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Fall 2016
CYPRESS COLLEGE
Required Text:
Experience Psychology 3rd Edition, Laura King, Cengage McGraw Hill Education,
2016.
Course Description:
This course is a scientific consideration of the psychological foundations of behavior. It
will investigate psychological development, motivation, sensation, perception, learning,
thinking, language, psychological measurement, and principles of mental illness and
mental health.
Course Objectives
If you successfully complete this course you will be able to:
1. Apply the scientific method to psychological research, describing and
analyzing basic research techniques used in psychology.
2. Examine and evaluate both theoretical and empirical (applied) information in
psychology.
3. Evaluate critically the various perspectives and schools of thought in
psychology and the major theories and principles associated with each. These
include Neuroscientific Perspectives, Cognitive Perspectives, Psychoanalysis,
Behaviorism, and Humanistic Psychology.
4. Identify and explain the various occupations involving psychology directly or
indirectly, including occupations in both the clinical and research areas.
Course Requirements
2. Specific assignments
a. Four examinations (60 points each) will be given. They will consist of
questions pertaining to all presentation material (PowerPoint presentations,
video, audio, discussion boards, chats, etc.), textbook material from chapters
for that unit. You will need 4 scantron forms from the bookstore (1) ERI #288
and (3) ERI #289, they RED in color!
c. One group presentation (30 points) is required for this course. Students
will select a
Psychological Disorder and present a creative presentation for other
class members. Examples of this might include skits & role plays, student
created videos or a combination of PowerPoint presentations integrating
video clips of movies to illustrate disorders. All members of the group must
participate in the planning & execution of the presentation. The length of
the presentation should not exceed 13 minutes.
Grades
Expectations of Students
4. Arrive at class on time and do not leave until class is over unless there is an
emergency.
6. Focus your complete respectful attention toward the class which means do not
use your cell phone during class time (checking for texts or sending texts) or
checking for calls, etc. If you have a family member who is extremely ill or
another extreme situation, discuss it with me prior to class and I will make an
exception for you, otherwise please adhere to this request.
7. Once class has started, please remove all ear bud devices (and yes, even during
tests), particularly if you come up to ask a question.
8. Lecture notes are only available in class. If you miss class, it is your responsibility
to get notes from someone else.
If you believe you have an URGENT question that cannot wait until the next class
period, by all means, I am happy to answer it in email although I check my email
infrequently and inconsistently. My request is that you are prudent and mature in
your use of email to me. My email address is sjohnson@cypresscollege.edu
10. Withdrawal
***Withdrawing from the course is your responsibility***. See the 2017 Spring
Schedule for details on dropping courses.
Helps
1. Health Services- Gym II building, 1st floor - 714-484-7361
2. Academic Counseling Help
The Cypress College Counseling Webpage lists all the counselors and their e-mail
addresses. The Webpage is on the Cypress College Website at
http://www.cypresscollege.edu/counseling.php. Information about online
advisement can also be found there.
2. Student Services
Cypress College Student Services are designed to assist your academic success.
Services such as the Health Center and the Library and Learning Resource Center
have their phone numbers and locations listed in the Cypress College Class
Schedule. Contact the Service Office you want to use for current, accurate hours
of operation.
Tentative Class Schedule
Jan 30 Intro
Chapter 1
Feb 6 Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Feb 13 Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Feb 20 Holiday
Chapter 4
Mar 6 Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Mar 13 Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Mar 20 Chapter 8
Exam #2- Chapters 5-8
Mar 27 Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Apr 3 Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Apr 17 Chapter 11
Work on Group Presentations
May 1 Chapter 14
Chapter 13
May 22 Review
Last Day of class Exam #4- Final Exam including 12-14
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Students are expected to abide by ethical standards in preparing and presenting material which
demonstrates their level of knowledge and which is used to determine grades. Such standards are
founded on basic concepts of integrity and honesty. These include, but are not limited to the following
areas:
1) Students shall not plagiarize, which is defined as stealing or passing off as ones own ideas or words of
another and as using a creative production without crediting the source. The following cases are
examples of what constitutes plagiarism:
2) Students shall not cheat, which is defined as using notes, aids, or the help of other students on tests or
exams in ways other than those expressly permitted by the instructor; and as misreporting or altering the
data in laboratory or research projects involving the collection of data.
3) Students shall not submit an original paper or project to more than one class without approval from the
second instructor. Instructors who do not accept previously submitted papers should so inform the
students in the course syllabus.
4) Students shall not furnish materials or information in order to enable another student to plagiarize or
cheat. An instructor who has evidence that an act of academic dishonesty has occurred, after speaking
with the student, is obligated to take the following steps:
1) Assign an appropriate academic penalty such as an oral reprimand (as in cases where there is
reasonable doubt that the student knew that the action violated the standards of honesty); or
assign an F on all or part of a particular paper, project, or exam (for example, where there was
proof that it was a one-time occurrence). In cases where an F was assigned, report the incident
to all appropriate personnel. (See Step 3).
2) In cases where the dishonesty was serious, premeditated, or part of an ongoing scheme,
request an ad hoc review board made up of at least three faculty from the department or division
of the instructor involved. This review board is to be appointed by the Academic Senate President
or his/her delegate in consultation with the department coordinator, or if none is in place, with the
members of the department. Supply to the review board the documents which are suspect and any
other documents completed by the student which might help determine if academic dishonesty
occurred. It would then be the responsibility of the review board to determine academic penalties
as appropriate.
3) Report to the student involved, to the department coordinator, to the Division Dean, and to the
Dean of Counseling and Student Development, the alleged incident of academic dishonesty,
including relevant documentation, and recommendations for action that he or she deems
appropriate.
4) The appropriate Division Dean shall maintain an academic dishonesty file of all cases of
academic dishonesty with the appropriate documentation.
5) Students shall be informed when their names are inserted into the file and provided with copies of any
appeals or disciplinary procedures in which they may become involved. The appropriate Division Dean
may initiate disciplinary proceedings under Education Code, Article 3, Section 76030-76037; when two or
more incidents involving the same student occur, he/she shall do so.
6) Students charged with violations resulting in disciplinary action have the right to appeal the findings to
the Petitions Committee under the Rules and Procedures of Due Process.