SECTION 5



The Community College of Denver

The Center for Language, Arts & Behavioral Sciences Department

General Psychology I: PSY 101 – 15H

(This is hybrid course meaning that most of the class work takes place online using the course management system Desire2Learn. See ‘Days’ and/or ‘Schedule’ for in-class meetings.)

Course Information

|Course Title: |General Psychology I |

|Course Prefix, Number & Section: |General Psychology I: SS3 - 23339 - PSY 101 - 15H |

|Credits: |3 |

|Course Description: (This must be the description|Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological psychology |

|in Common Course Numbering & the CCD Catalog.) |stress and coping, research methods consciousness, sensation, perception, learning and memory. This |

| |course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses GT-SS3 |

|Prerequisite(s)/Co-requisites: |ENG 090 with a grade of “C” or better or minimum college-level English assessment score. |

|Semester and Year: | Fall 2011 |

|Meeting Location- Time |King Center 110 – 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM |

|Days |Mondays: 8/22, 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/28, 12/12 and online |

| |See schedule for details |

|Start Date: |August 22, 2011 |End Date: |December 12, 2011 |

Instructor Information

|Name: |Kathy Lein |

|Voice Mail: |303-352-3218 (Only check voicemail on Mondays. Please email me if you need a quick response.) |

|Fax: |303-352-3180 |

|E-mail: |Kathy.Lein@ccd.edu or from D2L only: klein@ccd. |

|Office Location: |KC 575 |

|Office Hours: |In-Class Mondays 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM and up to 1 hour after |Or by appointment |

| |class | |

|Center Office: | | |

| |South Classroom 307 (303) 556-2473 |Fax (303) 556-3851 |

Required Course Materials: Introduction to Psychology (book only) by Charles Stangor

or

You have a choice:

• read the text online for free (available now)

• purchase a copy in black and white or color from $34.95

• download for $24.95 and print it yourself

• purchase an audio book for $39.95

• buy an e-book $24.95.

Click on the students link and put in Kathy Lein in the SEARCH for options. You will need to create a free account. If you are having trouble with Internet Explorer, please download and use Google Chrome (a free web browser that seems to work better with this application. Please let me know ASAP if you have any problems.

Copyright information:

|Stangor, Charles (2010) Introduction to Psychology. Flat World Knowledge, Inc. |

|Adapted by Kathy Lein and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this |

|license, visit or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second St., Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, |

|USA. |

Course Outcomes/Competencies:

Upon completion of this course, the student should demonstrate knowledge and/or skill in the following areas.

1. Describe the discipline of psychology, its history, and how it is practiced today.

2. Demonstrate the basic rules of research in psychology and be able to evaluate their application.

3. Identify the biological influences on behavior.

4. Describe consciousness and factors which may influence it.

5. Discuss motivation in terms of the inborn and learned determinants.

6. Analyze emotion and its relationship to physiology and cognition.

7. Define the principles of sensation and perception.

8. Demonstrate the principles of learning and its application to behavior.

9. Discuss memory and forgetting and the application of memory skills to life.

10. Identify the factors involved in stress and effective strategies for management of stress.

11. Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays about topics related to psychology.

12. Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information in the study of psychology.

13. Read, analyze and apply to new situations, written material related to the study of psychology.

Critical Skills

The critical skills addressed in this course are: reading, writing, math reasoning, computer literacy, speaking/listening and valuing diversity.

Reading 3

Students will read the assigned text and primary source materials (classic and contemporary articles) at a high level of professional psychological understanding. They will also read and analyze original data (statistical and survey) on current research that requires a sophistication of literacy and critical thinking.

Writing 3

Students will write at least one logical research paper about topics related to psychology.

Computer Literacy 2

This course will have a large online component. In addition to extensive use of the course management system, students will use the internet to conduct research and to prepare their results.

Speaking/Listening 3

Students will be expected to participate in high-level discussions of traditional and contemporary psychological issues and to present their research work to each other.

Valuing Diversity 3

As one of the more controversial and divisive issues of the day, students will be assisted in understanding many different political, economic, and religious points of view, as well as the role of politics, economics, and religion in society and culture.

