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Welcome to CPSY 706! Personal Growth and Positive Psychology Fall 2018, Section 210 Instructor

Location and Time

Tsasha Awong, Ph.D. Advising Location: Chang School, 2nd floor In-person Advising: By appointment Email: [email protected]

Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm Classroom: EPH225

Your inquiries are welcome; please note that it is university policy that you use Ryerson email accounts to correspond with me (see policies section for further details)

Calendar Description: This course focuses on growth and well-being. The first part of the course will examine different models of what is meant by growth and well-being, including the Jungian psychoanalytic, humanistic psychology and existential psychology perspectives, as well as those of Native Peoples, Yoga/Hinduism, Buddhism and Zen Buddhism. The remainder of the course will survey positive psychology's empirical findings on factors that contribute to growth and well-being (e.g., optimism, hope, meaning-making, self-esteem). Course Designation: Upper-level liberal studies elective Course Type: Lecture: 3 hrs. Pre-requisite: (C)PSY102 or (C)PSY105 This course is designated as an upper level Liberal Studies course. Liberal studies courses always have the designation (LL) or (UL) in their course description in the Ryerson Calendar. Courses not identified as either (LL) or (UL) are NOT Liberal Studies courses and will not be used towards the fulfillment of a Liberal Studies Requirement for graduation purposes. Please note that certain courses listed in Table A and Table B, due to their close relation to the professional fields, cannot be taken for Liberal Studies credit by students in some programs. A list of these programs and the restricted courses is provided in Table A Lower Level Restrictions and Table B Upper Level Restrictions in the Ryerson calendar.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: Ryerson University policy indicates that “Liberal studies are intended, as a category, to develop students’ capacity to understand and critically appraise the social, cultural, natural, and physical context in which they will work as a professional and live as an educated citizen. Liberal studies are also intended to develop skills in critical thinking, analysis, and written communication”.

In accord with the above, a prime course objective is to introduce learners to a variety of psychological, philosophical and cultural conceptions of what constitutes happiness, growth, adjustment, and peak experiences. In short, learners will contemplate perennial questions such as “What is the good life?, and “What creates the good life?”, in addition to examining empirical support for these big questions.

Textbook & Tests 2 Learners in this course will …  Gain an understanding of positive psychology’s goals and assumptions  Reflect on the nature of happiness, well-being, and personal growth from various perspectives  contemplate major conceptual and empirical developments in the field of positive psychology Course Details

What essentials do I need for this course? Readings, Webpage, and Ryerson email a) Readings and (Small) Book:

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Weekly readings will be posted as, the semester unfolds, on our course webpage, through D2L (see below for information on D2L). There is no formal textbook for this course; however, I have assigned: Haidt, J. (2006). The happiness hypothesis: Finding modern truth in ancient wisdom. It is available at the campus store (used copies are also likely available), and anywhere else books are sold.

b) Course website: Log in through the D2L Brightspace portal: my.ryerson.ca

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Lecture outlines will be posted 1-2 days before our scheduled class; readings posted one week in advance. D2L is essential for keeping up-to-date on course announcements, lecture postings, test/exam information, assignment guidelines, and your grades.

c) Your Ryerson e-mail – be sure to use it for correspondence with me, as per university

policy

What makes up my grade in this course? Reflection Paper (10%) Midterm (30%) Written Assignment (25%) Final Exam (35%)

Oct2nd, 2018 Oct 23rd, 2018 Friday Nov 23rd, 2018 (5:00pm on D2L) Dec 11th, 2018 (last scheduled class)

“Students are expected to complete all assignments, tests, and exams within the time frames and by the dates indicated in this outline. Exemption or deferral of an assignment, term test, or final examination is only permitted for a medical or personal emergency or due to religious observance (request must be received within the first two weeks of the course). The instructor must be notified by e-mail prior to the due date or test/exam date, or as soon as possible after the date, and the appropriate documentation must be submitted” (see policies for further guidance) Exams  Midterm duration: 90 minutes; final exam duration: two hours (120 minutes)  The midterm will consist of a combination of question types

Textbook & Tests 3  The final exam will consist of written response questions that will require you to integrate lessons learned from the first half of the course.

