Psychology

SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus
Fall 2009

Course: PSCY 1113_211_11625_201010
August 17-September 13 MTWR Section No: 211
Begins: 1 PM Ends: 3:50 PM Call No: 11635
Instructor: Terry Bell
Office Hrs:

TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Office: N/A
Phone: 918-639-0907
Email: TBell@tulsacc.edu
Terrybell1@cox.net TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE
Division Name: Liberal Arts Division
Division Associate Dean: Chris Chumley
Division Office Number: NE2381
Division Phone Number: Phone: 595-7494

PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE
N/A

COURSE DESCRIPTION
(A study of basic behavior problems and principles of human experience and behavior, The following topics are among those usually discussed: history of psychology, biological bases of behavior, learning, personality, gender and sexuality, stress, health, coping, and psychological disorders. Lecture 3 hours.

GENERAL EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENT
The General Education Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa Community College have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry them successfully through their work and their personal lives. General Education Goals relevant to this course include Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technical Proficiency.

DISCIPLINE GOALS
The objective of this course is to provide the student with a working knowledge of principle philosophical views and their proponents from Socrates to the present. Students will acquire a practical knowledge of basic philosophical terminology, thinking and trends and the integration of these ideas into other disciplines.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. acquire an overview and basic understanding of the science of psychology.

2. develop a greater awareness of the historical development of psychology as a science.
3. develop a general knowledge of the use of the scientific method in the study of behavior.

4. to enhance personal development and self-awareness.

Textbooks (required)
“Psychology”, Don H. and Sandra E. Hockenbury, 5th Edition Worth Publishers, 2010

Required email address: All students are provided an email address through TCC. This email address will be the required email address for this class. All course communication will be sent to this email address. If your email address changes, please notify me asap.

TEACHING METHODS
Activities in this course will include reading assignments, writing, and discussion. The class will focus on two basic areas: 1) Text book, 2) Application (bringing psychology to the marketplace of life).

ATTENDANCE – TIME COMMITMENT – STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken at each class meeting. It is the responsibility of the student to sign the attendance sheet. Excessive tardiness or early departures will have a negative impact on evaluation. The professor is required by school policy to report students who have missed more than six class hours to the admissions office (that’s anything more than two classes). The Dean of Student Service will report those students with special financial aid packages to the appropriate service. Students are responsible for obtaining assignments from a classmate or the instructor and for completing any missed work on time.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY
It is the student’s responsibility to file the proper forms if he or she decides to drop any college course, including this one n. Simply not attending class does not constitute withdrawing from this course. The student who neither attends class nor drops the course will receive the grade earned based on their cumulative percentage point total. Withdrawal forms are available in the Registrar’s Office. You are encouraged to confer with the instructor before withdrawing.

EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
1. Chapter Review Questions
2. Possible periodic quizzes or other activities on reading assignments.
3. One five minute presentation…..see next session on Class Presentation
4. Papers…see next section, “Threshold Qualifiers.”
5. Attendance. Failure to attend consistently will result in a lower evaluation. Excessive late arrivals or early departures will negatively affect evaluation.
6. Class Discussion. Participation is essential.
7. Final Exam.

Classroom Presentation: It will be the student’s responsibility to bring a current news event, or practical illustration (preferably a You Tube or similar video) to class and discuss it in light of subjects discussed in text book.

Paper: Subject of paper to be selected by student from any chapters which will be discussed in class.
Threshold Qualifiers:
To qualify for an “A,” the student must present a paper of at least 10 pages in length.
To qualify for a “B,” the student must present a paper of at least 5 pages in length.
To qualify for a “C,” the student must present a paper of at least 3 pages in length.

Note: Meeting a “Threshold Qualifier” does not automatically determine the grade. Other grades will be considered, such as chapter reviews, class room participation, and Final Exam grade.

MAKE-UP AND LATE ASSIGNMENT/EXAM POLICY
Except in emergency situations (at discretion of instructor) late assignments and make-up exams must be pre-arranged with professor.

All chapter review questions are due by Thursday. Reviews turned in after that are subject to loss of two points per day late.

Final Exam must be taken at the specified time. Exceptions will be granted only in emergency cases.

SUMMITTING ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter Reviews are to be done on Scantron and turned in with student’s name and appropriate chapter number. Chapter reviews are due every Thursday by beginning of class.
Presentations are to be given with visual aids (video, etc) and should last for no more than 10 minutes.

Grading:
Final Exam 100 points
Papers 200
Class Participation 100
Chapter Reviews 100
Total: 500 points

% Grade
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
59 below F

COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
Students should feel free to communicate with me. I prefer email communication since this provides a record. When you email me, please request a “read” or “delivery” receipt. I will also confirm your email by responding with an email. If you do not receive a confirmation email from me, please do not take it for granted that I have read it. You may also call me. My cell number is 918-639-09087. Again, I prefer email communication if at all possible. As a part-time instructor, I do not have an office but can arrange a meeting time with you at NE campus if such is needed.

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor. Please turn off all cell phones and “texting” is not permitted.

INSTUTIONAL STATEMENT
Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: http://www.tulsacc.edu.

TRANSFERABILITY:
Please visit with the TCC Counseling Center or the Counseling Center at the college or university to which you plan to transfer to determine transferability status of this course.

Students who are earning a failing grade should consider withdrawing from the course by the official drop date. Failure to withdraw will result in the student receiving a regular grade of “F” at the end of the semester. I do not give “AWs” to students who earn failing grades in the course.

ADA POLICY
TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.

Academic accommodations will not be provided unless appropriate documentations is provided to the disabled student services offices to support the need.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY – PLAGIARISM
Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty, a faculty member may:
 Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
 Record a “zero” for the assignment or test in question;
 Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
 Record a grade of “F” for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.

SYLLABUS CHANGES:
Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.

August 17

Introduction and Research Methods Chapter 1
August 18

August 19
Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 2
August 20

August 24
Sensation and Perception Chapter 3
August 25

August 26 Consciousness and its
Variations Chapter 4

August 27

August 31 Memory Chapter 6

September 1

September 2 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Chapter 7

September 3

September 7 TCC Closed: Happy Labor Day

September 8 Gender and Sexuality Chapter 10
September 9

September 10
Psychological Disorders
Chapter 14
September 11 Therapies Chapter 15
September 12 Review
& Catch-up
September 13 Final