CCD Policies and Procedures

|Student Code of Conduct |Admission to the Community College of Denver implies that you agree to respect the rights of others and observe moral and civil|

|and Academic Integrity |laws.  Interference with the normal processes of education in the classroom or elsewhere on the campus will be regarded as |

| |unacceptable conduct, warranting suspension or dismissal. Complete Student Code of Conduct is at this web site: |

| |$FILE/Student+Rights_Freedoms.pdf |

|Americans with |All students who identify themselves to faculty as having a disability or suspect that they have a disability should be |

|Disabilities Act |encouraged to contact the Director of the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD), Room 134, South Classroom Building, 1st |

| |Floor. Faculty is not obligated to provide accommodations without proper notification from the Center for Persons with |

| |Disabilities Office. Students may also contact CPD staff by telephone to make an appointment: (303) 556-3300. Students with |

| |a documented disability who need reasonable accommodations to access the course requirements should notify the instructor and |

| |apply for services at the Center for Persons with Disabilities within the first week of classes. More information is available|

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|Grade of Incomplete |Incomplete: An "I" indicates that the course objectives are not yet fulfilled. It is the responsibility of the student to |

| |request, if needed, the assignment of an incomplete grade. The instructor's decision to authorize or not authorize an |

| |incomplete grade is final. The student must have completed 75% of the class with a C or better, and must complete the rest of |

| |the work with the same instructor. Arrangement for the completion of the course must be made with the instructor prior to the |

| |assignment of the "I" grade. This agreement must be written on a Contract for Incomplete Grade Form. The instructor may allow|

| |up to one full semester for the student to complete missing requirements. "I" grades not changed by the end of the following |

| |semester will automatically become failing grades (F). |

Course Policies and Procedures

|Attendance/ Participation |Attendance is taken every in-class day. Because we will only meet 8 times, you can only miss one session without |

| |deduction. After one absence, you will lose 50 POINTS OR 5% for each additional absence. Additionally, you will have to |

| |participate in online discussions and will be penalized for missing those as well. (please refer to discussion rubric for |

| |details) |

|Grading Scale |The grading scale most often used is: |

| |A 90-100% (900-1000 points) Superior mastery or achievement. |

| |B 80-89% (800-899 points) Better than average mastery or achievement. |

| |C 70-79% (700-799 points) Acceptable mastery or achievement. |

| |D 60-69% (600-699 points) Less than acceptable mastery or achievement. |

| |F Below 60% (below 600 points) Fails to demonstrate achievement of course objectives. |

|Assignment |Information/Weight |

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|Discussions |Because a major portion of this course will take place online, you will have to actively participate in discussions most |

| |weeks of the course. Please refer to the discussion board on D2L for topics and deadlines and to the rubric for grading |

| |criteria. |

| |25 points each discussion X 8 posts = |

| |200 points 20% of grade |

|Writing Assignment | |

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| |You will by typing a one-page paper related to a subject in psychology that you choose from a list I will provide. Please |

|Group Presentation |see details on the writing assignment handout. This assignment will be graded based on a rubric. |

| |100 points 10% of grade |

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|Quizzes | |

| |Based on the topic you choose to write about, you will meet in groups with 1 to 3 others and create a short (5 minute) |

| |presentation about your topic. Refer to details on the group presentation handout. |

| |100 points 10% of grade |

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| |This is the major portion of your grade. You will have an online quiz on the syllabus and every chapter that you read and |

|Final Exam |the quiz will need to be completed by a deadline which is related to in class meetings (see detailed schedule). You will |

| |not have access to the quizzes after the deadline. Taking the quiz will prepare you for in-class activities that we will |

| |be accomplishing. You have unlimited time while completing each quiz and can use your book and/or any other resources you |

| |wish. You can even work together with other classmates, as long as you complete your own quiz. However, if you rely on |

| |others to give you the answers, you will not be able to participate in class activities because you won’t be properly |

|Extra Credit* |prepared. |

| |50 points each quiz X 8 = |

| |400 points 40% of grade |

|Total | |

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| |The final exam is a culmination of everything you learn during the 15 week class. It will contain essay questions based on|

| |the course material in D2L and in class and is worth 20% of your grade. The exam will take place on the last day of class,|

| |December 12th and there will be an online review for you to study. You may only make up the final with written proof of |

| |emergency and the makeup must be taken in the testing center on or before 12/15/11 if you want credit. |

| |200 points 20% of grade |

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| |You can earn up to 75 points of extra credit by creating an online portfolio of your work. See Detailed handout. |

