Course Outline for PSYC100-050 Introductory Psychology I (Tuesdays
at 19:00)
Instructor: Bruce Landon, Ph.D. Office: B3113 Phone:
604-777-6161
e-mail: landonb@douglas.bc.ca Office
Hours: 18:00 - 19:00 Tuesdays
Text: Myers, D. (2001) Psychology
6th Edition, New York, Worth.
Course Home page: http://Bruce-Landon.Douglas.BC.CA/100s050.html
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Date Assignment
in Bold (quiz or exam on those days, or assignment is due)
05-06 Preview
of Introductory Psychology I and introduction to WebCT
05-13 Chapter
1 Thinking Critically with Psychological Science and Methodology Lab
05-20 Chapter
9 Memory and APA Style Guide related to project assignment
05-27 Chapter
3 The Nature and Nurture of Behavior
06-03 Chapter
8 Learning & Title Page of Project Paper Due and Learning Lab
06-11 Chapter
4 The Developing Person
06-17 Review
for Midterm
06-24 Midterm
Examination & Preview of Neuroscience
07-01 college
closed for Canada Day
07-08 Chapter
5 Sensation & Lab plus APA Style
Review -bring your paper draft and diskette
07-15 Chapter
6 Perception & Project Paper Due at the beginning of class
(-20% per day late)
07-22 Chapter
7 States of Consciousness and Consciousness
Lab
07-29 Chapter
2 Neuroscience and Behavior and Review for Final Examination
08-05 last
class (tentative date) Comprehensive Final Examination and Project
Papers returned
The intention is that students will keep up with the reading and
participate in class discussions. To facilitate this end there will be a quiz
on the assigned chapter at the beginning of the class. The Project Paper will introduce the
student to APA style papers by writing one. This style of academic writing is
the accepted style for all of psychology, nursing, and most social sciences.
Writing in APA style is also a method of training students in the methods and
values of psychologists. The project paper will take the form of an empirical
research report of the case study that was conducted by the student of their
self-change program. An important outcome of the Project Paper is that the
student learns how to find and evaluate new research.
Grading System Policy
65% Quizzes on the assigned readings
15% Midterm Examination (also replaces lower quiz marks on a
chapter by chapter basis)
10% Final Examination (also replaces lower quiz marks on a chapter
by chapter basis)
10% APA style (5th edition) Term Project Paper (-20% per day late)
If the paper is submitted over a week late it will not be read and
graded because the grade will be 0%.
Make-up Policy - Missed Midterm Exam or if Final must be
made up within seven days. Missed Quizzes are made up on the Comprehensive
Final Exam
Plagiarism Policy - Academic Dishonesty will result
in Zero credit for assignment, quiz, or exam. Plagiarism can be avoided by not
using other's work as one's own. Be careful in citing all of your sources and
people appropriately.
Grading System (percentage of points - grade)
95-100 A+
90 - 94 A Outstanding
85 - 89 A-
80 - 84 B+
75 - 79 B Good
70 - 74 B-
65 - 69 C+
60 - 64 C Satisfactory
55 - 59 C-
50 - 54 P Marginal
00 - 49 F Unsatisfactory
UN Failure to complete 30% or more of the course