Richard Beans
PSY 101: General Psychology
Fall 2001 Syllabus
PSY 101: General Psychology
Fall 2001
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 p.m. (M,W,F) Snyder Hall 104
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Richard O. Beans; Hogue Hall 303
Work Phone: 664-6812 Home Phone: 664-0895
E-mail: rbeans@greenville.edu
Office Hours: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment
Texts: Exploring Psychology by David G. Myers, Fifth edition (required)
Psychology Through the Eyes of Faith by Myers and Jeeves (required)
COURSE TECHNIQUE: Lecture/Discussion
Pre-Requisites: None
Greenville College Identity
We are a Christian community committed to challenging and nurturing
students. We are dedicated to excellence in higher education grounded
in both the liberal arts tradition and a rich Wesleyan heritage.
We provide an education characterized by open inquiry into all creation
and guided by the authority of Scripture, tradition, reason, and
experience.
Greenville College Mission
Greenville College transforms students for lives of character and
service through a Christ-centered education in the liberating arts
and sciences.
Institutional Objectives:
A) Seek truth.
B) Learn to think critically and creatively.
C) Understand and value the wholeness of creation.
D) Understand our world.
E) Respect human life and understand the human condition.
F) Understand and apply basic social structures and processes.
G) Develop self?understanding.
H) Value personal accomplishment.
I) Respond to God's expression.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES: At the close of the semester students in PSY 101
will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of psychological principles, current
research done by psychologists, and the impact, which this research
has on human society.
This objective is met through the following
experiences:
- Ten Quizzes
Institutional Objectives addressed: B,E,F
2. apply psychological principles to the environment.
This objective is met through the following
experiences:
- Off-campus learning experience
- Off-campus learning experience journal
Institutional Objectives addressed: E,F,G
3. demonstrate an understanding of the spiritual, psychological,
social, and physical dimensions of human beings through discussion
and readings.
This objective is met through the following
experiences:
- Reading and discussion of Psychology Through the Eyes of
Faith
- Selected quiz questions
Institutional Objectives addressed: A,B,E,F,G
4. demonstrate critical understanding of a psychological topic.
The student will view videos and video segments, which illustrate
a variety of psychological concepts, found in the text(s).
This objective is met through the following
experiences:
- Watching videos and video segments about a particular topic in
psychology covered in the text.
- Psychology Video Reports
- Short Answer Essays
Institutional Objectives addressed: B,F,G
EVALUATION:
1. Quizzes:
There will be ten quizzes. These quizzes will cover assigned readings
and lecture materials.
2. Off-Campus Learning Experiences:
Each student will have the opportunity to participate in some type
of individual learning experience relevant to psychology. Other
handouts will explain this experience more fully.
3. Attendance:
Since material will be presented that is not available in the text
it is important that students attend all class sessions. Attendance
will be taken daily as a reminder to the student of the importance
placed upon it and to provide an indication to the instructor of
each student's pattern of attendance. Class attendance will be considered
in the determination of the final grades. Students will be allowed
3 unexcused absences. (Absences due to official Greenville College
activities such as class trips, athletic events, etc. are excused,
and are not counted against the student, but s/he is still responsible
for the work due on those days. If a quiz is given on the day of
the official absence, the student should make arrangements to take
the quiz at another time.)
Subsequent absences will result in the loss of 10 points per occurrence,
with a maximum penalty of 100 points. Each student will begin the
term with 100 points for attendance. It is the student's responsibility
to sign the attendance sheet each day. Unsigned days will be counted
as absences.
4. Quiz Make-Up Policy
Students are expected to take quizzes on the assigned dates. If
a student cannot take the quiz on the assigned date the quiz make-up
must be completed before the day of the next scheduled quiz. Students
who do not make up the quiz before the day of the next scheduled
quiz will be given a zero. If a make-up is granted, it is the student's
responsibility to go to Mrs. Paige Todd, Social Science Division
Secretary. Mrs. Todd's office is in Hogue Hall 315 and her work
number is 664 - 6816. Her office hours are normally from 7:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. with a noon to one o'clock lunch hour. You can simply
drop in but to be certain she is there (her duties keep her out
of the office periodically) it is best to call ahead or schedule
a time.
NOTE:
Do not come to my office or the Psychology Secretary's office to
take the quiz. Go to Mrs. Todd's office to take the quiz. The quizzes
are in her office. When you reach the top floor of Hogue Hall turn
to your right and walk through the open hallway door. Mrs. Todd's
office is the first door on your left.
5.Short Answer Essays
During the semester I will show short video segments in class,
which illustrate various concepts in psychology. For four of these
segments you will be given a list of questions to respond to. Your
answers should show your ability to analyze the video using psychological
concepts found in your text.
6.Psychology Video Reports
Students will select movies from an approved list, which illustrate
various concepts in psychology. For each video a report form must
be completed. This report form will be handed out in class or as
an attachment in an email message.
7. Final Grading Scale:
Final grades will be based on the total points accumulated for
the term, including class attendance using 90%, 80%, 70%, and 60%
as grade markers.
