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 is Psychology published by OpenStax.

The link to the textbook is as follows: 

https://assets.openstax.org/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/Psychology2e_WEB.pdf?_gl=1*gz4153*_ga*MTA4NTc2MzQyMS4xNjgzOTg4MjE4*_ga_T746F8B0QC*MTY4NTM3MjYzNy4yLjEuMTY4NTM3MjY0OC40OS4wLjA



Students may also review course lecture notes for required quiz and exam question content, as well as completing required special rqa assignments and required regular rqa assignments in the Blackboard section of the course.

You must have access to the following Microsoft Office applications to view the course lecture notes: Word and PowerPoint.

If you do not have access to Microsoft Office applications, you can gain access by going to the following webpage:

http://lamarpa.edu/Departments/Information-Technology-Services/Microsoft-Office-Pro-Plus-for-Students

 1. Identify various research methods and their characteristics used in the scientific study of psychology. (Core Skills 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

2. Describe the historical influences and early schools of thought that shaped the field of psychology.(Core Skills 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
3. Describe some of the prominent perspectives and approaches used in the study of psychology.(Core Skills 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
4. Use terminology unique to the study of psychology.(Core Skills  1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
5. Describe accepted approaches and standards in psychological assessment and evaluation.(Core Skills  1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.
6. Identify factors in physiological and psychological processes involved in human behavior.(Core Skills 1,2) Measured by 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.(Core Skill 3) Measured by course assignment.
8. Improve comprehension of content-area reading material.  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. (Core Skills 1, 2, 5 ) Measured by course assignments and projects.

WILL BE EDITED AS NECESSARY DURING THE CURRENT SEMESTER SCHEDULE OF READING AND REVIEW TOPICS FOR CLARITY

MODULE 1

Syllabus review;
Chapter 1 introduction to psychology; 
Chapter 2 psychological research; ;
Chapter 15 psychological disorders; 
Chapter 16 therapy and treatment;

MODULE 2

Chapter 3 biopsychology;
Chapter 6 learning
Chapter 7 thinking and intelligence
Chapter 8 memory ;

MODULE 3

Chapter 9 lifespan psychology;
Chapter 10 emotion and motivation;
Chapter 11 personality 
Chapter 14 - stress, lifestyle and health

MODULE 4

Chapter 4 states of consciousness;
Chapter 5 sensation and perception;
Chapter 12 social psychology; 
Chapter 13 industrial-organizational psychology;

Your FINAL course letter grade will be based on an approximate percentage of 1000 total possible 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 lower                               59% and below

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR GRADE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER
1. Add all of the points you have earned as of today's date, excluding any points from practice activities.
2. Request current required total course points from instructor.
3. Divide your total points by the total number of required points as of today's date.
4. For your final semester grade divide your current total by 1000 or use the grade chart above.


CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR FINAL GRADE FROM REQUIRED POINT SOURCES
REQUIRED EXAMS = 400/100 = 40%
REQUIRED QUIZZES = 100/1000 = 10%
REQUIRED REGULAR ASSIGNMENTS = 100/1000 = 10%
REQUIRED SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS = 50/1000 = 5%
REQUIRED CORE ASSIGNMENT = 160/1000 = 16%
REQUIRED TED ASSIGNMENTS = 100/1000 = 10%
REQUIRED COMBINED GRADE CALCULATION = 20/1000 = 2%
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE ASSIGNMENTS = 70/1000 = 7%

TOTAL 1000/1000 REQUIRED POINTS = 100%

THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE CHANGED AS NECESSARY DURING THE SEMESTER *For further details about assignments, see additional information using link in Blackboard section of this course. WELCOME TO PSYC 2301 Online

1. This course will be a 5 week course.

2. Please consider this set of course policy statements your invitation to explore the MID-SEMESTER REVIEW  section of this course once you have access to the course as well as a welcome to this course.

3. The MID-SEMESTER REVIEW section has useful information for assisting you in being more successful in online courses in general and in this course specifically.

4. This course will involve an introductory survey of the major areas of psychology, such as learning, social, testing, personality, developmental and physiological.

5. The emphasis in this course will be on psychology as the scientific study of behavior and we will study both human and animal behavior. In order to do your best in this course, you will need a basic level of skill in reading English.

6. This course is an online course.

7. All assignments, quizzes, exams and other course activities will be completed online.

8. In order to complete this course, you will need a reliable computer with a reliable connection to the internet in order to complete the course activities.

