General Psychology Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Instructor Information
Instructor
Deborah Harding (Curriculum Vitae)Office Location
Dutton Hall 202-J
Office Hours
TO SET UP A MEETING: CONTACT ME BY PHONE: The VERY BEST WAY TO REACH ME IS AT MY CELL PHONE AT 
(806) 584-7569 between 9 AM and 9 PM, any day of the week.
PLEASE...NO TEXTING: Please note that I DO NOT TEXT MY STUDENTS and I DO NOT ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES. If you can text me, then you can call me! AGAIN, my cell phone is 806 584-7569! If there is an occasion where I am traveling or cannot respond to you in a timely manner by phone, I will let you know that you can text me for that period of time. However, outside of that, PLEASE CALL! I enjoy talking to my students! If you text me, I will not respond to you! Sorry...I want to handle all student business over the phone or in an email!
If I'm not available when you call, I will call you back so please tell me your name, the best time to call you AND WHAT CLASS YOU ARE IN! That way, I can better answer your questions! Thanks! Also, we can set up a face to face conference if you want to!
EMAIL ME: You can also email me through the BLACKBOARD COURSE EMAIL feature! Again, if you email me outside the CLASSROOM ONLINE EMAIL SYSTEM, your email may not get to me. It may be treated as spam. SO, USE THE EMAIL FUNCTION IN THE ONLINE CLASS! It's in the MENU to the left of the screen and it says Send an EMAIL! Click on that and then select SEND AN EMAIL TO THE INSTRUCTORS in the CLASS!
OFFICE HOURS and APPOINTMENT TIMES:
FOR ONLINE CLASSES or ON-CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED CLASSES: THE BEST WAY TO SET UP AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT is to CALL ME ON MY CELLPHONE at 806 584-7569.
FOLKS: Please, I give you my cell phone number so you can call me between 9 am and 9 pm, 7 days a week! Feel free to CALL me OR EMAIL ME SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE AND WHEN we can either visit by phone or in person! Please do not abuse your privilege of having my cell number. Again, please call me or email me. ....please DO NOT TEXT MESSAGE ME! I want to communicate with you directly!
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Course
PSYC-2301-004 General Psychology
Prerequisites
RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills
Course Description
General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Class Type
On Campus Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
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PSYCHSMART, 2nd edition (2013) MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHER (this is an edited book so you will not see an author's name on the cover).
\ This instructor makes her own study guides for all exams. IT IS THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PRINT OFF STUDY GUIDES AVAILABLE IN YOUR AC ONLINE CLASS. IF YOU NEED HELP ACCESSING AC ONLINE, GO TO THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY AND THEY WILL GET YOU SET UP.
\\ You will have all EXAMS, ASSIGNMENTS and EXAM STUDY GUIDES posted in your AC ONLINE CLASSROOM for this course. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ALL ASSIGNMENTS, STUDY GUIDES, AND, IF YOU LIKE, THE POWER POINT NOTES (Power point NOTES ARE OPTIONAL, however, the EXAMS, STUDY GUIDES, and ASSIGNMENTS ARE REQUIRED!). If you do not have your OWN COMPUTER in order to access AC ONLINE, be sure and familiarize yourself with the computers available to you at the AC Library.
\\ NOTE: You may also be able to find this book used at Amazon.com, as well as at BARNES and NOBLE online at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/textbooks-college-textbooks/379002366/
\\ Sometimes these sellers have the books for less than the AC bookstore charges, if you want to order it in advance of the class. YOU MUST HAVE THE TEXTBOOK AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS!
