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Psychology 1F03 Course Outline - Winter 2017 Course Staff Location Office Hours Dr. Joe Kim Instructor PC/106 Posted weekly on Avenue Dr. Michelle Cadieux Course Coordinator MacIntroPsych Office PC/110 Posted weekly on Avenue Yusam Wong Teaching Assistant PC Lobby TBA All correspondence regarding this course should be sent to: [email protected] using your McMaster email and NOT your Avenue account. If you have additional questions regarding course material you have several options: • Join the active discussions on Avenue. If you have questions about course content, the discussion boards are the best place to post it! • Ask Course Staff or TAs during Office and Lobby hours, posted weekly on Avenue You may also call the IntroPsych office at X24428 during office hours. Please note that phone messages will not be returned. If you have a request, please come in person during office hours or send an email to [email protected]. Note that during busy periods, it may take up to 48 hours to return your email. Please be patient! Course Description This course introduces a scientific framework to explore important questions in psychology, neuroscience and behaviour. Using psychological research methods to understand learning, cognition, and social psychology, this course helps learners to develop skills to integrate, evaluate and examine information that is useful in applied settings. The intended learning outcomes are to: • Integrate knowledge from research design, learning, cognition, and social psychology • Apply the language of psychology in real-world settings and connect with current events • Critically evaluate scientific information, data and research methodologies • Discover how psychological theories help assess, predict or change human behaviour
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Psychology1F03CourseOutline-Winter2017
CourseStaff Location
OfficeHours
Dr.JoeKimInstructor
PC/106 PostedweeklyonAvenue
Dr.MichelleCadieuxCourseCoordinator
MacIntroPsychOfficePC/110
PostedweeklyonAvenue
YusamWongTeachingAssistant
PCLobby TBA
Allcorrespondenceregardingthiscourseshouldbesentto:intropsych@mcmaster.causingyourMcMasteremailandNOTyourAvenueaccount.Ifyouhaveadditionalquestionsregardingcoursematerialyouhaveseveraloptions:
• JointheactivediscussionsonAvenue.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutcoursecontent,thediscussionboardsarethebestplacetopostit!
• AskCourseStafforTAsduringOfficeandLobbyhours,postedweeklyonAvenue
YoumayalsocalltheIntroPsychofficeatX24428duringofficehours.Pleasenotethatphonemessageswillnotbereturned.Ifyouhavearequest,pleasecomeinpersonduringofficehoursorsendanemailtointropsych@mcmaster.ca.Notethatduringbusyperiods,itmaytakeupto48hourstoreturnyouremail.Pleasebepatient!
CourseDescriptionThiscourseintroducesascientificframeworktoexploreimportantquestionsinpsychology,neuroscienceandbehaviour.Usingpsychologicalresearchmethodstounderstandlearning,cognition,andsocialpsychology,thiscoursehelpslearnerstodevelopskillstointegrate,evaluateandexamineinformationthatisusefulinappliedsettings.Theintendedlearningoutcomesareto:
• Integrateknowledgefromresearchdesign,learning,cognition,andsocialpsychology• Applythelanguageofpsychologyinreal-worldsettingsandconnectwithcurrentevents• Criticallyevaluatescientificinformation,dataandresearchmethodologies• Discoverhowpsychologicaltheorieshelpassess,predictorchangehumanbehaviour
