Course basic information

Course title: University Skills

Credit hours: 3 hours

Course Pre-requisites: the First Common Year

Level/year at which this course is offered: the First Common Year

Course Number and code: CI 101   

Medium of Instruction: Arabic  

Contact hours per week: 3 hours

Course Description

This course develops the university skills e.g.  academic skills, communication skills, and personal-skills of the First Common Year students at King Saud University.

Course Major Goal

This course aims to develop the academic skills, communication skills, and personal-skills of the First Common Year students at King Saud University, and their application in their university life.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students are expected to:

1. understand and utilize the processing information skills in their learning process through remembering.
2. utilize effective study skills in their university life.
3. use the learning tool box skills in their university life
4. apply communication skills in the university environment in the best optimal way.
5. design research instruments and differentiate between them.
6. utilize the research information areas in preparing academic research papers.
7. understand research writing skills and embrace its ethics. 
8. practice scientific research skills in the university context according to the research writing standards.
9. employ future planning skills in their university life.
10. possess flexible thinking skills and be able to use them depending on the context
11. compare between critical thinking skills and creative thinking skills.
12. possess and market self-discovery skills.

Course Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, the students are expected to:                                    

1. utilize the processing information skill in their learning process.
2. utilize effective study skills in their university life.
3. use the learning tools in their university life
4. apply the communication skills in their university life.
5. master public presentation and speaking skills.
6. use research instruments in preparing research studies and papers.
7. master research skills to access various information sources.
8. apply research writing skills their university study.
9. utilize future planning skills in their university life.
10. possess the ability to diversify their thinking.
11. have the ability to develop his thinking.
12. distinguish between critical thinking and creative thinking skills.
13. use self-discovery skills for self-promotion.

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