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| |1000 points = 100% *(with possible 75 points extra credit) |

|Exam Makeup |You may make up the final exam only with proof of emergency. It must be taken in the testing center on or before 12/15/11.|

|Cheating/Plagiarism |Plagiarism is grounds for failing an assignment or course and/or disciplinary action from CCD. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. |

| |Plagiarism means copying passages directly from the text or any other source, without quotation marks and citations. |

| |Summarize or paraphrase the information. If you paraphrase by rearranging the order of a sentence or words, then give |

| |credit for the source. No credit will be given for plagiarized papers. |

Other Information & Classroom Expectations

This class is a hybrid or blended-learning class. In addition to assignments and the final exam, to do well, you will have to greatly participate online, complete quizzes before the deadlines, and attend ALL in-class sessions. Please contact me with concerns at any time.

The number to call to see if the campus is closed due to bad weather is (303) 556-2400.

Copyright

This course may contain copyright protected materials such as audio or video clips, images, text materials, etc. These items are being used with regard to the Fair Use doctrine in order to enhance the learning environment. Please do not copy, duplicate, download or distribute these items without permission. The use of these materials is strictly reserved for this online classroom environment and your use only. All copyright materials are credited to the copyright holder.

Third-Party Software and FERPA

During this course you might have the opportunity to use public online services and/or software applications sometimes called third-party software such as a blog or wiki. While some of these are required assignments, you need not make any personally identifying information on a public site. Do not post or provide any private information about yourself or your classmates. Where appropriate you may use a pseudonym or nickname. Some written assignments posted publicly may require personal reflection/comments, but the assignments will not require you to disclose any personally identifiable/sensitive information. If you have any concerns about this, please contact your instructor.

Ground Rules

The following ground rules will help your work in this course to go much more smoothly. Please carefully review these expectations and follow them.

1. Don’t turn in late assignments. Late submissions will result in a lower grade (will not be accepted).

2. Keep up with the reading. You have quite a few chapters, modules, discussion postings, and e-mail messages to read for the class. Please keep up with the reading. Students who keep up with the reading tend to do much better in this kind of class than those who do not.

3. Don’t miss a quiz. Quizzes have a definite due date and missed quizzes may not be retaken.

4. Work with others. You are required to make every effort to work effectively and promptly with others in your group. Fair criticism of your failure to work effectively with others will significantly affect your grade. However, you are personally responsible for your own work. If in doubt regarding collaboration on a graded assignment, immediately ask for clarification from the instructor.

E-mail

E-mail will be an integral part of this course. Make sure you:

1. Check your e-mail at least twice per week (more often is better).

2. Be patient. Don’t expect an immediate response when you send a message. Generally, I will get back to you within 48 hours.

3. Include "Subject" headings: use something that is descriptive and refer to a particular assignment or topic.

4. Be courteous and considerate. Being honest and expressing yourself freely is very important but being considerate of others online is just as important as in the classroom.

5. Make every effort to be clear. Online communication lacks the nonverbal cues that fill in much of the meaning in face-to-face communication.

6. Do not use all caps. This makes the message very hard to read and is considered "shouting." Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation (you may want to compose in a word processor, then cut and paste the message into the discussion or e-mail).

7. Break up large blocks of text into paragraphs and use a space between paragraphs.

8. Sign your e-mail messages.

9. Never assume that your e-mail can be read by no one except yourself; others may be able to read or access your mail. Never send or keep anything that you would not mind seeing on the evening news.

