Spring 2022 Course Syllabus Course: PSYC-2301- Section: 03 General Psychology

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	General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	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.
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	See Core Objectives area
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. The required textbook for this course for the current semester will be the OpenStax Psychology textbook available for free reading online and for free download as a pdf document. Required Assignment, Quiz and Required Exam content will come from this textbook. Lecture notes have been available in the past. I am in the process of developing new lecture notes. The new notes are not available at this time. A link to a free pdf download for the OpenStax text textbook is available at this website: www.openstax.org. https://d3bxy9euw4e147.cloudfront.net/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/Psychology2e-WEB_0eRvAre.pdf A link to purchasing a print copy of this textbook is available at Amazon.com
Lecture Topics Outline	MAY BE EDITED AS NEEDED AS SEMESTER PROGRESSES DRAFT OUTLINE ? 15 WEEKS READING ASSIGNMENTS MAY BE CHANGED AS SEMESTER DEVELOPS AND NEED ARISES WEEK # MODULE 1 Week 1 Syllabus review; read and review ch 1 Introduction to Psychology; read and review ch 2 Psychological Research Week 2 Read and review ch 2 Psychological Research; read and review ch 15 psychological disorders; Week 3 Read and review ch 15 Psychological Disorders; read and review ch 16 Therapy and Treatment Week 3 Read and review ch 16 Therapy and Treatment; Week 4 Read and review ch 15 Psychological Disorders ; Week 4 Read and review ch 16 Therapy and Treatment MODULE 2 Week 5 Read and review ch 3 Biopsychology ; ch 6 Learning Week 6 Read and review ch 6 Learning; Read and Review ch 7 Thinking and Intelligence Week 7 Read and Review ch 7 Thinking and Intelligence; Read and Review ch 8 Memory Week 8 Read and Review ch 8 Memory MODULE 3 Week 9 Read and review ch 9 Lifespan Development; Read and Review ch 10 Motivation and Emotion Week 10 Read and review ch 10 Motivation and Emotion; Read and Review ch 11 Personality Week 11 Read and review ch 11 Personality; Read and Review ch 14 Stress, Lifestyle and Health Week 12 Read and review ch 14 Stress, Lifestyle and Health MODULE 4 Week 13 Read and review ch 4 States of Consciousness; Read and Review ch 5 Sensation and Perception; Week 13 Read and review ch 4 States of Consciousness ; Read and Review ch 5 Sensation and Perception Week 14 Read and review ch 5 Sensation and Perception; Read and Review ch 12 Social Psychology Week 14 Read and review ch 12 Social Psychology; Read and Review ch 13 Industrial-Organizational Psychology Week 15 Read and review ch 13 Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Major Assignments Schedule	COURSE OUTLINE & CALENDAR (Tentative -Subject to change with notice) Week 1: Jan 17-21 Introduction, Orientation, Syllabus Review Reading: Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology Week 2: Jan 24-28 Discussion Chapter 1 Reading: Chapter 2 Psychological Research Discussion Chapter 2 Week 3: Jan 31 -Feb 4 Reading: Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Discussion Chapter 15 *Reminder - Exam 1 (Ch1,2,15,16) Feb 15 Week 4: Feb 7-11 Discussion Chapter 15 Reading: Chapter 16 Therapy and Treatment Discussion Chapter 16 Week 5: Feb 14-18 Exam 1 Feb 15 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chapter 3 Biopsychology Reading: Chapter 6 Learning Week 6: Feb 21-25 Discussion Chapter 3 & 6 Reading: Chapter 7 Thinking and Intelligence *Reminder - Exam 2 (Ch3,6,7,8) March 10 Week 7: Feb 28 - March 4 Discussion Chapter 7 Reading: Chapter 8 Prep for Midterm Assignment Week 8: March 7-11 Exam 2 March 10 Continue Work on Midterm Assignment Discussion Chapter 8 Midterm Assignment Due March 22 **Spring Break March 14-18** Week 9: March 21-25 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chapter 9 Lifespan Development Reading: Chapter 10 Motivation and Emotion Week 10: March 28 - April 1 Discussion Chapter 9&10 In Class Review/Activities Reading: Chapter 11 Personality Week 11: April 4-8 Discussion Chapter 11 Reading: Chapter 14 Stress, Lifestyle and Health *Reminder - Exam 3 (Ch9,10,11,14) April 19 Week 12: April 11-15 Discussion Chapter 14 In Class Review/Activities Prep for Final Essay (Due May 10) Week 13: April 18-22 Exam 3 April 19 Reading: Chapter 4 States of Consciousness Reading: Chapter 5 Sensation and Perception Week 14: April 25-29 Discussion Chapter 4&5 Reading: Chapter 12 Social Psychology Week 15: May 2-6 Discussion Chapter 4&5 Reading: Chapter 13 Industrial-Organizational Psychology Discussion Chapter 13 In Class Review/Activities Week 16: May 9-13 Final exam May 10 Final Essay Due 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 - 9:30 AM   Through  May 10, 2022 - 10:45 AM
Grading Scale	RADING POLICY: Your final course letter grade will be based on a percentage of 1000 total required points as follows: Letter Grades Point Totals Approximate Percentages A 900 - 1000 90%+ B 800 - 899 80-89% C 700 - 799 70-79% D 600 - 699 60-69% F 599 and below 59% and below ALL EXAMS, QUIZ/ASSIGNMENTS 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.
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 Discussions: 2 @ 100pts = 200 Midterm & Final Essay: 2 @ 200 = 400 (NOTE: Your Final Essay and presentation 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	*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 only be accepted if with a valid excuse. 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 on time. 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 all 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. Instructor policy on accepting documents is listed below. 29. Students should use their LSCPA email account to send messages to the instructor. 30. All written assignments should be submitted using the following file formats: doc or docx. 31. There will be a 1-point deduction if students do not use the doc or docx file format when submitting assignments.
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.
MyLSCPA	Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you've logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the "My Courses" tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLSCPA.
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.