LEAD 272 Peer Mentor Practicum

The course continues the theoretical base and hands-on training for current Marietta College Peer Mentors. Specific mentoring practices will be discussed. The experiential component consists of the application and practice of mentoring skills while working as a peer mentor in the First-Year Experience Program. Specifically, the course focuses on the reflection and practice of specific leadership skills used during peer mentoring: communication, transition management, facilitation of learning, relationship development, problem solving, and appropriate referrals. Students will be trained to assist in advising, specifically development of two and four year plans, privacy issues, and mentoring undecided students. In addition, the course assists students in developing their own advanced learning system and explores methods for mentoring these skills. This course fulfills the Leadership & Ethics general education requirement when combined with credit for LEAD 271.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Complete LEAD 271, minimum grade C-