\\ As well, you can go to Textbooks Direct and find good prices on used texts, OR rent the book. Go to:
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Supplies
\ YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A WORKING COMPUTER OR BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AC COMPUTERS DURING THE TIMES THEY ARE OPEN. If you don't have your own computer, use AC computers. We have computes for your use in the on campus COMPUTER LABS as we
Student Performance
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- \ Define psychology and list and discuss the goals of psychology \
- \ Compare and contrast the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary psychology. \
- \ Explain what is meant by the scientific method and describe the various research methods. \
- \ Describe the parts and functions of the nervous system. \
- \ Define and discuss sensation and perception. \
- \ Describe learning from the behavioral and the cognitive perspectives. \
- \ Describe the functioning of sensory, short-term and long-term memory. \
- \ Define motives, needs, drives, and incentives. \
- \ Explain and evaluate the cognitive-appraisal theories of emotion. \
- \ Discuss the nature-nurture controversy in developmental psychology. \
- \ Define Piaget's concepts and outline Piaget's four stages of cognitive development, describing the major characteristics of each. \
- \ Describe the major personality theories and projective and objective measures of personality. \
- \ Describe the psychological disorders and the biomedical and psychological therapies that are used. \
- \ Describe the social context of human behavior, emphasizing attribution theory, relationships between attitudes and action, conformity, group/cultural influences, prejudice, aggression, social conflict, attraction, altruism, and peacemaking. \
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Expected Student Behavior
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\\ Students are expected to attend class, to participate in class and to prepare for class lectures and discussions by reading the text and doing homework assignments. Students are expected to turn off all electronic devices (if you have a sick child, you may bring your phone and put it on vibrate). Please do not engage in side conversations during class time, texting, reading newspapers, taking naps, and any other distracting behaviors. If you miss class, you are expected to contact the instructor and/or other students in the class to get information about the class. Since this instructor emails reminders via the AC ONLINE classroom announcement page, it's best to check into your AC ONLINE class frequently. As well, all course notes and assignments are in the AC ONLINE classroom folders, as directed by your instructor. It is your responsibility to get the information and printed materials, as well as take EXAMS in the AC Online classroom. If you don't have a computer, simply check the ones in the library. You can get onto AC ONLINE from any computer anywhere!
\\ Each student is expected to engage in academic honesty, refraining from cheating or plagiarism. YOUR EXAMS ARE MEANT TO BE TAKEN BY YOU! IF THIS INSTRUCTOR LEARNS THAT YOU ARE COLLABORATING ON EXAMS, YOU WILL FAIL THE COURSE! Plagiarism on written work will NOT be tolerated. PLAGIARISM IS USING SOMEONE ELSES MATERIAL AS IF IT WERE WRITTEN OR ORIGINATED BY YOU.If you plagiarize, you can fail the assignment and receive a 0. Plagiarism means copying off of the internet, quoting directly without giving credit to the source, or using parts of another persons work as your own. Copying and pasting material off the internet is strictly forbidden! YOU MUST CITE ALL SOURCES AND HAVE A REFERENCE SECTION WITH APA STYLE CITATIONS FOR YOUR PAPER! PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE IN THIS BEHAVIOR. We have access to a plagiarism checker program and any paper that this instructor sees is plagiarized in part or in full, will be getting a 0 on the paper, and a letter of reprimand will be filed in your academic record. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER SOMETHING IS CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM, PLEASE ASK YOUR INSTRUCTOR BEFORE YOU ENGAGE IN QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR! AGAIN, I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE AND WILL NOT TOLERATE IT!!!
\\ Students are expected to engage in appropriate "netiquette" in the ONLINE PORTIONS of this class AT ALL TIMES. Inappropriate online behaviors, such as swearing, discussion of inappropriate issues NOT related to the courseroom material, or any type of intolerance or rudeness to other learners will not be tolerated and may result in having to drop this course, failing the class, or dismissal from Amarillo College. Treat others as you like to be treated and everything should be fine!
\\ Now, having said that, please remember that this is an COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE, and we will be discussing controversial issues in an ADULT MANNER! You are expected to act like an adult in these discussions and realize that others may think and feel differently than you on a host of issues related to sociology! Diversity is a GREAT THING and to be APPRECIATED in this instructors opinion. If you find something offensive that is said by another student OR your instructor, please don't hesitate to contact me and discuss this with me. However, it's important to remember that this course is not designed to CONFIRM YOUR OWN POLITICAL or RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, but rather to get you to think about sociology, society, and people in a bigger way than you may have already been exposed to. IN THAT, YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES, AS YOU ARE BEING REQUIRED TO STRETCH OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE! This is a part of what it means to get an education! Obviously, learning to see the world in a different light is the goal of this course! You are encouraged to debate others, and your instructor, in a polite BUT WELL INFORMED manner! If you want to debate a point made, all this instructor asks, is that you bring your sources and do a good job of backing up your ideas. In academics, we like well informed opinions! This is KEY to analytical and creative thinking and is the hallmark of what it means to have academic freedom! If you are not comfortable expressing your opinions in front of the class, you may obtain 10 extra credit points by WRITING a rebuttal paper. If your instructor feels that you have backed up your point of view with sources that are informed and expert on the topic, your instructor will READ your paper to the class (with your permission of course!). Let's enjoy the spirit of debate (and we will actually have a REAL DEBATE over the DEATH PENALTY in class...your instructor ONLY plays the time keeper and steering the discussion so that everyone is heard). I look forward to a REAL educational experience with you all!
