1 PSY 140 Introduction to Psychology Course Syllabus Semester: Winter 2011 Section: 140/H90 Online: Hybrid Psychology Course (44 hours guided learning online) Begins online 01/15/2011 F2F Dates: Meets face-to-face: 01/15, 01/29, 02/12, 02/26, 03/12, 03/26, 04/09, 04/23/11 Saturday 01:00PM - 02:56PM JCC @ LISD TECH, Room 209 Instructor: Liz O’Dell Email: [email protected] Required Text: Psychology, 9th ed., by Myers, Worth Publishing. (Print or e-book available.) Optional Text: Student Study Guide. Course Description: Overview of the field of psychology, including learning, development, emotion, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior and psychotherapy. Introduction: Psychology 140 is designed as a survey course. We will examine the fundamental principles and current developments that have contributed to the growth of Psychology. As such, the course will be comprehensive in nature and broad in design. Throughout this class emphasis will be placed on you mastering the material presented in both a theoretical and practical context. Online Work: Plan on spending a considerable amount of time online each week. If you do not have a personal computer, arrange to be at the computer labs on campus. Our class site is found at: http://jetnet.jccmi.edu/ Moodle contains our: - Schedule - Assignments - Forums - Tests - Grades - Activities of all sorts for EACH week! - ALL work is turned in via this site2 Participation: Participation in the course is required. Participation is defined as you posting discussion comments, assignments, and completing quizzes by the due dates. If you just read course materials and discussions without posting yourself, you have not yet met your responsibilities. Participants learn in collaboration with one another, and your classmates can only *see* you through your comments in the Discussion Boards. Your classmates will need you to do your part to fulfill theirs. Time Commitment: Generally, it is assumed you'll spend approximately eight to ten hours per week on class readings, assignments, and participating in class discussion. This class is unique because we will spend 44 hours formally and specifically engaged in online learning. Assignments, forums, quizzes, and the like will keep you busy!! Whatever your schedule, I expect you to show up regularly each week, and make substantial, thoughtful posts in forum discussions. Most weeks, postings will be mandatory assignments. During those weeks, postings should be made on at least three different days each week. Due Dates: There is no such thing as late work because no late assignments are accepted. Take due dates seriously! - This course is organized by Module. - Modules open each week Sunday at 11:55 PM - Modules are due each week Sunday at 11:55 PM - Look on the Calendar on JetNet for the due dates. If a due date is approaching, the date will be highlighted in pink. Scroll over the date for more detailed information. Tests: Due dates are clearly indicated on the Calendar and on the test link itself. No make-up tests.3 Grading Policy: The grade you earn in the course will be based on the average grade you receive on all graded work. The grade/percentage relationship is presented below: Grade Percent 4.0 100-90 3.5 89-88 3.0 87-75 2.5 74-73 2.0 72-60 1.5 59 1.0 58-50 .5 51-50 0.0 49 or below Instructor/Student Contact: The best way to reach me is via email at [email protected] When you send an email message to me this term, I will expect you to have 'proofed' it to include: 1. The class section in the subject line (PSY 140 H90) 2. Correct spelling 3. Grammatical accuracy 4. Acceptable formatting of composition If your message does not pass my "test" in all four respects, it will be returned to you with a message stating, “This message is inappropriate for review. Please revise it according to the requirements set forth in your syllabus and then resubmit it.” Needless to say, given my criteria for email communication, you will save yourself and me a great deal of time and energy by writing intelligent messages to me in the first place. Please email me through your JCC account so that it is not disregarded as spam. If you contact me on a Sunday, I will get back to you on the following Monday. Most weekdays, I am able to return email within 24 hrs. Incomplete Grade Policy: An incomplete will be considered when, in my opinion, your work is sufficient in quality but is lacking in quantity to meet with course objectives. An incomplete may be removed by satisfactorily meeting the course objectives during either of the next full-length semesters or at an earlier date specified by me. (Incomplete grades are very rare!)4 Withdrawal/Drop Policy: It is important to note that if you decide for whatever reason that you do not want to complete this course, you must officially withdraw by completing a withdrawal form (which can be obtained in the Student Center) on or before the official withdrawal deadline. After that date, your grade will be determined by the grades you’ve earned. In some cases, this could mean a 0.0 final grade. Audit Policy: Audit is an option to attend a course without receiving credit. To register for an audit grade, (or to change from credit to audit), the request must be completed in the Registrar’s Office at the time of initial registration or during the ADD/DROP period for the class. Academic Honesty Policy: Academic honesty is expected of all students. It is the ethical behavior that includes producing their own work and not representing others’ work as their own, either by plagiarism, by cheating, or by helping others do so. Plagiarism is the failure to give credit for the use of material from outside sources. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: - Using data, quotations, or paraphrases from other sources without adequate documentation - Submitting others’ work as your own - Exhibiting other behaviors generally considered unethical Cheating means obtaining answers/materials from an outside source without authorization. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: - Plagiarizing in all forms - Using notes/books without authorization - Copying - Altering graded work - Falsifying data - Exhibiting other behaviors generally considered unethical Collaboration: While JCC encourages students to collaborate in study groups, work teams, and with lab partners, each student should take