General Psychology Syllabus for 2015-2016
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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-2301-010 General Psychology
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: 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
TEXTBOOKS
EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 9th edition (2014), DAVID MYERS, WORTH PUBLISHER
ISBN # 13: 978-1-4641-6336-4
This instructor makes her own study guides for all exams SO YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE AN ACCESS CODE OR A NEW TEXTBOOK. If you can get this edition USED, DO SO! Our bookstore may have used copies for you. HAVING SAID that, WORTH HAS EXCELLENT ONLINE RESOURCES, so you can PURCHASE A NEW BOOK with an ACCESS CODE TO ALL PUBLISHER RESOURCES if you WANT TO. Still, 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 4th 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 CONNECT 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.
Supplies
STUDENT SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES
YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A WORKING COMPUTER OR BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AC
Student Performance
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
\STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES for PSYC 2301: These are the MINIMUM COMPETENCIES. After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to do the following as evaluted by the faculty in the department/program:
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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. \
Students Rights and Responsibilities
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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Expected Student Behavior
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: What is expected of you!
”90% of success is just showing up”. ~ WOODY ALLEN
IF THIS IS AN ON CAMPUS COURSE: 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.
IF THIS IS AN ONLINE COURSE: Success in online learning is best when students have scheduled time they spend in the ONLINE COURSEROOM. It’s up to you but if you want to do well in this class, try to be ONLINE in the class at least two to three times a week working regularly. TIME MANAGEMENT is a key issue for ONLINE LEARERNS.
FOR ALL COURSES: 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 on EXAMS 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!!!
FOR ONLINE COURSES AND ONLINE PORTIONS OF TRADITIONAL AND HYBRID COURSES: 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 course room 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, Dr. Alan Kee, at DUTTON HALL 202-N, or call him at 371-5183.
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 expression of ideas and exchanges! Remember, you are an adult and differences in opinions, beliefs and ideas are a critical part of adult education! You are expected to be an adult in this class! Thank you for making our class a safe place to discuss ideas and to learn! ~ Dr. Harding
Grading Criteria
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 POINTS:
Syllabus Quiz = 10 points
Units 1, 2 and 3t Exams worth 100 points each, you get to drop lowest exam = 200 points
1 Final Exam over Unit 4 and a few comprehensive questions (required) = 100 points
1 SCIENCE QUIZ required = 25 points
IN CLASS LABS and WRITTEN LAB: Science Lab (15 pts), Dream Lab (10 pts), Learning Lab (10 Pts), Personality and Career Written Lab (30 points), Diagnosis Lab (10 pts) = 75 points total
1 Final Paper "MENTAL ILLNESS AND STIGMA" Research Essay = 50 points
Attendance Points = 5 points each including Student Information sheet, and 7 out of 8 other attendance points (taken at random) = 40 points
EXTRA CREDIT Up to 20 points (5 pts for $5.00 food donation) to AC PANTRY
Total = 500 + 20 EC pts
Attendance
STUDENT ATTENDANCE:
"90% of Success is SHOWING UP": WOODY ALLEN While it may be tempting to SKIP CAMPUS BASED COURSES or to ONLY CHECK INTO YOUR ONLINE CLASSES ONCE A WEEK, know that the #1 factor linked with good grades and SUCCESS IN COLLEGE is REGULAR and FREQUENT class attendance (Yes...it's just the same as for both ON LINE and ON CAMPUS COURSES...BEING INVOLVED AND ENGAGED HELPS YOU SUCCEED!).
If you are not familiar with AC CONNECT, ALL AC COURSES HAVE AN ONLINE COMPONENT, whether they are ONLINE OR TRADITIONAL ON CAMPUS COURSES or A BLEND OF BOTH CALLED HYBRID COURSES. Be sure you use the STUDENT TOOLS and HELP WITH BLACKBOARD tutorials, and you can call the AC HELPDESK at 371-5000, as well as get help in the LIBRARY on WASHINGTON STREET on the 4th with the staff there! You can also get help in any of the COMPUTER LABS across campus!
