| WEEKS |
DATES |
- PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS
- PROJECT PREPARATION
|
TEXT
READING ASSIGNMENTS |
DUE
DATES • SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT |
| Week 1 |
- Feb 2 - Feb 8
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- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 1
Student Introductions, Read Me First
file, and Exploring Course Organization
|
- Chapter 1
- What is Psychology?
- (p. 2-33)
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- Feb 8
- Homework Chapter 1
- Quiz Chapter 1
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 1
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| Week 2 |
- Feb 9 - Feb 15
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- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 2
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- Chapter 2
- How Psychologists Do Research
- (p. 34-69)
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- Feb 15
- Homework Chapter 2
- Quiz Chapter 2 & Class Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 2
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| Week 3 |
- Feb 17 - Feb 22
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 3
- Reading Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
- Introduction p. ix-xviii
- Aristotle's Challenge p. xix-xxiv
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- Chapter 3
- Genes, Evolution & Environment
- (p. 70-105)
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- Feb 22
- Homework Chapter 3
- Quiz Chapter 3 & Class Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 3
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| Week 4 |
- Feb 23 - Mar 1
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- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 4
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- Reading Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
- Part 1 (p. 3-29)
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Chapter 4
- The Brain: Source
of Mind and Self
- (p. 106-145)
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- Mar 1
- Homework Chapter 4
- Quiz Chapter 4
& Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 4
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| Week 5 |
- Mar 2 - Mar 8
|
- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 5
-
- Reading Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
- Part 2 (p. 33-126)
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- Chapter 5
- Body Rhythms and
Mental States (p. 146-187)
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- Mar 8
- Homework Chapter 5
- Quiz Chapter 5
& Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 5
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| Week 5 |
- Mar 2 -
Mar 8
|
- Magic Week
1
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- Magic Week
1
|
- Mar 8
- Magic Week
1 (see Syllabus for description)
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| Week
6 |
- Mar 9 - Mar 15
-
|
- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 6
-
- Reading
Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional
Intelligence (Goleman)
- Part 3 (p.
129-185)
|
- Chapter 6
- Sensation &
Perception
- (p. 188-233)
|
- Mar 15
- Homework Chapter 6
- Quiz Chapter 6
& Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 6
|
| Week
7 |
- Mar 16 - Mar 22
-
|
- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 7
-
- Reading
Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional
Intelligence (Goleman)
- Part 4 (p.
189-228)
|
- Chapter 7
- Learning and
Conditioning
- (p. 234-273)
-
|
- Mar 22
- Homework Chapter 7
- Quiz Chapter 7
& Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 7
|
| Week 7 |
- Mar 16 - Mar 22
-
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 8
|
- Chapter 8
- Behavior in Social and Cultural
Context
- (p. 274-319)
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Mar 22
- Homework Chapter 8
- Quiz Chapter 8 & Class Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 8
|
| Week 8 |
- Mar 23 - Mar 29
-
|
- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 9
-
- Reading
Preparation for Project 1
- Emotional
Intelligence (Goleman)
- Part 5 (p.
231-264)
|
- Chapter 9
- Thinking &
Intelligence
- (p. 320-361)
|
- Mar 29
- Homework Chapter 9
- Quiz Chapter 9 and
Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 9
|
| Break |
Mar
30 - Apr 4 |
Spring Break |
No Class |
|
| Week 9 |
- Apr 6 -
Apr 12
|
Project 1
- Health
Psychology
- •
Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
- Introduction p.
ix-xviii
- Aristotle's
Challenge p. xix-xxiv
- Parts 1-5 (entire
book)
- (p. 3-264)
-
- • Powder
- View the video.
|
None. |
- Apr 12
- Project 1
- Health
Psychology
-
- Application of
supplementary book Emotional Intelligence to
the video Powder
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- Enter Answers for
Project 1 in the Discussion Forum.
