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Spring 2023 Course Syllabus
Course: PSYC-2301 (Section: 72, CRN: 10705) General Psychology |
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| Instructor | Carol Barbay | ||||||||
| barbacm@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6311 | ||||||||
| Office | Educational I - Room: 110 | ||||||||
| Office Hours | NONE SPECIFIED; WILL OCCUR BY APPOINTMENT | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
| Required 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. A link to a free pdf download for the OpenStax text textbook is available at this website: www.openstax.org. https://assets.openstax.org/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/Psychology2e_WEB.pdf?_gl=1*zyv00m*_ga*MTA4NTc2MzQyMS4xNjgzOTg4MjE4*_ga_T746F8B0QC*MTY4Mzk4ODIxOS4xLjEuMTY4Mzk4ODIzNC40NS4wLjA A link to purchasing a print copy of this textbook is available at Amazon.com using the link below. https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-2e-OpenStax-paperback-version/dp/1975076443/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1N3EN1FASQ95W&keywords=psychology+2e+openstax&qid=1642610461&sprefix=psychology+2e+openstax%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-1 |
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| Additional Materials/Resources | None. | ||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes |
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| Core Objectives |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
COURSE ACTIVITY DUE DATES SPRING 2023 MAY MINI SEMESTER COURSE ACTIVITY DUE DATES MAY MINI SEMESTER SPRING 2023 MODULE 1 PSYC 2301 - MAY 11-15 MODULE WEEK 1 CALENDAR WEEK 1 REQUIRED READ AND REVIEW COURSE SYLLABUS - ____THU MAY 11_____ CALENDAR WEEK 1 OPTIONAL ONLINE ORIENTATION MEETING -- ____FRI MAY 12 - 2:00-3:00 PM____ CALENDAR WEEK 1 REQUIRED Attendance Assignment 1; _SAT MAY 13__________ CALENDAR WEEK 1 REQUIRED Attendance Assignment 2; _SAT MAY 13___ CALENDAR WEEK 1 REQUIRED Regular Assignment 1 ____SAT MAY 13_____ CALENDAR WEEK REQUIRED Special RQA Assignment 1 ____SAT MAY 13_____ CALENDAR WEEK 1 OPTIONAL Course Pretest ONLINE ___SUN MAY 14_____________ CALENDAR WEEK 1 OPTIONAL Start Here Quiz - ONLINE ___SUN MAY 14 _____________ CALENDAR WEEK 1 REQUIRED Module 1 TED Talk ASSIGNMENT; ___SUN MAY 14___ CALENDAR WEEK 1 OPTIONAL BONUS Module 1 SOAR ASSIGNMENT __SUN MAY 14___ ******************************************************************** CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Quiz 1 - CHAPTERS 1,2,15,16 - ONLINE ___SUN-TUE MAY 14-16__ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Exam 1 CHAPTERS 1,2,15,16 - ONLINE ____SUN-TUE MAY 14-16__ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Preview Version 1 Psychology Core Assignment; ___TUE MAY 16____ MODULE 2 PSYC 2301 – MAY 16-20 MODULE WEEK 2 CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED READ AND REVIEW COURSE SYLLABUS ____MON MAY 15_____ CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL BONUS ICC OPINION SURVEY ASSIGNMENT ____TUE MAY 16____ CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL PRACTICE Grade Calculation Assignment ___WED MAY 17___ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE ASSIGNMENT 3 ____WED MAY 17______ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE ASSIGNMENT 4 ____WED MAY 17______ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Regular Assignment 2; ____THU MAY 18___ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Special Assignment 2; _____THU MAY 18 CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED TED Talk ASSIGNMENT 2; ____FRI MAY 19_ CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL BONUS Module 2 SOAR ASSIGNMENT; ___FRI MAY 19_ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Preview Version 2 Psychology Core Assignment; ___FRI MAY 19__ CALENDAR WEEK 2 ___ OPTIONAL BONUS SOAR ASSIGNMENT 2 ___FRI MAY 19___ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Quiz 2 CHAPTERS 3,6,7,8; ONLINE ____FRI - SUN MAY 19 - 21___ CALENDAR WEEK 2 REQUIRED Exam 2 - CHAPTERS 3,6,7,8; ONLINE ____FRI - SUN MAY 19-21__ CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL BONUS PERMA ASSIGNMENT ___SAT MAY 20__ MODULE 3 PSYC 2301 – MAY 21-25 – MODULE WEEK 3 CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL BONUS COURSE SYLLABUS Quiz ONLINE ___THU - SUN MAY 18 - 21__ CALENDAR WEEK 2 OPTIONAL BONUS AA 567 ASSIGNMENT __SUN MAY 21__ ********************************************************* CALENDAR WEEK 3 OPTIONAL BONUS Orientation Assignment __MON MAY 22____ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Attendance Assignment 5; _MON MAY 22___ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Attendance Assignment 6; ___MON MAY 22______ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Regular Assignment 3; ___TUE MAY 