Essay & Significant Dates 4  Exam grades will be posted on-line via the D2L Brightspace system (only you will have access to your grade); written response portions of your exams will be returned in class Written Assignment (1500-2000 words)  The written assignment is NOT a group assignment; it is an individual assignment.  An assignment guide will be provided on D2L well before the due date.  Submit papers electronically to Turnitin* via “the assignment dropbox” on our D2L webpage by 5:00pm on the due date  Students who do not want their work submitted to this plagiarism detection service *Turnitin must, by the end of the second week of class, consult with the instructor to make alternate arrangements.  The late policy: 10% subtraction per day  Assignment grades will be posted on-line via the D2L Brightspace system (only you will have access to your grade); feedback on your assignment will be accessible through Turnitin feedback studio  See “ground rules/policies” section for policies relating to turnitin, academic integrity, extensions, and late assignments. “The Ryerson Student Code of Academic Conduct defines plagiarism and the sanctions against students who plagiarize. All Chang School students are strongly encouraged to go to the academic integrity website at www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity and complete the tutorial on plagiarism”. Significant dates in CPSY706- Tuesday Sept 11 First CPSY706 class Prior to 3rd scheduled class: Last date to enrol in CPSY706 Oct 2 Reflection due (10%) Oct 6-13 Study week – no classes Oct 23 Midterm worth 30%; duration: 90 minutes (grades available by Nov 6th) Nov 16 Last date to drop CPSY706 in good academic standing (no refund of fees) Nov 23 Assignment due to D2L dropbox (25%) Dec 11 Final Exam worth 35%; duration: 2 hours

Lecture Schedule & Policies 5 Course Schedule

Date

Topic

Assignments

Sept 11

Course outline; What is Positive Psychology

Sept 18 Sept 25 Oct 2

Subjective Well- Being AKA Happiness Happiness (Cont’d); Positive Emotions: Broaden and Build Psychology’s approach to “Culture and …” Reflection

Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23

Study week – no class Hindu, Buddhist, & Zen perspectives on growth and happiness Midterm – no lecture after midterm Midterm

Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20* Nov 27 Dec 4 Dec 11

Indigenous Perspectives on personal growth and happiness Goals and Motivation: Self-regulation, Self-determination Theory (SDT)- Part 1 Goals and Motivation: Self-regulation, SDT Part 2 Character Strengths; Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth Empathy; Forgiveness Flow; Mindfulness; Course review & Reflections: Putting it all together Final Exam

*Assignment: Nov 23rd

Final Exam

Note: The above schedules are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances. The time spent on each topic may vary slightly.

What are the ground rules? (aka “Policies”) 

Missed Classes and/or Evaluations “Students are required to inform their instructors of any situation which arises during the semester which may have an adverse effect upon their academic performance, and must request any considerations and accommodations according to the relevant policies and well in advance. Failure to do so will jeopardize any academic appeals”.

Missed Deadlines/Tests - “ If a student is going to miss a deadline for an assignment, a test or an examination because of illness, he/she must submit a medical certificate (see http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/Forms.html#Other for the certificate) AND an Academic Consideration form (see http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/senate/forms/academic_consideration_document_submission.pdf) within 3 working days of the missed assignment deadline, test or examination. “Undergraduate program students (UGRAD) are now required to submit a Ryerson Student Health Certificate to their respective program departments.” “Chang School students not enrolled in undergraduate programs (CNED) must

Lecture Schedule & Policies 6 submit their Ryerson Student Health Certificate to the Chang School staff at the front desk at 297 Victoria Street”. Your instructor can no longer accept your documentation.

Policies (Cont’d) 7 Please note that you still should notify your instructor as soon as possible if you have missed/are going to miss a test due to illness, and again, after submitting documentation to make alternate arrangements for the missed test. 

Late assignment submission policy: Extensions must be requested before the assignment due date, and may be granted on medical and compassionate grounds, at the discretion of the instructor. If no extension has been granted before the due date, and the report is turned in one day after the due date, there will be a 10% subtraction from the grade for the assignment. If the assignment is turned in two days late, there is a 20% subtraction, and so forth. If no extension has been granted, papers will not be accepted after the last day of class and you will receive zero marks for the assignment.

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Religious observance: If a student needs accommodation because of religious observance, he or she must submit a Request for Accommodation of Student Religious, Aboriginal and Spiritual Observance AND an Academic Consideration form within the first 2 weeks of the class or, for a final examination, within 2 weeks of the posting of the examination schedule. If the required absence occurs within the first 2 weeks of classes, or the dates are not known well in advance as they are linked to other conditions, these forms should be submitted with as much lead time as possible in advance of the required absence. Both documents are available at http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/forms/relobservforminstr.pdf. If you are a fulltime or part-time degree student, then you submit the forms to your own program department or school. If you are a certificate or non-certificate student, then you submit the forms to the staff at the front desk of the Chang School.

