Fall 2025 - SCI 100 D100
Success Strategies in Science (1)
Class Number: 7292
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Sarah Johnson
sjohnson@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
Only Faculty of Science students may take this course.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to recommended strategies to be a successful science student. Topics include study skills, time management, university resources, program options, and research and extracurricular opportunities for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Students with credit for SCI 190 under the title "First Year Success Strategies in Science" may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This class will meet once a week for 50 minutes. Class sessions will involve hands-on activities and presentations about undergraduate research and other success strategies. Grades will be based on participation in in-class activities and a variety of short assignments to be completed outside of class.
Grading
- Attendance/Participation 50%
- Assignments 50%
NOTES:
This course will be graded on a Pass/Fail.
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.
To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit:
- SFU’s Academic Integrity Policy: S10-01 Policy
- SFU’s Academic Integrity website, which includes helpful videos and tips in plain language: Academic Integrity at SFU
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.