Course Syllabus
Course Description:
Explore psychological terminology and concepts, and identify the various disciplines within the field. Introduce scientific research methods and ethical principles. Illustrate the scientific application of psychology and how the major psychological principles and theories can be applied to real life situations. Provide for the critical examination and evaluation of psychological concepts, methods, and theories. Examine the interaction of bio-psycho-social processes as related to behavior and mental processes. Offer opportunities for the examination of the impact of multicultural factors on the self and others.
Corbett, Annie PSYC 1810 Syllabus.pdf
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY – Cañada College
Semester: Spring 2021 / PSYC 1800 General Psychology / CRN#: 20066
Location: Northeast Community College Room: Via Zoom
Hours: 3 Hours Lecture per week / Grading Method: Letter Grade / Prerequisites: None
Dear Students,
I am so excited to be introducing you to the amazing world of Psychology!! Below please find information that will be important in helping you successfully complete the course.
I am here for you, so please reach out for help with any issues or concerns in the class. My goal is to have you enjoy this class and learn a bunch! Maybe even create a desire in you to learn more about this amazing subject!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Instructor: Annie Corbett, Ph.D.
Please call me: Dr. Corbett or Dr. C. (pronouns: she/her/hers)
E-mail: acorbett@northeast.edu (expect a response within 24 hours)
Contact: 650-474-9962 (you can text me anytime between 8am and 8pm Mondays through Sundays).
Course Management Website: Canvas
Office hours: Hours can be scheduled between 8am-8pm Mondays through Sundays by appointment (can be via phone, video conference, Canvas Chat, In-Person).
Ask me about: Anything related to the class, real world applications of psychology, becoming a psych major, graduate school and other psych-based careers, being a first- generation college student.
Textbook:
Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Psychology from OpenStax, ISBN 1938168356
You have several options to obtain this book:
- View online (Links to an external site.)
- Download a PDF (Links to an external site.)
- Order a print copy (Links to an external site.)
- Download on iBooks (Links to an external site.)
You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to the scientific study of animal and human behavior. Origins and assessment of individual differences in terms of learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, motivation, emotion, perception, and personality.
Why are people the way that they are? Why do they do the things that they do? What can psychological science tell me about the world around me? And how can I use it to make the world a better place? If these questions (especially the last two) keep you up at night, this is the perfect section of Intro Psych for you. Over the course of the semester, you’ll grapple with these questions and learn how to think like budding scientists—a skill that will benefit you through college and beyond, regardless of your major or ultimate career path. Throughout the semester, you will be highly encouraged to apply your knowledge of the material to your own lives, as well as the world around you.
CLASSES/LECTURE/ATTENDANCE:
For Spring 2021, live class lectures are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30pm-1:50pm via Zoom. I check attendance (logging into Canvas), 2-3 times per week. If I notice a student is not logging into Canvas after a week, the student can expect to get an email from me. If it’s been two weeks, I will email the student and email the students counselor. The purpose of this is to establish an “early alert system” so students do not get behind.
NOTE:
Official information about course transferability and degree applicability is stated in the Northeast Community College Catalog. Information about course transferability and degree applicability is updated on an annual basis. For the most current information about course transferability, consult your advisor or checkout this link.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this class Students will be able to:
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- Compare theoretical perspectives of psychology
- Communicate the goals, methods, and ethics of psychological research
- Explain how physiology affects behavior and mental processes
- Explain physical, cognitive, and social development over the lifespan
- Examine aspects of sensation and perception
- Analyze examples of learning theories and their components
- Describe different models of memory
- Describe how intelligence is defined, measured, and interpreted
- Discuss the factors that motivate human behavior and mental processes
- Identify the factors that comprise emotion
- 11. Identify and explain aspects of personality
- Distinguish between major psychological disorders and therapies
- Recognize the nature and states of consciousness
- Analyze how stress influences health (optional)
- Examine how social situations influence human behavior and mental processes
COURSE MATERIALS:
Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Psychology from OpenStax (Links to an external site.), ISBN 1938168356
You have several options to obtain this book:
- View online(Links to an external site.)
- Download a PDF(Links to an external site.)
- Order a print copy(Links to an external site.)
- Download on iBooks(Links to an external site.)
You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.
ABOUT THIS CLASS
This class is an introduction to the scientific study of animal and human behavior. Origins and assessment of individual differences in terms of learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, motivation, emotion, perception, and personality
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
- Essays: 30%: At the end of each month, a 5 page essay will be due on one of the topics covered in the prior weeks. The essays must be in APA format, with a cover page, abstract page, two pages of content, and a reference page. For help with citations, visit Purdue OWL.
- Weekly Quizzes: 20%: At the end of each module, there will be a cumulative quiz of the chapter covered that module. Quiz questions will be multiple choice. Quiz grades will be posted on the course’s Canvas page immediately. All quizzes are multiple choice, open timed, open book, and several attempts.
- Final: 30%: At the end of the semester, there will be a cumulative test of the semester. The final is multiple choice, open timed, open book, and two attempts.
- Homework/Discussions: 20%: Participation in the weekly online discussion boards is essential, as well as weekly homework. For online discussions, you are required to post an original post no later than Thursdays at 11:59pm, and two responses to classmates no later then Sundays at 11:59pm.
METHODS OF EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE:
Classroom activities, Weekly online discussion forums, weekly online homework, essays, weekly quizzes, and final.
GRADING
Final letter grades will be assigned according to the following scale:
A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 70-79
D: 60-69
F: Below 59
If you become concerned about (or would simply like to improve) your performance in the class at any point, please reach out as soon as you can. There is absolutely no shame in needing or seeking help but remember that this assistance will be the most beneficial for you, grade-wise, if you are able to put my tips and tricks into practice as early in the course as possible.
SUPPORT SERVICES
Northeast Community College is committed to our students and offers many resources in an effort to help our students succeed. These include The Learning Center, the Library, Financial Aid, and many others.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you require accommodations, please advise me during the first week of class.
LATE WORK POLICY
If you anticipate a delay in submitting your assigned work, you must reach out to me asap. Here is a link to Disability Services.
TITLE IX INFORMATION
Northeast Community College is committed to maintaining a safe and caring college environments. The college has established policies and procedures regarding Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Assault. To learn more about these issues and how you can help prevent them, you are encouraged to view the Title IX page.
STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Do your own work. Honestly, that’s really it. Believe it or not, it’s very, very easy to tell when students try to cheat or pass others’ work off as their own. Please don’t sacrifice your own academic future (and insult my intelligence) by trying to pull something. You will get caught, and it will not be pleasant. (More specifically, all suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be referred to the College for further review, with potential penalties ranging from a failing grade on the assignment to expulsion from the College.)
For this class, specific examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: conferring with another student, looking at someone else’s paper, or using any outside source during weekly quizzes or the final exam; and submitting writing assignments that have been written by another person or lifted from the internet, either in part or in full.
If you have any questions about these policies or academic dishonesty in general, I would be more than happy to answer them, so please do not hesitate to reach out :-)
Important Notes:
- Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. All information will remain confidential.
- Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material, from whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and, indeed, phrases but it also includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc. Please see the Northeast Community College Student handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc.
COURSE SCHEDULE
The schedule on the following page is tentative and subject to change. Any major revisions will be announced during class and posted to Canvas.
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