Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Fall 2015 Course Syllabus

PSYC-2301-01 - General Psychology

 
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Faculty Information
SemesterFall 2015
InstructorBarbay, Carol Mary
Phone(409) 984-6311
E-mailbarbacm@lamarpa.edu
Department
Math and Science
Chair:Percy Jordan
Phone:(409) 984-6335
E-mail:jordanpj@lamarpa.edu
Office
Hours:BY APPOINTMENT; MWF - 10:00-11:00 AM; MW - 1:30-2:30 PM; TR - 9:00-10:00 AM; TR - 12:30-2:00 PM
Building:Educational Annex (EDUC)
Room:110
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Course Information
Course Number90120
Course Description General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Course Prerequisites None
Required Textbooks There is no required textbook for this course for the Fall 2015 semester. Required Quiz and Required Exam question content will come from course lecture notes. These lecture notes can be accessed using the following link:

http://www.teachercb.com/play_summer_index

In the past, I have used the following textbook and the lecture notes for the course are taken from the following textbook:

Psychology, 9th Edition Douglas A. Bernstein, Louis A. Penner, Alison Clarke-Stewart and Edward J. Roy 2011 Wadsworth Publishing and Study Guide for Psychology, 9th Edition Bernstein, Penner, Clarke-Stewart and Roy, 2011; Study Guide for Psychology, 9th Edition (Alone): ISBN 978-111-130-1569; Hardback text alone: ISBN 978-111-130-1552
Attendance Policy Research has shown a strong positive relationship between attendance, participation and college success.

I STRONGLY recommend regular participation in this course, both mental and physical. PARTICIPATION WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS COURSE!!

CAUTION: I WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY DROP YOUR NAME FROM THE CLASS ROLL BECAUSE YOU DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIVITIES.

MAKEUP WORK: Makeup work may be completed by students who miss class because of official college activities. Verification by means of a written message by a college official or sponsor is required to allow makeup work to be completed.
Course Grading Scale  90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade GRADING POLICY: Your course letter grade will be based on an approximate percentage of 615 total possible points as follows:

Letter Grades Point Totals Approximate Percentages

A 553+ 90%+
B 492 - 552 80-89%
C 430 - 491 70-79%
D 369 - 429 60-69%
F 368 and below 59% and below

ALL EXAM, QUIZ,ASSIGNMENT AND PROJECT SCORES WILL BE USED IN CALCULATING YOUR COURSE GRADE. NO COURSE ACTIVITY SCORES OR GRADES WILL BE DROPPED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRACTICE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN CALCULATING YOUR COURSE GRADE.
Final Exam Date December 4, 2016 - 8:00 AM
Major Assignments SCHEDULE OF READING AND REVIEW TOPICS

Week 1 syllabus review; read and REVIEW: ch 1 – introduction to psychology; read and REVIEW ch 2 - research methods;

Week 2 read and REVIEW ch 2 – research in psychology; read and REVIEW ch 15 - psychological disorders;

Week 3 read and REVIEW ch 15 – psychological disorders; read and REVIEW ch 16 - treating psychological disorders;

Week 4 read and REVIEW ch 16 – treating psychological disorders;
Week 4 sgq 1- ch 1,2,15,16; exam 1- ch 1,2,15,16; read and REVIEW ch 6 - learning;

Week 5 read and REVIEW ch 6 – learning; read and REVIEW ch 7 – memory;

Week 6-7 read and REVIEW ch 7 – memory

Week 8 read and REVIEW ch 10 – cognitive abilities; sgq 2- ch 6,7,10; exam 2 - ch 6,7,10;

Week 9 read and REVIEW ch 11 – motivation and emotion;
Week 9 read and REVIEW ch 13 – health and stress;

Week 10 read and REVIEW ch 14 – personality

Week 11 read and REVIEW ch 14 - personality

Week 12 sgq 3 - ch 11,13,14; exam 3 - ch 11,13,14;

Week 13 read and REVIEW ch 5 – perception; read and REVIEW ch 9 – consciousness;

Week 14 read and REVIEW ch 9 – consciousness; read and REVIEW ch 17 –social cognition;

Week 15 read and REVIEW ch 17 – social cognition; sgq 4 - ch 5,9,17; (final)exam 4 - ch 5,9,17;

MAJOR ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES

MODULE 1

Week 1 Course Pretest - Wed Aug 26 - in class
Week 1 Start Here Quiz - Mon Aug 24-Fri Sep 4 - online