Note: Review the Netiquette and Viruses section below

Discussion Topics

Many of the "rules of the road" or protocols that apply to e-mail also apply to the use of discussions. Use the following conventions when composing a discussion posting:

1. During a Discussion assignment, deadlines for posting to and replying will be specified with each assignment. You will need to post within 1 week of the discussion assignment and reply to classmates to earn full points. It is a good practice to always check the Discussions multiple times during the week.

2. If you want to send a personal message to the instructor or to another student, use e-mail rather than the discussions (see above E-mail Protocols).

3. Use the appropriate Discussion Topic; part of your grade depends on how well you have addressed the topic.

4. Be patient. Don’t expect an immediate response when you send a message.

5. A helpful hint for use with both discussions and e-mail --- Compose your message in your word-processing application in order to check spelling, punctuation, and grammar --- then copy and paste your composition into e-mail or the discussion. This also saves online time.

6. Everyone should feel free to participate in class and online discussions. Regular and meaningful discussion postings constitute a substantial portion of your grade.

7. Respect each other’s ideas, feelings and experience.

8. Be courteous and considerate. It is important to be honest and to express yourself freely, but being considerate of others is just as important and expected online, as it is in the classroom.

9. Explore disagreements and support assertions with data and evidence.

10. "Subject" headings: use something that is descriptive and refer to a particular assignment or discussion topic when applicable. Discussion topics will specify the subject heading.

11. Use the "reply" button rather than the "compose" button if you are replying to someone else’s posting.

12. Do not use postings such as "I agree," "I don’t know either," "Who cares," or "ditto." They do not add to the discussion, take up space on the Discussions, and will not be counted for assignment credit.

13. Avoid posting large blocks of text. If you must, break them into paragraphs and use a space between paragraphs.

14. Use the Technical Discussion topic for assistance with technical issues. Use the Help Discussion topic for questions about course material or assignments. There will be specific discussion topics for particular discussions - pay close attention to the assignment, and post appropriately.

15. Please see the DISCUSSIONS RUBRIC located under each module.

Note: Review the Netiquette, Viruses and Technical Resources sections below.

Netiquette

"Netiquette" has evolved to aid us in infusing our electronic communications with some of these missing behavioral pieces. "Emoticons" and other tools have become popular and I encourage their use when it will add to the clarity of your communication.

• :-) happy, pleased

• :-( sad, displeased

• :-O surprised

• >:-| angry

Abbreviate when possible. Examples:

• LOL laugh out loud, "I find this funny"

• ROFL rolling on floor laughing, really funny

• BTW by the way

• *grin* smiling

• IMHO in my humble opinion

• FYI for your info

Netiquette continues to evolve and I am sure that we will have constant additions to this growing language. The important thing to remember is that all of the "cute" symbols in the world cannot replace your careful choice of words and "tone" in your communication.

Viruses

A virus can spell disaster. Your use of a reputable anti-virus program is a requirement for participation in this course (good ones include McAfee or Norton). Also, back up your files: "My hard drive crashed." "My modem doesn’t work." "My printer is out of ink." These are today’s equivalents of "My dog ate my homework." And these events really do occur and they are really inconvenient when they do. However, these are not valid excuses for failing to get your work in on time.

Technical Resources

• If you have any TECHNICAL difficulties with this site, you can contact the help desk at 1-888-800-9198.

• If you have problems with the course, start by contacting your professor. If you still need help, contact the Online Learning Office at 303-556-6304.

• If your equipment problems prevent you from using D2L and/or e-mail from home, there are many computer labs on campus and virtually every public library offers Internet access.

The information under ‘Classroom Expectations’ was adapted from the University of Central Florida, Blended Learning Project (2011) from:

Topic Outline/Assignments Please pay close attention to what is DUE – In RED

|Week(s) |Dates |Assignments/Topics |

|1 |8/22-8/28 |8/22 - First Day of Class – Introductions, book, syllabus, D2L demonstration |

|1-2 |8/22-9/4 |Read Chapters 1 (Introducing Psychology) & 2 (Psychological Science) |

| | |Go to “Content” under D2L to get started and complete work for weeks 1 & 2 |

| | |Online Quizzes (Syllabus and chs. 1&2) |

| | |Discussion board (Chs. 1 & 2) |

| | |(refer to D2L for details) |

|3 |9/5-9/11 |No Class Monday, 9/5 (Labor Day) – Finish Work for Chapters 1 & 2 (Online Weeks 1-3) |

