Psych 101 Week 1 Assignment
Psychology 101A-Introduction to Psychology
Fall 2013 – MW(F) 9.05-10:00 am Instructor: Dr. Arellano
Office: Farrar 139
Phone: 337.475.5461
Email: darellano@mcneese.edu
Office hours:
Monday 10:00 - 11:30 am & 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 am
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:30 am & 3:00 – 5:30 pm or by appointment Course Description: Provides an understanding of human behavior and lays a foundation for additional work in psychology. Duplicate credit will not be given for PSYC 101 and PSYC 201.
PSYC 101 has been identified by the QEP/GEAC as both a General Education Core Course and a Writing-Enriched Course. The General Education competency we will assess is Independent Learning, which will be assessed via grades on the Social …show more content…
This is the third essay mentioned above, and is worth 200 points. This will be submitted electronically through a link provided in Moodle. Deadline for this assignment is 9 December at 9:00 am, which is the scheduled time for the final exam in this course. See Attendance Section regarding late assignments.
Final grades will be based on the standard below:
90-100% = A 80-89.9% = B 70-79.9% = C 60-69.9% = D 0-59.9% = F
EXTRA CREDIT
Students in PSYC 101 may earn extra credit points by participating in psychology department sponsored research projects as they become available during the semester. These opportunities are posted periodically on a table outside the Psychology department on the 1st floor (NW corner). Students opting to participate in these studies may earn 10 points toward their course point total for each study, for a maximum of 5 studies. An alternative assignment will be offered at the end of the semester for students who wish to obtain extra credit points without participating in psychology department research projects.
Assignment Schedule – Fall 2013
Class Date(s)
Topic
Quiz dates
Fall 2013 – MW(F) 9.05-10:00 am Instructor: Dr. Arellano
Office: Farrar 139
Phone: 337.475.5461
Email: darellano@mcneese.edu
Office hours:
Monday 10:00 - 11:30 am & 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 am
Wednesday 10:00 - 11:30 am & 3:00 – 5:30 pm or by appointment Course Description: Provides an understanding of human behavior and lays a foundation for additional work in psychology. Duplicate credit will not be given for PSYC 101 and PSYC 201.
PSYC 101 has been identified by the QEP/GEAC as both a General Education Core Course and a Writing-Enriched Course. The General Education competency we will assess is Independent Learning, which will be assessed via grades on the Social …show more content…
This is the third essay mentioned above, and is worth 200 points. This will be submitted electronically through a link provided in Moodle. Deadline for this assignment is 9 December at 9:00 am, which is the scheduled time for the final exam in this course. See Attendance Section regarding late assignments.
Final grades will be based on the standard below:
90-100% = A 80-89.9% = B 70-79.9% = C 60-69.9% = D 0-59.9% = F
EXTRA CREDIT
Students in PSYC 101 may earn extra credit points by participating in psychology department sponsored research projects as they become available during the semester. These opportunities are posted periodically on a table outside the Psychology department on the 1st floor (NW corner). Students opting to participate in these studies may earn 10 points toward their course point total for each study, for a maximum of 5 studies. An alternative assignment will be offered at the end of the semester for students who wish to obtain extra credit points without participating in psychology department research projects.
Assignment Schedule – Fall 2013
Class Date(s)
Topic
Quiz dates