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ASDC - Alfred Student Development Center

Alfred State courses are grouped into the following sections:

  • ASDC 1002 - Personal College & Career Succ

    This course is designed to enhance the college learning experience and prepare students to be more successful personally and professionally. The curriculum is divided into three components: 1) a cognitive psychology component geared toward helping students to remove personal barriers to success, 2) college success concepts such as study skills, time management, library usage, campus services, and personal health, and 3) personal financial concepts, responsibility, and management.

  • ASDC 1091 - College Success Seminar
    This introductory college level course includes discussions about campus resources, study techniques, critical thinking strategies, and information literacy. Students will set personal and academic goals and apply methods to reach them. Additional topics introduced include diversity issues, health concerns, goal-setting, and problem-solving. Each student will be required to summarize a topic related to the class in the form of a short oral presentation. Written assignments will include a critical look at a student's curriculum and career choice as well as a short research paper using library resources.


  • ASDC 2011 - Career Exploration & Planning*

    This course teaches a decision-making model designed to help students make appropriate career/life choices. Students engage in a variety of assessments including the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Self Directed Search. They are introduced to CHOICES, a computer database to access career information. Out-of-class assignments provide an opportunity to integrate self-awareness with career options and culminate in the development of a career portfolio.


  • ASDC 2193 - Introduction to Academic Literacy

    This course focuses on the continued improvement of literacy skills - reading comprehension skills, reading efficiency and flexibility, critical thinking, development of a college-level vocabulary, and the grammar, writing, and study skills needed for success with college course work. Students may be placed in this course on the basis of their placement test scores or may take it as an elective to expand their basic literacy skill levels.

  • ASDC 3001 - Creative Leadership
    This course is designed to expose students to the leadership styles of several campus administrators (the college president and vice presidents), all of whom teach the course in a team-teaching format. Students have the opportunity to compare modern leadership theory (from reading assignments) with the experiences and practice of these individuals. The students then apply what they learn to a campus project of their own choosing.


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