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PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology Summer, 2004 Janice H. Kennedy, Ph.D. |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides an overview of the various fields in
the science of psychology and an exploration of how an understanding of
behavior is facilitated through psychological research. This course is a
prerequisite for upper-division courses in psychology and will prepare students
for more in-depth study of specific topics in the field. We will explore basic
psychological principles from a cross-cultural perspective whenever possible.
TEXTS: Myers, D. G. (2004). Psychology: Myers in modules
(7th ed.). New York: Worth.
Study Guide to accompany the Myers
text.
PAPERS: We will do two behavioral observations during the course,
and you will collect data during these observations. A paper of 2-3 pages will
describe your findings from your behavioral observations and your conclusions.
This paper counts 50 points toward your final grade. A second, short paper
examines how psychology can be used in applied settings. This paper also counts
50 points.
STUDY GUIDE ASSIGNMENT: Your study guide that accompanies the text is an excellent
learning tool. It emphasizes important concepts that you are reading about in
your textbook and provides quick feedback to your learning. Your completed
Study Guide for the Modules assigned will be collected on the first day of
class. This activity counts 50 points toward your final grade.
TEST: There will be one
test, administered on the first day of class. This test will emphasize basic terms
and findings in psychology from your assigned chapters. You may use your
completed study guide during the test. This test is made up of multiple choice,
fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer questions and counts 100 points toward your
final grade.
JOURNAL: This journal is a record of your activities in this course
and during your study abroad experience. Besides information about your field
trips in the class each week, it should have at least two additional entries
per week. The journal should contain the following:
a. Notes and summaries of our four field trips. Include your
reactions to what you see
and your responses to specific questions outlined in your
field trip instructions.
Be ready to discuss these in class on the day after your
field trip.
b. Your observations of cultural differences that you discover
during your activities
on and off campus, including field trips for other classes
or your weekend excursions. Try to apply psychological principles that we are
exploring in
class to what you are experiencing.
Please use pseudonyms for your
classmates and friends so the journal may remain confidential. I will generally
collect the journals after class on Monday and return it to you at the
beginning of our field trip on Tuesday.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Since we will be covering a great deal of information in a
short period of time, it is imperative that you keep up with your assignments.
Moreover, class exercises are more meaningful if the relevant assigned readings
have been read and if you become actively involved in class discussions and
exercises. In order to encourage you to keep up with your readings 50 points
toward your final grade will be accounted for by your relevant contributions to
class discussion.
GRADING: As described above, grades will be determined by the
following:
Assignment Points
Behavioral Observation Paper 50
Psychology in the World Paper 50
Journal 200
Study Guide Completion 50
Test 100
Class Participation 50
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500
Final Grades will be assigned as
follows:
Grade Points Accumulated
A
450-500
B
400-449
C
350-399
D
300-349
F Below
300
CLASS STRUCTURE/ATTENDANCE: Class time will be primarily spent in class discussion,
lecture, and demonstration activities.
CLASS ATTENDANCE: The
European Council policy is that attendance is mandatory for all classes and
field trips, unless you are ill. If you miss a class or field trip, I will
check with the site directors to find out whether you are ill. Students who are not ill who miss a class or
a field trip will lose one letter grade per absence. Habitual tardiness (3
classes or field trips) will result in a half-letter-grade reduction.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Academic
dishonesty involves representing any work turned in (whether tests, papers,
etc.) completed in any part by others as your own. Any assignment in which
academic dishonesty occurs will result in a grade of “0” for that assignment.
HOW THIS COURSE DIFFERS FROM OTHERS YOU HAVE TAKEN: As you can see this class moves at a rapid pace over the
five weeks of the program. Moreover, there are many temptations to distract you
from studying while in London. My advice to you is PLAN TO GIVE IN TO THIS
TEMPTATION! In order to do this and make a good grade, however, you must do
a lot of advance preparation. Try to read all of your assignments before you
leave Georgia. Take notes, highlight your readings, and complete all the
activities in your Study Guide. If you are well prepared for this class before
you leave, much of the time spent outside
of class and field trips can be used for further exploration of London¾a principal reason you signed up for this international
experience in the first place. If you spend all your time in London studying,
you might as well have stayed home, so do as much preparation for the class
beforehand as is humanly possible.
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING
ASSIGNMENTS
Date
Topic_____________________________________________________________
Class 1 Introduction to Course
Test Module
1
Field Trip: Naturalistic Field Observation
(Covent Garden)
Class 2 Research in Psychology Module
2
Class 3 Human Development Modules 8
Class 4 Behavioral Observation
Paper Due
Human
Development Modules
9-10
Class 5 Social
Behavior and Group Influences Modules
54-55
Class 6 Personality Modules
39-42
Class 7 Psychological Disorders Modules
43-44
Class 8 Psychological Disorders Modules 45-47
Class 9 Treatment of
Psychological Disorders Modules 48, 50
Class 10 Psychology in the World Paper Due
Course
Evaluations
Wrap Up