23__ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Special Assignment 3 ___TUE MAY 23__ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Preview Version 3 Psychology Core Assignment; ____WED MAY 24_ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Module 3 TED Talk ASSIGNMENT; __WED MAY 24___ CALENDAR WEEK 3 OPTIONAL BONUS SOAR ASSIGNMENT 3 __WED MAY 24___ CALENDAR WEEK 3 OPTIONAL BONUS ONLINE Course Evaluation SURVEY ___TUE - THU MAY 23 - 25_ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Quiz 3 - CHAPTERS 9,10,11,14; ONLINE ___TUE - THU MAY 23 - 25__ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Exam 3; CHAPTERS 9,10,11,14; ONLINE ___TUE - THU MAY 23 - 25__ MODULE 4 PSYC 2301 MAY 26-30 – MODULE WEEK 4 CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Grade Calculation Assignment ___FRI MAY 26__ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED TED Talk ASSIGNMENT 4; __SAT MAY 27____ CALENDAR WEEK 3 OPTIONAL BONUS SOAR 4 ASSIGNMENT ___SAT MAY 27 CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE ASSIGNMENT 7 __SAT MAY 27___ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Regular Assignment 4; ___SUN MAY 28__ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED Special Assignment 4 __SUN MAY 28___ CALENDAR WEEK 3 REQUIRED FINAL VERSION CORE ASSIGNMENT ____SUN MAY 28__ ******************************************************* CALENDAR WEEK 4 MINIMUM LATE PENALTY ENDING DATE ___MON MAY 29 CALENDAR WEEK 4 REQUIRED FINAL QUIZ 4; CHAPTERS 4,5,12,13; ___SAT - TUE MAY 27- 30_____ CALENDAR WEEK 4 REQUIRED 4 FINAL EXAM 4; CHAPTERS 4,5,12,13; __SAT - MON - TUE MAY 27 - 30___ CALENDAR WEEK 4 INSTRUCTOR POSTS FINAL COURSE GRADES IN BANNER BY 12:00 PM NOON ____WED MAY 31____ |
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| Final Exam Date | May 27, 2023 - 12:0 AM Through May 30, 2023 - 11:59 PM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale |
GRADING POLICY: Your final course letter grade will be based on a percentage of 1000 total required points as follows - REMEMBER YOUR FINAL GRADE REPRESENTS A PERCENTAGE NOT AN AVERAGE: Letter Grades Earned 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 EXAM, QUIZ,ASSIGNMENT AND COURSE ACTIVITY SCORES WILL BE USED IN CALCULATING YOUR COURSE GRADE. NO COURSE ACTIVITY SCORES OR GRADES WILL BE EXCLUDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRACTICE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN CALCULATING YOUR COURSE GRADE. There may be opportunities for extra credit in this course. |
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| Determination of Final Grade |
REQUIRED COURSE ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTING FINAL GRADE *Four required quizzes and four required exams 50% 4 quizzes @ 25 points + 4 exams @ 100 points = 500 points *Three Required Preview Versions and One Required Final Version Required Psychology Core Assignment 16% 3@ 10 points and 1 @ 130 points = 160 points *Four Required Regular RQA Assignments 10% 4 @ 25 points = 100 points *Four Required Special RQA Assignments 5% 50 points (3@10 points and 1 @ 20 points) *One Required Combined Grade Calculation Assignment - 2% - 1 @ 20 points *Seven Required Attendance Assignments 7% 7 @ 10 points = 70 points *Four Required TED Talk Assignments 10% (3@ 20 points and 1 @ 40 points) TOTAL 100% 1000 POINTS There will also be opportunities for completing extra credit activities. |
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| Instructor Policies |
INSTRUCTOR POLICIES MAY 2023 MINI SEMESTER - SPRING 2023 INSTRUCTOR COURSE POLICIES - THESE POLICIES MAY CHANGE AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. *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. *Instructor will not discuss grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you should send an email request from your official LSCPA email account. OTHER INSTRUCTOR POLICIES 1. The activities in this course will 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 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 the Chairperson, Department of General Education and Developmental Studies; Office Location: EDUC 131-133. 4. All exam, quiz, and assignment scores will be used in calculating your course grade. No course activity scores or grades will be excluded with the exception of practice activities which will not be included in calculating your final course grade. 5. INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING LATE OR CORRECTED ASSIGNMENTS THIS SEMESTER EXCEPT AS NOTED ELSEWHERE. 6. All work turned in for credit must be typed using correct grammar and spelling, using complete sentences. 7. Most work resulting from not following directions provided for each assignment will not be graded and will receive a zero. 8. This course will require submitting in all work using the Blackboard course website and specific assignment submission pages. 