8:30 - 11:15 am, Rm. 1-421
INSTRUCTORS: Cindy J. Lahar & Tim Stewart
Phones: ext. 738 ext. 724
email: clahar@... tstewart@...
Office hours: Drop in anytime to our offices, we will be in every day. You may also call or email for an appointment.
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Psychology is the study of human behavior. This course explores the diversity of the field of psychology as a biological and social science. Scientific inquiry will help students learn to think critically by examining ways psychologists have solved, or failed to solve, fascinating puzzles of behavior and mental processes. Additionally, students will acquire exposure to the numerous subfields making up the broad range of psychology as a science.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The content objective of this course is to introduce you to psychology.
The language component of this course aims to help you express your knowledge and opinions about psychology in English.
This course approaches the teaching of the subject matter content (Psychology) and language (English) in an integrated way. So, in this course, both teachers will help you:
1) develop skills in reading English texts for content meaning;
2) promote listening and speaking skills for the expression and comprehension of ideas in English
3) develop basic English writing skills, in the composition of paragraphs, short summaries and longer essays.
MATERIALS: B5 notebook (provided).
GRADES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
• Watch and reports 10%
• Quizzes 10%
• Attendance and Participation 10%
• Writing Assignments 20%
• Mid-term Project 25%
• Final Project 25%
DETAILS FOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SS104, FALL 2001:
• Watch and reports
You will be required to report to the class two times during the semester. Watch for any interesting newspaper articles that deal with Psychology. We will begin each class, starting on September 18th, with student's Watch and Reports assigned on that day. Please bring handouts and prepare for a 3-5 minute presentation. All students will be graded on the number of times they ask questions during Watch and Reports.
• Attendance and Participation in Class
Attendance and punctuality are both important requirements in this class. You are expected to come to every class on time. If you miss a class, please contact your instructors and make-up all work. If you are absent for more than 5 class meetings you may be asked to withdraw from this course.
• Writing Assignments
There will be a number of writing assignments on the topics discussed in class. You will be encouraged to edit your writing.
• Writing Journals
You will regularly write your thoughts and questions about the things we study in this course in journals. We will read your journals and write back to you with our comments.
• Presentations
We will practice making presentations in this course. Presentation formats could include short reports, panel discussions, poster presentations, and video-taped presentations.
• Projects
Projects and group work will be introduced throughout the course. The mid-term project will be a poster presentation and the final project will be a research paper and presentation.
