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individual input and tutorials from FWS 201 - Fundamentals of Life life. The profound role played
the course instructors. Students also Skills the country’s leadership in
practice writing under pressure. An Credit Hours: 3 contributing towards the fulfilment
important component of the course of its commitment of the country’s
is a research project where students Prerequisite: ENG102 (R) commitment towards the SDGs. By
research and write on a topic related examining initiatives and strategies
to their field of study or area of In an age of accelerating change undertaken in the UAE, learners
personal interest. and an incredible web of global
interaction, the ability to adapt, will grasp the importance of
ENG 200(AA) - *English II for engage in a growth mindset, collective action in driving societal
Arabic Language Program behave positively, and persevere progress.
in uncertain times, have become
Credit Hours: 3 pre-requisites for progress. The FWS 211 - Fundamentals of
Prerequisite: Minimum C grade Life Skills course is tailored to the Emotional Intelligence
from ENG100(AA) needs of the 21st century learners Credit Hours: 3
by providing them with key Prerequisite: ENG102(R) + FWS100
This course builds students’ ability to personal and social skills to enable
communicate in everyday situations them to thrive in a competitive and Co-requisite: FWS100 as co-requisite
as well as in work-related settings. challenging environment. This if students enter to ENG200 course
Through individual and pair activities, specially-curated course with its directly
the course focuses on developing experiential learning approaches This course enables students
students’ competencies in oral and to gain scientific insights into
written forms and on enhancing will enable the learners to apply emotions and their impact in
students’ ability to read and think key skills such as communication, their personal and professional
critically. active listening, digital, media and
financial literacies in their personal lives. In addition, the students will
FWS 100 (E) - Academic Skills for and professional contexts. gain insight into how psychology
Success Moreover, through careful personal will have an influence on human
planning, development and self- behavior and develop valuable
Credit Hours: 3 growth strategies, students will relationship with others by
Prerequisite: No pre-requisite craft their future selves where understanding the fundamental
they will work towards becoming principles of Emotional Intelligence.
The course is tailored to prepare dynamic individuals with a strong This specifically includes fostering
students for higher education. It sense of personal and social a greater sense of developing
works towards developing a positive purpose the building blocks of emotional
growth mindset in students and intelligence, helping the students
to equip them with the necessary FWS 205 - UAE and GCC Society to apply effective strategies for self-
skills required for them to succeed management and self-
in higher education. The course Credit Hours: 3 improvement.
also offers topics related to the Prerequisite: ENG102 (R )+ FWS100
development of reasoning and critical Co-requisite: FWS 100 as co- FWS 305 - Technical
thinking skills, basic research skills, requisite if students enter to Communication for Work Place
as well as how to develop effective ENG200 course directly
presentations. A key outcome of Credit Hours: 3
the course is to enable students The course aims at developing a Prerequisite: ENG 200 + Completion
to transition smoothly into an
academic life as well as to become better understanding of the UAE of minimum 45 credit hours
familiar with academic standards and and GCC society and its social, Technical communication for the
requirements pertinent to higher cultural, economic and political workplace introduces students
education. The course will provide development. Students will
them with foundational tools and cultivate a deeper appreciation of to the principles, techniques, and
skills to be successful in their major the pivotal role played by the UAE skills with emphasis on professional
courses. and GCC in leveraging government writing for workplace purposes.
policies including technology for It also emphasizes the reporting
improving the overall quality of tools to help students prepare
effective workplace documents.

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