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Academic Accommodation Support: In order to facilitate the academic success and access of students with disabilities, students should register with Academic Accommodation Support http://www.ryerson.ca/studentlearningsupport/academic-accommodation-support/index.html. Before the first graded work is due, students should ensure that their instructor is informed (i.e. an auto-email sent by AAS) through an ‘Accommodation Form for Professors’ that they are registered with AAS and what accommodations are required. o In order to maintain confidentiality, please note that I will not discuss accommodation letters and their content during classroom time. Any clarifications about and/or requests for recommended academic accommodations that you, as the student, have should be addressed via email, and preferably, with your AAS facilitator CCed on the message.

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Email communication: Students must use their Ryerson email accounts to correspond with the course instructor; email messages should include the course code and an appropriate subject in the subject line. Please consult with this syllabus or the website before submitting emails pertaining to course details; the instructor will respond to legitimate email inquiries within 2 business days of receipt. In accordance with Policy 157, only Ryerson e-mail accounts are to be used for communication between faculty and students.

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Should unexpected difficulties/adverse circumstances arise (i.e. those that negatively impact your course performance), it is in your best interest to see your program coordinator and instructor as early as possible to formally request academic consideration (i.e. through your program office and/or the Chang School, and consulting with University policies).

Policies: Turnitin & Academic Integrity 8 

Mark dispute policy: Section IC of http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol134.pdf provides details regarding the procedures involving mark dispute.

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Senate GPA Policy prevents students from taking a course more than three times. For complete GPA Policy see policy No. 46 at www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies .

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Turnitin: “Turnitin.com is a plagiarism prevention and detection service to which Ryerson subscribes. It is a tool to assist faculty members in determining the similarity between students’ work and the work of other students who have submitted papers to the site (at any university), internet sources, and a wide range of journals and other publications. While it does not contain all possible sources, it gives faculty some assurance that students’ work is their own. No decisions are made by the service; it simply generates an “originality report,” and faculty must evaluate that report to determine if something is plagiarized”.

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Students agree that by taking this course all required papers will be subject to submission for textual similarity review to http://www.turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the http://www.turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the turnitin.com service is subject to the terms of use agreement posted on the turnitin.com website. Students who do not want their work submitted to this plagiarism service must, by the second week of class, consult with me to make alternate arrangements. Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Ryerson’s Academic Integrity policy (formerly called Policy 60) applies to all students at the University. The policy and its procedures are triggered in the event that the there is a suspicion that a student has engaged in a form of academic misconduct. Forms of academic misconduct include plagiarism, cheating, supplying false information to the University, and other acts. The most common form of academic misconduct is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence and penalties can be severe. In any academic exercise, plagiarism occurs when one offers as one’s own work the words, data, ideas, arguments, calculations, designs or productions of another without appropriate attribution or when one allows one’s work to be copied. Students should familiarize themselves with Ryerson’s plagiarism policy http://www.ryerson.ca/ai/students/studentplagiarism.html All academic work must be submitted using the citation style approved by the instructor. Students may refer to the Ryerson Library’s list of Citations and Style Guides for more information. It is assumed that all examinations and work submitted for evaluation and course credit will be the product of individual effort, except in the case of group projects arranged for and approved by the course instructor.

Policies: Academic Integrity & Resources 9

Submitting the same work to more than one course, without instructor approval, is also considered a form of plagiarism. For more detailed information on these issues, please refer to the full online text for the Academic Integrity policy and to the Academic Integrity website. Academic misconduct includes: o plagiarism (claiming words, ideas, artistry, drawings or data of another person as your own, including submitting your own work in whole or in part in more than one course) o cheating o misrepresentation of personal identity or performance o submission of false information o contributing to academic misconduct o damaging, tampering, or interfering with the scholarly environment o unauthorized copying or use of copyrighted materials o violations of departmental policies on professional behavior and/or course requirements Penalties for academic misconduct: “Suspicions of academic misconduct may be referred to the Academic Integrity Office (AIO). Students who are found to have committed academic misconduct will have a Disciplinary Notation (DN) placed on their academic record (not on their transcript) and will be assigned one or more of the following penalties: o A grade reduction for the work, include a grade of zero for the work. o A grade reduction in the course greater than a zero on the work. (Note that this penalty can only be applied to course components worth 10% or less, that any additional penalty cannot exceed 10% of the final course grade, and that information explaining that such a penalty will be assigned must be included on the course outline.) o An F in the course o More serious penalties up to and including expulsion from the University”

Important Resources Available at Ryerson a. The Library provides research workshops and individual assistance. Inquire at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library, or go to www.ryerson.ca/library/info/workshops.html b. Student Learning Support offers group-based and individual help with writing, math, study skills and transition support, and other issues. c. See The Chang School’s link http://ce-online.ryerson.ca/ce/default.aspx?id=2 for a listing of services to facilitate your success.

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