Spring 2022 Course Syllabus Course: PSYC-1300- Section: 3E Learning Framework

Instructor Information
Instructor	Byron Banks
E-mail	banksbk@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6317
Office	Location: Student Center - Room: 410 Hours: MW - 2pm - 4pm; F - 1pm -3pm; TR - 2pm - 4pm
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Study of the 1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition and motivation; 2) factors that impact learning; and 3) application of learning strategies. Students use assessment instruments (learning inventories) to identify their strengths and weaknesses as learners. Develops skills and techniques necessary for success in college including memory development, note-taking, test preparation, study skills and time management. Assists the student in making adequate social and persona
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	1. Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret assigned reading materials and written instructions from both the textbook and instructor measured by pretest, posttest, written class exercises, and essay rubric (PSLO ALPHA, PSLSO 1, PSLO 2) 2. Demonstrate the ability to produce clear, correct, and coherent prose adapted to purpose, occasion, and audience measured by pretest, posttest, written class exercises, and essay rubric. (PSLO ALPHA, PSLO 1, PSLO 2, PSLO 5) 3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate orally in clear, coherent, and persuasive language appropriate to purpose, occasion, and audience measured by class exercises and rubric (PSLO 2) 4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret forms of spoken language measured by pretest, posttest, class exercises, and essay rubric. (PSLO 1, PSLO 2) 5. Identify and demonstrate the ability to apply standards and elements of critical thinking measured by pretest, posttest, and class exercises. (PSLO ALPHA, PSLO 1, PSLO 2, PSLO 5)) 6. Demonstrate the ability to use computer-based technology in communicating, solving problems, and acquiring information measured by class exercises and essay rubric. (PSLO 2) 7. Demonstrate awareness of cultural differences and similarities measured by class exercises. (PSLO 2, PSLO 5) 8. Demonstrate the ability to identify, use, and apply mathematical and scientific principles measured by pretest, posttest, and class exercises. (PSLO 3)
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.
Program Student 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
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Textbook Title: On Course: Strategies for Success in College (9th ed), Career, and Life. Cengage Publishing. Authors: Skip Downing and Jonathan Brennan (2020)
Lecture Topics Outline	INSTRUCTOR COURSE POLICIES *You will be answering exam questions ONLINE by marking your responses on an online exam form in the Blackboard website for your course. *NOTICE: If instructor establishes that student has practiced plagiarism in any assignment, instructor has the right and responsibility to regrade any and all assignments previously submitted by student and graded by instructor. *I will not discuss grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you should send an email request. OTHER INSTRUCTOR POLICIES 1. There are activities in this course which require using the Blackboard website for the course. 2. You will be completing exams and quizzes online and recording your responses on an online test form, which you will access using the the Blackboard website for your course. 3. If you have a complaint about this course which you cannot resolve through discussion with the instructor, please get in touch with: * Michelle Davis, Chairperson, Department of General Education and Developmental Studies email: davisml1@lamarpa.edu 4. 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 final course grade. 5. Late work will receive an automatic score of 1 point. Exceptions to this policy will be handled at the instructor's discretion. 6. All work turned in for credit must be typed using correct grammar and spelling, using complete sentences. 7. Work not following directions provided for each assignment will not be graded and will receive a zero. 8. This course will require turning in all work using the Blackboard course website 9. Plagiarism, written or oral, will result minimally in failure of the assignment (1st offense) and failure of the course (2nd offense). 10. All work turned in for credit must include a complete heading, including student's first and last names, course name (PSYC), course number, course section number and date the work was completed. 11. Instructor requires that all written assignments be typed. 