Psy100

Course Outline, Tests and Assignment Due Dates

Welcome to Psychology 100

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Please read the Modules before class. Please note the assigned Module number(s); we will not be discussing all of the modules from the text. In class we will focus on key concepts from the assigned modules, other concepts in modules not discussed are your responsibility. Bring any and all questions and we'll discuss them in class.

This is the anticipated schedule, we may be a bit ahead or behind as the semester progresses. Summary notes from class will be available online on Blackboard, but they will not be able to include all the details, discussions, Q & A's or class demonstrations. For these you gotta come to class. (hint!)

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Class Dates
Anticipated Topics and Class Activities
Sept. 1 & 3

No class Monday - Labor Day
Wednesday - Welcome and introductions. We'll talk about how things will work during the semester. Then we'll begin Modules 1 & 2 - Historical and scientific basis of psychology.
(I suggest you also read Appendix A - Statistical Reasoning, it will be helpful for our discussions and as you read through the text.)
Sept. 8 & 10

Modules 1 & 2 - Historical and scientific basis of psychology
Modules 3 & 4 - Neurobiology - brain and behavior. Play time! Lets explore how the brain and nervous system control our behavior.
We'll need to dicuss setting up of groups for Psychology Projects, please be prepared to choose your groups and have some topics in mind for your project.
Sept. 15 & 17

Modules 3 & 4 - Neurobiology - brain and behavior.
Modules 5, 6, 7 & 8 - Nature & nurture of behavior, developmental psychology.
Sept. 22 & 24

Demonstration of Piaget's stages of cognitive development with child guest (anyone know a 5yr. old who could visit class?)
Modules 11 & 13 - Sensation and Perception with focus on Vision.
Sept. 29 and Oct. 1

Modules 11 & 13 - Sensation and Perception.
Wednesday, TEST 1 - Modules 1-8
Deadline to complete quizzes on these Modules Project Outlines are due Wednesday. These should include a detailed outline of your research project ideas. Please include an initial list of references/resources for review.
Oct. 6 & 8 

Modules 15 & 16 - Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Hypnosis.
Oct. 13 & 15

No Class this week - Fall Break and Canadian Thanksgiving

Oct. 20 & 22

Modules 18 - 20 - Classical, Operant and Observational Learning
Oct. 27 & 29

Modules 21 & 22 - Memory and Forgetting
Wednesday, TEST 2 - Modules 11, 13, 15-16, 18-20
Deadline to complete quizzes on these Modules
Nov. 3 & 5

Modules 23 & 25 - Thinking, problem solving and intelligence

  
Nov. 10 & 12

Modules 26, 29 - 31 - Motivation, emotion and stress
Nov. 17 & 19

Modules 33 - 35 - Personality theory
Wednesday, TEST 3 - Modules 21-22, 23, 25, 26, 29-31
Deadline to complete quizzes on these Modules
Nov. 24  & 26

Modules 36 - 39 - Psychological Disorders
No class Wednesday Thanksgiving Break.
Dec. 1 & 3

Modules 36 - 39 - Psychological Disorders
Dec. 8 & 10

Modules 43 & 44 - Social Psychology
We'll take Wednesday to share our posters and to present our research to the class The Psychology project team paper is due Wednesday.

  
Dec. 15

Last day of classes
Modules 43 & 44 - Social Psychology

Dec. 16 - 20

Final Exam Week
Final Exam Wednesday at regular class time - Modules 33-35, 36-39, 43 & 44
This is also the deadline to complete quizzes on the last set of Modules, extra credit and any make up work.

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