We want you to do great in your AC classes, so please LET US HELP YOU! If we don't know your difficulties, we cannot be of service! Also, call me if you want some help with the course materials! REMEMBER: The best way to get me is on my cellphone! I’m always happy to answer your questions if I can! ~THANKS! DR. HARDING
Calendar
COURSE CALENDAR:
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2301 SEC 10:
ON CAMPUS TUESDAY EVENING ~ FALL 2015
WHAT IS DUE WHEN CHECKLIST: PRINT OFF AND KEEP BY YOUR COMPUTER TO STAY ON TRACK:
Check off items as you complete them!
NOTE: If something in your COURSE SAYS REQUIRED: It will be on the exam!
INTRODUCTION: FIRST THINGS TO DO BEFORE CLASS I and DURING WEEK 1!
- SEMESTER and COURSE opens: Monday, August 24th
- SYLLABUS QUIZ REQUIRED: Syllabus Quiz is Due NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th by 11:55 pm: Go to the syllabus tab in the left hand menu, click and Review syllabus, print it out, take the quiz. You get 5 attendance points for this quiz and it is required. Failure to take this quiz may interfere with your financial aid!
- STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET: 1st class you got a STUDENT INFO SHEET. After you read the syllabus, fill it out, sign it and bring it back to CLASS on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st for 5 attendance points.
UNIT 1: Ch 1, 2, 3, & 6, with SCIENCE LAB and SCIENCE LAB QUIZ, & SECRETS OF WILD CHILD FILM: EXAM 1 CLOSES MONDAY, SEPT 15TH BY 11:55 PM.
- CLASS 1 TUES AUG. 25th: INTRODUCTION and CHAPTER 1, Film Secrets of Wild Child
- INTRODUCTION of CLASS STRUCTURE and Members. Reminder: Syllabus and Syllabus quiz.
- BEFORE CLASS I: TEXT READINGS for CLASS 1: Before class, read chapter 1 in MYERS, Print off Exam 1 Study guide in UNIT 1 FOLDER, bring to class and start filling it out to study.
- We will watch SECRETS OF THE WILD CHILD in class following the Introduction & Ch 1 Lecture and the concept of NATURE VS NURTURE.
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 1 over SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY for next class on TUESDAY SEPT 1st, and PRINT OFF and BRING your UNIT 1 SCIENCE LAB as well PRINT off the CHAPTER 1 WHY WE NEED SCIENCE LAB POWERPOINTS (these are required for this lecture). You must have your LAB SHEET AND BE IN CLASS TO GET 25 pts.
- SOMETHING DUE: Don't forget: SYLLABUS QUIZ DUE SUN., AUGUST 30th by 11:55 pm and BRING STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st.
- CLASS 2 TUESDAY Sept 1st: SCIENCE LAB, WHY WE NEED SCIENCE CH 1 LECTURE
- SOMETHING DUE: Please bring STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET for 5 points, and be sure you bring the CH 1 SCIENCE NOTES and the SCIENCE LAB itself for in class LAB! Worth 25 points (YOU MUST HAVE YOUR SCIENCE LAB and be in class TO GET POINTS unless you have a written excuse!)
- Discuss Chapter 1 over SCIENCE, complete SCIENCE LAB worth 25 pts.
- IN CLASS SCIENCE LAB AND QUIZ: be sure you bring the CH 1 SCIENCE NOTES and the SCIENCE LAB itself for in class LAB! Worth 25 points (YOU MUST HAVE YOUR SCIENCE LAB and be in class TO GET POINTS unless you have a written excuse!)
- SOMETHING DUE: COMPLETE THE UNIT 1 SCIENCE LAB QUIZ! DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th by 7:00 pm CLASSTIME. WORTH 25 points. Required by State of Texas!
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS (2 weeks): Read Chapter2 for next lecture. Bring Study guide to fill out during lecture and discussion.
