Course Title: Introduction to PsychologyCourse Number: Psychology 1315-005Course Location and Time: LS 122 T-Th 11-12:20 AMInstructor: James Kopp, Associate ProfessorOffice: LS 415Office Hours: M-F 10:00-11:00 AMPhone: 817.272.3237Mailbox: Box #19528Required Textbook(s) and Materials: 1. Carlson, et al. - Psychology: The Science of Behavior, Sixth Edition 2. Kopp - Study Questions for Carlson, et al., Psychology, The Science of Behavior, 6th Ed. (Available as a packet from Bird's Copies corner South and East Streets, just northeast of campus).Course Description: The fundamental methods and content of scientific psychology. Concentration on the understandiing of basic principles.Course Learning Goals/Objectives: The goals of Psychology 1315-005 are to familiarize students with human behavior, given what is currently known from experimental and applied behavior analysis. The events that figure in the prediction and control of behavior (the individual's environmental history along with with current contingencies) will be covered as well as their phylogenic and ontogenic functions (mechanical, personal and cultural). Everyday behaviors to be discussed will include consciousness, language, intelligence, life-span development, the emotions, social living, health, stress, and the causes and treatment of dysfunctional behavior. Attendance and Drop Policy: Since it is necessary for students to attend lectures in order to do well on the tests in the course, there is no need for a special attendance policy. The way the course is structured, the grade you earn will covary almost directly with the amount of book reading, study, lecture attendance and test-taking behavior you can produce. You might note that attendance at lectures can increase your grade one letter (B to A; C to B; etc.). That is because 10% of each weekly quiz covers the lectures.If you are unable to maintain the grades that you would like to achieve in this course, you should drop the course before the university deadline. The last day for undergraduates to drop the course without penalty this semester is March 30. (Details are listed in the Registrar's Office Bulletin No. 2 under "Conditions for Drops.")Introduction to Psychology - J. Kopp1Psychology 1315-005LS 122 T-Th 11-12:20 AMTentative Lecture/Test Schedule: Week Test Date Test # Reading Assignment1 Th 1-16 ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Th 1-25 ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Th 2-1 1 Chapter 1- The Science of Psychology4 Th 2-8 2 Chapter 3-Evolution, Heredity and Behavior5 Th 2-15 3 Chapter 4 - Biology of Behavior6 Th 2-22 4 Chapter 5 – Learning and Behavior (NOTE: WE SKIP CH.S 6,7,& 8) 7 Th 3-1 5 Chapter 9 - Consciousness 8 Th 3-8 6 Chapter 10 - Language9 Th 3-15 ---- ------------------------SPRING BREAK---------------------------------------10 Th 3-22 7 Chapter 12 - Life Span Development11 Th 3-29 8 Chapter 13 - Motivation and Emotion (NOTE: WE SKIP CH. 14)12 Th 4-5 9 Chapter 15 - Social Psychology13 Th 4-12 10 Chapter 16 - Lifestyle, Stress, and Health (course evaluation day) 14 Th 4-19 11 Chapter 17 - The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders15 Th 4-26 12 Chapter 18 - The Treatment of Mental Disorders 16 Th 5-3 ---- Last LectureIntroduction to Psychology - J. KoppPsychology 1315-005LS 122 T-Th 11-12:20 AM2Grade Calculation: Each of the weekly tests will be drawn from the study guide (9 questions) and from the week's lecture (1 question). There will be 12 tests. Each test will be worth 100 points (10 questions worth 10 points each). Your lowest 2 tests scores will not be counted in the final score. (The sheer volume of tests to be graded and recorded in this course simply prohibits make-up tests). The final score will thus be computed as the sum of the highest 10 test scores (out of 12 tests administered). The highest possible score in the course, therefore, is 10 x 100 = 1000 points. Grades will be assigned as follows: A = 900+ points = 90%+ of 1000 pointsB = 800-899 points = 80% - 89% " "C = 700-799 points = 70% - 79% " "D = 600-699 points = 60% - 60% " "______________________________________________________________________________-> BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR TESTS AS THE SEMESTER PROCEEDS. Doing so will allow youto keep a running tally of the points you have accrued (and the percentage of possible points) for each week of the semester. I cannot open the grade book to let individual students check their own test scores. I do not post grades. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): If you are a student who requires accommodations in compliance with the ADA, please consult with me at the beginning of the semester. As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide ?reasonable accommodation? to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Your responsibility is to inform me of documentation authorizing the specific accommodation. Student services at UTA include the Office for Students with Disabilities (located in the lower level of the University Center) which is responsiblefor verifying and implementing accommodations to ensure equal opportunity in all programs and activities.Student Support Services: The University supports a variety of student success programs to help you connect with the University and achieve academic success. They include learning assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and federally funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially should contact the Office of Student Success Programs at 817-272-6107 for more information and appropriate referrals.Academic Honesty: Academic dishonesty is a completely unaccepatable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form at The University of Texas at Arlington. All persons involved in academicdishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.Academic 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 anexamination for another person, any act designed to give
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