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PSY 1012, General Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Section 001, Call #11209 NU 113, MWF @ 10 a.m.-10:50 p.m. Page 1 of 14

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Table of Contents General Information Semester Summary Contact information Required Materials Prospectus Understanding the Course Structure General Administrative Guidelines

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What You Have to Do In-class Participation Course Website In-class Exam Procedures Late Quizzes & Exams Medical & Personal Absences Unfinished Work Departmental Research Requirement Homework Assignments

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Exams & Grading Grading Scale Schedule of Examinations

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iClicker Registration Instructions Registering Your Response Pad

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Semester Summary What you Need    

Textbook with web access code Lecture Notes for General Psychology iClicker response pad FAU email account

What you Need to Know Now  Within the first two weeks of class you will be given an online quiz regarding the content of this syllabus.  For each chapter there is an online test bank of study questions, quiz and exam. Quizzes cover one chapter. Exams cover four chapters. Your final exam is cumulative.  Each day you will have to use your iClicker response pad to answer questions in class. Your responses will begin to influence your grade in two weeks. In the summer, your responses count on the first day of class.  Your final semester grade is based upon the mean of your quizzes, exams and in-class participation.  Professor Jakubow is able to speak to you by phone; however, he will not be able to return messages left on his voicemail due to the number of students in our class. The best way to contact him is in class or through email.  Confused? Need help? Don’t know who to ask? Contact your: o Professor regarding general course content, grading issues and in-class participation o Teaching Assistant regarding the resetting of online quizzes, make up exams & homework assignments o Subject Pool Coordinator regarding research participation issues o Supplemental Instruction Leader regarding the day, time and location of supplemental instruction meetings

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Contact Information General Psychology, PSY 1012 Instructor James Jakubow, Ph.D. Office: BS 225 [email protected] Office Hours: MTWRF 11-11:59 a.m. 561.297.2522 Web: http://psy.fau.edu/~jakubow/ Contact me if you have questions regarding general course content, grading issues and in-class participation.

Teaching Assistants Kenton MacDowell Richard Matic [email protected] [email protected] Students A-M Students N-Z Office Hours: By Appointment Office Hours: By Appointment Contact your assigned TA if you have questions regarding the resetting of online quizzes, make up exams, homework assignments and tutoring.

Supplemental Instruction Leaders

Subject Pool Coordinator

Samantha Pino [email protected] All Students SI Sessions

Elizabeth Soethe [email protected] All Students Office: BS 123

Tuesday 11-11:50 a.m. Thursday 8:30-9:20 a.m. Thursday 11-11:50 a.m.

Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Contact us if you have questions regarding the day, time and location of supplemental instruction meetings.

Kendall-Hunt Website http://www.grtep.com/ [email protected] 800-344-9051 Contact us if you have technical difficulty with the online quizzes or website registration.

Contact me if you have questions regarding research participation issues. Experiments may be accessed at the following website: https://fau.sona-systems.com/

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Required Materials: There are four required materials for this course: Textbook with web Jakubow, J. J. (2012). Psychology: The Scientific Approach (2nd ed.). access code Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. Jakubow, J. J. (2014). General Psychology: Lecture Notes and Study Lecture Notes Guide (4th edition). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing In-class Participation iClicker Response Pad Communication FAU email account

Locating Your Materials (Please note the hyperlinks) FAU Bookstore 561-297-3720 Textbook Lecture Notes Physical Copy eBook

iClicker 1 iClicker 2 iClicker+

Booksmart on 20th Street 561-394-6085

Kendall-Hunt Online eBook with web access code: $102.40

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The sale of textbooks, lecture notes or iClickers to students at Florida Atlantic University includes NO royalty payments to Dr. Jakubow. Any textbook royalties specifically are contributed to university-approved accounts which support student education on the FAU campus.

Are You Retaking the Course? Any student retaking this course can use the access code they originally used when taking this course the first time. To reactivate the old code, please contact Kendall Hunt technical help with this information and they will reset the code for you. Remember, the original name and access code have to match up from their first use to the current use.

