Part 2
Course Map
Every I Can statement, the outcome it serves, and where students show it.
Every "I Can" statement in FYE 100, with the outcome it serves, the skills and behaviors it builds, and where students show it.
Objectives use the book's wording, which follows the Competency Framework. A ★ marks an institutional assessment anchor: an I Can statement that generates evidence for SLO reporting.
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Course learning outcomes
How many I Can statements serve each course learning outcome (CLO), and in which modules. Many statements serve more than one.
| CLO | Outcome | I Can statements | Modules |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO 1 | Develop an educational plan that leads to a career path. | 15 | 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 |
| CLO 2 | Locate and utilize campus resources including information technology tools. | 9 | 1, 2, 4, 6 |
| CLO 3 | Develop strategies and techniques for personal, academic, and career success. | 42 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Institutional assessment anchors
- ★ Institutional assessment anchor SLO 1 is assessed through #9 Knowledge Application in My STAR(T) Stories (capstone) (Module 12, I Can 12.1 and 12.2).
- ★ Institutional assessment anchor SLO 3 is assessed through #6 Professionalism in Mile Marker #8: My Career Snapshot (Module 8, I Can 8.2).
The course at a glance
Essential Skills are listed by number. The number in bold is that module's Skill Spotlight.
| Module | Title | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Main assignment | Trail Tools | Merit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Pathfinder Journey Begins | 1, 5, 6, 10 | BE Safe BE Honest | Mile Marker #1 | — | — |
| 2 | Building Your Support System | 1, 4, 9 | BE Honest BE Responsible | Mile Marker #2 | — | — |
| 3 | My Time Plan — Managing Time & Energy | 5, 6 | BE Responsible | Mile Marker #3 | Where My Time Goes, My Week at a Glance | — |
| 4 | Your Academic Toolkit | 6, 10 | BE Honest BE Critical BE Responsible | Mile Marker #4 | — | Merit #1 |
| 5 | Financial Planning with Purpose | 3, 6 | BE Safe BE Responsible | Mile Marker #5 | Dollar Tracker, Budget Builder | — |
| 6 | Map Your Path — Academic Planning | 1, 6, 9, 10 | BE Responsible BE Reflective | Mile Marker #6 | Academic Planner | — |
| 7 | Knowing Your Strengths & Values | 5, 9 | BE Reflective | Mile Marker #7 | My Values Snapshot, My HIGH5 Results | Merit #2 |
| 8 | Explore Your Career Options | 1, 2, 6, 10 | BE Critical BE Responsible | Mile Marker #8 | Career Research Guide | — |
| 9 | Think It Through — Critical Thinking + STAR(T) Introduction | 1, 2, 9 | BE Critical BE Reflective | Mile Marker #9 | 4C Check | — |
| 10 | Team Up — Collaboration & People Skills | 1, 4, 8 | BE Honest BE Responsible | Mile Marker #10 | Collaboration Snapshot | Merit #3 |
| 11 | Making an Impact — Community, Values & Your Pathfinder Journey | 4, 5, 7, 9 | BE Responsible BE Reflective | Mile Marker #11 | Community Snapshot | — |
| 12 | Reflecting Back, Moving Forward | 1, 9 | BE Honest BE Reflective | Mile Marker #12 | Look Back | — |
Module by module
"Where students show it" names the book's Mile Marker or the Blackboard activity tied to each statement. Statements marked "Lesson practice" are practiced in the lessons and course activities rather than a single graded piece.
Module 1: Your Pathfinder Journey Begins
- Trail Tips: Your Free Office 365 Access
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | I can describe my personal reasons for attending college and define what success means to me right now. | CLO 3 | 1Communication 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #1 |
| 1.2 | I can navigate Blackboard and locate key course information, assignments, and instructor contact details.Evidence is optional practice and does not count in the grade. | CLO 2 | 10Information Literacy | — | Syllabus & Blackboard Scavenger Hunt (optional practice) |
| 1.3 | I can set one personal or academic goal for this semester and describe how I plan to reach it. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 5Adaptability & Leadership | — | Mile Marker #1 |
| 1.4 | I can explain what artificial intelligence is and identify where it already shows up in my daily life.Introduces all five BE behaviors. 1.4d (naming the five behaviors) is shown in the BE Check matching quiz in Blackboard. | CLO 3 | 10Information Literacy | BE Safe | Mile Marker #1 |
Module 2: Building Your Support System
- Skill Spotlight: Interpersonal Relations
- Trail Tips: Set Up Your Digital Presence, Setting Up Your Merit Page, What's Actually Happening in That AI Chat?
