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Welcome to New Student Orientation

Welcome to New Student Orientation. Tips for College Success. Carefully read and follow the syllabus. Use the instructor’s office hours. Sign up for a Campus Tour and find out where to find your classes, instructor’s office, and campus resources that can help you.

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Welcome to New Student Orientation

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  1. Welcome to New Student Orientation

  2. Tips for College Success Carefully read and follow the syllabus. Use the instructor’s office hours. Sign up for a Campus Tour and find out where to find your classes, instructor’s office, and campus resources that can help you. Learn where and when you learn best for each kind of learning you have to do. Make the best use of HFCC’s free learning support resources. Learn to identify what you need help with and prepare questions. Learn from others, but do honest work. Think positively and constructively.

  3. Academic Integrity • HFCC considers academic dishonesty to be a serious offense. Academic dishonesty is any activity intended to improve a student’s grade fraudulently.* • It includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Open cheating on an examination (such as copying from another student’s paper) • Permitting another person to take a test in the student’s place • Providing unauthorized assistance with any work for which academic credit is received • Plagiarism (using another person’s work without acknowledgment) Recent New York Times Stories on Plagiarists

  4. Student Code of Conduct STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT Students at HFC are expected to show respect for order, law, the personal rights of others, and the educational mission of the College, as well as to maintain standards of personal integrity.

  5. my.hfcc.edu/webadvisor User ID/Password Help

  6. http://my.hfcc.edu/hawkmail

  7. Online Classeshttp://henryfordcc.moodle.net

  8. Become familiar with the College’s Mobile Apps • Download MoodleEZ to your iPad. • Type the URL: http://henryfordcc.mrooms.net • Login using your WebAdvisor username and password. http://henryfordcc.mrooms.net • Download EllucianGo to your Android or iPhone Device. • Search for “Henry Ford Community College” • Login using your WebAdvisor login. Type: http://henryfordcc.mrooms.net

  9. We are here! Parking: 2800 FREE parking spaces in 9 parking lots

  10. College Bookstore

  11. Library Media Center with free access to computers Helpful librarians and staff Free online research databases

  12. Learning Resource Center • Counseling Office • Career Services • Learning Lab • Free Tutoring • Test Preparation

  13. Student Services

  14. Academic Advisinghttps://www.hfcc.edu/academic-advising • Program Planning • Study Plan • Course Selection • Program Evaluation • Graduation Requirements

  15. College Transfer Advisinghttps://www.hfcc.edu/counseling • Program Planning • Course Equivalencies • Curriculum Guides • Articulation/Transfer Agreements

  16. Counseling Services www.hfcc.edu/counseling • Career Guidance & Counseling • Interest Inventories • Personal & Career Development Courses • Time Management • Stress Management • Test Anxiety • Goal Setting • Work Challenges

  17. Assisted Learning Services www.hfcc.edu/als • Quiet testing rooms • Note takers • Readers • Writers for tests • Interpreters for the hearing impaired • Adaptive Lab

  18. Student Outreach and Support • Personal Counseling • Academic Training • Financial Assistance • Dreamkeepers • Emergency Fund www.hfcc.edu/sos

  19. Office of Career Services • Cover Letter Writing • Resume Writing • Dress for Success • Workplace Transition • Job Search Strategies • On-campus Job Fairs http://careers.hfcc.edu

  20. Student Activities www.hfcc.edu/sa • 40 Registered Student Groups • Leadership Skills • Fun Campus Activities • Student Council • Community Service

  21. http://athletics.hfcc.edu Club Sports • Compete with Club teams at other colleges/universities • Wrestling Club began in 2013 • Clubs such as soccer and tennis will be added based on student interest. Fitness Gym • Free exercise equipment and free weights

  22. Student ID Cards • Safe Walk • Vehicle Jump Starts • Lost and Found Sign up for Emergency Alert https://www.mir3.com/hfcc/

  23. Inside Track Peer Mentorshttps://www.hfcc.edu/inside-track Peer Mentors give first year students the “inside track” in being successful. One-on-one assistance with registration, financial aid, and other student concerns. Mentees enjoy seminars and workshops focused on improving their chances of success.

  24. Cashier’s Officehttps://www.hfcc.edu/tuition-and-payment • Tuition Calculator • EZ-Pay • Master Promissory Note • WebAdvisor • Questions?

  25. Important Dates https://www.hfcc.edu/academic-calendar

  26. Please stay seated and we will help guide you to your next step.

  27. COMPASS Placement Exam

  28. What is a placement test?Why is this test important? It is important to be placed in the right class. • The best place to be is a class that challenges you but offers you a real chance at success.

  29. COMPASS Test • 3 parts: • Math • Reading • Writing • Time: 30-45 minutes each • Retake or Placement

  30. COMPASS math test:

  31. COMPASS math placement:

  32. Calculators!!! • USE THEM!!! Don’t let the “easier” questions hold you back!

  33. What does the Math test look like?

  34. Practice Questions

  35. And the answers are …

  36. Before testing (retesting): PRACTICE! Do you: • Hate math, didn’t do well in Algebra 1, fear fractions and story problems? • PRACTICE: PreAlgebra • Like math, feel confident, did well in Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, etc.? • PRACTICE: Algebra or Advanced Algebra

  37. English Placement ExamsReading & Writing

  38. What does your English Placement score mean? ENG 079: Basic Reading ENG 081: Developmental College Reading ENG 088: Basic Writing: Sentences to Paragraphs ENG 093: Basic Writing: Paragraphs to Essays ENG 131: Introduction to College Writing ENG 132: College Writing and Research

  39. Two Items to Note • In order to place into ENG 131, you must score an 82 or above on the reading test and/or a 78 or above on the writing test. • 84 is the reading score needed for most health career programs.

  40. What does the reading test look like?

  41. Practice Questions

  42. Practice Questions

  43. Answers and Explanations

  44. Practice Questions If you don’t know what a word means, you can use the words around it to try to figure out the meaning.

  45. Practice Questions A main idea includes all of the supporting ideas in a passage. When asked to pick the “best choice,” sometimes it is easier to figure out which are NOT the best choice, leaving you with the correct answer.

  46. What does the Writing Test look like?

  47. Practice Questions

  48. Practice Questions

  49. Practice Questions

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