EvaluationYourfinalgradeinPsychology1F03willbedeterminedbythefollowingmeasures:AvenueQuizzes 40%AvenueQuizTerm 5%FinalExamination 55%Researchparticipation(optional) 5%reweightoffinalexamAvenueQuizzes(40%)Thereare10weeklyonlineAvenueQuizzesduringthesemesterwhichwillcovermaterialfromtheassignedWebModulesANDassignedreadingsfromtheTextbookorJournalarticles.Forexample,Quiz1willcontainmaterialcoveredfromtheResearchMethods1&2WebModulesandtheTextbookChapter2reading.EachQuizis“openbook”andyoumaycollaboratewithyourpeersbutyoumayNOTpostquestions.AvenueQuizzesareanopportunitytoassessandconsolidateyourknowledgeoftheweek’scontentinpreparationfortheFinalExamwhereyouwillbeworkingindependentlyandwithoutaccesstosupportingresources.EachQuizwillcoverthewebmoduleandreadingsasoutlineonthelastpageofthesyllabus.EachAvenueQuizwillconsistof10multiple-choicequestions.AvenueQuizzeswillbemadeavailableonlineeveryThursdayat6AMandwillpromptlycloseonSaturdayat6AM.Youwillhave20minutestocompleteeachquizonceyouopenit.AfterclosingonSaturday,theQuizwillbereviewedandgradeswillbereleasedonthefollowingTuesday.Quizquestionsaredesignedtogobeyondmererecallandchallengeyoutoapplyanddemonstrateyourcomprehension.Inotherwords,simplymemorizingtermswillnotleadtoafavourablegrade.Tohelpyouprepareandassessyourstudy,youwillhaveaPre-Quizeachweek(releasedonMonday)thatwillbegradedimmediatelyandwillprovideyouwithfeedbackonwhyyourchosenoptionwascorrect/incorrect.YoucanreviewthecompletedPre-QuizundertheQuizzestabonAvenue.ThePre-QuizservesasanexcellentlearningtoolasitisdrawnfromthesamequestionbankasyouractualQuiz,butdoesnotofficiallycountforgrades.NotethatthePre-QuizMUSTbecompletedtogainaccesstotheweeklyAvenueQuiz.InternetProblemsInternetissuescanhappen.WealwaysrecommendthatyoucompleteyourquizzesoncampuswhereareliableInternetconnectionisguaranteed.WhilewedonotaccommodateforindividualInternetissues,wecangradeyourquizmanuallyifyoutakescreenshots.Pleasemakesurethatallphotoshaveyournameintheshot.AvenueQuizTerm(5%)TheQuizTermwilltaketheformofalongerAvenueQuiz.Itwillbe20multiplechoicequestionsandyouwillbegiven40minutestocompleteit.TheQuizTermwillopenonThursdayFebruary16that6amandwillcloseonSaturdayFebruary18that6am.Thisisacumulativeassessment.ItwillcontaininformationfromResearchMethods,ClassicalandInstrumentalConditioning,ProblemSolvingandIntelligence,andLanguage.Itwillcovermaterialpresentedinthewebmoduleandassignedreadings.FinalExam(55%)AcumulativeFinalExamwillbewritteninDecemberasscheduledbytheRegistrar'sOffice.Ifyouchoosetocompletetheoptionalresearchparticipationoption(seebelow),theweightofyourfinalexaminationwillbereducedfrom55%to50%.TheFinalExamcoversmaterialpresentedinthewebmodulesandassignedreadingsfromtheentireterm.
ResearchParticipationOptionYouhavetheoptiontoreducetheweightofyourFinalExamfrom55%to50%bycompletingandattainingtwocreditsofresearchparticipationwiththeDepartmentofPsychology,Neuroscience,andBehaviour.Inadditiontoprovidingyouwithextracredit,theresearchparticipationoptionallowsyoutotakepartinsomeexcitingresearchtakingplacerighthereatMcMasterandobservehowpsychologistsconducttheirstudies.ThesystemthatthedepartmentusestotrackresearchparticipationiscalledSona,whichcanbeaccessedatmcmaster.sona-systems.com.ToaccessSonaforthefirsttime,selectthe“RequestAccount”optionontherightofyourscreenandenteryourname,studentnumber,andMcMasteremailaddress.Youwillalsobeaskedtopickyourcourses.PleaseselectPsych1F03fromthelist.Afterashortdelay,youwillreceiveanemailfromSonawithausernameandtemporarypasswordthatyoucanusetoaccessthewebsite.Youshouldchangeyourtemporarypasswordtosomethingmorememorablebyselecting“MyProfile”.Makesureyourstudentnumberisenteredcorrectly!Note:YoumustactivateyouMcMasterIDbeforeyoucancreateaSonaaccount.ToactivateyourID,pleasegotowww.mcmaster.ca/uts/macid
