Social Justice
Prerequisites: EN101, and minimum 6 credits of social science elective.
This interdisciplinary course, grounded in the framework of social justice, to address diversity and identity. Learners’ cultural competence will be enhanced through deepening reflection on values, assumptions, biases and cultural norms with the goal of preparing for engagement in diverse communities.
Credits: 3
HLT100 - Introduction to Health Professions
This course is an introduction to various health professions including (but not limited to) the following: Health Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Management, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, Phlebotomy, Practical Nursing, and Sterilization /Processing/Delivery. The course gives students a basic understanding of the U.S. healthcare system, current issues in healthcare, and an overview of the various professions available within the healthcare system. This course should help you focus your career goal(s) and understand more about the discipline in which you may work. A minimum grade of “C” is required for passing this course.
Credits: 3