9. If you do not have a computer with reliable connection to the internet, you will need to arrange access to these resources.

10. You should have basic computer-related skills as described in Step Five of the Mid-Semester Review section of the course (Technical Requirements for the Course).

11. Because this course is a fully online course, you will need computer-related skills and a reliable connection to the internet.

12. There will be an OPTIONAL orientation meeting during the semester. The time and date will be announced. The orientation meeting location will be our Blackboard course Collaborate virtual location. 

13. If you cannot attend the orientation meeting, please get in touch with me if you have questions about the course.

14. During this orientation meeting, we discuss the syllabus for the course as well as course policies and procedures.

15. The required written assignments and optional written project documents will be graded as they are received. There will be no re-submissions or corrected documents accepted. If a student submits a submission page without a document attached or included, that submission will receive a course-points credit score of 0, which is the equivalent of an incorrectly submitted document. 


16. You will have 2 opportunities to complete each required quiz and exam. The higher of the 2 grades for each required quiz and exam will be used as the recorded score for purposes of calculating your final course grade.

17. All quizzes and exams in this course will be completed online using the Blackboard Learning System. Students must use a wired, dedicated connection to the internet for completing exams and quizzes, which will be timed activities. . This requirement means that difficulties because of dropped internet connections associated with wireless connections will not be used as a reason for extended quiz or exam availability time.

18. All submitted assignments will be graded and marked with the number of points assigned. An explanation for the grading details result will be available by email request. The purpose of this policy is to encourage more effective two-way communication between the course instructor and individual students.

19. All late assignments may be assigned a point credit of 1 point at the instructor's discretion. Late reception of assignments will be defined as reception by the Blackboard system after the due date and due time. There will be a 60 minute grace period after the due date and due time, during which there will be no late penalty assessed.

20. All assignment created by students must be saved in doc or docx file format. Using anyother file format will result in a 1 point penalty for that assignment. Assignments submitted in pages file format will receive a 0 points score.

21.Required that students administer the ICC Opinion Survey provided by the instructor to 10 people and use the results in two required course assignments. Student may use these results in any optional bonus ICC Opinion Survey assignments as well.

22. During this course, you will complete a Required Course Core Assignment, to be completed in 4 versions or stages. In versions or stages 3 and 4, you will include 2 tables, Table 1 containing 200 responses to an ICC Opinion Survey with a required subtitle; and Table 2 containing a minimum of 60 calculated measures of central tendency with a required subtitle. Failure to include these tables with their respective subtitles will result in a penalty of 202 points for a missing satisfactory Table 1 and a penalty of 62 points for a missing satisfactory Table 2.

23. There will be detailed instructions for completing Tables 1 and 2 in the submission areas for Core Assignment Versions 3 and 4.

24. In order to gather the required 200 responses for creating Table 1, students are required to administer the ICC (Intercultural Competence and Communication) Opinion Survey to each of 10 individuals.

25. For those students unable to gather the required 200 opinion survey responses, the instructor will provide an Alternate Table 1 containing 200 alternate responses, which students may use in creating their respective Table 2 components. Use of the Alternate Table 1 will result in the student's Final Version Core Assignment having a maximum points availability of 105 points rather than the regular 130 points. Those students creating their own personal Table 1, will have access to a maximum of 130 points for the Final Version Core Assignment.


GRIEVANCES, COMPLAINTS, AND CONCERNS REGARDING THIS COURSE: If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that cannot be resolved through discussion with the instructor, please consult GEDS Department Chair.

There may be occasional, unannounced bonus course activities added to module content folders in Blackboard

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 POLICY - There are limited opportunities to make up missed work in this course.
1. Required assignments, quizzes and exams may be submitted late by instructor approval.
2. Students who have missed required work because of official college business and who can provide verification from a college official such as an athletic coach or student organization sponsor may turn in required work late for credit such as an assignment, quiz or exam. Bonus or extra credit work may not be submitted late for any reason.
3. No other justification will be accepted for turning in or completing work after the published due date.
4. If there is a technical problem with BlackBoard which affects all students, such as the system not working properly, there may be an extension of the availability for the quiz or exam or due date for a required assignment.
5. All students are responsible for reading and understanding these guidelines.
6. All students are responsible for maintaining a reliable connection to the internet for completing work in this course.
7. Failure to complete an exam or study guide quiz because of a failed wireless connection is not an acceptable reason for an extension of quiz or exam
8. All work will be graded as submitted.
9.There will be no re-submissions or corrected work accepted.