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Welcome!PSY 1012/631: General Psychology Fall 2020/Term 0580 Thursdays 7-9:40pmSt. Petersburg College Clearwater ES 1273.0 Credit HoursINSTRUCTORDr. E. Ryan HallOffice hours: Talk to me after class, text me at (720) 544-1539, or email me through MyCourses (click on the Email Faculty tab in the Student Tools section of Course Home).TEACHING MODALITYThis is a lecture course that will take place both face-to-face and via the Internet. We will meet in the classroom from the week of August 17 through Thursday, November 19. Then the course will move online for the last three weeks of the semester, with no further face-to-face meetings.HEADS OF DEPARTMENT Dean of Social & Behavioral Sciences: Dr. Joseph SmileyPS 105, Tarpon Springs(727) 712-5851, smiley.joseph@spcollege.eduAcademic Chair: Ms. Anja Waters NormanES 313B, Clearwater(727) 791-2671, norman.anja@spcollege.eduCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThanks for enrolling in General Psychology! This course is an introduction to the field of psychology. It examines the history of the discipline, scientific methodologies, major theoretical schools of thought, predominant concepts, biopsychology, psychopathology, interpersonal functioning, and human development. The psychological applications of ethical, social, and cultural issues are discussed as well. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Prerequisites: ENC 0025 and REA 0017 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test.COURSE OBJECTIVES & LEARNING OUTCOMESStudents will acquire and reflect an understanding of the science of psychology and its applications by demonstrating knowledge of the following:the historical roots of the discipline and major theories and theorists from the late 1800s to the present, including the eclecticism of contemporary psychologyresearch methods used in the field and ethical considerations in researchbiological, cognitive, life-span, social, personality, mental health, and physical health approaches and issues in psychologycultural and social commonality and diversity in human behavior, thought, and emotioninternal and external factors that shape the self and identity over the life spancritical thinking, academic research and writing, use of credible sources, and use of American Psychological Association citation style.REQUIRED READINGThe textbook was compiled in 2018 by the faculty of SPC. It is online, free of charge, and embedded as 12 modules in the Course Content section of this course’s page in MyCourses. Please work with the campus bookstore if you prefer a hard copy.HOW I WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOUYou will need to be familiar with the MyCourses platform for this course; if you aren’t, you can complete an “Introduction to MyCourses” tutorial. See this page for more information.I will start out every class with “housekeeping,” which means any relevant announcements. In addition, I will always put announcements and important information (assignment details, due date reminders, changes to the syllabus, documents I’ve posted) in the News section of Course Home. Please check News first every time you log in to the course and if you’ve been absent. If there is ever a discrepancy between what’s in News and what’s in the syllabus schedule, follow what is written in News. I will email you periodically. You actually have two email addresses with SPC (that I know of) and therefore two places you should check for email: you have an address that is an abbreviation of your name plus a number @live.spcollege.edu as well as that same letters-and-numbers combination @mycourses.spcollege.edu. To check your “live” email, which is your main SPC email account and where you’ll receive general communications from the college, log in to SPC and click on the blue tile that has an envelope icon and says “Email.” (It should open up Microsoft Outlook.) To check your “mycourses” email, log in to SPC, click on the blue “MyCourses” tile, and then click on the envelope at the top of the page, right of center. I will probably always email your mycourses address, but you should be aware of both. Occasionally I may also send you a “SParC” text message if you have registered a cellphone with the school.CORONA CORNEREvery time you come to campus, check your symptoms with this symptom checker beforehand. Don’t come if you have any of the symptoms! Please read the detailed guidelines on mask wearing, other safety precautions, how to report COVID-19, and how to return to campus after exposure or illness. To find them, go to the Syllabus Addendum and click on the blue link that says “Fall 2020 Additional Addendum” just under the heading “Syllabus Addendum.” A PDF will open. EMERGENCIESOur classroom is equipped with an Emergency Response Guide, which I will review with you on the first day of class. The top of the SPC website is where to look for up-to-date information on campus closures and other instructions if a weather event, pandemic lockdown, or other emergency occurs and disrupts classes. This info is also communicated via SPC Alert and the college toll-free phone number, (866) 822-3978. If on-campus classes are suspended, I will adjust the course in order to continue your education online.ATTENDANCE, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE, & NETIQUETTE# of