\\ If you have a complaint about this course, please contact me first. If you are uncomfortable doing that, you may contact my supervisor, Mr. Jerry Moller at DURR 212A, 371-5297
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If you have a concern that something you want to say or write that you think might offend others in the classroom or in the online course-room, run it by me first. Simply contact me via the AC ONLINE class email. As well, if you are aware of any student being mistreated or harassed in this course (including yourself), please bring it to my immediate attention. We have zero tolerance for any student being mistreated here at Amarillo College. This will be a SAFE place for the ex
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Grading Criteria
YOU CAN SEE YOUR GRADES FOR THIS COURSE AT ALL TIMES BY GOING TO THE COURSE HOMEPAGE, AND NEXT TO THE SYLLABUS LINK, BELOW THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, YOU WILL SEE A SECTION THAT SAYS "ABOUT THIS COURSE: CLICK HERE TO SEE YOUR GRADES". iF YOU THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR GRADE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY, SO WE CAN GET IT CORRECTED RIGHT AWAY! THANKS!
Your final grade for this course will be based on the standard grading percentages:
- 89.45 - 100 = A
- 79.45 - 89.44 = B
- 69.45 - 79.44 = C
- 49.45 - 69.44 = D
- Below 49.5 - F
Your final grade is based on the following items:
EXAMS: We have four units and four exams. Exam 1, 2 and 3 are worth 100 points each and, your last exam, EXAM 4 is also worth 100 points BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE IT. You will have a couple of REVIEW questions over the MAIN and MOST important questions in the class. MOST OF THE QUESTIONS on EXAM 4 are from the UNIT 4 material. You get to drop the lowest exam between EXAM 1, 2 and 3. YOU SHOULD PLAN on TAKING ALL FOUR OF YOUR EXAMS in order to maximize your grade. EXAMS ARE OPEN FOR ONE FULL WEEK, SO I USUALLY DO NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE UP A MISSED EXAM, EXCEPT IN THE MOST UNUSUAL OF CIRCUMSTANCES! See me if this is the case. YOU MAY NOT DROP YOUR LAST EXAM (EXAM 4),but if you miss either exam 1, 2 or 3 that zero for that missed exam will be your dropped score. Your total number of exam points = 300 pts and counts as about 75% of your total grade).
ATTENDANCE: I will be taking attendance 9 times during the semester WORTH 5 POINTS EACH. I WILL COUNT 8 OF THESE SO YOU GET TO MISS one CLASS OVER THE SEMESTER without it counting against you. YOUR FIRST ATTENDANCE POINTS WILL BE GIVEN WHEN YOU RETURN your STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET. Remember, in this course, a POINT IS A POINT IS A POINT! A point on an exam is the same as a point from your attendance! Every point can help you and every missed point can hurt you! Each time I take attendance, it's worth 5 points and adds a total of 40 points to your final grade. MIssing class alot is DISCOURAGED! Show up and it will pay for you! Also, I take attendance at the beginning of class...being late will cost you some points! If you come in late, come see me at the end of class, but you will not get full credit if you are late to class! SORRY!
YOUR ATTENDANCE IS WORTH 40 points (and, if you have perfect attendance it's worth 10 extra credit points) = 10% of your final grade.
IN CLASS LABS: We will have FIVE in class labs throughout the semester, including the SCIENCE LAB, the DREAM ANALYSIS LAB, the LEARNING LAB, the PERSONALITY AND CAREER LAB, and the DIAGNOSIS LAB. These labs are worth 10 points each, but you MUST BE IN CLASS to get those points! Some have work that needs to be done BEFORE on your own time, but the lab gets counted when you bring that to class. They are worth a total of 50 points, about 12.5% of your total grade.
STUDY GUIDE: You will be responsible to complete the first study guide for EXAM 1. You will turn in your completed study guide and/or flashcards (in a pastic sandwich bag) THE DAY THE FIRST EXAM CLOSES! THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. Aft er that, you can decide if you wish to complete your exam study guides or not. It's worth 10 points and is worth 2.5% of our final grade, which can make the difference between a lower and higher grade if you are on the line! .
EXTRA CREDIT: Finally, you will have the following EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES: Introduce Yourself (online in the AC CONNECT DISCUSSION AREA) = 5 possible points, COURSE PROJEcT = 20 possible points, and if you have PERFECT ATTENDANCE = 5 possible points. Total = 30 possible points!