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | I can identify people and OCTC resources that can support my success and explain how each one helps. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 4Interpersonal Relations | — | Mile Marker #2 |
| 2.2 | I can describe how I will use my support system intentionally this semester. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 4Interpersonal Relations 1Communication | — | Mile Marker #2 |
| 2.3 | I can identify one new campus resource I want to explore and explain why it matters for my goals. | CLO 2 | 4Interpersonal Relations 9Knowledge Application | — | Mile Marker #2 |
| 2.4 | I can practice asking for help clearly and specifically in a realistic college scenario. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 1Communication 4Interpersonal Relations | BE Honest BE Responsible | AI Chat: Who Has Your Back? |
Module 3: My Time Plan — Managing Time & Energy
- Skill Spotlight: Professionalism
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | I can analyze how I currently spend my time and identify at least one pattern or time-waster. | CLO 3 | 6Professionalism | BE Responsible | Mile Marker #3 |
| 3.2 | I can create a realistic weekly schedule that reflects my actual priorities and commitments. | CLO 3 | 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #3 |
| 3.3 | I can identify which of my five energy batteries needs the most attention and describe one way I will recharge it. | CLO 3 | 6Professionalism 5Adaptability & Leadership | — | Mile Marker #3 |
| 3.4 | I can describe one small habit or adjustment I will make to manage my time more effectively. | CLO 3 | 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #3 |
Module 4: Your Academic Toolkit
- Skill Spotlight: Information Literacy
- Trail Tips: Your Office 365 Academic Toolkit, Recording in the Classroom
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
- Merit Activity #1 due with this module
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | I can identify and apply at least one evidence-based study strategy and describe what I noticed about my learning. | CLO 3 | 10Information Literacy | — | Mile Marker #4 |
| 4.2 | I can evaluate a source or AI-generated response using the SIFT method and explain whether I would use it and why. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 10Information Literacy | BE Critical | AI Chat: Is This Legit? |
| 4.3 | I can apply at least one digital organization strategy to manage my course files. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 10Information Literacy | — | Lesson practice and course activities |
| 4.4 | I can recognize AI creep in my own work and describe honestly how I used AI.Book revision: AI creep replaces the AI note-taker objective. AI note-takers are now a Trail Tip. | CLO 2, CLO 3 | 6Professionalism 10Information Literacy | BE Honest BE Responsible | Mile Marker #4 |
| 4.5 | I can write one SMART goal for continuing a study strategy or academic habit this semester. | CLO 3 | 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #4 |
Module 5: Financial Planning with Purpose
- Skill Spotlight: Quantitative Reasoning
- Trail Tips: Financial Aid at OCTC
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | I can build a realistic zero-based budget that assigns all available income to specific categories. | CLO 3 | 3Quantitative Reasoning | — | Mile Marker #5 |
| 5.2 | I can identify at least one pattern in my spending habits and describe one small change I want to make. | CLO 3 | 3Quantitative Reasoning 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #5 |
| 5.3 | I can explain what financial wellness means and describe how it connects to my overall wellbeing. | CLO 3 | 3Quantitative Reasoning | — | Mile Marker #5 |
| 5.4 | I can use AI tools safely for budgeting exploration without sharing personal financial information. | CLO 3 | 3Quantitative Reasoning | BE Safe BE Responsible | Mile Marker #5 |
Module 6: Map Your Path — Academic Planning
- Skill Spotlight: Knowledge Application
- Trail Tips: Wait... How Is My Grade Actually Calculated?
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | I can interpret my Career Coach or O*NET Interest Profiler results and connect them to at least one program or career direction at OCTC.Book revision: Career Coach or the O*NET Interest Profiler. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 9Knowledge Application | — | Mile Marker #6 |
| 6.2 | I can describe the difference between certificates, diplomas, AAS degrees, and transfer pathways at OCTC. | CLO 1 | 9Knowledge Application 10Information Literacy | — | Mile Marker #6 |
| 6.3 | I can draft a realistic course load for next semester based on my goals, schedule, and program requirements. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 9Knowledge Application 6Professionalism | — | Mile Marker #6 |
| 6.4 | I can write five specific questions to bring to my Success Coach advising appointment. | CLO 1, CLO 2 | 1Communication 9Knowledge Application | — | Mile Marker #6 |
| 6.5 | I can use AI responsibly to explore academic pathways without sharing personal identifying information.Practiced through the optional AI prompt on Mile Marker #6. No AI Chat in this module. | CLO 1 | 9Knowledge Application | BE Responsible BE Reflective | Lesson practice and course activities |
Module 7: Knowing Your Strengths & Values
- Skill Spotlight: Adaptability & Leadership
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
- Merit Activity #2 due with this module
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | I can identify my Top 5 HIGH5 strengths and explain what they mean for how I learn and work. | CLO 3 | 5Adaptability & Leadership | — | Mile Marker #7 |
