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IMPORTANT POLICIES 1. Student takes sole responsibility for withdrawal procedures from the course. 2. Make sure that the e-mail you have on file with <strong>Foothill</strong> <strong>College</strong> (through the Banner System) is valid and is one which you regularly check. Sometimes I may need to send an e-mail to the entire class and if your e-mail is not accurate, you may not get information that you need. 3. All exams must be completed in class during the regularly scheduled time unless the student has worked out an arrangement prior to the exam date. 4. Disruptive behavior and derogatory comments will not be tolerated. We will seek to foster an inclusive and respectful atmosphere where all opinions, beliefs, attitudes and religious backgrounds are respected. Derogatory, homophobic, racist, or sexist language is unacceptable. Students who are disruptive in class will be asked to leave and will be required to have a meeting with the professor and the dean of student affairs. 5. Plagiarism is unacceptable. Evidence of plagiarism on any assignment will result in a score of 0 for that assignment. Even one sentence plagiarized will earn you a score of “0”. Plagiarism is defined as: to steal and pass off another person’s words as your own (even definition of terms) to use other people’s productions without crediting the source. copying a sentence, but only changing 1-2 words If you use the exact words from another person’s text, you MUST quote and cite the text. If you do not, it is plagiarism. 6. If you have any questions regarding anything about this course, please feel free to e-mail me, talk to me after class, stop by my office hours, or arrange an appointment with me. Also, college is a professional environment. All correspondence with me via e-mail should reflect this professionalism. E-mails that read like text messages are frowned upon by both me as well as the broader academic community. Please use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation with all e-mails. However, do not be concerned about minor errors. We are all human, and humans make errors! Just be sure to be respectful and appropriately formal. GRADING SCALE A = 90% and up B = 80–89% C = 70–79% D = 60–69% F = 59% and below Source Portion of Grade Quizzes 15% Exams 30% Homework & 35% Article Analyses Participation 10% REP Program 10% *I grade by adding cumulative total points/total possible points **Extra credit opportunities will be available throughout the quarter and will count toward your cumulative total points.
ASSIGNMENTS AND QUIZZES Quizzes: In addition to a midterm and a final, there will be several multiple-choice quizzes throughout this course. Article Analysis: You will be required to read and provide a critical analysis of several primary source research studies. There are research studies that have been published in peer-reviewed journals and provide you will a first-hand account of how psychology generates knowledge. I consider these assignments to be the heart of the course, because it gives you the opportunity to participate in the process of psychological inquiry. Readings: Finally, another critical factor to your success in this course is that you complete the readings for each chapter. For each chapter you will be given a list of concepts/topics to read. I expect you to have a thorough understanding of the concepts and topics I assign from the text. I suggest taking notes from the readings and “adding them” to the notes from the lecture of each chapter. Quizzes and tests will contain questions from both the lectures as well as the materials you are required to read from the textbook. LATE WORK Late work will not be accepted. In order to receive credit for an assignment, you must complete it on time. Late work will only be accepted if you speak with me before the deadline to arrange an extension. This is final. If you are absent the day a paper is due, you MUST send me the assignment in an e-mail before the class period begins. The assignment must be attached as a .doc or .docx format. If you do not have MSWord, then you must paste the text into the body of the e-mail. I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY ATTACHMENTS OTHER THAN .doc or .docx REP INFORMATION (SUMMARY) Your Credit Requirements: 5.3 SONA Registration & Demographic Survey (Due: Fri. Oct. 7, 5pm) (for 1 Credit) All study credits can be completed with inperson studies but you must complete a minimum of 2 in-person study credits. The remaining 2 study credits can be completed by online studies Mandatory Exit Survey (starts during last 2 weeks of the course). (for .3 credits) REP DEADLINE: Fri. Dec. 9, 5pm REP PROGRAM GRADING REP program participation will count for 50 points. You must complete the REP program OR the alternative assignment. For the REP program you will be required to complete 5.3 credits of study participation. If you choose to participate in the REP program, you will need to complete a minimum of 3.3 credits to earn ANY points. When you complete 3.3 credits, you will have received 30 points. After 3.3 credits, each 0.5 credit will be worth 5 points up to 50 points. If you do not complete the exit survey, your score will be deducted 5 points. I do not give extra credit for completing extra REP credits beyond the requirement. REP CONTACT research-exp-program@stanford.edu ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT If you choose the alternative assignment, you will be required to complete a 5 page research paper. The paper will be a summary of two primary source research articles. The paper must include summaries of the thesis, supporting arguments, research methods, and conclusions of two experimental research articles. I will provide a more detailed prompt for the writing assignment if you choose this option.
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