Introduction to Psychology PSYC 1315 Section 001 Number 23768 Spring 2011 Monday Wednesday 1 00pm to 2 20pm Life Science Room 100 Instructor Office Office Hours E mail Website Tamer F Desouky Life Science 302 Monday 2 20pm 3 00pm Wednesday 2 20pm 3 00pm or by appointment tamer desouky mavs uta edu http elearn uta edu grades and PowerPoints will be posted here Required Book The Science of Psychology An Appreciative View 2nd edition by Laura A King McGraw Hill Course Description The course is a general survey of the various areas of psychology and it is intended to provide a scientific basis for understanding thoughts emotions and behavior The course is designed to interest and meet the needs of both psychology majors and non majors We will cover biological developmental social cognitive affective and psychological bases of behavior Moreover abnormal psychology and applied psychology will be discussed Learning Objectives Instructional goals are directed toward enabling students to recognize and recall basic facts and describe major concepts and terminology in all fields of psychology Instructional materials will be provided in the assigned textbook study guide and lecture presentations Assessment of mastery of these goals will be via exams with questions that focus on each of the above knowledge skills Attendance Attendance is technically not mandatory However students do not do well in this course unless they are present Students who miss a class meeting s due to absence or portions of a class or classes due to tardiness or early departure will still be held accountable for all of the material that is covered during those sessions Drop Policy A course drop grade will be assigned in accordance with UT Arlington policy http www uta edu catalog No grade is given if a student drops a course before 5 00 p m CST on the Census Date February 2nd 2011 A student may drop a course with a grade of W until the two thirds point of the semester This period ends on April 1st 2011 A student may drop a course after this point only upon approval of the appropriate official E Culture Policy The University of Texas at Arlington has adopted the University email address as an official means of communication with students Through the use of email UT Arlington is able to provide students with relevant and timely information designed to facilitate student success In particular important information concerning registration financial aid payment of bills and graduation may be sent to students through email All students are assigned an email account and information about activating and using it is available at www uta edu email New students first semester at UTA are able to activate their email account 24 hours after registering for courses There is no additional charge to students for using this account and it remains active as long as a student is enrolled at UT Arlington Students are responsible for checking their email regularly Course Communication ALL electronic communication is done through BlackBoard Do not e mail me if you can use BlackBoard If for some reason you cannot communicate with me through BlackBoard then you can e mail me Before you communicate with me be sure to read this syllabus As a general rule I do not reply to student emails when the answer to their question can easily be found by reading the course syllabus The use of BlackBoard is required in this course Occasional syllabus updates and course announcements will be communicated via BlackBoard Course grades are posted on BlackBoard only Go to http elearn uta edu and login with your usual UTA Net ID and password If you are unfamiliar with how to work within this system contact the Help Desk in the Central Library You must bring a photo ID with you You can also email them for assistance helpdesk uta edu Do not email using poor communication form E mail is a formal channel of communication Therefore you are expected to identify yourself to use proper capitalization spelling and punctuation Do not use txt language or associated abbreviations Exam Composition There will be four regular exams covering between 3 to 5 chapters each No cumulative final will be offered The exams will cover lectures videos all textbook readings and anything else discussed in class Each regular exam will contain approximately 50 60 questions Students arriving after the scheduled class start time on an exam date will not be allowed to take the exam after the first completed exam is turned in Make up Exams A request for a makeup exam must be made in writing within three days of the missed exam Make up exams will consist of an essay exam with 4 essay questions to complete If the instructor is not notified the student will receive a zero and no make up exam will be offered unless there is a valid University approved excuse Makeup exam requests will be approved only when appropriate documentation is provided that indicates compelling circumstances prevented a student from taking a scheduled exam http wweb uta edu catalog content general academic regulations aspx 4 Examples of such circumstances include funeral attendance religious holidays and illness No information should be provided in a makeup exam request that is private or confidential in nature A note from a friend or family member is not acceptable documentation There will be no opportunity to make up a makeup exam Grading Format Weighting Point Value of Assignments and Examinations The grade for each exam will be the percent correct of exam questions The minimum points for a letter grade are A 90 B 80 C 70 D 60 and F below 60 All exams are of equal weight Rounding will be applied only for the calculation of the course grade This will consist of raising a decimal fraction of 0 5 or greater to 1 For example a course grade of 79 5 will be rounded to 80 for a course letter grade of B A course grade of 79 4 will not be rounded and will yield a course grade of C This grading policy is not flexible under any circumstances No consideration for special circumstances will be given The numbers will dictate the grade The Final Course Grade The final course grade will be calculated the following way 1 Lowest numerical grade dropped 2 Average of remaining grades calculated 3 New average grade plugged into the slot of the lowest grade 4 Course grade calculated with replaced grade All exams are of equal weight Borderline Grades Stay Borderline Every semester some people score just below the borderline of the next highest
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