12. Attendance or participation in class activity is expected daily and punctual. 13. The instructor expects that students will display mature behavior in online activities. This includes being responsible for your actions and treating your classmates, instructor and yourself with respect at all times. Failure to do so may result in your removal from the classroom or the course. 14. Instructor requires all written assignments be typed. 15. Students should spend a minimum of 3-6 hours per week on this course's assignments. 16. Plagiarism in this class will not be tolerated. Any assignment submitted that contains plagiarism will earn an automatic zero. Further action may be taken as determined by the instructor. 17. Each assignment and project in this class has a due date and due time; late assignments will receive an automatic score of 1 point. Exceptions to this policy are discussed below. 18. Consult with instructor for Additional Course Policies. 19. I will not discuss your grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you request this information using email. 20. The instructor will deal with non-compliance of items 1-19 and other situations which may arise on a case by case basis. 21. Students may expect written assignments and projects to be graded within 24 hours AFTER THE DUE DATE for each assignment or project. Additional instructor course policies 22. Any document submitted late must include a late permission statement discussed with the instructor before submission. Example late permission statement - Late submission has been approved by instructor. 23. The following materials are officially PROHIBITED in the classroom meetings for this course: food, drink, and tobacco. This policy agrees with official college policy. 24.Late work approval policies listed below. 25. Required that late work must include at the beginning of the document a late submission approval statement provided by the instructor. 26. Wording of late submission statement is available from instructor pending approval of late work submission. 27. Late work approval applies only to required work and does not apply to bonus or extra credit work 28. Students should use their LSCPA email account to send messages to the instructor. 29. All written assignments should be submitted using the following file formats: doc or docx. 30. There will be a 1-point deduction if students do not use the doc or docx file format when submitting assignments. 31. All assignment documents must be attached to their respective correct submission pages. There will be a 1-point deduction when document is not attached to specific correct submission page. 32. Required to save all written assignments in file format doc or docx.
Major Assignments Schedule	COURSE OUTLINE & CALENDAR (Tentative -Subject to change with notice) Week 1: Jan17-21 Introduction, Orientation, Syllabus Review Reading: Chapter 1 Getting on Course to Success Week 2: Jan 24-28 Discussion Chapter 1 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chpater 2 Accepting Personal Responsibility Week 3: Jan 31 - Feb 4 Discussion Chapter 2 Reading: Chapter 3 Discovering Self-Motivation Exam 1 (Ch1-2) Feb 3 Journal Enter Due Feb 3 Week 4: Feb 7-11 Discussion Chapter 3 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chapter 4 Mastering Self-Management Week 5: Feb14-18 Discussion Chapter 4 Reading: Chapter 5 Employing Interdependence Week 6: Feb 21-25 Discussion Chapter 5 Exam 2 (Ch3-5) Feb 24 Journal Enter Due Feb 24 Week 7: Feb 28 - March 4 Reading: Chapter 6 Prep for Midterm Assignment Week 8: March 7-11 Continue Work on Midterm Midterm Assignment Due March 10 Reading: Chapter 6 Gaining Self-Awareness **Spring Break March 14-18** Week 9: March 21-25 Discussion Chapter 6 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chapter 7 Adopting Lifelong Learning Week 10: March 28 - April 1 Discussion Chapter 7 In Class Review/Activities Exam 3: (Ch6-7) March 31 Reading: Chapter 8 Developing Emotional Intelligence Journal Enter Due Feb March 31 Week 11: April 4-8 Discussion Chapter 8 Reading: Ch9 Staying on Course to Success Week 12: April 11-15 Discussion Chapter 9 In Class Review/Activities Week 13: April 18-22 Prep for Final Essay Week 14: April 25-29 Personal Responsibility Week Journal Enter Due April 28 Week 15: May 2-6 Final Essay Due May 5 Week 16: May 9-13 Final Exam May 10 NOTE: Because the syllabus fully outlines the expectations and schedule for this term, there should be very little reason for needing to schedule makeup exams or assignments. So as a rule, I DO NOT accept late work. Therefore, please do not wait until the last minute to complete the work that is due.