| 7.2 | I can identify my Top 5 personal values and describe how they shape my decisions and priorities. | CLO 3 | 5Adaptability & Leadership | — | Values Journal (online) or class discussion (in person) |
| 7.3 | I can connect my strengths and values to my academic habits, career direction, and how I work with others. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 5Adaptability & Leadership 9Knowledge Application | — | Mile Marker #7 |
| 7.4 | I can recognize one blind spot that comes with my strengths and describe what to watch for. | CLO 3 | 5Adaptability & Leadership | BE Reflective | Mile Marker #7 |
Module 8: Explore Your Career Options
- Skill Spotlight: Communication
- Trail Tips: Set Up Your Handshake Profile, Register Early for Next Semester
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | I can research one career using Career Coach and O*NET, including regional salary, job outlook, education requirements, and typical work environment. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 2Critical & Creative Thinking 10Information Literacy | — | Mile Marker #8 |
| 8.2 | I can evaluate a career for personal fit by connecting my research findings to my strengths, values, work style, and pressure tolerance.★ Institutional assessment anchor | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 6Professionalism★ Institutional assessment anchor 2Critical & Creative Thinking | BE Critical BE Responsible | Mile Marker #8 |
| 8.3 | I can articulate one clear question I still have about this career direction. | CLO 1 | 2Critical & Creative Thinking | — | Mile Marker #8 |
Module 9: Think It Through — Critical Thinking + STAR(T) Introduction
- Skill Spotlight: Critical & Creative Thinking
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | I can identify one thinking habit that sometimes gets in my way and name a strategy for interrupting it. | CLO 3 | 2Critical & Creative Thinking | — | Mile Marker #9 |
| 9.2 | I can apply the 4C Check (Clarity, Context, Credibility, Consequences) to evaluate a real situation or decision. | CLO 3 | 2Critical & Creative Thinking | BE Critical | AI Chat: Think It Through |
| 9.3 | I can explain the STAR(T) framework and describe how each of the five steps works. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 9Knowledge Application 1Communication | — | Mile Marker #9 |
| 9.4 | I can draft one practice STAR(T) response using a real experience and apply the 4C Check to strengthen it. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 9Knowledge Application 2Critical & Creative Thinking | BE Reflective | Mile Marker #9 |
Module 10: Team Up — Collaboration & People Skills
- Skill Spotlight: Collaboration & Teamwork
- Trail Tips: Divide & Conquer, AI-Style
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
- Merit Activity #3 due with this module
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | I can identify my natural collaboration tendencies using my 16Personalities results and explain how they show up in group work. | CLO 3 | 8Collaboration & Teamwork | — | Mile Marker #10 |
| 10.2 | I can name two collaboration strengths and one or two challenges and explain why those challenges happen.Mile Marker #10 updated to ask for two strengths (was one or two). | CLO 3 | 8Collaboration & Teamwork 4Interpersonal Relations | — | Mile Marker #10 |
| 10.3 | I can describe three specific strategies that help me work more effectively with others.Mile Marker #10 updated to ask for three strategies, one tied to a real experience (was two). | CLO 3 | 8Collaboration & Teamwork | — | Mile Marker #10 |
| 10.4 | I can articulate in one clear sentence what I need from teammates to do my best work. | CLO 3 | 1Communication 8Collaboration & Teamwork | BE Honest | Mile Marker #10 |
Module 11: Making an Impact — Community, Values & Your Pathfinder Journey
- Skill Spotlight: Civic Engagement
- Trail Tips: Start Your STAR(T) Stories
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | I can define community broadly and identify at least one community I already belong to and contribute to. | CLO 3 | 7Civic Engagement | — | Mile Marker #11 |
| 11.2 | I can describe specific ways my everyday actions make a positive impact on the people around me. | CLO 3 | 7Civic Engagement 4Interpersonal Relations | — | Mile Marker #11 |
| 11.3 | I can connect my strengths and values to one intentional way I want to grow my community impact going forward. | CLO 3 | 7Civic Engagement 5Adaptability & Leadership | BE Responsible BE Reflective | Mile Marker #11 |
| 11.4 | I can select four experiences from my semester and match each one to an Essential Skill for my STAR(T) Story. | CLO 1, CLO 3 | 9Knowledge Application | — | Mile Marker #11 |
Module 12: Reflecting Back, Moving Forward
- Trail Tips: Finishing Strong
- Mile Marker AI use: AI-supported
| # | I Can statement | CLO | 10 Essential Skills | AI Literacy | Where students show it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | I can record four STAR(T) responses, one per selected Essential Skill, that are specific, honest, and clearly structured.★ Institutional assessment anchor | CLO 1, CLO 3 | All 10 skills 9Knowledge Application★ Institutional assessment anchor | BE Honest BE Reflective | Your STAR(T) Stories (capstone) |
| 12.2 | I can articulate how each skill connects to my future in college, my career, and my life: the Transfer step.★ Institutional assessment anchor | CLO 1 | 9Knowledge Application★ Institutional assessment anchor 1Communication | BE Reflective | Your STAR(T) Stories (capstone) |
| 12.3 | I can explain my choice of student-selected skill in my own words. | CLO 3 | Student choice | — | Your STAR(T) Stories (capstone) |
| 12.4 | I can reflect honestly on my growth this semester, what I am taking with me, and what I want to work on next. | CLO 3 | All 10 skills | BE Reflective | Mile Marker #12 |