| | |9/8 - LAST DAY TO DROP THE CLASS AND RECEIVE A REFUND!! |

| | |Due 9/11 at midnight: D2L Quizzes: Syllabus (one quiz) and Chapters 1 & 2 (one quiz) |

|4 |9/12-9/18 |In-Class Monday, 9/12 – Activities Chs. 1 & 2 – Discuss ‘Psychology Matters’ Paper and Group Project |

|4-5 |9/12-9/25 |Read Chapter 3 (Brains, Bodies and Behavior) |

| | |Audio Power Point Chapter 3 |

| | |D2L Quiz, Discussion for Chapter 3 |

| | |Connect With Group Members/Work on Paper |

| | |Due 9/25 at midnight: D2L Quiz Chapter 3 |

|6 |9/26-10/2 |In-Class Monday, 9/26 – Activities Chapter 3 – Preview Chapter 4 (Memory) |

|6-7 |9/26-10/9 |Read Chapter 4 (Remembering and Judging) |

| | |Audio Power Point Ch. 4 |

| | |D2L quiz Chapter 4 |

| | |Discussion for Chapter 4 |

| | |Connect with Group Members/Work on Paper |

| | |Due 10/9 at midnight: D2L Quiz Chapter 4 |

|8 |10/10-10/16 |In-Class Monday, 10/10 – Activities Chapter 4 – Preview Chapter 5 (Sensation and Perception) |

|8-9 |10/10-10/23 |Read Chapters 5 (Sensing and Perceiving) and 6 (States of Consciousness) |

| | |Audio Power Points Chs. 5,6 |

| | |D2L Quizzes Chapters 5, 6 |

| | |Discussions Chapters 5, 6 |

| | |Connect with Group Members and work on Rough Draft ‘Psychology Matters’ Paper (Deadline 10/31) |

| | |Due 10/23 at midnight: D2L Quizzes Chapters 5 & 6 (2 quizzes) |

|10 |10/24-10/31 |In-Class Monday, 10/24 – Activities Chapters 5 & 6 |

| | |Due online by 10/31: Rough Draft ‘Psychology Matters’ Paper – In D2L Dropbox |

|9-10 |10/24-11/6 |Read Chapter 7 (Learning) |

| | |Audio Powerpoint Ch. 7 |

| | |D2L Quiz Chapter 7 |

| | |Discussion Chapter 7 |

| | |Connect with Group Members – Finish Presentations for 11/7 |

| | |Finish Rough Draft ‘Psychology Matters’ Rough Draft - ***Due 10/31 at midnight in dropbox |

| | |Due 11/6 at midnight: D2L Quiz Chapter 7 |

|11 |11/7-11/14 |In Class Monday, 11/7 – Activities Chapter 7, Return Rough Drafts, Student Presentations |

|11-12 |11/7-11/20 |Read Chapter 8 (Emotions and Motivation) |

| |(11/21-11/27) |Audio Power Point Ch. 8 |

| |Fall Break |D2L Quiz Chapter 8 |

| | |Discussion Chapter 8 |

| | |Connect with Group Members |

| | |Finish Final Draft ‘Psychology Matters’ Paper – Deadline (11/28) |

| | |11/21 – LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASS (NO REFUND) |

| | |Due 11/27 at midnight: D2L Quiz Chapter 8 (extra week because of Thanksgiving Holiday) |

| | |No Class Monday, 11/21 (Thanksgiving Break) |

|13 |11/28-12/4 |In Class Monday, 11/28 – Activities Chapter 8, Makeup Student Presentations, Final Review |

| | |Due TODAY (11/28) – Final Draft ‘Psychology Matters’ Paper – In Class or Dropbox |

|13-14 |11/28-12/12 |Finish anything that is still due (except quizzes) – Everything is due by midnight on 12/15 |

| | |Review for Final |

|15 |12/12 |In Class 12/12 – Final Exam - Last Day of Class After Party |

** Schedule subject to change at instructor’s discretion.

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