Course Contract Directions

Course Contract

To practice metacognitive and self-regulatory processes - particularly the cycle of self-regulation - we will be keeping a course contract. This is a strategy that you may want to use with your students to help co-regulate their learning. You will start by answering a few questions regarding your goals and planning. We will revisit the contract periodically throughout the semester so that you can monitor and evaluate your progress.

You may complete your course contract in a word processing document, as an audio or video recording in Canvas, or as text typed directly into the Assignment submission text entry area. Please do not use the Comments area to submit assignments!

Your course contract should include the following:

1. List 2-3 specific goals you have for this course.
2. Describe your weekly preparation plan. Be specific. What will you do each day of the week to prepare for this course? You may want to use a time management tool such as a calendar, planner, online calendar (e.g., Google Calendar) or app (e.g., iStudiez) to help you get organized. Remember to schedule in time to sleep, eat, and exercise!
3. Outline the study strategies that you will use to understand the material. You planned your time in the previous question, now how will you prepare? Consider the information from this lesson in your response.
4. Explain the process you will follow if you do not understand a topic. Check the Course Orientation Lesson for some suggestions. The Internet and other resources are available for you to use on everything except closed-book examinations. Please remember to be specific on any web searches (e.g., if you're trying to define the term "arousal," as you will in the next lesson, search for arousal motivation psychology).
5. Complete the following statement: I will reach my goals in this course by... (your response should be a statement rather than a date! It should summarize everything above.)

Submit your contract on the following page. We will revisit it periodically throughout the semester, so make sure you save it so you have access to it later.