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Teachers Assistants (TAs): [please include PSY1001-AM in your subject line] Monika Kosior and Gleb Furman
BaruchPsy1001@gmail.com Office Phone: 646-312-4483 Office Location: 4-240 C (Enter through Dept of Sociology @ rm 4-260 near rear elevator bank) Office Hours: Thursday 12:30pm 2:30pm
I. Course Description
This course is designed to provide an overview of what psychology knows and does, and to relate that knowledge to life. By understanding psychology we can become more aware of ourselves, others, and our relationships. Our exploration will include topics such as: learning and motivation, states of consciousness, intelligence, and abnormal psychology. During this course, we will explore these issues and many others to make sense of, integrate, and be able to utilize firsthand knowledge of psychology.
Learn and gain mastery over the basic facts and research findings, terminology, principles, and theories important in the various areas of psychology. Develop understanding, skills, and techniques for analyzing human behavior using a scientific approach. Gain a basic understanding of the biological, sensory, and perceptual processes that underlie behavior and consciousness. Gain a basic understanding of the mechanisms of learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, human development, motivation, emotion, normal and abnormal personality, and psychotherapy. Analyze current issues and controversies in the field of psychology. Gain an appreciation of cultural and gender diversity in human behavior. Find ways to apply psychological findings to everyday life.
To embark on a FUN and EXCITING journey of exploration and growth while expanding your knowledge and outlook on the world we live in!
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III. Textbook and Student Resources a. Psychology: Making Connections by Feist and Rosenberg (Required) 1st Edition, 2010 (Custom Edition For Baruch College*)
McGraw Hill Publishers o For this course, we are using a Custom Edition of Psychology: Making Connections created specifically for Baruch College students with its own ISBN #. This custom edition includes a FREE registration code to ConnectPlus, a required tool for this course (normally priced above $40 as a stand-alone product!). Students are advised to purchase this book through Baruchs bookstore (or Shakespeare and Co on 23rd St), as books purchased on-line, used, or from other vendors will NOT contain the REQUIRED REGISTRATION CODE for ConnectPlus (see below). o Our custom textbook is available as follows: Book Type Price @ ConnectPlus Ability to Sell Back? Baruch Included? (New) Bound, Soft Covered $83.00 Yes Yes (but w/o (New) ConnectPlus) Bound, Soft Covered $62.25 NO! Yes (but w/o (Used, from Baruch Bookstore) **see note below ConnectPlus) *This book is not rentable **If you purchase a used book, access to ConnectPlus will not be included. As such, you will be required to purchase Connect online for $10 as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to: http://mpss.mhhe.com/products-connect.php Look on the left side of the webpage under the heading STUDENTS Click on Video: Student Registration: Buy Access Online Follow the instructions. IMPORTANT: Be sure to register with the SAME e-mail address that you have registered with Blackboard. If you are unsure which address this is, contact the Helpdesk at (646) 312-1010. 6. Note that Connect differs from ConnectPlus ONLY in that it does not grant you access to the eBook. You may choose to purchase ConnectPlus, though it will cost significantly more money.
http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/d_sitt_bwfa_fall2011
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o IMPORTANT: Be sure to use the same e-mail address which you have registered for use with Baruchs Blackboard system! It does not matter if it is a Baruch e-mail address or other e-mail system, so long as you use the same address for both ConnectPlus and Baruchs Blackboard systems. o ConnectPlus is an on-line student resource center intended to enhance your learning experience. Resources include: o Videos & Animations o Interactive self-quizzes o Flashcards o Annotated web-links o ConnectPlus will be used to administer your required LearnSmart Assignments (LSAs) (See below). o For technical support with ConnectPlus, see instructions on Blackboards ConnectPlus Tab.
c. Blackboard
o Aside for lectures and group discussions, this course draws heavily on electronic resources. This course requires constant use of Baruch Colleges Online Blackboard system. We may post such relevant materials as PowerPoint slides, videos, study tools (e.g., flashcards, quizzes), interactive exercises and other materials that are intended to enhance your learning experience. Please check blackboard before each class if you wish to print presentation slides and bring them to class to integrate with your notes. o We will also use blackboard to post important course announcements, updates, extra credit assignments, as well as your grades throughout the semester. You are responsible for all announcements and course adjustments made through Blackboard. If you have difficulties accessing or using Blackboard, you should contact the BCTC Helpdesk at (646) 312-1010 or by e-mail to helpdesk@baruch.cuny.edu
d. Tutoring Service
We highly encourage you to seek additional exposure to the course material via our designated Psychology tutors at the Student Academic Consulting Center (SACC). o The tutoring center is located at VC 2-116. Please call 646-312-4830 ahead of time for an appointment. o Find out more about the Student Academic Consulting Center at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/sacc/ o If you require assistance with writing in this or any other class, please visit the Writing Center on the 8th floor of the VC building (adjacent to the main elevator bank).
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e. Research Requirement (see Research Info Tab on Blackboard for details)
As part of your requirements for PSY 1001, you will need to earn 5 credit hours from out-of-class assignments. The purpose of these assignments is to provide the student experience with the methodology of psychological research. There are two options for completing these assignments. 1) You may volunteer to participate in psychological experiments (1 hour of participation = 1 credit). You can sign up for experiments on the experimental website (http://baruch.sona-systems.com/). Your password for the system will be emailed to your Baruch account within the first two weeks of class. When signing up for experiments, please remember: a. to print the page with the name/date/place/time of the experiment and the experimenters name (keep this information until the end of the quarter); b. to cancel through the website before the scheduled time if you cannot make the experiment; c. to make sure you sign the experiment sheet at the end of your experiment d. not to sign-up for experiments that take place after the last day of meeting time of the class. e. If you forget your password, go to http://baruch.sona-systems.com/ and use the password recovery link. f. If you have any disputes about your participation in experiments, you must deal with the experimenter directly. g. According to the ethical guidelines, participation is voluntary and individuals may withdraw from an experiment, at any time, without penalty to that individual. 2) You may complete an alternative research assignment. a. Review of a research article. Using a specific set of questions listed on Blackboard under the Research tab, you will review a research article from any Psychology Journal (you may NOT use articles from daily newspaper, Psychology Today or any other newsstand magazine such as Time or Newsweek). Each article you review is worth 1 credit hour. The library has an extensive list of Psychology related journals to choose from. You can use the print versions in the library or use the PsyArticles database that is located on the librarys website. You can choose the articles that interest you. To complete your review for each article, you must answer SIX questions from a specific form posted on Blackboard (see the Research Info tab, Instructions for Participants. The questions are at the end of the document).