8. Academic Honesty:
Students are urged to acquaint themselves with the policy statement
in the Student Handbook related to academic honesty. Plagiarism
will not be tolerated in any assignments. Plagiarism
or other dishonesty on quizzes will result in a grade of F. Students
who are guilty of an infraction will be reported to the Vice President
of Academic Affairs. The first infraction will result in a failing
grade for the assignment. The second infraction will result in a
failing grade for the course.
Portfolios at Greenville College
Academic departments within the College are required to assess
the impact of their programs upon the lives of students who graduate
in each major. One of the ways this is done is through a student-owned
portfolio containing a collection of "best works" which
the student considers to be evidence of personal growth toward what
the GC mission describes as "transformed lives of character
and service." The portfolio contains the StrengthFinder, papers,
projects, videotapes of performances or presentations, audiotapes
of radio/music class works, and a summary of a student's co-curricular
experiences in music, athletics, ministry, newspaper or yearbook
articles/photos, and volunteer service to the community. Assignments
that are evidence of student excellence are drawn from courses contributing
to general education, the major, the minor, leadership experiences,
and service.
Students are encouraged to talk with their professors and advisor
regarding the collection of best works to be included in the portfolio.
Assignments and projects from any course may be included in the
portfolio. Students may select the way in which their portfolio
is compiled: 1) as a collection of papers within a three-ring binder
or other professional folio/folder; 2) as a collection of files
on a floppy disc; 3) as a collection of works on a CD; or 4) as
a periodically updated personal web page. Norm Hall, Dean of Student
Development is coordinating a pilot project for students interested
in developing web-based portfolios. If you are interested in this
method, contact him at extension 7117.
Before the close of the semester, talk with your advisor and the
professor teaching this course regarding those assignments, tests,
or papers you consider to be "best works" and worthy of
inclusion in your portfolio.
Grading Philosophy: The instructor reserves the right of "enlightened
subjectivity" to alter anyone's grade up or down depending
on circumstances such as participation in class and overall contribution
to the learning environment, or lack thereof.
STUDY TIME Students should expect to study at least 6-8
EXPECTATIONS: hours a week out of class in order to perform
satisfactorily in this class. Of course more
time spent in study should achieve even better
results.
Off-Campus Learning Experience
One portion of the final grade in PSY 101 is based on an outside,
independent learning experience. This experience is designed to
introduce the student to the "real world" of psychology.
You will have the opportunity to become personally involved in serving
others through volunteer work.
The Director of General Psychology Off-Campus Learning Experiences
is Mrs. Marty Beans. She is an adjunct Instructor of Mathematics
and her office is in Snyder Hall 112. You will be expected to meet
with her and initiate your own learning experience and complete
it by following the appropriate dates and other expectations. All
questions concerning this component of General Psychology should
be directed to Mrs. Beans. She is responsible for assigning point
values for the portion of your grade allotted to Off-Campus Learning
Experiences. Remember that these are individual projects, which
must be accomplished by the student.
Further guidelines governing Off-Campus Learning Experiences (OCLE)
will be distributed in class. Please take careful note of these
guidelines, particularly the deadline dates. No exceptions will
be made to these guidelines.
GREENVILLE COLLEGE WRITING STANDARDS:
Greenville College is committed to helping students improve writing.
It is reasonable to expect that any course may contain a writing
component as part of the evaluation of student progress. We expect
students to produce written work that is focused, well developed,
organized, and relatively free of grammatical, punctuation and spelling
errors. Papers that fall short of this standard will not be accepted;
the work will be returned to the student for revision within a reasonable
time.
Final Grades:
10 Quizzes 50 points each = 500 points
OCLE 150 points = 150 points
Notes Checks (10 points each) = 50 points
Four Psychology Video Reports (25 points each) = 100 points
Due Dates #1 Sept. 26, #2 Oct. 17, #3 Nov. 7, #4 Nov. 28
Attendance = 100 points
Four Short Answer Essays (25 points each) = 100 points
Total 1000 points
Scale: 1000-900 A, 899-800 B, 799-700,C, 699-600, D,599-0, F
Course Schedule
Text/Eyes of Faith/ Quiz# Date
Ch.1/pp. 1-17/ 1 Sept. 8
Ch.2 and 3 /pp. 19-30/ 2 Sept. 19
Ch.4/pp. 31-40 /3 Sept. 26
Ch.5/pp. 41-58 /4 Oct. 5
Ch.6/pp. 59-62 /5 Oct. 17
Ch.7 and 8/pp. 63-81 /6 Oct. 26
Ch.9/pp. 83-108 /7 Nov. 5
Ch.10 and 11/pp.109-128 /8 Nov. 14
Ch.12/pp.129-143/ 9 Nov. 28
Ch.13 and 14/pp.145-161 /10 Dec. 7
Ch.15/pp.163-202 11 (Last Quiz/Final Exam) Dec. 17
The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to
change in the event of extenuating circumstances.
Last updated: September
12, 2001
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