The Journey Towards the Bachelor’s Degree:Fraught with Peril or Smooth Sailing? Al GreenC. BustamanteEGL 102/014April 12, 2007AbstractHere is where you write a short paragraph summarizing this entire paper!Defining the problemHere is where you’ll define the problem. You can say the problem has something to do with the following:Oakton students working hard to succeedSome students make major mistakes and don’t progressSome Oakton students transfer and make mistakesSome students transfer and do great(You’ll write this in nice paragraph form)Explaining the goalHere is where you’ll explain what you’re trying to do:Want to find out what helps or hinders a student’s progress toward the bachelor’s degree.Want to find out this info so you can design a seminar for Oakton students.Want to help Oakton students avoid the pitfalls.Want to help Oakton students have a smooth journey to bachelor’s degree.(You’ll also write this in paragraph form)A Review of the LiteratureRelationship between college failure/success and academic readinessUrso and Sygielski (2007) did not conduct a study but looked overall at community colleges. Through the students they talked to, at their community college, they learned that they constituted a diverse group. They learned that community college students have a great opportunity to take on leadership roles. Urso and Sygielski also learned that these students are taught to persevere, to be organized, to manage time, and to be proud of their work. Communitycolleges have gone out of their way to make sure their students have the full experience of a traditional university. The significance of Urso’s and Sygielski’s observations indicate that the community college has raised the bar of its standards and students can feel secure that they are getting an education parallel to that of the average university.Relationship between college failure/success and fraternities/sororitiesSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and University Tuition/ExpensesSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and student employmentSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and racial/religious intoleranceSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and binge drinking/partyingSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and social/emotional problemsSummary of 3 articles will go hereRelationship between college failure/success and physical changes Summary of 3 articles will go hereCharacteristics of the 4-hour SeminarHere you’ll explain, in detail, how you want to run the seminar. Include the following info:How you’ll market the seminar to Oakton studentsWhere you’ll host this seminar (kind of room at Oakton)Whether or not you’ll provide snacksWhat time of the day and day of the week and month of the yearHow many people should be “speakers” at this seminarHow the room should be set up (tables, only chairs?)Technology that will be needed***The knowledge, that comes from the research, you want to share with the attendees and the way you will share it with them.*** Characteristics of Assessment toolYou should design a short survey that you intend to give the students at the end of the seminar so you can find out how effective they thought it was or wasn’t.Review and ConclusionA summary of a few of the most significant findings, why your seminar will help, and how your booklet will be an added bonus.AppendixAttach your booklet here. This booklet will be about one of these perspectives:Pitfalls to avoid in order to succeed in collegeWhat to do to succeed in collegeReferencesUrso, D., & Sygielski, J. (2007). Why Community College Students Make Successful Transfer Students. Journal of College Admission, Retrieved Tuesday, April 10, 2007 from the Academic Search Premier
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