Course Syllabus

General Psychology PSY1012 1151

PROFESSOR INFORMATION

Professor:                                                  Dr. Erin Rogers
Virtual Contact Methods:        Text accepted at 904-616-1219 or e-mail:  E.Rogers@fscj.edu

Instructor Response

You can anticipate responses to inquiries and questions sent by e-mail within 24 - 48 hours of receipt.  Inquires received by text should have a response within the same day.  All inquiries submitted on the weekend should anticipate a response on the following Monday.

 

 OFFICE HOURS

By request.

Course Description

This course consists of instruction utilizing the scientific approach that conveys an understanding of the behavior, mental processes, and experience of the individual organism and the principles that determine and guide individual and group behavior.

Course Information

Course Number / Title/Class Number:	PSY1012/ GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY/ 1551
Number of Credit Hours:	3
Term / Year / Session /Length:	Summer/2021/C/7

 

 

Class Begins	2021-07-06
100% Refund Deadline	2021-07-12 7:00 PM (ET)
Withdraw with “W” Deadline	2021-08-05 7:00 PM (ET)
Class Ends	2021-08-24

 

College Holiday(s)

 

These dates are critical for this course.  Additional critical dates for this course can be found by clicking the appropriate term links in the online calendar at the Florida State College at Jacksonville Website. https://www.fscj.edu/docs/default-source/academic-information/2020-2021-term-session-calendar.pdf?sfvrsn=e6ed8ad5_4Links to an external site.

COURSE LOCATION

All activity for this course will be online.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Good news: your textbook for this class is available for free online! If you prefer, you can also get a print version at a very low cost.

Your book is available in web view and PDF for free. You can also choose to purchase on iBooks or get a print version via the campus bookstore or from OpenStax on Amazon.com.

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device. If you buy on Amazon, make sure you use the link on your book page on openstax.org so you get the official OpenStax print version. (Simple printouts sold by third parties on Amazon are not verifiable and not as high-quality.)

Psychology from OpenStax, Print ISBN 1938168356, Digital ISBN 1947172077,

www.openstax.org/details/psychology

 ACCESSIBILITY

Florida State College at Jacksonville recognizes the importance of assisting and encouraging all students to reach their full potential. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended in 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the College ensures that its admission requirements are uniformly applied, and that its services, activities, facilities and academic programs are accessible to and usable by all qualified students. The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (OSSD) implements and coordinates reasonable accommodations and disability-related services to promote full participation of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of life.

The Rehabilitation Act defines a disability as an individual who has a physical, mental, or learning disability, which substantially limits one or more major life activity (i.e., seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, sitting, standing, breathing, reading, writing, or performing mathematical calculations, and caring for oneself); or who has a record of such impairment; or who is regarded as having such impairment. Both the impairment and the limitation of a major life activity must be established to be eligible under the ADA.
Please click here (http://www.fscj.edu/admissions-aid/services-for-students-with-disabilities)  for more information.

 LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Be able to think critically about Psychology as a science.
• Understand the historical foundations and context of Psychology as a discipline.
• Be familiar with waking and altered states of consciousness, including the stages of sleep.
• Be familiar with the stages of human development and the biopsychosocial aspects of developmental theories.
• Understand fundamental constructs underlying gender development, sexual identity and human sexuality.
• Understand the foundations of sensation and perception and their effects on behavior and mental processes.
• Be familiar with the theories of learning.
• Understand theories of memory and how memories are constructed.
• Be familiar with concepts of intelligence and assessment of intelligence.
• Understand thought processes and problem solving.
• Understand the role of emotions and motivation on behavior and mental processes.
• Be familiar with the relationship between stress and health.
• Understand the major theories of personality.
• Understand how the individual fits into the social milieu.
• Demonstrate awareness of cultural aspects and classifications of abnormal behavior as well as treatment models including interpersonal and biomedical therapies.

Your Course Participation and Assessments

Assigned Work

To see all the assignments due in this course, refer to the Calendar of Activities below. As you will see in the Calendar of Activities, suggested due dates are given for each module.  This is a self-paced class.  Therefore, if you work at a faster or slower pace than suggested, you will not be penalized.  The only firm due dates are for participation discussions, as described below, August 22nd for all module quizzes and the paper, and August 24th for the final exam.

 Module Quizzes

 Every week, you are assigned one module to complete.  Each module is comprised of an overview, readings, powerpoints (to assist those who are more visual in learning), key terms, and review questions.  After reviewing the material, you should be able to successfully complete the module quiz.  Each quiz is comprised of 30 multiple-choice items and 1 filler item (an item that is worth 0.1 points so that the total can be a perfect 100).  You have 3 attempts for each quiz and a 60 minute time limit.  Each quiz is worth 100 points or 10% of your final grade.  Overall, there are 7 module quizzes, for a total of 700 points or 70% of your final grade coming from module quizzes.

Participation

 In each module, a participation discussion board is available.  These discussion boards are designed to measure participation and to offer a place for students to interact and gain support while completing the course.  To get full points on the participation discussion boards, you must simply check in each week with any question or response that interests you.  There are 7 discussion boards, one for each module and week in the course.  Discussions will be graded as completed or missing, with all 7 discussions being worth 100 points or 10% of your final grade.  Missing a discussion will result in a loss of 1/7 of your participation grade.

