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Introductory Psychology

PSY 120 Online

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Access is restricted to  registered students. 

Log on instructions will be included on the orientation handout.

The Course for Spring 2008:

* note that this online course has an on-campus orientation (see below)

(On-campus orientation:

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 meetings are an orientation and two exams (see below). 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 audio flashcards and crossword puzzles for reviewing terms and information

3. PowerStudy CDs include multimedia lectures and an interactive experience (some modules)

4. 52 videos on the PowerStudy CDs

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

6. Online quizzes (both open-book and timed closed-book)

7. Two exams (can be taken online or on-campus)

8. Posted online discussions with both the instructor and other students about subject content

9. Web site reports (with instructor feedback)

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

11. Optional online presentations (posted for all students to view)

12. Complete and detailed students progress records that are constantly updated throughout the course

 

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

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

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

* make sure you have the correct text bundle for online psychology sections (1655 or 1660) - cost is reduced in bundle - used texts will not be complete

* You can order online from the campus bookstore - see college home page.

Course Topics based on Textbook modules (chapters):

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 all online open and closed book timed quizzes (weekly deadlines)

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

    - written Web site reports (weekly deadlines)

    - scores on two closed-book exams

    - optional written InfoTrac reports

    - optional online presentations

 

Important Considerations:

 

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

 

* Time:

* 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/