**ONLINE COURSES and HYBRID ONLY: CLASS DISCUSSIONS: For each of the four units, there will be a UNIT DISCUSSION if you . AS WELL, for the first unit, you will have a second discussion asking you to INTRODUCE YOURSELF. For a couple of the discussions, there will be a film to watch ONLINE and then you discuss the topic. For others, there will be questions related to the chapters and class discussions that you will elaborate on in the AC ONLINE discussion forum. For each discussion, you need to POST your own thoughts and ideas, and then, after you do that, YOU CAN RESPOND TO AT LEAST ONE OTHER LEARNERS/STUDENTs POST. Your posts will be graded for thoroughness, writing mechanics and grammar, as well as MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ONLINE DICUSSION. Because this is a hybrid course, we won't have much time to discuss the material in class...that's why you will be doing it online! THANKS and each of these discussions will be worth 15 points total, times 5 = 75 points (this is about 16% of your total grade
FOR THIS COURSE: TRADITIONAL CAMPUS BASED COURSE: Meets 3 hours a week: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS FOR THIS CLASS INCLUDE:
3 Exams (Exams 1, 2 and 3) 100 points each with dropping the lowest score = Total: 200 points
1 Exam (Exam 4 REQUIRED) = 100 points Total
5 In class Labs (Science, Dream, Learning, Personality-Career, Diagnosis) at 10 points each = 50 points Total
Attendance = 9 times at 5 points each, counting 8 = TOTAL of 40 points
Study Guide for Exam 1 = 10 points
And a possibility of 30 Extra Credit points We will also have a possibility for you to earn 25 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS by participating in a COMMUNITY GOOD PROJECT (20 points possible but not required) and doing a 5 point INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE CLASS in the FIRST TWO WEEKS OF CLASS and 5 points PERFECT ATTEDNANCE = 30 points above your total points of 400.
TOTAL 400 points possible in total (+ 30 extra credit points)
**This course is a TRADITIONAL COURSE that meets twice a week on campus at a specified time! FOR ONLINE OR HYBRID COURSES: Online never meets in class, while hybrid meets 1 time a week for 1 and 1/2 hour. Online courses and hybrid course have a discussion component (see above). Class points are different. Hybrid has both discussion component and ATTENDANCE, while online has only DISCUSSION points.
Attendance
"90% of Success is SHOWING UP": While it may be tempting to skip classes, know that the #1 factor linked with good grades IS class attendance.I will be taking attendance at the beginning of the class, 12 times during the semester and I will count 10 of those, worth 5 points each time, worth 50 points.. As well, over the semester, we will have five in-class labs worth 10 points each . Each student will be allowed to miss two 1 and 1/2 hour classes or one 3 hour course (that's one week of classes) with NO PENALTY to their grade. Since attendance points are given at the beginning of class, tardiness will result in a loss of points. If you have perfect attendance, you will end up with 10 extra credit points at the end of the semester. This can help offset a poor test grade. PLEASE...BE THERE AND BE ON TIME! IT'S DISRUPTIVE TO OTHERS TO SHOW UP LATE! IT'S DISRUPTIVE TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPIC TO NOT BE IN CLASS! ~THANKS! DR. HARDING
Calendar
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2301 Secion 04: MW 10:30-11:45 AM
This calendar is only meant to be a flexible outline of this course. FOR FIRM DATES, PLEASE CHECK THE WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE AND EMAILS YOUR INSTRUCTOR WILL SEND YOU, ALONG WITH THE CALENDAR TAB IN YOUR AC ONLINE COURSEROOM. THIS CALENDAR MAY CHANGE DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ILLNESS, INCLEMENT WEATHER, OR OTHER UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES! AGAIN, BE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR CALENDAR IN THE AC CONNECT BLACKBOARD CLASSROOM AND INSTRUCTOR UPDATES sent to you via your AC E-MAIL and the online classroom TO DO LIST and ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE!
UNIT 1:
Week 1: Aug 26 & 28th: Intro and Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology& syllaubus
- Don't forget to do the INTRODUCTION discussion for 5 EXTRA CREDIT points.
- WATCH SECRETS OF THE WILD CHILD FILM...DO THE film study guide to prepare for exam (if you want!)!
- Go over class syllabus and return your STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET For 5 attendance points.
Week 2: Sept 2 IS HOLIDAY (NO CLASS) AND 5th: Why we need science (print off powerpoint notes). DO SCIENCE LAB in class points.
Week 3: Sept 9TH & 11th: Finish Science and science lab, in class. start CH 2 The Brain and Nervous System
Week 4: Sept 16th & 18th: Finish Ch 2 and Ch 4 DRUGS
FILL OUT EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE and TURN IT IN THE DAY EXAM 1 CLOSES (SEPT 26th) for 10 points on exam 1. It's REQUIRED as a part of your EXAM!!!!!