CompletingYourResearchParticipationCreditWhenyoulogintoSonaforthefirsttime,youwillbeaskedtofilloutashortsurvey.Thisinformationisusedfilteroutanyexperimentsforwhichyouarenoteligible.Toregisterforanexperiment,select“StudySign-Up”fromthemainSonapage.Youwillbepresentedwithalistofcurrentlyavailableexperiments,withashortdescriptiongivenabouteach.Beforeselectinganexperiment,besuretoreadthedescriptioncarefully,makingspecialnoteofanyspecificcriteriaforparticipation(forexample,someexperimentsonlyallowfemalestoparticipate,whileothersmayrequiresubjectswhospeakasecondlanguage).Whenyouhavefoundanexperimentthatyouwouldliketoparticipatein,select“ViewTimeSlotsforthisStudy”toviewavailabletimeslots,thenselect“Sign-Up”toregisterforatimethatfitsyourschedule.Youwillreceiveaconfirmationemailwiththedetailsofyourselection.Besuretowritedowntheexperimentnumber,experimentername,location,andtelephoneextensionfromthisemail.Afteryouhavecompletedanexperiment,youwillbegivenapaperslipverifyingyourparticipation.Thisslipisforyourrecordsonly—intheeventthatanexperimentisnotcreditedtoyourSonaaccount,thisslipisyourproofofparticipation.Shortlyaftercompletinganexperiment,youshouldnoticethatyourSonaaccounthasbeencreditedbytheexperimenter.AdditionalNotes• Youmustcompletetwofullcreditsofexperiments,andnoless,ifyouwishtoearnthe5%credit.• Ifyoudonotwishtoparticipateasaresearchsubjectforanyreason,youmaystillearnyourresearch
participationcreditbyobservingtwohoursofexperiments.Ifyouwouldliketochoosethisoption,pleaseseethecoursecoordinator,Dr.MichelleCadieux,inPC110.
• Ifyoufailtoshowupfortwoexperiments,youwillloseyouroptiontocompletetheresearchparticipationcredit.Ifyouknowinadvancethatyouwillbeunabletoattendascheduledexperiment,pleasecontacttheexperimenterassoonaspossible.
WelcometoPsychology1X03/1N03/1F03WelcometoPSYCH1X03:IntroductiontoPsychology,Neuroscience&Behaviour,oneoftwoMacIntroPsychcoursesofferedatMcMasterUniversity(PSYCH1XX3isofferedinTerm2).YourIntroPsychcoursefollowsinthetraditionofMcMasterUniversity’slong-standingreputationofexcellenceininnovativeteachingandlearning.Inthiscourse,youwillexperienceauniqueblendedlearningmodelthatcombinesonlinelearningtechnologywithtraditionalface-to-faceinstruction.OnyourwaytotheweeklyQuizzesandFinalExam,thereareseveralresourcesavailabletohelpyoumasterthecurriculum:CourseHandbook:Yourcoursehandbookcontainsvaluableinformationregardingcoursestructure,outlines,andguidesforwebmodulesandtutorials.CourseTextbook:YourcoursetextbookcanbepurchasedattheMcMastercampusstoreanditcontainsrequiredreadingswithtestablematerialforthecourse.MacIntroPsych.com:TherearemanysupplementaryresourcesthathavebeenspeciallydevelopedtocomplimentthehandbookatMacIntroPsych.comincludingpracticetests,studyaids,importantlinks,informationaboutcourseevents,university’sservices,andtipsforacademicsuccess.AportionoftheproceedsfromthiscoursewaregotowardthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofMacIntroPsych.comAvenuetoLearn:YourprimarycoursecontentwillbedeliveredthroughtheAvenuelearningmanagementsystemlocatedathttp://Avenue.mcmaster.ca.Avenueallowsyouaccesstoweeklywebmodules,courseannouncements,discussionforums,andgraderecords.ToaccessAvenue,useyourMacIDandpassword.BelowaresomeofthefeaturesofAvenue.WebModules:ThemostuniquefeatureofMacIntroPsychisthewayyoureceiveyourprimarycoursecontent—it’sallonline!Youcanaccessthewebmodulesfromthelibrary,yourroom,oranywhereyouhaveaninternetconnection.Theinteractivewebmodulesfeatureaudio,videoanimations,andvividgraphics.Checkoutthemanyadvancedfeaturesthatallowyoutointeractwiththecontentaccordingtoyourpersonallearningstyle.Usethenavigationtoolsandintegratedsearchfunctiontomoveaboutthemodule.Youcantestyourknowledgewithcheckpoints,participantinclasspolls,learnmoreaboutfacultyrelatedresearch,andcheckoutinterestinglinksinourmedia+