- CLASS 3 TUESDAY Sept 8th: CHAPTER 2 on BRAIN and BEHAVIOR
- Discuss and demonstrations on CH 2 Neurons, Nervous System and BRAIN. Fill out study guide over brain.
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Chapters 3 and 6. PRINT OFF DREAM LAB and write out one of your DREAMS on the DREAM LAB SHEET. We will analyze them in class! 10 pts.
- CLASS 4 TUESDAY SEPT 15th: Chapter 3 and In class DREAM LAB, Hypnosis and Meditation
- Discuss Consciousness, and the two part mind, SLEEP and 10 POINT IN CLASS DREAM ANALSYIS LAB (must have lab sheet to get points, meditation and hypnosis demonstration. If time, we will watch PAY ATTENTION TO THIS VIDEO
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS: Read Chapter 6: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION.
- CLASS 5: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd: Ch 6: Sensation & Perception and Film: Pay Attention to this.
- Watch short MAGIC VIDEO: Discuss Ch 6 and watch PAY ATTENTION TO THIS video.
- TEXT READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS: Read Chapters 4 over Human Development, and print off LOVE AND LOGIC NOTES for the film we will watch next week.
- SOMETHING DUE: UNIT 1 EXAM over chapters 1 and Science Lab, Review Science Quiz, Chapters 2, 3 and 6, as well as all required films and study guide. Opens TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd at 10:00 pm when class is over, and CLOSES ON MONDAY, SEPT 28th by 11: 55 pm. You have two attempts on this exam only.
UNIT 2: CHAPTERS 4, 5, 7 & 8, LEARNING LAB, Love & Logic film: Opens TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th AND CLOSES MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 11:55 PM
- CLASS 6: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29th: Ch 4: Life Span Development and Film: Parenting with Love and Logic.
- Discuss Chapter 4 and then watch Parenting with Love and Logic video.
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS: Read Chapters 5 over Human Sexuality
- CLASS 7: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th: Chapter 5 on Human Sexuality, Inventory.
- Discuss chapter 5 on Human Sexuality and do SEXUAL INVENTORY for attendance pts.
- HOMEWORK - READING for next class: Chapter 7 on LEARNING & PRINT OFF LEARNING LAB bring to class for IN CLASS LAB worth 10 points. You must have your lab to get points.
- CLASS 8: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th: Chapter 7 Learning & In Class Learning Lab
- Discuss Chapter 7 on LEARNING and DO IN CLASS LEARNING LAB for 10 pts. Be sure you bring the written lab for your points.
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS: Read Chapters 8 over MEMORY
- CLASS 9: OCTOBER 20th: Chapter 8 Memory and Remember This video.
- Discuss Chapter 8 on Memory and watch REMEMBER THIS film. .
- HOMEWORK - READINGS FOR NEXT CLASS: Read Chapters 10 over MOTIVATION & EMOTION, DOWNLOAD your UNIT 3 CAREER and PERSONALITY LAB and start answering questions. Be sure you save it on your computer in at least two places. BE SURE YOU PRINT OFF THE LAB SO WE CAN GO OVER IT IN CLASS NEXT WEEK.
- SOMETHING DUE: UNIT 2 EXAM ON CHAPTERS 4, 5, 7, 8, FILMS AND LECTURES OPENS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th after class, and will be DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th BY 11:55 PM
UNIT 3: CHAPTERS 10, 11 and 12, STRESS FILM, and UNIT 3 CAREER AND PERSONALITY LAB: OPENS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AND CLOSES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 by 11:55 PM.
- CLASS 10: OCTOBER 27th: CHAPTER 10 on MOTIVATION AND EMOTIONS, Discuss UNIT 3 LAB on CAREERS AND PERSONALITY. Be sure you print off the lab and bring it to class so we can go over it.
- Discuss Chapter 10 over Motivation and Emotion and what makes us passionate, along with the UNIT 3 LAB. Be sure you bring your lab to class!. We will also discuss FLOW!