Final Exam Date	May 10, 2022 - 8:10 AM
Grading Scale	Very straight forward ?You have 1000 points to keep or lose, so work hard to keep them! 900 - 1000 = A 800 - 890 = B 700 - 790 = C 600 - 690 = D 590 ? below = F
Determination of Final Grade	The final course grade will be based on total points accumulated from exams (40%), discussions (20%), midterm & final essay (40%), Exams: 4 @ 100 pts = 400 Journal Entry: 4 @ 50pts = 200 Midterm & Final Essay: 2 @ 200 = 400 (NOTE: Your Final Essay is your course Core Assignment. It is required by the state of Texas that each course show proof of specific elements deemed necessary by our academic governing body. This assignment is worth one quarter (20%) of your overall grade. Total Possible Points - 1000
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	INSTRUCTOR COURSE POLICIES *You will be answering exam questions ONLINE by marking your responses on an online exam form in the Blackboard website for your course. *NOTICE: If instructor establishes that student has practiced plagiarism in any assignment, instructor has the right and responsibility to regrade any and all assignments previously submitted by student and graded by instructor. *I will not discuss grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you should send an email request. OTHER INSTRUCTOR POLICIES 1. There are activities in this course which require using the Blackboard website for the course. 2. You will be completing exams and quizzes online and recording your responses on an online test form, which you will access using the the Blackboard website for your course. 3. If you have a complaint about this course which you cannot resolve through discussion with the instructor, please get in touch with: * Michelle Davis, Chairperson, Department of General Education and Developmental Studies email: davisml1@lamarpa.edu 4. 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 final course grade. 5. Late work will receive an automatic score of 1 point. Exceptions to this policy will be handled at the instructor's discretion. 6. All work turned in for credit must be typed using correct grammar and spelling, using complete sentences. 7. Work not following directions provided for each assignment will not be graded and will receive a zero. 8. This course will require turning in all work using the Blackboard course website 9. Plagiarism, written or oral, will result minimally in failure of the assignment (1st offense) and failure of the course (2nd offense). 10. All work turned in for credit must include a complete heading, including student's first and last names, course name (PSYC), course number, course section number and date the work was completed. 11. Instructor requires that all written assignments be typed. 12. Attendance or participation in class activity is expected daily and punctual. 13. The instructor expects that students will display mature behavior in online activities. This includes being responsible for your actions and treating your classmates, instructor and yourself with respect at all times. Failure to do so may result in your removal from the classroom or the course. 14. Instructor requires all written assignments be typed. 15. Students should spend a minimum of 3-6 hours per week on this course's assignments. 16. Plagiarism in this class will not be tolerated. Any assignment submitted that contains plagiarism will earn an automatic zero. Further action may be taken as determined by the instructor. 17. Each assignment and project in this class has a due date and due time; late assignments will receive an automatic score of 1 point. Exceptions to this policy are discussed below. 18. Consult with instructor for Additional Course Policies. 19. I will not discuss your grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you request this information using email. 20. The instructor will deal with non-compliance of items 1-19 and other situations which may arise on a case by case basis. 21. Students may expect written assignments and projects to be graded within 24 hours AFTER THE DUE DATE for each assignment or project. Additional instructor course policies 22. Any document submitted late must include a late permission statement discussed with the instructor before submission. Example late permission statement - Late submission has been approved by instructor. 23. The following materials are officially PROHIBITED in the classroom meetings for this course: food, drink, and tobacco. This policy agrees with official college policy. 24.Late work approval policies listed below. 25. Required that late work must include at the beginning of the document a late submission approval statement provided by the instructor. 26. Wording of late submission statement is available from instructor pending approval of late work submission. 27. Late work approval applies only to required work and does not apply to bonus or extra credit work 28. Students should use their LSCPA email account to send messages to the instructor. 29. All written assignments should be submitted using the following file formats: doc or docx. 30. There will be a 1-point deduction if students do not use the doc or docx file format when submitting assignments. 31. All assignment documents must be attached to their respective correct submission pages. There will be a 1-point deduction when document is not attached to specific correct submission page. 32. Required to save all written assignments in file format doc or docx.
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.
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. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	*If you have a complaint about this course which you cannot resolve through discussion with the instructor, please get in touch with: * Michelle Davis, Chairperson, Department of General Education and Developmental Studies email: davisml1@lamarpa.edu Phone: 409-984-6341
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Department	General Education and Developmental Studies Chair: Dr. Michelle Davis E-mail: davisml1@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6341 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.