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b. You must e-mail all completed article reviews to Dr. Loren Naidoo by the deadline to
psychology.sona@baruch.cuny.edu
c. For more information, refer to the detailed instructions on Blackboards Research Info tab.
V. Attendance
a. Absence: Students are expected to maintain proper attendance throughout the semester. According to Baruchs
policy, you are allowed only 4 absences in this class. This includes absences for personal reasons (i.e., vacation, appointments, personal events such as weddings, etc), as well as for unexpected reasons (i.e., illness, travel problems, etc,). Excused absences are limited to severe illness with a doctors note, death of family member, and jury duty. For the latter, you must provide official documentation attesting to the event (i.e., doctor/hospital notation, jury notice, etc), or provide a note from the Dean of Students, Ron Aaron (rm 2-256).
b. Lateness: You are expected to attend class on-time. Attendance is usually taken within the first 10 minutes of
the start of the lecture, and at times will be taken in the final 20 minutes of class. If you arrive after attendance is taken (even by 1 minute!), you are considered late. At that point, please take a seat in one of the last rows in the class, rather than going to your assigned seat. Minor train/bus delays do not excuse lateness; you must allow enough time to arrive to class assuming there might be transit complications. Note that each lateness is considered 1/2 an absence, with 2 latenesses equaling a full absence. IMPORTANT: If you do arrive late (or are unsure if you were marked absent), it is YOUR responsibility to let the Instructor know at the end of class that you were in fact in class and to mark the attendance sheet accordingly. We will not seek you out to confirm your presence in class.
c. Reward / Penalties: Again, you are allowed 4 absences (with 2 lates = 1 absence). If a student accumulates
fewer than 4 absences (including lates), you will earn 5% towards your course grade. At 6 absences, you will be dropped from the course and receive a WU (the equivalent of an F grade). Being dropped from a class CANNOT be reversed by an instructor. In rare circumstance where a student is not dropped from the class and finishes the semester with 6 or more absences, they will be penalized 3% of their total grade.
Drop with 100% tuition refund Drop with 75% tuition refund Drop with 50% tuition refund Drop with 25% tuition refund Last day to drop without W Grade Last day to withdraw with W grade
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Note that dropping a course with a W grade has NO negative effect on your GPA. However, after the final withdrawal date (see above) a student can no longer voluntarily withdraw from a course. If you are dropped from a class (e.g., due to poor attendance), you will receive a WU or WN (WN= if never attended) in the course, which is equivalent to an F grade in calculating GPA. If you receive an F, WU or WN grade in a course, it can only be replaced by retaking the course during a later semester and achieving a C grade or better. An instructor cannot reverse a WU or WN grade. See the Student Handbook or the Office for Student Advisement for more on replacing F, WU and WN grades.
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PSY 1001 COURSE CALENDAR Fall 2011 / Wed & Fri / 9:05am-10:45am
Instructor Sapolsky Sapolsky Sapolsky Sitt Sitt Sapolsky Sapolsky Date Aug Aug Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sapolsky Sept Sept Sept Sitt Sitt Oct Oct Oct Sapolsky Sapolsky Oct Oct Oct Sapolsky Sapolsky Sitt Sitt Sitt Sitt Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Sitt Sitt Sitt Nov Nov Nov Nov Sapolsky Sapolsky Sitt Sitt + Sapolsky Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec 7 9 Date and Time TBA 30 2 23 25 16 18 9 11 2 4 26 28 19 21 Motivation and Emotion I Motivation and Emotion II Learning I Learning II Stress and Health Positive Psychology EXAM 3 Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology Social Psychology Social Psychology Thanksgiving Break College Closed Psychological Disorders Psychological Disorders Psychological Disorders & Therapies Therapies EXAM 4 (Final Exam) 15 15 15 &16 16 14, 15, 16, PDF 12 14 4 TUES 5 7 28 30 21 23 Memory College Closed College Closed Consciousness I: Meditation/Sleep (Classes follow a Friday Schedule) Consciousness II: Hypnosis /Psychoactive Drugs College Closed Personality I Personality II EXAM 2 11 11 8 8 12 PDF See Blackboard 11, 8, 12, PDF PDF File 14 14 See Blackboard 13 13 6, 7, 13 14 16 7 9 31 2 Wed Fri 26 Topic Introduction to Course /Resource Review History of Psychology + Research In Psychology I Conducting Research in Psychology II Neuroscience, Brain, and Behavior I Neuroscience, Brain, and Behavior II Life Span Development I Life Span Development II EXAM 1 7 Chap. 1 1&2 2 3 3 5 5 1, 2, 3, 5 Notes
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NOTE: Some Chapters in your textbook have been omitted from the syllabus and the sequence of topics does not follow that of the books table of contents. Also, the lecturer reserves the right to alter the schedule, including LSA and Exam dates with proper notification. Any changes to the schedule will be posted as announcements on Blackboard. You are responsible for keeping up on such changes.
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