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Introductory Psychology PSY 120 Online

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The Course for Spring 2010:

* Note that this online course has an on-campus orientation (see below). If you are unable to attend the on-campus orientation, you will be required to take and pass an orientation quiz so that you fully understand the requirements and expectations of the course before any course work can begin. The quiz with instructions will be available within our Blackboard classroom when you first enter on the first day of the semester. No need to email me if you are a registered student and simply missed the on-campus orientation. Just complete the online orientation quiz instead.

On-campus orientation:

• Section: 5765 on Sat., 1/23, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm in Room F508

• Section: 5770 on Sat., 1/23, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Room F508

This course uses the online program "Blackboard" as a "virtual classroom." Instead of coming to on-campus classes, the course is held online and can be assessed anytime day or night from anywhere. The only on-campus meeting is an orientation. The online classroom experience is based on a printed textbook, PowerStudy CDs with narrated lectures, online activites and discussions.

The course includes the following:

1. Online learning objectives, module summaries & outline, glossaries, practice quizzes

2. Online flashcards and crossword puzzles for reviewing terms and information

3. PowerStudy CDs include multimedia lectures and an interactive experiences

4. 54 videos on the PowerStudy CDs

5. PowerStudy CDs include practice quizzes, key terms, summary tests, critical thinking activities

6. Online testing (both open-book quizzes, timed (closed-book) tests, and an online, timed final exam)

7. Posted online discussions with both the instructor and other students

8. Web site reports (with instructor feedback)

9. Optional online research using InfoTrac (with instructor feedback)

10. Grading system: clear and available with constantly updated scores and totals

The Text Bundle (you must get the specific bundle below):      

Introduction to Psychology (8^th edition), by Plotnik/Kouyoumdjian (2008)

bundled with PowerStudy 4.0 CD Package for Introduction to Psychology by Doyle/Plotnik (2008) and WebTutor Toolbox Access Code Card for BlackBoard

* make sure you have the correct text bundle for online psychology sections (5765 or 5770) - cost is reduced in bundle - used texts will not be complete

* You can order online from the campus bookstore (see bookstore web page) and even have the bundles sent to your home.

Course Topics based on Textbook modules:

Module 1 – Discovering Psychology

Module 2 – Psychology & Science

Module 3 – Brain’s Building Blocks

Module 4 – Incredible Nervous System

Module 5 – Sensation

Module 6 – Perception

Module 7 – Consciousness, Sleep, & Dreams

Module 8 – Hypnosis & Drugs

Module 9 – Classical Conditioning

Module 10 – Operant & Cognitive Approaches

Module 11 – Types of Memory

Module 12 – Remembering “& Forgetting

Module 13 – Intelligence

Module 14 – Thought & Language

Module 15 – Motivation

Module 16 – Emotion

Module 17 – Infancy & Childhood

Module 18 – Adolescence & Adulthood

Module 19 – Freudian & Humanistic Theories

Module 20 – Social Cognitive & Trait Theories

Module 21 – Health, Stress, & Coping

Module 22 – Assessment & Anxiety Disorders

Module 23 – Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia

Module 24 – Therapies

Module 25 – Social Psychology

Grading:

Your final grade will be based on scores from:

    - online open-book quizzes (1 per week)

    - the quality and quantity of your participation in online discussions (weekly deadlines)

    - online closed-book (timed) tests (1 per week)

    - written Web reports (1 per week)

    - optional, extra-credit, InfoTrac reports (1 per week)

    - online closed-book (timed) final exam 

Important Considerations:

This course demands independent learning, self-discipline, and TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

* Time Committment:

• Online work can be done anytime (24/7), but there are weekly deadlines.

• Plan to devote much more time to it than you do a lecture class:

• A lecture class meets 3 hours per week with at least an additional 3 - 6 hours of homework per week.

• Plan on spending an equivalent amount on this class.

• There are weekly quizzes, discussion posts, and writing assignments.

* This course demands that you already possess good computer knowledge and skills.

* Good writing skills are essential.

* Click here College Online information, FAQs, etc:  http://www.gcccd.edu/online/