Week 2 Optional Orientation Project Fri SEP 04
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 2 Optional Calendar Plan Project Fri SEP 04
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 2 Optional Humanitarian Project Fri SEP 04
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Required Special Assignment 1 Wed SEP 09
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 3 A&P 1 Project Fri SEP 11
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 4 Required Regular RQA Assignment 1 Mon SEP 14
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 4 Module 1 TED Talk Project Wed SEP 16
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 4 Module 1 SOAR Project Wed SEP 16
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 4 Required Quiz 1 WED SEP 16 - CHAPTERS 1,2,15,16
Week 4 Required Exam 1 FRI SEP 18 CHAPTERS 1,2,15,16

MODULE 2

Week 5 Email Project Mon SEP 21
(USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 5 Optional Syllabus Quiz ONLINE MON SEP 21
Week 5 Discussion Project Wed SEP 23
(USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 5 Required Special Assignment 2 WED SEP 23
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 6 Module 2 TED Talk Project Wed SEP 30
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 6 Module 2 SOAR Project Wed SEP 30
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Optional Campus Pipeline Project Fri OCT 9
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 8 Required Regular RQA Assignment 2 Mon OCT 12
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 8 Required Quiz 2 Wed OCT 14– CHAPTERS 6,7,10

Week 9 Required Exam 2 Fri OCT 16 - CHAPTERS 6,7,10

MODULE 3

Week 9 Optional Online Course Evaluation Project Begins Mon OCT 19
Week 9 Optional Holiday Story Project Fri OCT 23
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 10 Required Special Assignment 3 Wed OCT 28
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 10 Required Regular RQA Assignment 3 Fri OCT 30 (USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 11 Extra Chapter Project Mon NOV 02
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 11 Module 3 TED Talk Project Wed NOV 04
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 11 Module 3 SOAR Project Wed NOV 04
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 12 Required Study Guide Quiz 3 Wed NOV 11 CHAPTERS 11,13,14
Week 12 Required Exam 3 Fri NOV 13 – CHAPTERS 11,13,14

MODULE 4

Week 13 ONLINE Course Evaluation Survey Ends Mon NOV 16
Week 13 Last Chance Project Wed NOV 18
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 13 Required Special Assignment 4 Fri NOV 20
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 14 Required Regular RQA Assignment 4 Mon NOV 23
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 14 Required Special Assignment 5 Wed NOV 25
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 14 Module 4 TED Talk Project Wed NOV 25
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 14 Module 4 SOAR Project Wed NOV 25
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 15 Optional GN/RQA Project Mon NOV 30
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 15 Course Grade Calculation Project Mon NOV 30
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 15 Special SOAR Project Mon NOV 30
(USE HARD COPY, EMAIL OR WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)
Week 15 Required Final Quiz 4 and Exam 4 FRI DEC 04; 8:00-10:30 AM – CHAPTERS 5,9,17
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates to be added
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes
Communication skills:Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
Critical Thinking Skills:Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills:Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
Teamwork:Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
Social Responsibility:Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
Personal Responsibility:Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes Associate of Arts
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.
PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
PSLO 2: Communication Skills – Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.
PSLO 3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills – Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Course Student Learning Outcomes 1. Identify various research methods and their characteristics used in the scientific study of psychology. (PSLO 1,2) Measured by embedded test questions, course assignments and projects.
2. Describe the historical influences and early schools of thought that shaped the field of psychology.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
3. Describe some of the prominent perspectives and approaches used in the study of psychology.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
4. Use terminology unique to the study of psychology.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
5. Describe accepted approaches and standards in psychological assessment and evaluation.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
6. Identify factors in physiological and psychological processes involved in human behavior.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by embedded test questions, course assignments and projects.
7. Calculate current course grade accurately, using information provided by instructor relating to individual scores from projects, assignments, quizzes and exams.(PSLO 3) Measured by course project.
8. Improve comprehension of content-area reading material. (PSLO alpha) Measured by pre-test/post-test scores.
9. Explain how personal ethnic heritage is similar to and different from other cultural perspectives in effects on social cognition. (pslo 1, 2, 5 ) Measured by course assignments and projects.
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  • No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  • Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  • Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.

  • Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.

  • Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.
Additional Information
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
Copyright Violations Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.

Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties.

Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented.

If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
Assessment Statement Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs.

Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects.

If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data.

What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
Privacy Notice Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.

Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom.

Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.

Circumstances under which information may be released:

An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

College-Level Perspectives This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:

  • Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.

  • Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.

  • Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.

  • Developing personal values for ethical behavior.

  • Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.

  • Using logical reasoning in problem solving.

  • Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Degree Plan Evaluation A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.

  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.

  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.

  3. Click on the “Student” tab.

  4. Click on Student Records.

  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.

  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)

  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct

  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Click the radio button next to Program

  10. Click on the Generate Request button.

All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.

HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur

Mission
Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

Core Values
  • Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement

  • General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community

  • Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus

  • Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment

  • Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum

  • Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity

Principles
Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:

  • treated with dignity and respect;

  • afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;

  • given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,

  • provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

 
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