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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Labs

Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits

EDU884 UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR 11120 :: Poonam 3 0 0 3

Text Book: 1 Myers, David G (1992). Psychology. Worth Publishers: New York.

Other Specific Book:

2 Mangal, S.K.(2006). Advanced Educational Psychology. Prentice Hall of India: New Delhi.

3 Chauby,S.P. (2005) .Fundamentals of General Psychology. Concept Publishing Company: New Delhi.

4 Smith , Berry D (1998). Psychology, Science and Understanding. Mc Graw Hill: Boston.

5 Jain,Shashi(2000).Introduction to Psychology.Kalyani Publishers:Ludhiana.

6 Safaya, Shukla and B.D Bhatia (2007). Educational Psychology. Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company:New Delhi.

Other Reading

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

7 Proactive Counselling: Need of the Day. University News, Vol-48, No.-22,31st May-6th June, 2010.
8 Development of Cognitive Skills related with Everyday Life. University News, Vol.-48, No.-19, 10th-16th May 2010.

Relevant Websites

Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features
9 www.accel-team.com acquainting students with employee motivation:theory and practice
10 www.infed.org Making students aware of learning and its theories
11 www.creativityatwork.com An article on Creativity at work:Articles and tips

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 12 www.laynetworks.com Making students able to become motivating managers
13 www.psychology4all.com To acquaint students with the simple techniques to improve their memory
14 www.worldcolleges.info Knowledge about group dynamics
15 www.neovistas.com/learningzone/attitudes.htm Acquainting students with formation and change of attitude

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Week Number Lecture Number Lecture Topic Chapters/Sections of Homework to be Assigned Pedagogical tool
Textbook/other to students Demonstration/case
reference study/images/anmatio
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Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Psychology: meaning and definition ->Reference :1,CH-1 Mind mapping
Lecture 2 Branches of psychology ->Reference :2,CH-1 Brainstorming
Lecture 3 Methods of psychology ->Reference :1,CH-1 Lecture cum discussion
Week 2 Lecture 4 Methods of psychology ->Reference :1,CH-1 Lecture cum discussion
Lecture 5 Human Growth and Development: concept, ->Reference :2,CH-9 HomeWork 1 Allocation Lecture cum discussion
principles, infancy stage ->Reference :1,CH-3
Lecture 6 Stages of development: Childhood, adolescent ->Reference :2,CH 9 Lecture cum discussion
stage ->Reference :1,CH-3
Week 3 Lecture 7 Adolescence Stage ->Reference :2,CH-9 Case study
->Reference :1,CH-4
Lecture 8 Adulthood Stage Lecture cum discussion

Lecture 9 Development of social traits during different stages ->Reference :5,CH-10 Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :1,CH-18
Week 4 Lecture 10 Personality: meaning, nature, types ->Reference :6,CH-14 HomeWork 1 Submission Testing techniques
->Reference :1,CH-14

Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 11 Development of personality ->Reference :6,CH-14 Class test based on Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :1,CH-14 homework 1 Submission
Lecture 12 Assessment of personality HomeWork 2 Allocation Lecture cum discussion

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Week 5 Lecture 13 Learning: meaning, nature, types ->Reference :6,CH-9 Term Paper 1 Allocation Brain storming
->Reference :1,CH-8
Lecture 14 Types of learning ->Reference :6,CH-9 Lecture cum discussion
Lecture 15 General laws of learning Lecture cum discussion
Week 6 Lecture 16 Factors influencing learning ->Reference :6,CH-9 HomeWork 2 Submission Collaborative learning
Lecture 17 Factors influencing learning Collaborative learning
Lecture 18 Social learning theory ->Reference :2,CH 13 Class test based on Lecture cum discussion
homework 2 Submission
Week 7 Lecture 19 Motivation: meaning, types ->Reference :5,CH-22 Engaged learning
->Reference :1,CH-12
Lecture 20 Motivation: meaning, types ->Reference :7, Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :5,CH-22
->Reference :1,CH-12
Lecture 21 Role of reward and punishment in motivation ->Reference :7, Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :5,CH-22
MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Memory: meaning, types, process ->Reference :5,CH-23 Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :1,CH-9
Lecture 23 Factors influencing memory ->Reference :5,CH-23 Brain storming
Lecture 24 Ways, means of developing memory ->Reference :5,CH-23 HomeWork 3 Allocation Brain storming
->Reference :1,CH-9
Week 9 Lecture 25 Intelligence: meaning, nature, theories: Two Factor ->Reference :6,CH-13 Use of some Mental
Theory ->Reference :1,CH-11 ability test
Lecture 26 Guilford structure of intelligence ->Reference :6,CH-13
Lecture 27 Measurement of intelligence ->Reference :6,CH-13 Testing techniques
->Reference :1,CH-11
Week 10 Lecture 28 Concept of I.Q., determination of I.Q,meaning of ->Reference :2,CH-16 Lecture cum discussion
adjustment ->Reference :1,CH-11
Lecture 29 Areas of adjustment,Mechanism of adjustment ->Reference :2,CH-24 Engaged learning

Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 Characteristics of well adjusted person, causes of ->Reference :2,CH-22 HomeWork 3 Submission Case study
maladjustment
Week 11 Lecture 31 Attitudes: meaning, nature, formation of attitudes ->Reference :15, Class test based on Case based study
homework 3 Submission

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 Week 11 Lecture 32 Factors affecting formation of attitudes ->Reference :15, Lecture cum discussion
Lecture 33 Change of attitudes Term Paper 1 Submission Lecture cum discussion
Week 12 Lecture 34 Interest: meaning, types of interest ->Reference :5,CH-24 Lecture cum discussion
Lecture 35 Factors influencing interest Lecture cum discussion
Lecture 36 Measurement of interest Quiz 1 Lecture cum discussion
Week 13 Lecture 37 Group dynamics: meaning, characteristics of human ->Reference :5,CH-17 Lecture cum discussion
groups
Lecture 38 Types of groups Peer learning
Lecture 39 Ways and means of developing group coherence ->Reference :5,CH-17 Lecture cum discussion
->Reference :1,CH-18

Spill Over
Week 14 Lecture 40 Motivation ->Reference :10, Engaged learning
Lecture 41 Creativity at work : Articles and tips ->Reference :9, Engaged learning
Lecture 42 Simple techniques to improve memory ->Reference :11, Brainstorming
Week 15 Lecture 43 Group dynamics ->Reference :12, Collaborative learning

Details of homework and case studies

Homework No. Topic of the Homework Nature of homework
(group/individuals/field work
Homework 1 Psychology: meaning and definition, branches of psychology ,methods of psychology Human Growth and Individual
Development: concept, principles, stages of development: Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood,
development of social traits during different stages
Homework 2 Personality: meaning, nature, types, development of personality, assessment of personality Individual
Learning: meaning, nature, types, general laws of learning.
Homework 3 Memory: meaning, types, process, factors influencing memory, ways means of developing memory Individual
Intelligence: meaning, nature, theories: Two Factor Theory, Guilford’s structure of intelligence,
measurement of intelligence, concept of I.Q., determination of I.Q.

Scheme for CA:out of 100*

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 Component Frequency Out Of Each Marks Total Marks
Quiz 1 25 25
Term Paper 1 25 25
Homework 2 3 10 20
Class test based on homework 2 3 15 30

Total :- 75 100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the
UMS

List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)

Sr. No. Topic

1 How will you identify a maladjusted person ? Find out maladjusted students from your own class and write symptoms which showed that maladjustment.
2 Make a list of obstacles faced by students during their studies and coping mechanisms used by them and precautions which can be taken to avoid such
problems in future.
3 Collect some articles on Psychology related with emotional disturbance among adolescents and extract reasons for the same and then suggest remedial
measures accordingly.
4 List the factors affecting interest of the person while choosing the stream of study after consulting graduate and post graduate students and make comparison
to find out change in factors as a result of maturity.
5 Write in detail about the precautions taken by parents during the infancy and childhood stage of their children after consulting some parents and the reasons
for their withdrawl from such care during the stage of adolescence.
6 Conduct a survey on the topic "Attitude towards Privatization of Education' and interpret the results.
7 Write the major differences between the personality of an extrovert and introvert. Conduct a survey on problems faced by introvert and extrovert persons.
8 Collect articles on people suffering from different kinds of phobias. Find out reasons for the development of such phobias and suggest therapies which can be
used for the removal of such particular phobias.
9 Enumerate the different cases where stress acts as a positive factor. Critically analyze some articles related with the same issue. Write about the traditional
and modern therapies which can be used for removing stress.
10 Why group work is needed at following levels:
(1) School (2) College (3) University.
Give reasons after consulting some students from all the three levels and also list the factors which contribute to the effective functioning of group ?
11 Discuss various learning styles in detail and also write their importance for students
12 Identify various areas of adjustment.With the help of any case studied write characteristics of a well adjusted student.
13 Write various factors affecting learning.Discuss any two learning theories and also write their educational implications.
14 What do you mean by learning disabilities? Discuss learning disability dyslaxia and discalculia in detail.

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 15 Write various branches of psychology and also write their applications in educational field.

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