section.Besuretoviewtheassignedwebmodulesbeforeyouarriveatyourweeklylectureandtutorialtostayonschedule,getspointsonthebonusquizzes,andactivelyparticipate.DiscussionBoards:MoreextendedtopicdiscussionsareavailableontheAvenueDiscussionBoard.Joinanexistingdiscussionorstartanewthread.Ourdiscussionboardsareconsistentlythemostactiveincomparisontoanyothercourseoncampus,sojumprightinwithyouropinion!DiscoverPsychology-ScienceYouCanUse:Ifyouareinterestedinpursuingaprograminpsychologyorarejustinterestedinlearningmoreaboutpsychology,neuroscience,andbehaviour,plantoattendthisspeciallivelectureseries.Althoughmanycolloquiumscanseemintimidatingandoutofreach,thesetalksaremadeespeciallyforyou,theMacIntroPsychstudent.Eachmonthadifferentfacultymemberwillpresentafascinatingtalkfocusingonthemostinterestingandaccessibleresearch.Ifyoucan’tmakeitinperson,youcanalwayswatchthelecturelaterasitispostedoniTunesUniversity.Pleasevisitwww.discoverpsychology.cafordetails.LobbyHours:Haveaquestionorstillconfusedaboutaspecificconcept?Needsomeone-on-onetime?WanttomeetTAsandstudentsfromoutsideyourtutorial?Dropbythelobbyofthepsychologybuilding(timespostedonAvenue)tospeakwithTAsandstudents.Can’tmakeittocampus?Dropbyonlineatappear.in/macintropsych.IfyouhaveadministrativequestionspleaseseeDr.MichelleCadieux,thecoursecoordinator,inPC110.HerofficehoursareupdatedonAvenueweekly.
McMasterStudentAbsenceForm(MSAF)Whatisit?Thisisaself-reportingtoolthatallowsyoutoreportabsencesforupto3daysduetoillness.Youarelimitedto1persemestersouseitwisely.TheMSAFformshouldbefilledoutwithin3daysofthemissedworkanditisyourresponsibilitytofollowupwithyourinstructortodiscussthenatureoftheaccommodations.Ifyoumissmorethan3daysorexceed1requestpersemester,youmustcontactyourAssociateDean’sOffice(FacultyOffice).Atthispoint,youmayberequiredtoprovideadditionalsupportingdocumentation.Pleaseuseintropsych@mcmaster.caasthecontactemailonyourMSAF
NOTE:Itisyourresponsibilitytocatchuponmissedwork!Itisagoodideatogetpeercontactsduringthefirstweekofclassessoyoucansharenotesandcatcheachotherup.WheredoIgotofillthisout?GototheMcMasterwebsiteandeithersearchMSAFortypeinhttp://www.mcmaster.ca/msaf/inthesearchbar.Atthispoint,readthepageandclickagree.Fromthereyouwillbeguidedthroughtheprocessinfillingouttheform.Absences/MissedQuiz/Tutorial/ExamIfyoumustmissaquiz,tutorialduetoillnessorothersituationsandyouhavealreadyusedyourMSAF,theCourseCoordinatorrequiresthepermissionofyourAssociateDean’sofficetoexcuseyourabsence.Youmayrequiredocumentation(e.g.doctor'snote,weddinginvitation).TheAssociateDean’sofficewillmakeadecisionandforwardthedatesofanyexcusedabsencetotheCourseCoordinatorwithoutdetailsofyourillness/situation.
HowtoUseGoogleScholarGooglescholarisagreattooltofindpeerreviewedjournalarticles.Itisquickandsimple.Below,wehaveoutlinedafewtipstomakeitevensimpler.HowdoIgetthere?Easy!Typeinhttp://scholar.google.ca,orjusttype“scholar”intoGoogle.Ican’tseemtoaccessanyarticles,whatdoIdo?Mostjournalsrequireyoutopurchaseanarticlebeforeyoucanaccessit.Luckily,McMasterhaspurchasedthesearticlesforus!Allyouhavetodoisclickon“scholarpreferences”atthetoprightofthewindow.Whereitsays“LibraryLinks”enter“McMaster”thenscrolltothebottomandsavepreferences.Simple!Iamtryingtofindarticlesaboutageneraltopic,whatdoIdo?Usethesearchboxtosearcharticlesbytheirjournal,author(s),title,ortopic.Anothersearchoptionistoclickon“advancedscholarsearch”besidethesearchbox.Thiswillallowyoutosearchforspecificjournals,authors,andtitles.Youcanevensearchforarticlesaboutaparticulartopicpublishedwithinaparticulartimeframeandpublishedinaparticularjournal.Playaroundwithitandgetusedtothistool.Itwillcomeinhandynotjustthissemester,butformuchofyouruniversitycareer.