absencesPoints given (out of 40)0-140 + extra credit2403-4255106+0As this is a lecture course, attendance is an essential part of your learning experience and is expected. I will record attendance at the start of every class. Attendance is worth 40 points; the more absences you accrue, the fewer points you will earn (see table). If you do not attend class during the first two weeks, you will be considered a “no show” and withdrawn from the course. Please get in touch with me ASAP if something prevents you from coming to class! I understand that life happens and certain occurrences like illness and pandemic quarantines cannot be helped. I want you to pass this course and will work with you to make that happen.You may drop this course without penalty before the end of the day on August 21 and withdraw from this course with a grade of “W” up to October 22. However, please speak with me if you are considering withdrawing from this course, and note that withdrawal may affect your financial aid. If you have missed more than five classes and/or two graded assignments by October 22, you will earn a grade of “WF” (“Withdrawn/Failed”), be removed from the roster, and will need to contact me to determine a performance plan for passing the course. The academic calendar is here.Ten additional points of your final grade will reflect your active participation, classroom etiquette, and online etiquette (“netiquette”). Active participation means that you complete assignments by their due date and show that you are engaged in class, such as by paying attention, answering questions, making insightful comments, and refraining from side conversations. Failing to complete assignments on time will not only lower your active participation grade; in some cases, you won’t be permitted to go back and make up what you’ve missed, resulting in a 0 on that assignment. I love seeing your eyes rather than the backs of your phones or computers. Please give notetaking on paper a try! If you use a laptop, I guarantee that the people sitting behind you will be looking at what you do on it—a distraction that isn’t very courteous to them or me. Kindly silence your phones and put them away for the duration of each class meeting. If you use your tech devices other than for class purposes, you will receive a verbal warning the first time and will be asked to leave the second time.Keep in mind that the objective of the discourse in this course is to be collaborative,?not combative. Treat the classroom as a creative and constructive environment where you and your classmates can ask questions, take positions, and revise opinions. In the article “How to Be a Successful Student,” SPC has outlined expectations for student conduct in the classroom, online discussions, email, and other forms of communication. Please read the article (), as it is considered an extension of this syllabus and therefore part of the behavioral and performance expectations of this class.ACCESSIBILITY & LEARNER SUPPORTThis course is designed to be welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by everyone, including students who are English language learners, have nontraditional learning styles, have disabilities, or are new to college or online learning. Please let me know if you encounter an element of this course that is not accessible to you. I welcome your suggestions for how to make this course more inclusive or better meet your needs!Accessibility Services (AS) is the office that arranges reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. You must register with AS if you would like to request accommodations. AS will then inform me of the required accommodations.If you think you have a disability (e.g., learning, intellectual, psychiatric, medical/orthopedic), you are invited to contact the Accessibility Coordinator (AC) that serves your campus for a confidential discussion. To find the AC for your specific campus, please go to the AS website. To learn about accessibility of technology and equal access to education, click here.Need help preparing for college? Writing papers? Doing research? Studying for tests? SPC provides a wealth of resources for these and other academic concerns. For more info, visit the college preparation site, the student affairs site, and the learning resources site. You can also get free tutoring in real time by college staff (book appointments here) and asynchronously (that is, not in real time) through (). For assistance with financial aid, click here.TITANS CARE: RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH & LIFE CONCERNSYour wellbeing matters! Help is only a click or call away. The Student Assistance Program (SAP) provides aid for general life concerns, food or financial insecurity, housing problems, mental health concerns or crises, substance abuse, sexual violence, and more. The College holds that supporting psychological wellness is everyone’s charge and that one death as a result of substance use, mental illness, or suicide is one too many. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.?CIVIC ENGAGEMENTStudents, faculty, and staff actively serve the community in a wide variety of ways. If you’re interested in joining us, SPC’s Center for Civic Learning & Community Engagement will happily connect you with opportunities to do so. To create a record of your service hours, please visit this page; under “Resources,” click “Register Hours.” Your service makes a difference!ACADEMIC HONESTY & INTEGRITYBy enrolling at SPC, you agree to adhere to the College’s standards of academic honesty and integrity. You are expected to familiarize yourself with the related policies: . Honesty and integrity are core values that should guide your conduct as members of the SPC community. Plagiarism, cheating, and the other policy violations contradict these values and are deemed very serious offenses, with penalties ranging from a failing grade on an assignment to expulsion from the school. I will work with College administration to respond appropriately to such violations. You also have an ethical obligation to report any Honor Code violations you witness or know about.TURNITINThe instructor of this course provides access to as a tool to promote learning. The tool flags similarity to other written work and mechanical errors that merit review. Use of the service enables students and faculty to identify areas that can be strengthened through improved paraphrasing, integration of sources, or proper citation. Submitted papers remain as source documents in the Turnitin database solely for the purpose of detecting originality. Students retain full copyright to their works. The Turnitin Usage Agreement can be reviewed here. Students who do not wish to submit work through Turnitin must notify their instructor via course email within the first seven days of the course. In lieu of Turnitin use, faculty may require a student to submit copies of sources, preliminary drafts, a research journal, or an annotated bibliography.STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTIONThe Student Survey of Instruction is administered in courses every semester. It is designed to ensure high-quality instruction at SPC. Your responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance evaluation and improvement.PERFORMANCE CRITERIAHomeworkMy lectures consist of PowerPoint presentations. I will post the PP slides after I have finished the presentations on that chapter/section. Your main homework assignment from class to class is to read the textbook chapters, PowerPoint slides, and any other handouts or videos I assign. I will periodically give you an additional assignment asking you to further engage with the material.TestsFour non-cumulative tests covering the lectures/PPs and additional assigned material will be given online over the semester. They are open-book and open-notes but must be completed independently. You will have 4-6 days to complete each test and can do so at your own pace. I will also give you regular chances to earn extra credit points. Mental Disorder AssignmentYou will research a psychiatric disorder listed in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, 2013) and fill out a questionnaire about that disorder. I will give you detailed instructions and provide you with the questionnaire several weeks prior to the due date.EssayChoosing from three possible topics, you will write an essay of 750-1000 words and include a reference to at least one peer-reviewed journal article. The essay will be written in APA style—that is, according to the 6th or 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. I will post detailed instructions as well as a writing guide, grammar guide, and rubric showing the elements the essay should contain and the criteria by which I will evaluate it.GRADING (point totals are approximations and subject to change)Syllabus quizNervous system HWAdditional HWTest 1Test 2Test 3Test 4Disorder projectEssayAttendance & participation 10 pts 10 pts 10 pts 50 pts 75 pts 75 pts 70 pts 30 pts 80 pts+ 50 pts460 ptsA = 460-414 (90%)B = 413-368 (80%)C = 367-322 (70%)D = 321-276 (60%)F = 275 or lessWEEKLY SCHEDULE & ASSIGNMENTS (also subject to change)DATETOPICHOMEWORKWeek 1 Aug 20Introductions & syllabusModule 1.1Read syllabus and Module 1Syllabus quiz to open this weekendWeek 2 Aug 27Modules 1.2 and 1.3Read Module 2Week 3 Sep 3Module 2Read Module 3Nervous system homework to openWeek 4 Sep 10Module 3Read Module 4Week 5 Sep 17Finish Module 3Module 4.1 and 4.2Mental disorders assignment instructionsTake Test 1 (Modules 1-3)Week 6 Sep 24Module 4.3AlcoholSign up for a mental disorderRead Module 12Work on mental disorders assignmentWeek 7 Oct 1Go over Test 1Module 12Mental disorders assignment due todayRead Module 5Week 8 Oct 8Module 12Start Module 5Week 9 Oct 15Finish Module 5Start Module 6Read Module 6Take Test 2 (Modules 4, 12, & 5)Week 10 Oct 22Finish Module 6, start Module 7Last day to withdraw: 10/22Read Module 7Week 11 Oct 29Go over Test 2Module 7Read Module 8Week 12 Nov 5Essay instructionsModule 8Presentation on APA style, writing, & grammarWork on essayRead Module 9Week 13 Nov 12Finish Module 8Start Module 9Work on essayTake Test 3 (Modules 6-8)Week 14 Nov 19Finish Module 9Start Module 10Go over Test 3Read Module 10Essay dueWeek 15 Nov 26No more face-to-face meetings; course changes to onlineThanksgiving break – college closedRead Module 10 Power Point slidesZoom class?Week 16 Dec 3(online)Module 11Read Module 11 slides and textbookWeek 17 Exam week – no classesTake Test 4 by Thu 12/10 at 5:00pm ................
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