PSY 1012, General Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Section 001, Call #11209 NU 113, MWF @ 10 a.m.-10:50 p.m. Page 6 of 14 Prospectus: This is a 3-credit General Education course. It involves 50-minutes of in class instruction for each credit hour per week and a minimum of two hours of out of class assignments each week for 15 weeks. The course provides an overview of the many subdisciplines of psychology. We will address the content of each area as well as the experimental techniques that are used in those fields. Issues that will be discussed primarily deal with the environmental, cognitive and physiological correlates of behavior change. Basic experimental approaches as well as clinical areas of study will be covered. We will stress the issue of How Confident you may be with the conclusions reached in various areas of study. By the end of the semester, you should be able to discuss basic issues in psychology and be able to view critically the information presented to you through acquaintances and the mass media. General Psychology falls into Florida Atlantic University’s educational category of Foundations of Society and Human Behavior. Consequently, this course should meet the following requirements for all students: a. Be able to identify patterns of human behavior; b. Demonstrate an understanding of how political, social, cultural, or economic institutions influence human behavior; c. Understand key social science methods and the theoretical foundations behind these methods; d. Be able to apply social science methods to the analysis of social, cultural, psychological, ethical, political, technological, or economic issues or problems. Understanding the Course Structure Course content contains the following components: 1. Textbook. The textbook is the base of all information for this course. I will make an attempt to cover all the main points of each chapter. There are, however, many specific points that you may or may not think are important. To understand which are which, you need to come to class, participate and ask questions. 2. Lectures. Lectures involve (a) PowerPoint presentations, (b) classroom discussions and (c) movies. All three of these components are relevant to the material you will see on examinations. a. PowerPoint Presentations. The material in the PowerPoint lectures highlight the main points of the textbook chapter, however, you are responsible for everything in the assigned chapters. b. Classroom Discussions. Classroom discussions, in general, are designed to see if you have learned the material sufficiently to use it in practical applications. Being present and participating in discussions may contribute greatly to your understanding of the material. c. Movies. Movies are used to show you variations on the themes in the textbook. They may show you historical information, how research is conducted or applications of the data. Movies are intended to support what is learned in the textbook by presenting a novel look at the information. 3. Course Website. For each chapter we cover there exists an (a) chapter outline, (b) set of electronic flash cards, (c) test bank questions, (d) required quiz and (e) required exam. 4. Research Participation. There is a departmental requirement that anyone at least 18 years of age taking General Psychology must acquire three credits of research participation through (a) participating as a subject in ongoing departmental research and/or (b) through summarizing psychological research articles. Anyone less than 18 years of age MUST USE option (b). Detailed information regarding how to participate in research is posted on your course’s Canvas site. Research participation information constitutes the ONLY USE of the Canvas system in this course.

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PSY 1012, General Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Section 001, Call #11209 NU 113, MWF @ 10 a.m.-10:50 p.m. Page 7 of 14 General Administrative Guidelines Extra Credit: There is no extra credit available in this course. Etiquette. Students are expected to (a) follow the general guidelines outlined in the syllabus and (b) show common courtesy to every member of the classroom. Please follow these general conventions as covered in the following policy manual: http://www.fau.edu/regulations/chapter4/4.007_Student_Code_of_Conduct.pdf: a. Do not talk to the professor before class starts because you will have only one-half of his attention while he sets up the lecture materials on the computer. Each class, however, begins with a Q&A session so you can ask your questions at that time. b. Turn off your cell phone when class begins c. Do not have casual conversations during class d. Refrain from emotional outbursts i. Students that do not follow these rules will be (a) ejected from class by the university police, and (b) have their name sent to the University Disciplinary Board for further action. Office Appointments: When you have extensive questions about the material in the textbook, you should first address the issue during the opening Q&A period of each lecture because other students likely have the same questions. If you feel you require more help, then please contact your assigned TA for an appointment. If you feel the TA has not answered your questions sufficiently, then you can meet professor Jakubow during office hours. The most efficient way to set up an office appointment with Dr. Jakubow is to see him immediately after class or through email. Telephoning the Professor: Professor Jakubow is able to speak to you by phone. He will not, however, return messages left on his voicemail. The best way to contact him is in class or through email. Emailing the Professor or Teaching Assistant: Emails to the professor or TA should include: a. A Subject Line which reads: PSY1012 b. The section number of your class OR the days & times that it meets c. Remember to sign your name. We will not know who you are by looking at your email address. d. Failure to follow the above rules means we will NOT REPLY to your email Hurricanes/Natural Disasters. There is no specific policy with respect to natural disasters and our class. The reason is that every natural disaster is different from the last. The length of time that school is closed affects which material will be covered, how long it will take to be covered and when the exams are scheduled. Students with Disabilities: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who require special accommodations due to a disability to properly execute coursework must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) located in Boca Raton - SU 133 (561-297-3880), in Davie - MOD I (954-236-1222), in Jupiter - SR 117 (561-799-8585), or at the Treasure Coast - CO 128 (772-873-3305), and follow all OSD procedures. See http://www.osd.fau.edu/ for more detailed information. FAU Honor Code: Students at Florida Atlantic University are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards. Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, is considered a serious breach of these ethical standards, because it interferes with the University mission to provide a high quality education in which no student enjoys an unfair advantage over any other. Academic dishonesty is also destructive of the University community, which is grounded in a system of mutual trust and places high value on personal integrity and individual responsibility. Harsh penalties are associated with academic dishonesty. Please see the FAU Code of Academic Integrity for more information. http://www.fau.edu/regulations/chapter4/4.001_Code_of_Academic_Integrity.pdf

