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City University
3 Maka Al-Mukarama Road
K-4 Square, Mogadishu, Somalia

Telephone Numbers:
+252-(0)61-657-8898, +252-(0)69-927-7440
Email: info@cu.edu.so
Website: www.cu.edu.so

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Course Outline
Course: Transition to The University Context
1. General Information

Course Code:
Semester: Foundation
Classroom: Different class rooms

Lecturer: Mohamed Abukar

Office:
Email: Mosman1@cu.edu.so
Office hours: On Appointment

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction and opportunity for you to transition to university life at Cu,
as you discover the resources available (academic, co-curricular, community). You will examine
the principles of leadership through the thematic lens. This subject of this course is you. It is
intentionally designed to promote your self-awareness and personal success—in college and in
life after college—by empowering you with flexible skills and strategies that are applicable
across subjects (transferable, cross-disciplinary skills) and across time (durable, lifelong learning
skills).

Textbooks:
 LEAD Courses: Peak Performance: Success in College & Beyond, 8th ed.
ISBN: 978-0-07-722771-5
 USI and COUN Courses: Your College Experience: Strategies for success, 10th ed. –
ISBN: 978-0-312-60254-3
(Electronic content is available on the USI Course Template in Blackboard)
 ALL Transition Courses: One Book 2015 – The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two
 Optional supplemental texts/readings assigned by instructors to compliment thematic
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City University
3 Maka Al-Mukarama Road
K-4 Square, Mogadishu, Somalia

Telephone Numbers:
+252-(0)61-657-8898, +252-(0)69-927-7440
Email: info@cu.edu.so
Website: www.cu.edu.so

focus, or instructor preferences

Purpose, Goals and Outcomes:

The Purpose of this course is to:

(1) connect you with other students—i.e., to help you form peer-support networks and
peer-learning communities;
(2) connect you with the college—i.e., to promote (a) your appreciation of the meaning and
relevance of the college curriculum (liberal arts & sciences), (b) your involvement in the
co-curriculum (out-of-class experiential learning), and (c) your use of campus support
services (academic-support and student-development services);
(3) connect your present college experience with your future goals and plans—i.e., to help
you relate your current college experience with your upcoming decisions about your
college major, your future career path, and your life beyond college.
(4) connect you with the principles of leadership - i.e., to help you understand the
importance of leadership to your college experience and your life.

Transition Objectives for the course include the following

 To help you orient yourself at CU by making you familiar with academic policies,
programs and support resources;
 To help you cope successfully with the stresses that often accompany major life
transitions, such as coming to college;
 To create a context in which you can clarify values and continue to develop a sense of
responsibility for your academic, personal, and career development;
 To guide you to develop empathy, respect, and appreciation for others who are
different from you in terms of the ways our society defines human and group
differences, including race, ethnicity, religious backgrounds, linguistic differences,
socioeconomic levels, age, geography, sexual orientation, and national origins.
 This Course is meant to get you off to a good start in college, and to motivate you to
successfully complete your college education. It is the place to get your questions
answered, explore and establish your goals, develop connections to the campus
community, and discover resources that will help you be successful. Your instructor is
also a mentor, a “go-to” person, when you have questions, insecurities, indecisions, or
other difficulties—please take advantage of this both in class and individually!

LEARNING GOALS & OUTCOMES:

To achieve the expected learning goals, WCU has identified a set of core skills and behaviors
(goals) that are central to a student’s development as an integrated, intentional learner.

University Learning Goals: Students should

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City University
3 Maka Al-Mukarama Road
K-4 Square, Mogadishu, Somalia

Telephone Numbers:
+252-(0)61-657-8898, +252-(0)69-927-7440
Email: info@cu.edu.so
Website: www.cu.edu.so

 Identify their aptitudes, abilities, and interests and articulate their future goals and
aspirations;
 Modify their behaviors and values in response to knowledge and skills gained from their
academic and co-curricular experiences; and
 Recognize the synthesis of their university experiences relative to their future education
and career plans.

Assessment
You will pass this course if you get an overall score of 60%, which includes grades from course
work, midterm and final exams. The overall grade in Agronomy is composed of the following
components:

Category Percent
Course Work 50%

Midterm Exam 20%

Final Exam 30%

Grading systems
Total Marks Grade GPA

90-100 A 4
85-89 A- 3.7
80-84 B+ 3.3
75-79 B 3
70-74 C+ 2.3
65-69 C 2
60-64 D 1
0-59 F 0

Course Schedule
Week and Chapter Assessment Deadline

Week–1
4
Chapter 1: Introduction to Transition to the University City University
Assignment (1)
3 Maka Al-Mukarama Road
Week-2 K-4 Square, Mogadishu, Somalia

Telephone Numbers:
Chapter 2: Academic Components/Policies Assignment (2)
+252-(0)61-657-8898, +252-(0)69-927-7440
Email: info@cu.edu.so
Website: www.cu.edu.so
Week-3

Assignment (3)

Chapter 3: Know Your University

Week-4

Chapter 3: Integrity & Accountability

Assignment (4)

Week –5
Chapter 5: University Fedena System and Gmail Assignments (5)

Week –6

Chapter 6: Time Management Assignments (6)

Week-7

Quiz and Revision

Week 8

Midterm exam -/11/2022

20%

Week 9

Chapter 7- GPA and CGPA Grading Systems

Assignments (7)

Week 10