- HOMEWORK - READING FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 11 on STRESS & HEALTH and watch the FILM with ROBERT SAPOLSKY on STRESS ONLNINE! It will be on the test.
- CLASS 11: NOVEMBER 3rd: CHAPTER 11 on STRESS AND HEALTH, discuss film, look at your level of stress in class.
- Discussion on Ch 11 regarding the film you watched online and STRESS, Health and changes in your life.
- HOMEWORK - READING FOR NEXT WEEK: PRINT OFF HANDOUT on PERSONALITY THEORISTS and BRING TO CLASS (It's required and will be on the exam). Read Chapter 12 on PERSONALITY and take the JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY PERSONALITY TEST to get your FOUR LETTER CODE. Please BRING YOUR CODE to CLASS on A PIECE OF PAPER with your NAME ON IT for ATTENDANCE POINTS! Be sure you take the JUNGIAN PERSONALITY TEST before class. Also, be answering all the questions you can on the UNIT 3 LAB, which will be due by next SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 11:55 pm, edited and well written, in the UNIT 3 LAB DROP BOX for GRADING.
- CLASS 12: NOVEMBER 10th: CHAPTER 12 on PERSONALITY, JUNGIAN FOUR LETTER CODE DUE FOR ATTENDANCE POINTS, Finish up UNIT 3 CAREER AND PERSONALITY LAB.
- Discussion on PERSONALITY HANDOUT (be sure you print it off and bring it to class), along with Ch 12 chapter, and we'll discuss your JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY CODE and UNIT 3 lab, as well as CHAPTER the film you watched online and STRESS, Health and changes in your life.
- HOMEWORK - READING FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 13 on SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. Read THE ARTICLE on ABU GHRAIB and Write a PARAGRAPH for your ATTENDANCE POINTS for next week. The article you need to read is at: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/05/10/torture-at-abu-ghraib The question you need to answer in your paragraph is "WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?"
- SOMETHING DUE: UNIT 3 LAB OVER CAREER AND PERSONALITY is DUE IN UNIT 3 LAB DROP BOX BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15th BY 11:55 PM AT THE LATEST. YOU MUST SAVE YOUR LAB as either a WORD FILE (extension will be .doc or .doc x) or a RICH TEXT FORMAT FILM (file extension will be .rtf). If you submit your lab in something I can't open, it will get a 0! See me if you don't know how to do this or GO TO THE COMPUTER LABS or LIBRARY and ask them how to do it!
- SOMETHING DUE: UNIT 3 EXAM OVER CHAPTERS 10, 11, 12, Jungian typology test and STRESS FILM: OPENS on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th after class and will CLOSE on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16th BY 11:55 PM
UNIT 4: CHAPTERS 13, 14 and 15, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY, HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERIMENTS FILM and SHORT VIDEOS, as well as ALL REQUIRED HANDOUTS and UNIT 4 IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB: OPENS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th BY 11:55 PM
- CLASS 13: NOVEMBER 17th: Chapter 13 on SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Paragraph on ABU GHRAIB for ATTENDANCE POINTS, and WATCH HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERIMENTS VIDEO
- Discussion SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY and chapter 13. Watch HUMAN BEHAVIOR experiments video and discuss your ATTENDANCE PARAGRAPHS and the film.
- Start reading the article on MENTAL ILLNESS and STIGMA. You will have an essay due in two weeks time worth 50 points that is required by the STATE OF TEXAS.
- HOMEWORK - READING FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Chapter 14 on ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY , PRINT OFF ALL HANDOUTS FOR CLASS, and read articles on MENTAL ILLNESS AND STIGMA for SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PARAGRAPH due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st, at class time, 7 pm. PRINT OFF THE IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB: we will probably do it on DECEMBER 1st, but have it ready just in case!
