SYLLABUS Introduction to Psychology The University of Texas at Austin PSY 301 Summer 2006 Class Information Days MTWTh Time 10 00 11 15 Place NOA 1 116 Unique 87940 Dates June 12th Aug 10th Website http homepage psy utexas edu homepage class Psy301 Athle Instructor Information Name Deepa Athle M A Email deepa mail utexas edu Phone 512 232 2762 Office SEA 3 406 Office Hours By appointment Teaching Assistants First half Name Christopher Harte Email charte mail utexas edu Office SEA 2 204B Office Hours Tue Thurs 11 30 1 00 Second half Name Ashley Brock Email brockah mail utexas edu Office SEA 2 102A Office Hours Tue Thurs 9 00 10 00 and by appointment Prerequisites You need a passing score on the reading section of the THEA test This course is primarily for students in the summer freshman class Goals Introduction to the fundamental principles theories and research underlying contemporary psychology Understanding and application of the Scientific Method to human behavior Understanding and application of basic psychological concepts to everyday life A basic understanding of the domains of developmental biological cognitive social clinical and evolutionary psychology Developing an ability to articulate thoughts in a scientific yet engaging manner Grading The break up is as follows Exams 1 3 Writing Assignments The grades A B C D F 30 points each 5 points each 90 10 will be assigned as follows 89 5 100 79 5 89 4 69 5 79 4 59 5 69 4 Less than 59 5 Exams There will be 3 exams based on the material covered in the text and in class I will conduct a review for each exam on the class day before the test All 3 exams will count equally to your final grade There will be no mandatory final exam however the final exam period will be used to administer a comprehensive final to those who missed one of the three scheduled exams You must have an official written reason health or emergency to miss and make up an exam Papers One of the goals in this class is introduce you to scientific writing and there will be 2 writing assignments to this end The topics which will be announced the week before the papers are due will be based on what I perceive are your overall areas of interest I expect these papers to be about 2 3 pages long double spaced 12 point type spellchecked and grammatically sound The maximum score on these assignments will be 5 points each Attendance This class is limited to 30 students You have the opportunity to actively participate in the class by asking questions and contributing to our understanding by speaking up when see connections between the material covered and your own life experiences I will encourage lively discussion and debate Finally the material on the exams with respect to class notes and the textbook will often be mutually exclusive so you can see why regular attendance is necessary Experimental Credit Requirement The experimental requirement has no effect on your grade in the course However the Department of Psychology requires each student enrolled in PSY 301 to participate in 5 hours of experiments to gain some familiarity with and appreciation of the aims methods problems and results of psychological research Information about the experimental requirement will be discussed in the first week of class Please refer to http www psy utexas edu psy undergrad courses info 301 html Failure to complete the experimental requirement will result in your receiving an Incomplete in the class If for some reason you cannot or do not want to participate in experiments you need to turn in a 5page research paper graded on a pass fail basis on the psychology topic of your choice to me before finals week Academic Dishonesty Cheating in any form copying falsifying signatures plagiarism will not be tolerated It will result in a failing grade and being reported to The Office of The Dean of Students Please refer to this website for more information on the subject http www utexas edu depts dos sjs academicintegrity html Course Reading Myers D G 2004 Exploring Psychology 6th Edition Worth Publishers New York Available at the University Co Op Supplemental reading will be provided on the class website be distributed in class or sent to you via email so please make sure you give me a working email address Other Information The Learning Skills Center in Jester Hall offers advice on studying and note taking techniques The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for students with disabilities contact The Office of the Dean of Students at 4716259 471 4641 TTY Finally it is common for students to feel a great deal of stress during college If you need to talk to someone contact the Counseling and Mental Health Center at 471 3515
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