PrivacyandConductInthiscoursewewillbeusingAVENUEfortheonlineportionsofyourcourse.Studentsshouldbeawarethatwhentheyaccesstheelectroniccomponentsofthiscourse,privateinformationsuchasfirstandlastnames,usernamesfortheMcMastere-mailaccounts,andprogramaffiliationmaybecomeapparenttoallotherstudentsinthesamecourse.Theavailableinformationisdependentonthetechnologyused.Continuationinthiscoursewillbedeemedasconsenttothisdisclosure.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsaboutsuchdisclosure,pleasediscussthiswiththeCourseCoordinator.
Allpostsondiscussionforumsshouldbepoliteandrefrainfromderogatoryandunacceptablelanguage.
ChangesduringthetermTheinstructoranduniversityreservetherighttomodifyelementsofthecourseduringtheterm.Theuniversitymaychangethedatesanddeadlinesforanyorallcoursesinextremecircumstances.Ifeithertypeofmodificationbecomesnecessary,reasonablenoticeandcommunicationwiththestudentswillbegivenwithexplanationandtheopportunitytocommentonchanges.ItistheresponsibilityofthestudenttochecktheirMcMasteremailandcoursewebsitesweeklyduringthetermandtonoteanychanges.
ANoteAboutNoteTakingStudentsoftenwonder(andworry)abouthowextensivetheirnotesshouldbe.Thishandbookprovidesoutlineswithkeypointsandslidesreproducedfromthewebmodulestoguideyourownnotetaking.Therereallyisnosubstitutefordoingthisyourselftolearnthematerial.If,however,youcanrefertoyournotesandanswerthepracticequestionsthatfollowthehandbookoutlines,youshouldfindyourselfingoodshapefortheweeklyquizzesandtheexamtocome.
ANoteAboutTestsWithpracticequestionsinthishandbook,Pre-QuizandQuizzes,youmightbewondering“whyaretheresomanytests?!”.Thesimpleansweristhattestinghasbeenshowntobethemosteffectivewaytolearninformationinthelongterm.Retrieval-EnhancedLearningManystudentslikelyviewtestingasanegativenecessityoftheircoursesandwouldprefertohaveasfewtestsaspossible.Thinkingabouttestingthiswayisduetoyearsofexperiencingtestsasahigh-stakesassessmentoflearning.Thisisunfortunategiventhefactthattestingimproveslearning.Overthepasthundredyears,researchonthecharacteristicsofhumanlearningandmemoryhasdemonstratedthatpracticetestingenhanceslearningandretentionofinformation(e.g.,Dunloskyetal.,2013;Roediger&Karpicke,2006a).Practicetestingcantakemanyforms.Itcanrefertopracticingyourrecallofinformationbyusingflashcards,completingpracticeproblemsorquestionsinatextbook,orcompletinglow-stakestestsaspartofacourserequirement.ThisprinciplewastheprimarymotivationforredesigningtheMacIntroPsychcoursetohaveweekly,lowstakesquizzes.AnexcellentexampleofthepoweroftestingmemorycomesfromastudybyRoedigerandKarpicke(2006b),whereinundergraduatestudentswerepresentedwithshort,educationallyrelevanttextsforinitialstudy.Followinginitialstudystudentseitherstudiedthematerialagain,ortookapracticetest.Afinaltestwastakenafterashortretentioninterval(5minutes)orlongretentioninterval(2days).Afterashortretentionintervalrestudyingproducedbetterrecallthantesting(81%vs.75%).However,withthelongretentionintervaltestingproducedsignificantlybetterrecallthanrestudying(68%vs.54%).Thus,aftertwodays,performancedeclined27%forstudentswhorestudiedthematerial,butonly7%forstudentsthatpracticedrecall.Interestingly,providingstudentswiththecorrectanswerfeedbackafteratestenhancesthepositiveeffectoftesting.Withfeedback,learnersareabletocorrecterrors,andmaintaintheircorrectresponses.Moreover,takingatestandreviewingfeedbackcanenhancefuturestudysessions.Researchshowsthatwhenastudenttakesatestbeforerestudyingmaterial,theylearnmorefromtherestudyingsessionthaniftheyrestudywithouttakingatestbeforehand(e.g.,Karpicke,2009).Thisiscalledtest-potentiatedlearning.WhydoestestingimproveretentionofinformationandhowcanIuseit?Explanationsforthepositiveeffectsoftestingfocusonhowtheactofretrievalaffectsmemory.Specifically,itissuggestedthatretrievinginformationleadstoanelaborationofmemorytracesandthecreationofadditionalretrievalpaths.Togetherthesechangestomemorysystemsmakeitmorelikelythattheinformationwillbesuccessfullyretrievedagaininthefuture.Thissuggeststhattestingisnotjustanassessmenttool,butalsoaneffectivelearningtool.AsastudentinthiscourseyoucantakeadvantageofretrievalenhancedlearningeachweekinpreparationforyourweeklyQuiz.Thisbeginswithstudyingwebmodulecontentearlyintheweek(e.g.,SundayorMonday).Youcanthenengageinretrievalpracticeasaformofreviewafteryourinitialstudysession.AtthispointyoushouldbereadytocompletethePre-quizandreviewthefeedback(byWednesdayorThursday).Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytotakeadvantageoftest-potentiatedlearningwhenyoureviewcontentagainbeforecompletingyourQuizonFriday.Thissuggestedscheduleofstudying,andincorporationofretrievalpracticewillhelpyoulearnandretainthecoursecontent.Engaginginthisprocesseachweekenhancesyourlong-termmemoryforcoursecontentandthereforeadvancesyourpreparationsforthefinalexam!Suggestedfurtherreading:
1. Dunlosky,etal.,(2009).PsychologicalScienceinthePublicInterest,14(1),4-58.2. Karpicke,J.D.(2009).JournalofExperimentalPsychology:General,138,469–486.3. Roediger,H.L.,&Karpicke,J.D.(2006a).PsychologicalScience,17,249–255.4. Roediger,H.L.,&Karpicke,J.D.(2006b).PerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,1,181–210.
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Medical&Health:TheStudentWellnessCentreprovidesawiderangeofhealthservicesforstudentsandwillactastheirpersonalhealthcareproviderthroughouttheirstudiesatMcMaster.Appointmentbookingsshouldbemadeaheadoftime.PersonalCounselling&MentalHealth:Atsomepoint,almosteveryoneexperiencesmajorconcernsthatmayinterferewiththeirsuccess,happiness,andsatisfactionatuniversity.Commonconcernsarerelationships,mooddisorders,learningdisabilities,bodyimage,anxiety,anddepression.TheStudentWellnessCentreprovidesexperiencedcounsellorsforbookingsandemergencyappointments. Website:http://wellness.mcmaster.ca/Phone:905-525-9140ext.27700Email:[email protected]:MUSCB101
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AcademicHonestyAcademicdishonestyconsistsofmisrepresentationbydeceptionorbyotherfraudulentmeansandcanresultinseriousconsequences,e.g.thegradeofzeroonanassignment,lossofcreditwithanotationonthetranscript(notationreads:GradeofFassignedforacademicdishonesty),and/orsuspensionorexpulsionfromtheuniversity.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytounderstandwhatconstitutesacademicdishonesty.ForinformationonthevariouskindsofacademicdishonestypleaserefertotheAcademicIntegrityPolicy,specificallyAppendix3at:http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/AcademicIntegrity.pdfThefollowingillustratesonlythreeformsofacademicdishonesty:• Plagiarism,e.g.thesubmissionofworkthat isnotone’sownorforwhichothercredithasbeensoughtor
obtained;• Impropercollaboration;or,• Copyingorusingunauthorizedaidsintestsorexaminations.
ANotefromDr.JoeKimWehavemanytalentedandpassionatemembersoftheInstructionalStaffandDevelopmentTeamthatworkhardtobringyouanoutstandingcourseexperience.MacIntroPsychwashonouredwiththe2010President’sAwardforExcellenceinCourseandResourceDesign.OuruniqueIntroPsychProgramhasbeenthetopicofacademicstudyandreceivedwidespreadmediaattentionintheTorontoStar,GlobeandMail,CHCHNews,andMaclean’s(nottomentionMac’sownDailyNews).Importantly,thecontinualdevelopmentoftheIntroPsychBlendedLearningEnvironmentmodelissupportedbyongoingresearch.AstheDirectoroftheAppliedCognitioninEducationLab,Iamactivelyinterestedinteaching,learningandtechnologyfrombothanacademicandapracticalperspective.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.science.mcmaster.ca/acelab/orfollowmytwitterfeed:@tlcjoekimUniversitycansometimesseemlikeanimpersonalandstrangeplace,especiallyforLevel1studentswhoaredealingwithmanyadjustments.Ihopethatinexploringthecourseresources,youwillnotforgetthatthereisareallivefacultymemberresponsiblefortheMacIntroPsychProgram—me!Ihaveregularofficehours(postedweeklyonAvenue)setasidesolelytogivemeachancetomeetandtalkwithyou.Ifyouhaveaquestion,comment,complaint,concern,orjustwanttoseeandchatwithalivefacultymember,docome.Manystudentsarereluctanttotalktoafacultymemberoutsideofclass.Don'tgiveintothefeeling!Ihavehadmanygreatconversationswithstudentsthathavestartedoffwithasupposedly“silly”question.AsaTeachingProfessor,myprimaryresponsibilitiesareteachingandinteractingwithstudents;evenmyareaofresearchinterestconcernspedagogy—theformalstudyofteachingandlearning.Mygoalistohelpyouunderstandandappreciatesomeofthereallyinterestingandimportantthingsthatweknow(orthinkweknow)abouthumanthoughtandbehaviour.Inmostfields—andasyouwillsee,certainlyinpsychology—thesimplestquestionsareoftenthemostimportantanddifficulttoanswer.Onelastpieceofadvice—getinvolvedinthecourse!MacIntroPsychisafascinatingworldwaitingtobeexploredbyyou!Keepupwiththewebmodules,activelyparticipateintutorials,jointhediscussionforums,andattendthemonthlyDiscoverPsychologytalksonFridays.Itreallywillmakeallthedifference.Followingeachwebmodule,Iwouldalsoencourageyoutoparticipateinthefeedbacksurveys.Manyofthemostpopularinteractivefeaturesweresuggestedbystudentsjustlikeyou.Ireallydoreadeverysinglecommentandtheyhavecontributedenormouslytominorandmajorchangesmadetoallaspectsofthecourse,andthisincludestheverycoursehandbookyouholdinyourhands.Onbehalfofallthewonderfulpeoplethatworkhardonthefrontlinesandbehindthescenes,bestofluckandhaveagreatyear!Dr.JoeKim
WebModules:InteractiveandeasytonavigateNavigation:Youcanpause,skip,andrevieweachwebmodulewheneveryouwant.Tip:Youcanusethespacebartoquicklytogglebetweenpause/play.ViewingOptions:YoucanviewyourwebModuleswithonanoutlineofthesubtopicsorviewnotesforafulltranscriptofDr.Kim’snarration.Search:TheModulesarefullyindexedandcanbesearchedbykeywords.Checkpoints:ThroughouttheModulesyouwillfindcheckpointquestionsdesignedtoassessyourunderstanding.Polls:ShareyouropinionontopicalquestionsrelatedtotheModule.Resources&Media+:Watchvideosandfinddocumentsrelatedtothewebmodule.Thisistheplacetolearnmoreabouttopicsyouenjoyed.
CourseContentScheduleforPsychology1F03–Winter2017
Thegeneralscheduleforthiscoursecontentisgivenbelow.AnychangestothisstructurewillbeannouncedonAvenue.Itisyourresponsibilitytokeepup-to-datewithanyschedulechanges.
Weekof WebModule ChapterReading Notes
Jan2
Jan9 ResearchMethods1and2 2 Quiz1
Jan16 ClassicalConditioning 3(sectionsIntro-5) Quiz2
Jan23 InstrumentalConditioning 3(sections6-8) Quiz3
Jan30 ProblemSolvingandIntelligence JournalArticle Quiz4
Feb6 Language 4 Quiz5
Feb13 TheScienceofLearning QuizTerm
Feb.20 READINGWEEK
Feb27 Categories&Concepts Journalarticle Quiz6
Mar6 Attention 5(sectionsIntro-4) Quiz7
Mar13 Memory 5(sections5-9) Quiz8
Mar20 FormingImpressions 6(sectionsIntro-1) Quiz9
Mar27 InfluenceofOthers1and2 6(sections2-7) Quiz10
April3
AvenueQuizzesopeneachweekonThursdayat6amandclosepromptlyonSaturdayat6am
