Draft Course Outline for PSYC1100-050 Introductory Psychology I (Tuesdays at 19:00)

Instructor: Bruce Landon, Ph.D. Office: Phone: 604-777-6161

e-mail: landonb@douglas.bc.ca Office Hours: 18:00 - 19:00 Tuesdays

Text: Myers, D. (2004). Psychology 7th Edition, New York:, Worth.

Course Home page: http://Bruce-Landon.Douglas.BC.CA/100s2005.html

Date Assignment in Bold (quiz or exam on those days, or assignment is due)

05-03 Preview of Introductory Psychology I and WebCT online course support

05-10 Chapter 9 Memory

05-17 Chapter 1 Thinking Critically with Psychological Science and Project APA Style Guide

05-24 Chapter 8 Learning & Title Page completed of Project Paper Due (start in psych lab)

05-31 Chapter 3 The Nature and Nurture of Behavior

06-07 Chapter 4 The Developing Person

06-14 Review for Midterm Examination

06-21 Midterm Examination

06-28 Chapter 2 Neuroscience and Behavior

07-05 Chapter 5 Sensation & Chapter 6 Perception plus APA Style Review -bring your paper draft to class

07-12 Review of Memory & Neuroscience & Project Paper Due at the beginning of class

07-19 Chapter 7 States of Consciousness

07-26 Review for Final Examination

08-02 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 intention of the project paper is to 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 time management program. An important outcome of the Project Paper is that the student learns how to find and evaluate new psychological research from the library PsycInfo and PsycArticles databases .

Grading System Policy

The overall intention of the marking system is to have occasions to encourage student learning and provide meaningful feedback on progress. The components of the grading system which are intended to promote specific competencies. The online discussions are intended to help students develop the skills future teamwork and to show how they are thinking about the course material. The quizzes are really intended to promote spaced practice style of learning complex material. The term project is intended to engage the student in an exploration of psychology concepts related to self change. Lastly, the midterm and final examination is intended to provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of Psychology and also to make up for misunderstandings or absences on quizzes that may have during the term.

50% Quizzes on the assigned readings

15% online WebCT discussion assignments and participation

15% Midterm Examination

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 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 communicating the words of another person as your own work. Be careful in citing all of your sources and people appropriately.

Grading System (percentage of points - grade)