{"id":22,"date":"2025-06-04T14:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs003\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:05:23","slug":"syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Class Time and Location\u202f\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSB 130 every other Friday from 10 AM \u2013 10:50 AM starting the second week of classes\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instructor Contact Information\u202f\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Daniels | Office CSB 254 | <a href=\"mailto:laura.daniels@colostate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laura.daniels@colostate.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office hours are by appointment.&nbsp; Please feel free to reach out to me!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Description &amp; Objectives\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course is designed to provide structure, support, and ongoing training for participants in the peer mentoring program. We will meet biweekly throughout the semester, beginning in the second week of classes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2026 Changes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, we will have mentees joining us in class.&nbsp; This is to address the fact that many mentors find it difficult to get ahold of their mentees by providing a structured meeting time.&nbsp; This will also support mentor\/mentee relationships by providing specific activities to be completed in class.&nbsp; Due to these changes, in-person attendance is a very important component of the course!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grading<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grading for this course is Satisfactory\/Unsatisfactory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satisfactory = 70% or greater&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unsatisfactory = Less than 70%&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Grading Category<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Percentage<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All Mentor Assignments&nbsp;<\/td><td>25&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New\/Returning Mentor Assignments&nbsp;<\/td><td>25&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Friday Mentor Meetings&nbsp;<\/td><td>50 \u2013 one grade dropped&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schedule<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Week<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;Requirements For All Mentors<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>First Time Mentor Requirements<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Returning Mentor Requirements<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2&nbsp;<\/td><td>Invite mentees to a study session&nbsp;<\/td><td>University Resources&nbsp;<\/td><td>Career Center Drop-in LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4&nbsp;<\/td><td>Resume including LinkedIn Profile&nbsp;<\/td><td>LinkedIn Learning Part 1 &#8211; Starting Your Mentoring Relationship&nbsp;<\/td><td>Exploring Career Connection Using LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6&nbsp;<\/td><td>Starting Mentoring Reflection&nbsp;<\/td><td>LinkedIn Learning Part 2 &#8211; Troubleshooting Mentee Relationships&nbsp;<\/td><td>Invitations For Informational Interviewing&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8&nbsp;<\/td><td>University Activity With Mentee&nbsp;<\/td><td>AI at the University\u202f&nbsp;<\/td><td>Conduct Informational Interviews&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&nbsp;<\/td><td>Growth Mindset&nbsp;<\/td><td>Undergraduate Research, Fellowships, and Career Development\u202f&nbsp;<\/td><td>Career Competencies&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12&nbsp;<\/td><td>Invite Mentees To Pre-Finals Study Session&nbsp;<\/td><td>Professional Communication&nbsp;<\/td><td>Informational Interviews Reflection and Follow-up&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"3\">Fall Break&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16&nbsp;<\/td><td>Closing Communication With Mentees\u202fand Class Feedback&nbsp;<\/td><td>Mentorship Reflection&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instructor Expectations &amp; Responsibilities\u202f\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the instructor, I will foster an environment of open communication and respect for all students and staff. The instructor reserves the right to modify the syllabus and\/or class outline for this class. Students will be advised in a timely manner of any changes. If you ever have any problems or questions, please reach out to me through email, <a href=\"mailto:laura.daniels@colostate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laura.daniels@colostate.edu<\/a>, or chat with me after class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class Time and Location\u202f\u202f\u00a0 CSB 130 every other Friday from 10 AM \u2013 10:50 AM starting the second week of classes\u00a0 Instructor Contact Information\u202f\u202f&nbsp; Laura Daniels | Office CSB 254 | laura.daniels@colostate.edu&nbsp; Office hours are by appointment.&nbsp; Please feel free to reach out to me!&nbsp; Course Description &amp; Objectives\u202f&nbsp; This course is designed to provide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/author\/admin_41g0qmxe\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.cs.colostate.edu\/cs295\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}