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In-Class Participation 1. In-Class Response Pad Questions a. Within each class there will be response-pad questions asked of you. Participation runs across a scale of 0-125% (0 points for no answer, 0.25 points for an incorrect answer; 1.25 points for a correct answer). Because students are often unable to obtain their response pads by the first day of class, the grading of responses will not begin until the third week of the semester. The grading of participation will begin on the first day of class during any summer session. Regardless of whether it is affecting your participation grade, you will be asked questions through the iClicker system on the first day of class. b. On days that you miss class but have a verifiable excuse you will be assigned a participation score for that day which approximates your overall participation mean. Verifiable excuses involve personal, family or medical reasons only. Medical excuses will require a doctor’s note. Family/personal excuses will require verification that depends upon the excuse (e.g., athletics letter, tow-truck receipts, death certificates, plane tickets, etc.). Excuses such as, “I was stuck on I-95 in a traffic jam.” do not count because they cannot be verified. i. Class absences MUST BE ADDRESSED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THEIR OCCURRENCE unless you are still absent. If you wait any longer than two weeks then your excuse will not be accepted. ii. All absences must be addressed by the LAST DAY OF CLASSES. You cannot hand in notes during final exam week regarding an absence you had during the first week of the semester. c. If your batteries die during class you will not be able to obtain any make-up points. Please keep a spare set of batteries with you at all times. You will not be able to hand in a piece of paper with your answers on it to obtain participation credit. d. If your response pad is not registered at the time when participation points are calculated then you will have to wait until the next grading period to see your earned points. It is very important that you follow the directions on the last page of this syllabus to register your response pad correctly.

PSY 1012, General Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Section 001, Call #11209 NU 113, MWF @ 10 a.m.-10:50 p.m. Page 9 of 14 Course Website 1. This course includes a website located at http://www.grtep.com/. It includes study materials, chapter quizzes and other resources described below. The online component of the course is important for your final grade because it includes graded items. a. Once you obtain a copy of the textbook, you will be able to use the access code printed on the inside front cover to register for the website. If you ever need technical help with the website then feel free to contact [email protected] OR call 800-344-9051. Web support is available 24/7. 2. Syllabus: Once you access the website, you may download a copy of the course syllabus. Please be sure to download the syllabus from your specific section of the course. Different sections of the course sometimes cover different material and usually have different test schedules. It is important that you download the correct copy of the syllabus. a. Syllabus Quiz i. You will be given an online multiple-choice quiz on the content of this syllabus to ensure that you have read and understood it fully. You may take the quiz at any time during the first two weeks of the semester. See the schedule of exams for a specific deadline. 3. Test Banks & Quizzes: The section entitled Test Banks & Quizzes contains a host of study questions and quiz materials for you to use. a. A chapter outline is included to help you integrate the overall story of each chapter. Use the outline to see if you can recount in your own words what the details of each of the main ideas were in the chapter. b. After the chapter outline there is a set of flash cards comprising all the key terms of the chapter. Set the flash cards to give you the term so you can determine the definition or see the definition first and determine the term to which it refers. c. The Study Questions link gives a minimum of 160 test bank questions for each chapter. Use the questions to help cue your memory for ideas before reading the chapter or use the questions to test your memory of the chapter material you have already read. d. Each chapter has a REQUIRED quiz associated with it. The quiz is comprised of a randomly chosen set of questions from the above set of study questions. You will be given ONE CHANCE to take each chapter quiz. These quizzes are important because they will figure into your final semester grade. Please note that any online quiz left incomplete by its deadline will remain a zero regardless of the reason. e. After chapters 4 & 8 there will be a non-cumulative online exam covering the previous four chapters. These questions are NOT from the test bank and will be more difficult to answer. These online exams will be open for approximately 3 days after the end of the last lecture for chapters 4 & 8. In the summer sessions, there will be an online final exam due on the same day as our final lecture. In the fall and spring semesters, there will be an in-class final exam.

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In-Class Exam Procedures 1. Requirements for the In-Class Exam a. In-class final exams will be given at the end of the fall and spring semesters only. Summer courses will include an online final exam. b. Final exams are cumulative. c. An in-class exam requires the use of a LARGE BLUE SCANTRON and a pencil. The professor will NOT provide these materials on test days. i. On the blue scantron, you must fill in your name in the order LAST NAME, FIRST NAME above the bubbles AND fill in the bubbles too. ii. You must fill in the numerical portion of your Z-number under IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, columns A-H above the bubbles AND fill in the bubbles too. iii. You will receive 10-points off your grade if the answer key is so crumpled or ripped that the testing scanner will not read it. This penalty exists because your damaged scantron will require us to hand grade your exam. d. Testing Process for the In-Class Exam. i. You will be given a CUMULATIVE multiple-choice final exam based upon the previous online examinations. The final exam will have 100-questions. ii. When the exam is given, the grades will be processed within three days. Do NOT contact the TA or the professor regarding your grade before you receive it. Your grade will NOT appear in Canvas. iii. Once th...