Syllabus for PSYC386 Course Title: Instructor ... - UMUC Faculty

Week 6 – Abnormal Behavior and its treatmentThis class:• Present your part of the Weekly Chapter Summary• Turn in and discuss your Culture Comparison PaperDuring the week:• Read: Chapters 13, 14 (Social behavior parts 1 & 2)• Write: Assigned part of Weekly Chapter Summary• Post: Webtycho commentWeek 7 - Identity and Social BehaviorThis class:• Present your part of the Weekly Chapter Summary• Turn in and discuss your Culture Comparison PaperDuring the week:• Write: Personal Interest PaperWeek 8 – Final PresentationsThis class:• Turn in and discuss your Personal Interest PaperProject Descriptions: For descriptions, see the Grading Information and Criteria section.Other Information:oooooooAttendance: Commitment to on-time, regular attendance is one of the responsibilities you agreed to whenyou enrolled in this class. Attendance is mandatory at all class meetings and in WebTycho conferences toget full credit for weekly activities. I will not make exceptions to make-up or late policy without priorarrangements. Arriving more than 30 minutes late or leaving more than 30 minutes early counts as anabsence. Each student is allowed two (2) unexcused absences for this course. A student’s grade will bereduced by 10% for each class missed after that as follows: 3 absences = -10%, 4 absences = -20%, 5absences = -30%, 6 absences = -40%, 7 absences = -50%.Students who miss a single class for a medical reason, religious observances, participation in Universityactivities at the request of university authorities, bad weather, or other compelling circumstances are notrequired to provide documentation, but students who are absent more than once may be responsible forproviding various forms of documentation, depending on the nature of the absence. Last minute changes towork and child care schedules, pre-scheduled medical appointments, transportation problems, etc., whileunfortunate, are not emergencies.Incomplete: A grade of incomplete can be given if the student has an unforeseeable situation/emergencyAND the student requests it in advance AND the student has done all work except for the last exam and lasttwo weekly activities. A student will have one term to make up the incomplete assignments.Exam Make Up: NO make-up exams.Late Projects: Five (5) points per week will be taken off projects that are turned in past the deadline.Late Extra Credit: NO late extra credit.Drop / Withdraw from class: If you want to drop or withdraw from this class, you must initiate thedrop/withdraw process. You will NOT be dropped automatically if you stop coming to class. Failure to filean official withdrawal may result in a failing grade. Please be aware of the new withdrawal policy forhybrid classes effective Spring Session 2: Withdrawal dates for hybrid courses fall on the Friday before thefinal week of class.UMUC's policies regarding students with disabilities: It is UMUC policy to provide, on a flexible andindividualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students who have documented disability conditions(e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, or systemic) that may affect their ability to participatein course activities or to meet course requirements. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contactSusan Schaeffer, Director of Disability Services, for a confidential discussion of their individual need foracademic accommodations. Susan Schaeffer can be reached at sschaeffer@umuc.edu.

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