Exams

 In this course, you will have one comprehensive final exam.  The final exam is worth 100 points, or 10% of your final grade.  The exam is comprised of 50 multiple choice items and will be proctored online.  You will have one attempt and a 90 minute time limit.

Paper

 In this course, you will complete paper worth 100 points, or 10% of your final grade.  As a part of the paper grade, students will complete an Information Literacy assessment, worth 20 points.  Details about the paper and assessment will be provided in Canvas in a module labeled "Paper."

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

 

Week	Topics(s) and Reading	Assignments and Activities	Suggested Due Dates for quizzes *Discussion Due Dates are firm
Week 1  7/6	Module 1:  Introduction to Psychology and Psychological Research Paper Module: Information Literacy	Module 1 Quiz Participation Discussion 1   Information Literacy Quiz in Paper Module Paper	7/12 7/12     8/22   8/22
Week 2  7/12	Module 2:  Biopsychology and States of Consciousness	Module 2 Quiz Participation Discussion 2	7/19 7/19
Week 3 7/19	Module 3: Sensation & Perception and Memory	Module 3 Quiz Participation Discussion 3	7/26 7/26
Week 4 7/26	Module 4: Learning and Lifespan Development	Module 4 Quiz Participation Discussion 4	8/2 8/2
Week 5 8/2	Module 5:  Emotion & Motivation and Stress, Lifestyle, and Health	Module 5 Quiz Participation Discussion 5	8/9 8/9
Week 6 8/9	Module 6:  Personality and Social Psychology	Module 6 Quiz Participation Discussion 6	8/16 8/16
Week 7 8/16	Module 7:  Psychological Disorders and Therapy & Treatment	Module 7 Quiz  Participation Discussion 7	8/22 *All Module Quizzes Due 8/22 Paper Due 8/22
Completion Days 8/23 & 8/24		Comprehensive Final Exam	TUESDAY 8/24 at 11:59 PM

Grade Scale One

 

Assignments	Weight
Module Quizzes	700
Participation Discussions	100
Final Exam	100
Paper/IL assessment	100
Total points	1000

 

Grade	Points
A	900-1000
B	800-899
C	700-799
D	600-699
F	0-599

 

FN GRADE - FAILURE FOR NON-ATTENDANCE

A Failure for Non-Attendance (FN) grade indicates that a student has failed a course due to non-attendance. It is calculated as an 'F' in the student's grade point average. For students receiving financial aid, failure for non-attendance may require the student to refund to the College all or part of his or her aid.

I GRADE - INCOMPLETE

Incomplete (I) grades may be awarded based on the criteria in the College catalog. See the College's page on Grading policiesLinks to an external site. (http://fscj.edu/grading) for more information.

 REPEATING THE COURSE

You may repeat a course in an attempt to improve a grade previously earned. However, you are limited in your attempts to courses where a “D,” “F,” or “FN” grade was earned. You have only three total attempts in any course, including the original grade, repeat grades, and withdrawals. Upon the third attempt in a course, you must be given an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F”.

When you repeat a course at Florida State College, only the last grade earned is calculated in your cumulative grade point average (GPA). If you have an excessive number of “W” or “FN” grades and repeat courses to improve your GPA, you may jeopardize your admission to programs in the Florida State University System (SUS) or other institutions.

 COURSE GUIDELINES & POLICIES

 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Academic dishonesty, in any form, has severe consequences. Click here (http://www.fscj.edu/academic-dishonesty) to view FSCJ’s academic dishonesty definitions and procedures.

LATE MAKEUP WORK

Due dates are posted in Canvas and in the calendar of events above.  Students will not be penalized for missing the due date for quizzes.  However, discussions are meant to assess course participation each week and have firm due dates.

EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENT CONDUCT

It is expected that each of you use appropriate, professional language and respect when addressing classmates, as well as your instructor, in any part of the classroom (online or face to face). That same level of professional conduct should extend to all assignments submitted. It is expected that you will not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the class. 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is measured by your activity in the course, demonstrated by either completing an assignment or posting in the participation discussion.  If no activity is detected during the first week of class, you may be dropped for nonattendance.

 COLLEGE RESOURCES

TECHNICAL HELPDESK

If you have any problems with Canvas, viewing online content, or email, you can visit the FSCJ IT Helpdesk by using your Connections user name and password and log in here: http://helpdesk.fscj.edu/Links to an external site.. There you can contact the technical support team directly via live chat or visit the Self Help Portal. Campus support phone numbers are also included on this page.

 Please remember that answers to questions about your course materials, tests, quizzes, or assignments can only be provided by your instructor.

 LIBRARY AND LEARNING COMMONS

The Library/Learning CommonsLinks to an external site. (LLC) is an instructional area of the College designed to offer a variety of teaching, learning and research resources to students enrolled in courses at Florida State College at Jacksonville.  LLC services include individual and small group tutoring; traditional and virtual library services and materials; subject-specific instruction including orientations; free workshops; study areas; and access to tutorials, computers, and multimedia technology.

 In this course, you should take advantage of the LibGuide for General Psychology, which will help you select a topic and write an effective paper for this course:  https://guides.fscj.edu/psy1012Links to an external site.