Learning Skills
9 courses · San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
LS 090 Directed Tutoring Experience
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 1
- Corequisite
- Student must successfully complete the peer tutor application, recommendation, and hiring process and work as an LRC peer tutor.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students will gain knowledge about tutoring to provide effective academic assistance to others. Students assess, analyze, and differentiate tutoring techniques to help tutees achieve learning goals, and emphasize study skills and discipline-specific learning needs which facilitate independent learning for tutees.
LS 190 Project-Based Learning Skills Development
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Students will develop essential teamwork, communication, and project-management skills through an interdisciplinary project-based learning experience. Working with peers and industry partners, students will plan, manage, and complete real-world projects that connect classroom learning to professional practice. Emphasis is placed on developing workplace-ready skills such as effective collaboration, creative problem-solving, and time management. This course is designed for students seeking meaningful experiences and industry connections before entering the workforce or transferring to a four-year institution, providing a direct bridge between education and employment through authentic, industry-informed projects.
LS 210 Supervised Tutoring
- Units
- 0
Students will be tutored on an individual basis or within small groups by student tutors in basic skills, academic, and vocational subject matter areas necessary to the overall success and retention of students. Students must be referred by an instructor or a counselor.
LS 290 Leadership in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will assume the roles and responsibilities associated with being a Peer Leader employee and gain knowledge in leadership.This course introduces the philosophy of small-group peer-assisted learning. It is designed to develop the role of a Peer Leader with focus on principles and practices of effective leadership, mentorship, oral and aural communication skills to facilitate learning within a small-group setting.
LS 291 Pedagogies/Best Practices in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will gain knowledge of principles and practices related to pedagogies of small-group peer-assisted learning. Students will apply best practices to a small-group setting.
LS 292 Learning Strategies in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will gain knowledge of learning strategies as they apply to small-group peer-assisted learning. They will learn the positive effects that learning strategies have on students' confidence and competence.
LS 590 Leadership in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will assume the roles and responsibilities associated with being a Peer Leader employee and gain knowledge in leadership.This course introduces the philosophy of small-group peer-assisted learning. It is designed to develop the role of a Peer Leader with focus on principles and practices of effective leadership, mentorship, oral and aural communication skills to facilitate learning within a small-group setting.
LS 591 Pedagogies/Best Practices in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will gain knowledge of principles and practices related to pedagogies of small-group peer-assisted learning. Students will apply best practices to a small-group setting.
LS 592 Learning Strategies in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 0.5
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PLTL/SI designated course with B grade or better.
Students will gain knowledge of learning strategies as they apply to small-group peer-assisted learning. They will learn the positive effects that learning strategies have on students' confidence and competence.