Psych 001: General Psychology - On-Campus Sections

Welcome to General Psychology 001

This course is conducted on-campus for all lectures and exams. Some online supplemental materials and practice quizzes will be available via the Internet through the Angel course management system.

If you do not have computer access at home, accomodations will be made available whenever possible. I have many students each term without computer access, and it is easy for me to accomodate them. Just be sure to talk to me in class if you need assistance. I am also available to meet with any student, either online or at the West Valley campus, at any time during the term to answer questions or assist in studying.

Please note: the final exam is NOT comprehensive for this, or any, of the instructor's courses. For a description of this course, please see the intructor's introduction by clicking on her name on the homepage or by going to: http://instruct.westvalley.edu/reed/Instructor_Intro.html.

In order to successfully complete this course, you should plan your schedule very carefully and try to stick to it. Look carefully at your work schedule, school schedule, and family obligations and allow plenty of time for each. Based upon District estimates, an on-campus course that meets two times a week will take a minimum of four hours of additional preparation per week.

You are expected to communicate with your instructor and other classmates about specific assignments. When taking a course, either on-campus or partially online, you must take the initiative to ask your instructor questions if you do not understand the material.

Computer Competency

To successfully navigate this course you should be computer competent in the following:

• Microsoft Word.
• E-Mail including sending and receiving attachments.
• The Internet. Be sure you are using the right browser by clicking here.

What Do I Do First?

To access the course syllabus (with required book info), click here.

To learn how to succeed in an online course, click here.

Beginning the Course

1.This course uses an online course management system called ANGEL. It requires that you have a log-in name and password. If you just registered, it may take a few days for the college to set up and process your information on our database before your log-in name is active. Click on the link below to learn how to determine your log-in name and password:

Click here to learn how to log-in to ANGEL

2.On the first day of the semester, go to the ANGEL log in page andget started:

http://wvmccd.angellearning.com

• Click here to access the ANGEL log-in page (Remember you need to use the Firefox browser if you are using a Macintosh or either Firefox or Explorer on a Windows PC)

3.You will not be able to access the online content of this course before the official start date as listed in the schedule of classes.

4.Please email the instructor from within the ANGEL course management system when you log-in for the first time.

Please include the following information in your e-mail:

• Your name
• Your mailing address
• Your phone number
• Your e-mail address (This is for emergencies only. We will be using ANGEL's internal email system throughout this course.

5.If you are not already enrolled in this course, scroll down to the "Enrolling inthis Course" area of this web page and follow the directionsgiven for registration and enrollment.

Logging into ANGEL

You will need a login name and password to access ANGEL.

Your login user name consists of following:

• All seven digits of your student ID number.
  • Your student ID number is generated by the computer at the college and is included with all of the paperwork you receive from the college.
  • This number is not your social security number
    
• So if your name is Maria Smith and your college ID number is 1234567, your log in username would look like this:

  1234567

If you can't find any paperwork with your student ID number on it or you never received any paperwork in the first place, please contact:

The college Admissions and Records office at 408-741-2001

Your password is your six digit birthdate.

• So if you were born on December 14, 1980, your password would be 121480
• Single digits must have a 0 in front of them
• So if you were born on May 9, 1977, your password would be 050977

Note: You will not be able to access the course before the official start date aslisted in the schedule of classes.

If you can't log-in, and only as a last resort, contact the college's Distance Learning Coordinator for assistance:

• Max Gault
• Click here to email the Distance Learning Coordinator

Enrolling in this Course

1. If you are not a continuing West Valley College Student, you must first apply for admission to the college and register for the course.You may access the college admissions web site by clicking the following link:

To apply for admission, click here

2. Afteryou are registered as a West Valley College Student:

• Find the correct section number for this course in the printed schedule of classes or in the online schedule found at the college web site under the "Quick Links" menu on the homepage.

• Use the college's WebAdvisor system to enroll in the course

3. If you feel you may need some additional student services, feel free toaccess the college's Student Services Online Resources web page. Here you will find links to a variety of college resources like counseling services, financial aid, the library, career programs, etc.

4. Click here to access the Online Counseling web page

Links

Click on the West Valley College web page below to access other collegeresources:

http://www.westvalley.edu/wvc/

My web page may be accessed by clicking on the following link:

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/reed

by Michelle Reed