Fall 2018 Course Syllabus
Course: PSYC-2301- Section: 03 General Psychology |
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Instructor | Jamie Clark | ||||||||
clarkjl@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6317 | ||||||||
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Description | General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. | ||||||||
Prerequisites | TSI complete in reading. | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes |
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. |
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Core Objectives |
* 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. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Students will demonstrate comprehension of content-area reading material. (PSLO alpha) Measured by pre-test/post-test scores. 2. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify research findings through the application of the scientific method. ALTERNATIVELY, Exhibit an understanding and ability to apply basic research methods in psychology including research design, data analysis, and interpretation through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments. (PSLO 1 and 3) 3. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify factors in the historical development of the study of human behavior including current theoretical perspectives prominent in the field of psychology through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments. (PSLO 1 and 2) 4. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify terminology unique to the study of psychology through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments. (PSLO 1 and 2) 5. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify accepted approaches and standards in psychological assessment and evaluation through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments. (PSLO 1 and 2) 6. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify factors in physiological and psychological processes involved in human behavior through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments. (PSLO 1 and 2) 7. Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making through the successful completion of embedded exam questions, class discussions, and assignments.(PSLO 1, 2, and 5) |
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Textbooks |
The RECOMMENDED textbook is Psychology by Hockenbury, 7th Edition. ISBN # 9781464108808 |
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Lecture Topics Outline |
Tentative Schedule of Classes (Subject to change with notice) Week 1 Syllabus Chapter 1 Introduction and Research Methods Week 2 Chapter 2 Neuroscience and Behavior Week 3 Exam 1 Social Responsibility Poster Week 4 Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception Week 5 Chapter 4 Consciousness and Its Variations Week 6 Exam 2 Social Responsibility Poster Week 7 Chapter 5 Learning Week 8 Chapter 6 Memory Week 9 Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion Social Responsibility Flyer Week 10 Exam 3 Chapter 9 Life Span Development Week 11 Chapter 11 Personality Chapter 12 Social Psychology Week 12 Exam 4 Social Responsibility Poster Due Week 13 Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders Week 14 Chapter 15 Therapies Exam 5 Week 15 Final Exam |
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Major Assignments Schedule |
Tentative Schedule of Classes (Subject to change with notice) Week 1 Syllabus Chapter 1 Introduction and Research Methods Week 2 Chapter 2 Neuroscience and Behavior Week 3 Exam 1 Social Responsibility Poster Week 4 Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception Week 5 Chapter 4 Consciousness and Its Variations Week 6 Exam 2 Social Responsibility Poster Week 7 Chapter 5 Learning Week 8 Chapter 6 Memory Week 9 Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion Social Responsibility Flyer Week 10 Exam 3 Chapter 9 Life Span Development Week 11 Chapter 11 Personality Chapter 12 Social Psychology Week 12 Exam 4 Social Responsibility Poster Due Week 13 Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders Week 14 Chapter 15 Therapies Exam 5 Week 15 Final Exam |
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Final Exam Date | December 6, 2018 - 11:00 AM Through December 6, 2018 - 1:00 PM | ||||||||
Grading Scale |
765-850=A 680-764=B 595-679=C 510-594=D 509 and below =F |
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Determination of Final Grade |
The final course grade will be based on total points accumulated (not percentage) from exams (500), class participation and attendance (150), social responsibility poster (160), and presentation (40). An objective multiple-choice format will be used on all exams. There will be 5 exams during the semester. Each exam will be worth 100 points. |
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Attendance Policy |
Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. I strongly recommend regular attendance, both mental and physical. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to get notes on what you missed in your absence from another student. Some material covered in class may not be in the textbook and may be covered by exams. Class attendance will influence your final course grade. Your presence in class will involve your attention to lectures, presentations by other students, participation in open class discussion, and reading of the text as well as other materials. You will receive 5 points per class for attendance and participation to total 150 points. The following procedure will be used to give students with good attendance extra points. For 0 absences, 4 points will be added to the final course tally. For no more than 1 absence, 3 points will be added. For no more than 2 absences, 2 points will be added. For no more than 3 absences, 1 point will be added. For 4 absences, 0 points will be added |
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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. | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. |