-
- Instructions are
given in the Course Compass.
|
| Week 10
|
- Apr 13 - Apr 19
-
|
- Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 10
|
- Chapter 10
- Memory
- (p.362-405)
-
|
- Apr 19
- Homework Chapter
10
- Quiz Chapter 10
& Class Lecture
- Electronic
Portfolio Entry 10
-
|
| Week 10 |
- Apr 13 -
Apr 19
|
- Magic Week
2
-
|
- Magic Week
2
-
|
- Apr 19
- Magic Week
2 (see Syllabus for description)
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| Week 11 |
- Apr 20 - Apr 26
-
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 11
-
|
- Chapter 11
- Emotion
- (p. 406-437)
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- Apr 26
- Homework Chapter 11
- Quiz Chapter 11 & Class
Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 11
|
| Week 12 |
- Apr 27 - May 3
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 12
- Reading Preparation for Project 2
- True Witness: Cops, Courts,
Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification
(Doyle)
- Preface (xi-xiii)
- Chapters 1-3 (p. 1-47)
|
- Chapter 12
- Motivation
- (p. 438-479)
|
- May 3
- Homework Chapter 12
- Quiz Chapter 12 & Class
Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 12
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| Week 12 |
- Apr 27 - May 3
-
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 13
|
- Chapter 13
- Theories of Personality
- (p. 480-519)
|
- May 3
- Homework Chapter 13
- Quiz Chapter 13 & Class
Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 13\
|
| Week 13 |
- May 4 - May 10
|
- Electronic Portfolio
- Entry 14
- Reading Preparation for Project 2
- True Witness: Cops, Courts,
Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification
(Doyle)
- Chapters 4-6 (p. 49-99)
|
- Chapter 14
- Development over the Life Span
- (p. 520-565)
|
- May 10
- Homework Chapter 14
- Quiz Chapter 14 & Class
Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 14
|
| Week 14 |
- May 11 - May 17
|
Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 15 (Last Electronic
Portfolio Entry)
- Reading Preparation for Project 2
- True Witness: Cops, Courts,
Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification
(Doyle)
- Chapters 7-9 (p. 102-140)
|
- Chapter 15
- Health, Stress & Coping
- (p. 566-595)
-
|
- May 17
- Homework Chapter 15
- Quiz Chapter 15 & Class
Lecture
- Electronic Portfolio Entry 15
|
| Week 15 |
- May 18 - May 23
|
Electronic
Portfolio
- Entry 15 (Last Electronic
Portfolio Entry)
-
|
- Chapter 16
- Psychological Disorders
- (p. 596-637)
|
- May 23
- Homework Chapter 16
- Quiz Chapter 16 & Class
Lecture
|
| Week 15 |
- May 18 - May 24
|
- Reading Preparation for Project 2
- True Witness: Cops, Courts,
Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification
(Doyle)
- Chapters 10-13 (p. 141-205)
|
- Chapter 17
- Approaches to Treatment and
Therapy
- (p. 638-672)
|
May 24
- Homework Chapter 17
- Quiz Chapter 17 & Class
Lecture
-
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| Week 16 |
May 26 - May 30 |
- Project 2
- Social
Psychology
- • True
Witness: Cops, Courts, Science, and the Battle
Against Misidentification (Doyle)
- Preface xi-xiii
- p. 1-205 (entire
book)
-
- •
Hurricane OR Shawshank Redemption
- View the video.
|
- None
|
- May 30
- Project 2
- Social
Psychology
- Application of
supplementary book True Witness to the
video Hurricane OR Shawshank
Redemption
Enter Answers for
Project 1 in Discussion Forum.
- Instructions are
given in the Course Compass.
|
| Week 16 |
- May 26 -
May 30
|
- Magic Week
3
-
|
- Magic Week
3
-
|
- May 30
- Magic Week
3 (see Syllabus for description)
|
| Week 16 |
- May 26 - May 30
|
Extra
Credit |
A
Beautiful Mind or
The Freedom Writers (select one) |
- May 30
-
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