Note: Tutors and additional free services for academic success can be accessed by calling 517-796-8415 or by stopping by the Center for Student Success, Bert Walker Hall, Room 123, JCC Main Campus. Faculty and tutors in the CSS will help you with writing, study skills, test anxiety, math and reading.ASSOCIATE DEGREE OUTCOMESIntroduction to PsychologyPsychology 140.734.0 Credit Hours 4.0 Class Hours/Week6:00 – 9:45 p.m. MJCC @ VO-TECHProfessor ClevelandOffice: JCC @ VO-TECH 117APhone: 517-796-8570 (Voice Mail) or 517-265-5515, ext. 2117Email: [email protected] Description: This course is introductory in nature. It is designed to offer the student an overview of the exciting and challenging field of psychology. We will be covering a variety of topics including learning, development, perception, emotion, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy.Course Goals: In the words of Dr. David Myers, the editor of the text chosen for this class, “psychology is a science that seeks to answer all sorts of questions about us: how we think, feel and act.” The goal of the class is fairly simple, to learn the “answers” the science of psychology offers to humanity regarding human thought, emotion and behavior. Put another way, I will endeavor to teach you the philosophical assumptions, theoretical orientations and scientific methodology utilized by those who consider themselves psychologists. I also hope that you will find the class intellectually stimulating as well as a pleasurable experience. Obviously, college is about learning new things. This class will present to you new ideas and concepts. But attending college is more than just collecting facts and figures in your memory. It is about learning who you are. It is my hope this class will offer you some of the information you will require to accomplish that important task of self-discovery.Textbook(s):Required – Psychology, 7th edition by Dr. David Meyers, Werth Publishing Co.Recommended – Student Study GuideGrading Procedure: 10% of the final grade will be based upon attendance and class participation.20% of the final grade will be based upon the two research assignments.20% of the final grade will be based upon the final exam.50% of the final grade will be based upon the cumulative score of the weekly exams.Note: A 25 item multiple-choice exam will be given after each chapter is completed. The questions will be based upon the lecture material and text. No make-up exams will be offered. Please note I will drop the two lowest weekly exam scores when computing the final grade. There will be two research assignments. These assignments require work outside the classroom. Written details, including my expectations, will be given each student. A written report for each assignment will be submitted by the student within the established time frame. Attendance is defined as being on time for each class while participating for the entire length of the class.Grading Scale: The grade you earn in the course will be based on the average grade you receive on all graded work. The following scale will apply:Final Percentage Grade94.100 4.089.93 3.584.88 3.078.83 2.572.77 2.066.71 1.560.65 1.055.59 0.50.54 0.0Additional Notes Regarding Grades: An incomplete grade of I will be considered when the student’s work is sufficient in quality but lacking in quantity. The “I” grade is not a substitute for the “W” (withdrawal) grade. It is based upon 75% attendance, quality work as determined by the instructor, and a sufficient reason not to complete the course. A grade of “I” may be removed by satisfactorily meeting the course objectives during either of the next full-length semesters (fall/winter) or at an earlier date specified by the instructor. If the “I” grade is not removed by the end of the specified time, I will be requested by the institution to record a grade based upon student performance including all those assignments not completedby the student.If you decide you do not want to complete the course you must officially withdraw by completing a withdrawal form on or before the official withdrawal date. Audit is an option to attend a course without receiving credit. To register for an audit grade the request mustbe completed in the Registrar’s Office at the time of initial registration or during the ADD/DROP period forthe class. The change in status cannot be reversed. Academic Honesty Policy: Academic honesty is expected of all students. Each student will produce their own work and not represent the work of others as their own via plagiarism or cheating nor will a student aid others in the violation of the ethical principle of academic honesty. 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 ownCheating means obtaining answers/material from an outside source without authorization. Cheating includes but is not limited to:- Plagiarizing in all forms- Using notes/books without authorization- Copying- Submitting others’ work as your own or submitting work for others- Altering graded work- Falsifying dataClassroom Behavior: Please allow me to share with you some of my thoughts and expectations regarding our class time together. Your education is highly important to me. Consequently, I endeavor to establish aclassroom experience that is conducive to your learning. To that end, I ask your cooperation in the following;- Be in class on time and stay for the entire duration- Be prepared for class- Please minimize any unnecessary distractions during class- Be prepared to be intellectually challenged- If something in the classroom is diminishing the quality of your learning experience (ex: temperature, noise, etc…) please do not hesitate to bring it to my attention and I will attempt to rectify the situation ASAP.Tentative Schedule:Date Topic Chapters Test DateJanuary 9 Syllabus & Expectations -------------- ---------------January 16 … Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No ClassJanuary 23 Psychology as Science Prologue & One January 23January 30 Neuroscience Two January 30February 6 Nature/Nurture & Development Three & Four February 6February 13 Sensation & Perception Five & Six February 13February 20 States of Consciousness Seven February 20February 27 Learning Eight February 27Spring Break