Exam 1 over chapters 1, 2, Why We Need Science notes and lab, and Ch 4 handout on DRUGS. (100 pts).
It opens ONLINE Wed., Sept 18th at 12:00 noon, and closes Wednesday, Sept 25th (1 week) at 10:30 AM (class time).
** BE SURE YOU FILL IN AND COMPLETE TERMS AND QUESTIONS for EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE. TURN IT IN SEPT 25th for 10 points. THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. You don't need to complete any of the other STUDY GUIDES, but this first one is a MUST!
UNIT 2: Chapter 3, parts of 4, 5 and 6 and the TWO IN CLASS LABs and FILM.
Week 5: Sept 23rd & 25th: Ch 3 on Sensation and Perception
Week 6: Sept 30 & Oct 2nd: Ch 4 on Consciousness, Sleep Dreams and Hypnosis: Dream Lab in class (fill out handout and bring to class for points), and example of HYPNOSIS.
Week 7: Oct 7th & 9th: Ch 5 on Learning. We'll be doing LEARNING LAB in class. Print off from AC ONLINE UNIT 2 and bring to class for points!
Week 8: Oct 14th & 16th: Ch 6 on Memory/ Luminosity and other MEMORY TECHNIQUES
EXAM 2 covers chapter 3, parts of 4 covered, dream lab, chapter 5, learning lab, and chapter 6 on memory.
EXAM 2 opens Wednesday, Oct 16th at 12:00 pm and closes on Wednesday, Oct 23rd at 10:30 am class time.
UNIT 3: CH 8, 9, 10 and 11: Motivation, Emotion, Personality
Week 9: Oct 21st & 23rd: Chapter 8 on Motivation and Emotion and begin Ch 9 on Human Development.
Week 10: Oct 28th & 30th: Watch Love and Logic movie on Parenting and begin Ch 10 on Personality. DO THE KIERSEY TEMPERAMENT SORT and and then look at the CAREER CHOICES. We'll be discussing this in class next week.
Week 11: November 4th & 6th: Ch 10 on Personality and IN CLASS LAB. On the 6th, we'll discuss Chapter 11 Health Psychology and Stress & Goal Setting/Time Management lab: Also, do LIFE CHANGE QUESTIONNAIRE and DEPRESSION INVENTORY.
Week 12: November 11th and 13: Finish Chapter 11 on Health, watch the ONLINE VIDEO by Robert Sapolsky.
Exam 3 covers chapters 8, 9 and 11, and goal/time management lab.
Exam 3 opens on MONDAY, November 11th at 12:00 pm and closes on MONDAY, November 18th at 10:30 am, classtime.
UNIT 4:
Week 12: Wednesday, Nov 13th: Ch 12 Part 1 and Handout: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS,
Week 13: November 18th & Nov 20th: Finish discussing psychological disorders. Do in class diagnosis lab.
Week 14: November 25th & 27th (no class on 27th): Ch 12 Part 2 and handouts: TREATMENT and THERAPY and IN CLASS diagnosis lab.
Week 15: December 2nd & 4th: Monday, Finish therapy, and Wednesday, discuss Ch 13: Social Psychology and FILM, class discussion.
EXAM 4 will cover chapters 12 and 13, all handouts and the diagnosis lab, and FILM.
EXAM 4 DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH ONLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECIDE THE FORMAT OF THE LAST EXAM. IF WE TAKE THE EXAM IN CLASS, YOU WILL NEED A SCANTRON TO COMPLETE THE EXAM. NOTE: THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS ON THE LAST EXAM RELATED TO ALL UNITS OF THE COURSE, AS ONE SECTION. THESE ARE BASIC PRINCIPLES WE LEARNED IN THIS CLASS AND SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOU IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN ATTENDANCE, READING THE MATERIAL, AND LISTENING TO THE LECTURES.
THIS CALENDAR MAY BE CHANGED DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO INSTRUCTOR'S ABSENCE OR INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS. PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE. THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DROP A CHAPTER, OR CHANGE ASSIGNMENTS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND HER CONTROL! THANKS! DR. HARDING
Additional Information
\ Note: Any work that is turned in to this instructor MUST BE STAPLED! I do not accept unstapled pages nor do I accept work that is paper-clipped or corners folded over. IT MUST BE STAPLED TOGETHER (for example, your study guides must be stapled!). DO NOT TURN IN WORK THAT IS UNSTAPLED. I SUGGEST YOU INVEST IN A TINY TOT STAPLER IN ORDER TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT!
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