Introduction
Birth through age four (4)
Age five (5) through age eleven(11)
Age twelve (12) through age eighteen (18)
Age nineteen (19) to your present age
Conclusion
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 1101
FALL 2007
Instructor: Donna Mantooth E-mail: dmantoot@highlands.edu
WEBSITE: www.highlands.edu/subwebs/dmantooth
Messages: 706 368-7617(voice mail) or E-mail
Office Location: F-142
Office Hours: Monday- Wednesday 11:00-12:00 AM; Tuesday Thursday 10:00 -12:00 AM, 1:00-3:00PM
Other hours by appointment.
Class Meeting Time: Monday-Wednesday 9:30-10:45 AM and Tuesday-Thursday 3:30-4:45 & 5:00-6:15 PM
Class Location: Monday-Wednesday 9:30-10:45 F-130 and Tuesday-Thursday 3:30-4:45 and 5:00-6:15 PM
Lakeview I-117
Course Description: This course is a broad survey of the major topics in psychology including, but not limited to, the history of psychology, research methodology, biological and social factors influencing behavior, development, learning, memory, personality, and abnormal behavior/therapy.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Objectives: To successfully complete this course:
Students will understand significant concepts in psychology from six major perspectives in psychology: behavioral, biological, cognitive, positive/humanistic, social and psychodynamic.
Students will be able to identify how some of these concepts apply to mental health.
Class Format: The course will consist of class discussions/debate, exercises, lectures, quizzes and/or exams, a Life Development Analysis, and in and out of class assignments.
Required Textbook: Nevid, Jeffrey S., Essentials of Psychology, Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston New York
ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING CELL PHONES, PDAs, ETC MUST BE TURNED OFF AND OUT OF SITE DURING CLASS.
Attend all classes – Class attendance is required as there will be daily assignments or activities. You are responsible for all material covered in class. Any student having perfect attendance will receive 10 extra points added to their grade. If you must miss a class for any reason you forfeit the perfect attendance points. For every class you miss over two classes there will be two points deducted from your participation grade.
If you must miss an exam for a valid reason, you must notify the instructor prior to the exam that you will be absent. This can be done via phone or e-mail . If you do not notify the instructor prior to test time, you will receive a zero (0) for this exam and not be allowed to make it up. Make up exams will only be given under special circumstances and must be approved by the instructor. If approved, the make-up exam must be taken during the first class following your absence or at the next division exam make-up session. The division make up sessions for fall semester will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Class Participation – The expectation is that you will be an active, involved participant in this class. Your participation grade will include not only your active involvement through questions and discussion, but also your class attendance and homework grades. In order to be successful, you need to come to class having read all assignments, be a participant and complete all assignments.
Exams – A total of four exams will be given during the course.
GRADE POINTS CAN BE EARNED AS FOLLOWS:
DUE DATES MW DUE DATES TR
Exam I 100 points September 24, 2007 September 18, 2007
Exam II 100 points October 24, 2007 October 16, 2007
Exam III 100 points November 28, 2007 November 15, 2007
Final Exam 200 points December 10, 2007 December 06, 2007
Participation/Attendance/Homework: 150 points
Life Development Analysis: 150 points November 19, 2007 November 20, 2007
Grading Point Guide
A = 720 - 800
B = 640 - 719
D = 480 - 559
F = 480 and below
Exams
Personal Life Development Analysis
This is a very important project that will make up a significant portion of your grade and should be given appropriate attention and effort. I want you to take a critical look at your life thus far and how you came to be the person you are today. Your analysis should be divided into the following sections:
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Introduction |
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Birth through age four (4) |
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Age five (5) through age eleven(11) |
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Age twelve (12) through age eighteen (18) |
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Age nineteen (19) to your present age |
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Conclusion |
NOTE: If you are not yet 19 or are only nineteen, I want you to project the next ten years of your life in the final section.
In your introduction, you should include your own mantra or mantras, your definition of success, and some life goals you have accomplished or would like to accomplish. In each section of your development you should include your stages of personal development, including physical, emotional, interpersonal, environmental, and spiritual development. Please tell me who influenced your life in each stage of development and how they influenced you. You should also include photographs for each section, showing your changes. In your conclusion you should discuss how this project has shown you how you have become the person that you are and how you would like for your future to unfold. You may complete the analysis in scrapbook or report format, but you must include the required information whichever format you choose. You must include a cover/binding that is attractive and permanent. These will only be viewed and read by myself and then returned to you so there is no concern that your confidentiality will be violated. Most students keep these and continue to add to them as they develop so they have a record of their life to keep or share with others as they wish.
Policies on student conduct and academic integrity will be adhered to in this course and can be accessed via the following web site:
http://www.floyd.edu/subwebs/academicaffairs/academicintegritypolicy.htm
Disability Statement: “Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should make an appointment with the College Access Center (706: 802-5003) to coordinate reasonable accommodations. You are also welcome to contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.”
This message applies only to students receiving financial aid: Federal regulations state that if a student did not attend classes and received failing grades, then the grades were not earned and financial aid needs to be reduced accordingly. Please be advised that any student receiving a 0.00 GPA will be required to prove that the 0.00 GPA was earned by attending classes or completing requirements for each class. Students who have earned at least one passing grade for the semester will not be affected by this regulation. If a student has properly withdrawn from all classes, the student’s financial aid should be adjusted from the time they signed the withdrawal form.
You will find as we go through this class that a lot of psychological theories and methodology are controversial. I never expect you to agree with everything you read or all of my comments. I do expect you to be willing to bring your own ideas, questions, opinions and thoughts to the class and be willing to discuss them openly. Everyone in this class has a right to their own ideas, beliefs and values and I ask all my students to be open-minded, respectful of others who have differing opinions and ideas, and willing to listen and discuss your ideas and those of others. It is also very important to maintain acceptable classroom behavior. Everyone is expected to participate in class discussions, listen when others are talking and HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PERSONAL SIDE CONVERSATIONS WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR OR ANOTHER STUDENT IS TALKING!
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Classes begin August 20, 2007
Drop/Add dates August 20-22, 2007
Labor Day Holidays September 01-03, 2007
Midterm (Full Session) October 09, 2007 (Last day to drop with a W)
Thanksgiving Holidays November 21-23, 2007
Last Day of Classes December 05, 2007
Final Exam 10:00 AM December 10, 2007 MW 9:30 AM Class
4:00 PM December 06, 2007 TR 3:30 PM Class
6:00 PM December 06, 2007 TR 5:00 PM Class