2014 Summer Orientation and Enrichment Program (SOEP)

SYLLABUS in PSYCHO-SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

COURSE TITLE: Psycho-Social Skills Development
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to equip incoming college freshmen (particularly the DOST scholars) with the knowledge and skills they needed to
triumph in college. Further, it orients them of the nature of college life with the goal of easier and better adjustment. Discussions on career
planning, goal setting and decision making skills, people skills and study skills aim to improve students self-confidence and increase their
motivation to achieve which consequently are expected to have a positive redound on their academic performance.
Number of Hours: 16

Content/Topics Specific Objectives Strategies/Activities Assessment Time Frame
I. SELF-INTRODUCTIONS
Disclosing Personal Facts and Figures
Getting to Know Each Other

Students are made to reflect about
themselves and hence, are given
chance to arrive at a more realistic
understanding and appreciation of
themselves.

Develop confidence among students
particularly in the art of self-disclosure.

Provide opportunity for students to
interact with each other with the goal of
establishing rapport.
Self-Introduction
What else do you wanna
know about me?

Let us be open in
order to be close Game
Recitation

Response to activities
1 hour and 30
minutes
II. CAREER CHECK
Career Planning: A Reality Check
Things to Consider when Choosing a
Career








Prepare students in making career
choices that are relevant to their
personal strengths and interests.

Provide an avenue for students to
contemplate on their career options so
as to ascertain their career decisions.

Help students recognize and weigh
the different factors to consider when
choosing a college course.

Brainstorming and
Group Discussion

Career Test (Multiple
Intelligence Quiz)

Lecture/Ppt
Presentation




Recitation

Response to activities









2 hours and 30
minutes










III. Goal Setting and Decision Making Skills
Effective Goal Setting for Students
Why is it Important to Establish Learning
Goals for Students?
Basics of Effective Goal Setting
Importance of Effective Decision Making
Types of Decision
Decision Making Process
Guide in Decision Making
External Forces Affecting Decision Making



Help students learn and realize the
importance of goal setting and begin to
set short and long range educational
and career goals.

Assist students in coming up with
realistic goals and decide effectively
especially in matters that may have a
significant impact in their future.

Develop self-awareness on students
particularly in terms of understanding
their skills, strengths, abilities,
personality, values, motivations and
external influences and the
implications of these on their career
decisions.
Brainstorming and
Group Discussion

Envisioning How do I
see myself 5-6 years
from now?

Personal Reflections
(present dilemmas where
students are asked to
decide)

Lecture/Ppt
Presentation



Recitation

Response to activities
4 hours
IV. Understanding the Difference between High
School and College
Students Responsibility
Teachers Responsibility
School Environment
Academic Life/Curricular Activities
- Classes and schedules
- Studying hours
- Attendance
- Learning tasks (homework and
reading assignments)
- Requirements/projects
- Assessments/tests (in terms of type
and scope and schedule of testing)
- Grades
Social Life/Extra-curricular Activities
Available Services for Students
Orient students with the nature of
college life including the
responsibilities and expectations
accorded to college students.

Provide an avenue for students to
reflect on their high school learning
experiences and utilize these in order
to have a healthy transition in college.

Help students arrive at realizations
particularly on the differences between
high school and college life so that
they could be able to prepare
themselves for the academic
challenges that they would experience
in college.
Brainstorming and
Group Discussion

Interview (feedbacks
from college students
vis--vis college
experiences)

Personal
Reflections/Spot the
Difference (compare high
school versus college
learning experiences )

Lecture/Ppt
Presentation

Group Presentation

Response to activities
4 hours
V. CollegePrep 101: Getting Ready for College
Why Go to College? (Benefits of earning a
Discuss to students the benefits of
earning a degree so as to motivate
Brainstorming and
Group Discussion
Recitation

4 hours
degree)
College Checklist
- What to enrol
- Where to enrol
- Finances/Scholarships
- Boarding houses/Dormitories
- Syllabi and books
Guide to Becoming a Successful College
Student
Skills Needed to Succeed in College
- Time-Management
- Reading and note-taking strategies
- Test-taking strategies
- Stress Management
- Communication and Interpersonal
Skills




them to make a good start in college.

Provide students with tips on how
they could triumph from the academic
challenges in college so as to minimize
cases of shifting and dropping and
eradicate chances of getting failed in
their subjects.

Orient students with healthy and
effective study skills needed to become
successful in college with the hope that
they would be able to adapt such skills
which would definitely be of help for
them to maintain their scholarships and
eventually finish their degrees.
Personal Reflections

Weekly Planner

Lecture/Ppt
Presentation

Response to activities


Prepared by:


JONA ADDATU-CAMBRI, RGC
Lecturer