- SOMETHING DUE: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st at CLASSTIME (7 pm)
- CLASS 14: NOVEMBER 24th: Chapter 14 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY will be DUE NEXT WEEK, read ARTICLES FOR ESSAY, IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB for 10 points, and HANDOUT
- Discuss handouts and CH 14 on Abnormal Psych, and if time, DO IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS if time. If we run out of time, we'll do the IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB next week.
- HOMEWORK - READING FOR NEXT WEEK: YOUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY will be due next TUESDAY, 7:00 pm, December 1st. READ the ONLINE ARTICLES about MENTAL ILLNESS AND STIGMA to cite in your PAPER. Read Chapter 15 on THERAPY and PRINT OFF ALL HANDOUTS. If we didn't do it last time, be sure you bring the IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB, and we will start with that. Be sure you fill out the study guide
- SOMETHING DUE: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY over MENTAL ILLNESS and STIGMA, for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st at 7:00 pm class time. Read articles for this essay. EDIT YOUR WORK! If you are not a strong writer, take your work to the WRITER'S CORNER (see the syllabus and the TAB on the MENU to contact them for help with your essay! I add 10 points to your essay for you taking it to the WRITER's CORNER for editing! Worth 50 points.
- CLASS 15: DECEMBER 1st: Chapter 15, Handouts and IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS (10 points)
- LAST TIME TO TURN IT IN: SOMETHING DUE: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAY over MENTAL ILLNESS and STIGMA, for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st at 7:00 pm class time. Read articles for this essay. EDIT YOUR WORK! If you are not a strong writer, take your work to the WRITER'S CORNER (see the syllabus and the TAB on the MENU to contact them for help with your essay! I add 10 points to your essay for you taking it to the WRITER's CORNER for editing! Worth 50 points to your grade.
- EXTRA CREDIT: LAST DAY TO TURN IN RECEIPT FOR FOOD DONATION TO AC PANTRY (up to $20.00 donation worth of food = 20 extra credit points). NO DONATIONS TAKEN AFTER THIS! BE SURE YOU GET A RECEIPT FROM THE AC PANTRY FOLKS FOR YOUR DONATION and ATTACH YOUR RECEIPT TO IT!
- Finish IN CLASS DIAGNOSIS LAB, if we didn't get to last time. Discuss Ch 15 and HANDOUTS over therapy and demonstrations in class.
SOMETHING DUE: UNIT 4 EXAM IS REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE! It is OVER CHAPTERS 13, 14, 15,Lectures, HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERIMENTS film, as well as a few COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS over the PRINCIPLES OF S PSYCHOLOGY: OPENS on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st after class closes at 10:00 pm and will CLOSE MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th BY 11:55 PM.
- No exams accepted after this date for any reason!
- CLASS CLOSED: Grades posted sometime WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9th on WEBADVISOR.
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HOW TO REVIEW YOUR EXAMS & QUIZZES, and VIEW GRADES, INSTRUCTOR's FEEDBACK COMMENTS AND RUBRICS FOR YOUR LABS AND DISCUSSIONS:
You can REVIEW YOUR EXAMS AND QUIZZES ONCE THE DUE DATE AND TIME HAS PASSED. In order to review your exams, click on MY GRADES TAB, go to the exam or quiz in the list that you want to review and Click on the exam. It will show you what you missed. In order to view your assignments, discussions, papers, and other work for YOUR INSTRUCTOR’s FEEDBACK, again, go to MY GRADES tab in the left hand menu, click. Find the item you want to look at in the LIST (they are not necessarily in order...sorry!). Click on that and you will see a place that says RUBRIC and COMMENTS. Click on comments to see anything your instructor has said, and click on RUBRIC to view the rubric grading system and how your instructor graded you. PLEASE...this instructor SPENDS A LOT OF TIME to give you CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK...USE IT and make corrections accordingly! If you keep making the same error time and again, YOUR GRADES WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN! I expect you to USE THE FEEDBACK I GIVE YOU TO BECOME A BETTER STUDENT and to IMPROVE IN YOUR SCHOOL WORK!
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11/30/-1 12:00 AM
Last Edited on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM