SYLLABUS FOR INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Term: Fall, 2010 September, 8, 2010 – Decembe= r 11, 2010

Course Number:&= nbsp; PSY 100A

Instructor: Chuck Brig= ht, PhD

Office: Room # 531

Office Phone: 708-224-1308 (cell)

E-mail: cbrigh4@uicalumni.org

Office Hours:= By appointment

Course Time: 10:15am-11:45am Mondays & Wednesdays; Room 209<= o:p>

Course Description:

This course surveys the field of Psychology.&nb= sp; Fundamental concepts of the discipline drawn from experimentation and research are stressed. Social= psychology, personality, abnormal psychology, development, learning, memory and percept= ion are studied to provide the student with a basis for further study of psycho= logy and for applying the tools and methods of psychology to everyday living.

Prerequisites: None

Textbooks: &= nbsp; Introduction to Psycho= logy by D. Coon & J.O. Mitterer, 12^th Edition <= /p>

Student Study guide is= also available as an optional text=

Statement of Plagiaris= m:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a = student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the ma= tter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishon= esty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances. =

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Editio= n. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This te= xt outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electr= onic media.

Disability Service= s

The Student Support S= ervices Office is the primary office to guide, counsel and assist students with disabilities. If you have reasonable accommodation needs (e.g., exten= ded time needed for tests, note taking assistance, special testing arrangements, etc.) because of a disability, contact the Student Support Services Office = at 219-473-4388. Student Support Services staff will require documentati= on pertinent to your disability. If you already receive services through= the Student Support Services Office and require accommodations for this class, = make an appointment as soon as possible to discuss your needs. Calumet Col= lege of St. Joseph will hold any information you share in the strictest confiden= ce unless you request that it be shared.

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students = may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reaso= n(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. The Registrar must rec= eive written request for withdrawal by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be maile= d to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are= to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request= is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accep= t or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indic= ate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a

course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for = the course (see

Refund Schedule).

Class Policy on Attend= ance:

It is the student's responsibility to attend all class meetings and to acquire= the necessary assignments. Attend= ance will be taken according to federal guidelines and reported for financial aid purposes only.

Class Policy on Electronic Devices:

All cell phones and a= ny other electronic devices must be turned off and stored out of sight during class. Head phones are not to= be worn.

Class Policy For Assignments:

Read the appropriate text material BEFORE the class si= nce there will be a daily required in-class exercise based on the readings for = that day. You can also spend your time in class completing your notes, ideas, and asking questions, participating.

Course Objectives:

Students in this course will:

· = Be introduced to a wide range of experience known as psychology

· = Will be introduced to the discipline from a developmental-historical perspective

· = be applied to understand why people do what they do

Assessment:=

Course grades are base= d on the following

1. Interteaching exercises: S= tudents will spend the first thirty minutes of each class working in pairs to answer questions about the reading/lecture materials scheduled for that day. There= may be more than one interteaching exercise scheduled for a chapter. Students w= ill turn in their interteaching exercises at the end of the 30 minute time peri= od. Interteaching exercises can only be completed in class and cannot be made up or tu= rned in earlier, later, or electronically. Missed interteaching exercises means missed points. Students who arrive late to class may miss the opportunity to complete the exercise and will miss the points for the day.

5 points per exercise for a total of 105 points: (21 exercises x 5 points= .) There is one chapter for which students will not be completing an interteaching exercise.

2. SHORT INDIVIDUAL PAPER:= Each student will write a brief 2-3 page Reaction Paper to a book/movie/play/poem/television show/song of the student’s choice. The paper must indicate what seem to be any “psychological aspects” of the chosen book/film/pay/television show/song to which the student responded.

Examples of questions students will be expected to answer include:

a. = Title of item chosen

b. Author of item chosen: This must include the author of the book or play, the songwriter, movie producer or director, television show director or producer (watch the credits if you aren’t sure who it is.)

c. = Why did you choose this particular film, play, book, song, television show? What about this item interested you?

d. Your particular emotional, psychological, physical reaction to the item you chos= e? How did you feel when you watched, listened to this item? What were you thinking about?

e. = Identify any emotional, psychological areas the author(s) seemed to be expressing through their work.