9. Plagiarism, written or oral, will result minimally in failure of the assignment (1st offense) and failure for the course grade (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 to be completed daily and punctually by the assignment due date and due time. 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. 14. Failure to display mature and responsible behavior may result in your removal from the course. 15. Instructor recommends devote 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. Instructor will not be accepting late assignment submissions for full credit this semester. 18. Consult with instructor for Additional Course Policies. 19. Instructor will not discuss your grades over the phone. If you want to discuss your grades, you may request this information using email or a live synchronous meeting using the Blackboard Ultra Collaborate meeting application. 20. The instructor will discuss non-compliance of items 1-19 and other situations which may arise on a case by case basis. 21. Students may expect written assignments to be graded within 72 hours AFTER THE DUE DATE for each assignment. 22. Instructor will not be accepting late assignment submissions this semester, except as discussed elsewhere. 23. The following materials are officially PROHIBITED in any in-person classroom meetings for this course: food, drink, and tobacco. This policy agrees with official college policy. 24. All late assignments will be subject to the minimum late penalty end date, discussed elsewhere. 25. Instructor will not be accepting "do-over" or corrected documents this semester because of the compressed semester time frame. 26. The instructor created the required psychology core assignment preview versions 1,2 and 3 as well as the required final version core assignment to be submitted as a series of 3 preview versions and a final version so that section errors in the preview versions may be corrected in the final version, based on feedback given on the earlier preview versions. 27. Instructor requires that students use their LSCPA email accounts to send email messages to the instructor. 28. Required that ALL student-created written assignments be submitted using the following file formats: doc or docx. 29. There will be a 1-point deduction if students do not use the doc or docx file format when submitting assignments. 30. 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. 31. Required to save all written assignments in file format doc or docx. 32. No late assignments will be accepted for full credit points this semester. Please be aware of the minimum late penalty ending date listed elsewhere. 33. Instructor will be accepting NO corrected assignments for credit points this semester. 35. Point credit for late assignment work will be 1 point after the minimum late penalty ending date. |
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| Attendance Policy |
Research has shown a strong positive relationship between attendance, participation and college success. Instructor strongly recommends regular participation in this course, both mental and physical. Participation will help you succeed in this course. CAUTION: Instructor 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 or technical problems with Blackboard affecting all students. Verification by means of a written message by a college official or sponsor is required to allow makeup work to be completed. |
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| Additional Information |
There will be an orientation meeting for this course as follows: Date: MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM Location: VIRTUAL MEETING BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE ULTRA COURSE ROOM. The assignment, quiz and exam activities in this course will require using the Blackboard website for the course. You will be completing course assignments, exams and quizzes ONLINE and recording your responses in the answer spaces on an online test space. *If you have a complaint about this course which you cannot resolve through discussion with the instructor, please get in touch with the Chairperson, Department of General Education and Developmental Studies; Office location: EDUC 131-133. |
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| Institutional Policies | |||||||||
| MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA. | ||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||
| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect | As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual. | ||||||||
| Title IX and Sexual Misconduct | LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website. | ||||||||
| Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website. |
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| Grievance / Complaint / Concern | 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. | ||||||||
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