Introduction to Psychology PSYC 1315, Section 007, Number 22732 Spring 2010 – Tuesdays & Thursday 7:00pm to 8:20pm – Life Science Room 122 Instructor: Tamer F. Desouky Office: Life Science 536 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00am – 10:50am, Wednesday 10:00am – 10:50am, or by appointment E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.uta.edu/webct/ (grades and powerpoints will be posted here) Required Book: “The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View” 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. 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. Academic Dishonesty: It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. See this website for more information (http://library.uta.edu/tutorials/Plagiarism/) "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22, view at http://www.uta.edu/studentaffairs/conduct/students.html) 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 3rd, 2010. A student may drop a course with a grade of “W” until the two-thirds point of the semester. This period ends on April 2nd, 2010. A student may drop a course after this point only upon approval of the appropriate official. Attendance: Regular attendance is highly recommended!Americans with Disabilities Act: The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 -- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act - (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens. As an instructor, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. 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. 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. A study aid will be provided prior to each regular exam. Each regular exam will contain approximately 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 and will receive a zero. 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. Make-up Exams: Instructor must be notified of exam absence within 1 week. Make-up exams will consist of an essay exam with 4 essays 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. Research Participation Requirement: The Psychology Department requires that all students taking Introduction to Psychology complete a 6-credit research requirement. The main way in which you will be able to complete this requirement will be by participating in experiments conducted by department faculty and their research assistants. In lieu of participating in experiments, you may choose to write reviews of approved research articles. Completing this assignment will be done via Sona System (http://uta.sona-systems.com). Any questions pertaining to this assignment that are not covered in the handout can be sent to [email protected]. Points are not added to the course grade for completion of the research participation requirement. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENT WILL RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE FOR THE CLASSTentative Course Schedule Week 1 January 19th Course Introduction - Chapter 1: What is Psychology January 21st Chapter 2: Psychology’s Scientific Methods Week 2
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