For example: Does the author/singer/actor seem to be saying she/he is depressed? Happy? Confused? Angry about something? Does the particular movi= e or TV show seem to express such feelings, etc.? Are there relationship issues? Drug/alcohol issues? Sexuality issues? Did the person experience a loss of = some sort? All of the above? Explain why you believe this to be the author’= ;s point.

f. = Any further instructions will be distributed during the semester.

DUE DURING MID-TERMS WEEK: <= u>OCTOBER 13, 2010. NO EXCEPTIONS! 50 points.

3.&n= bsp; <= /span>TAKE-HOME FINAL. The take home fi= nal will be handed out in class and will be due the last day of class. (100 points.)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REGARDING= THE TAKE HOME FINAL:

a. = Final test questions will cover all reading and lecture materials covered up until the point the Final is distributed.

b. Test questions may be a combination of essay, multiple choice, short answer, true/false.

c. = Take-home finals MUST be handed in in-per= son in Room 209 and during scheduled class time only.

d. There will be no way to turn the Final in electronically.

e. = Any student missing class the day the Final is due will receive a ZERO on the Final.

f. = Further instructions regarding completing the Take-home Final will be included with= the Final when distributed.

BON= US POINTS: Throughout the semester there will be opportunities to earn BONUS POINTS. Bonus points can only be earned during class time and only for participation= in in-class exercises beyond the interteaching exercise for the day. Bonus points are random and are announced at the beginning of class. Bonus points can include unscheduled quizzes over the reading and lecture ma= terials for the course.

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Any= other changes to the syllabus will be discussed in class. =

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The= re will be a Blackboard site available for this class beginning the second week of class. Blackboard can be accessed through the www.ccsj.edu website and clicking on = the Blackboard symbol/link. Once connected to Blackboard you can click on = the tab for “My Courses” and click on the link for this class. Students are strongly encouraged to check the Blackboard site for this class regularly since announcements and changes that occur regarding t= he class and that do not occur during scheduled class time will be posted= on Blackboard.

Grading Scale is a percentage of the total points available for the semester:

A: 100%-92%

A-: 91%-90%

B+: 89%-88%

B: 87%-82%

B-: 81%-80%

C+: 79%-78%

C: 77%-72%

C-: 71%-70%

D+: 69%-68%

D: 67%-62%

D-: 61%-60%

F: 59% and below

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Class Reading Ass= ignments:

The following chapters are to be considered. The chapt= er order and the amount of material covered will be determined as class time allows. These are the readings upon which the INTERTEACHING exercises = are based. Dates are estimated. Changes to this schedule will be discussed in class.

   &nbs= p;                    &= nbsp;       Chapter 1:       = ;      Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 9:       &nbs= p;     Cognition, Language Creativity, Intelligence (partial)

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 8:       &nbs= p;     Memory

            = ;            &n= bsp;       Appendix:        &= nbsp;    Behavioral Statistics

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 2:       = ;      Brain and Behavior

            = ;            =         Chap= ter 7:        &= nbsp;    Conditioning & Learning

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 10:      &nbs= p;   Motivation and Emotion (partial)

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 3:       = ;      Human Development

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 4:       &nbs= p;     Sensation and Reality

         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          Chapter 13:      &nbs= p;   Health,Stress & Coping

            = ;            &n= bsp;       Chapter 11:       &nb= sp; Gender & Sexuality

           &nbs= p;    Chapter 14       = ;     Psychological Disorders

           &nbs= p;    Chapter 12:      &nbs= p;   Personality

Chapter 15= :        &= nbsp; Therapies

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 16:      &nbs= p;   Social Thinking and Social Influence

Chapter 17= :        &= nbsp; Prosocial and Antisocial behavior

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Chapter 18:      &nbs= p;   Applied Psychology

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N.B. This is a = survey class in the area known as Psychology. Inherent to the make-up of such a cl= ass is the fact that this is a challenging class. You will need to spend adequate time preparing to succeed in your endeavors.

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Created 1-05-09

Updated 1/08/08