Personal Psychology 20 Course Outline

PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY 20

Course Outline 2014/15

Mrs. C. McLeod

Room 102

cmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca

 

 

"My friend... care for your psyche, and ... make it as good as possible... know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves, but otherwise we never shall."       Socrates (469-399 B.C.)

 

OBJECTIVES

This introductory psychology course is designed to help students develop:

  • an explanation of human intelligence – what it means, how it is measured and multiple intelligences
  • an understanding of personality theories and personality inventories
  • biological influences on behaviour, including the brain and its role in sensation and perception involving sight, sound, touch, taste and smell

COURSE TEXTBOOK

Psychology and You. McMahon and Romano, 2000.

 

 

 

UNITS OF STUDY

  • Ch 9 - Intelligence
  • Ch 14 – Personality Theories
  • Ch 15 – Personality Testing
  • Ch 4 – Sensation and Perception

EVALUATION

Assignments                                  40%

Tests/quizzes                        20%

Term Project                        10%

Journal                                 5%

Participation                                  5%

Final Exam                            20%

TOTAL                                 100%

EXPECTATIONS:

  • come to class on time, prepared to work (bring laptop, pen, etc)
  • extra help is always available during flex time in Room 102 – feel free to come in whether you are having difficulty or have missed material and need to catch up
  • regular use of PowerSchool is encouraged – YOU are responsible for your marks!
  • cell phones must be OFF at all times during class period
  • major assignments will be given a firm due date with a few days allotted to come in for any extra help needed prior to the due date.  If the assignment is not submitted on the due date, a 0 will be entered into PowerSchool.  Once the assignments have been graded and returned to the students, an alternate assignment will be issued to any students who have not submitted the original assignment.  If the alternate assignment is still not completed, parents will be contacted and you will receive appropriate disciplinary action from administration.  Students are encouraged to complete ALL assignments, as the learning process is necessary for success on tests and final exam.
  • missed tests (with a legitimate reason) may be made up during Flex time

 

Do not cheat!  Any of the following examples could result in a grade of “0” .

 

Some examples of what cheating looks like:

  • Presenting information collected, organized, or envisioned by someone else as your own (with or without the author's permission) or allowing someone else to present your work as his or her own
  • Taking shortcuts (such as unauthorized use of study aids) that allow you to bypass steps of an assignment
  • Using forbidden material to "help" during an exam, such as cheat sheets, graphing calculators, or cell phones.
  • Asking about or sharing questions and/or answers to quizzes and exams.
  • Submitting the same work for more than one assignment without express permission from your teacher(s).
  • Altering corrections or scores with the intent of changing your grade.
  • Misrepresenting yourself in any way to your teachers in regard to the work you have done, such as saying you've turned in an assignment when you did not, or that you've worked hours longer than you actually did to complete an assignment.
  • Fabricating information to try to earn more time or more credit on an assignment, project, or exam.
  • Missing class in order to avoid turning in an assignment or taking a test.

~ taken from the Cochrane High School Student Handbook 2013/14

Digital citizenship

Classroom expectations around technology to ensure the greatest success and security of students include:

 

  • Students are responsible for the proper and responsible use of technology in the class during appropriate times.  Any sharing of technology in the class is the up to the student’s discretion.  If damages or loss of material results it is the student owner’s responsibility.
  • Theft of any devices will result in immediate removal from the class until the issue is resolved by administration.
  • Devices from laptops to cell phones are to be used in class appropriately for academic purposes (not games, videos, chatting or even (sadly) facebook).  After an initial warning, students will be asked to put their devices away until required for academic purposes.  Failure to do so will result in devices being given to the teacher or administration for the duration of the class.  If the problem persists, students will be directed to administration and parents will be contacted.
  • Laptops with proper software (Word, Powerpoint, etc) are expected to be brought to class every day as assignments and quizzes will be delivered mainly through the Moodle format.
  • Students are expected to have a good understanding of Moodle and how to upload assignments.

v If you are behind in your work, or having difficulty with any of the concepts, please come in at lunch for help (room 102) or email cmcleod@rvschools.ab.ca

 

v Marks will be continually updated in Powerschool.  It is your job to check your mark in Psychology!

 

ENJOY YOUR SEMESTER IN PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY 20!

 

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