Syllabus for PSY 1012, General Psychology, Online Instruction
Fall, 2022 - 8 week
Welcome to General Psychology!
I am looking forward to introducing you to the compelling science of psychology. Please know that I am here to help every step of the way; your success is a priority. I look very forward to our semester!
View the Syllabus Addendum, which provides relevant information, such as information about student success and the academic calendar.
Name: Taryl Holbrook, Ph.D.
Email: holbrook.taryl@spcollege.edu
Phone: (813)973-8022
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 1pm to 3pm
Office Location: Online - email, discussion forum; and phone. Please email or call me with any questions you may have.
Name: Dr. Joseph Smiley
Office Location: PS 105, Tarpon Springs Campus
Office Phone Number: (727) 712-5851
Email: Smiley.Joseph@spcollege.edu
Name: Dr. Douglas Rivero
Office Location: Seminole Campus
Office Phone Number: (727)394-6965
Email: Rivero.Douglas@spcollege.edu
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the field of psychology. It includes the history, scientific methodology, major theoretical schools of thought, various approaches to interpersonal functioning, and human development. The psychological application of ethics as well as social and cultural diversity are integrated into the course. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both PSY 1012 and PSY 1020H or IDS 1610.
Course Goal: The primary goal of this course is student success in demonstrating knowledge of the science of psychology and its applications. Specially, the student will:
Prerequisites: ENC 0025 and REA 0017 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test.
Availability of Course Content: The MyCourses Calendar Tab provides students with a semester-wide overview of the due dates for the entire semester. The News Tab provides students with a week-by-week narrative of the assignments due each week. Students interested in working ahead can do so by one module unless otherwise notified by the instructor.
Students do *not* have to purchase a textbook. Instead, the required textbook is available in each module and is free for students.
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Course Dates: October 10, 2022 to December
Drop Date: October 14, 2022 Last day to drop with refund
Withdrawal Date: November 10, 2022 Last day to withdraw with grade of "W"
For Financial Aid Dates, please view the Financial Aid site, and for additional information, please view the Academic Calendar site.
Discipline Specific Information
No assignments accepted after assignments close. Assignments close out 2 days after their due dates and late points are deducted for late assignments (10% per day). There are no extra days for submissions for the final module. Most assignments are open several weeks ahead of their due dates so feel free to work ahead.
Discussions will never be re-opened as there is no point in being a part of a discussion when everyone else has moved forward in the course.
Please call to discuss any late work or difficulties that you may have with assignments with the instructor during office hours (or email). It is expected that you will be working in the course each week and making every effort to complete all work on time.
Instructor will verify that students are in attendance once each week throughout the semester. Students classified as "No Show" for both of the first two weeks will be administratively withdrawn. Immediately following the 60 percent point in the term, the instructor will verify which students are actively participating.
Active participation is defined as completing the weekly attendance activity or activities assigned each week. The attendance activity or activities may be an online discussion, written assignment, quiz, and/or test. If you do not complete the attendance activity or activities by the weekly due date, you will be counted as absent. Two or more consecutive absences may result in inactive participation. Students classified with inactive participation may be administratively withdrawn with a "WF."
If illness or other emergencies prevent your active participation, please notify the instructor immediately to determine an academic plan.
Students will be able to withdraw themselves at any time during the semester. However, requests submitted after the 60 percent deadline will result in a "WF." Students and the instructor will automatically receive an email notification to SPC email whenever a withdrawal occurs.
Excused absences that have been communicated with the instructor and documented accordingly will not count against you. Frequent communication with the instructor is highly recommended.
For additional information, please view the college-wide attendance policy in the Syllabus Addendum.
The student's final grade in this course is determined on the basis of accumulated points as follows:
A = 900 - 1000 points (90 - 100%)
B = 800 - 899 points (80 - 89.9%)
C = 700 - 799 points (70 - 79.9%)
D = 600 - 699 points (60 - 69.9%)
F = 0 - 599 points (0 - 59.9%)
Extra credit is not provided in this course. Also, students need to keep up with the completion of all assignments. Not completing assignments and therefore receiving a grade of 0 quickly reduces grades. Students are strongly encouraged to carefully manage time to avoid not completing assignments by the due date.
Students are encouraged to complete each textbook activity (which follows reading each textbook section) twice because the higher score counts. For each written assignment and discussion forum, a rubric is provided. Students are encouraged to carefully review the rubric prior to submitting the written assignment or discussion forum.
The instructor will not "bump up" grades at the end of the semester. Instead, students are encouraged to work with the instructor throughout the semester and to carefully review written assignment/discussion forum feedback to implement strategies for improvement throughout the semester.
Module 1 due on 10/16/22
In Module 1, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 1 Test worth 25 points and a Module 1 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Modules 2 and 3 due on 10/23/22
In Module 2, students are graded on two textbook activities, totaling 20 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 2 Test worth 25 points and a Module 2 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 75
In Module 3, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 3 Test worth 25 points and a Module 3 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Modules 4 and 5 due on 10/30/22
In Module 4, students are graded on two textbook activities, totaling 20 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 4 Test worth 25 points and a Module 4 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 75
In Module 5, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 5 Test worth 25 points and a Module 5 Written Assignment worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Modules 6 and 7 due on 11/6/22
In Module 6, students are graded on two textbook activities, totaling 20 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 6 Test worth 25 points and a Module 6 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 75
In Module 7, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 7 Test worth 25 points and a Module 7 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Module 8 due on 11/13/22
In Module 8, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 8 Test worth 25 points and a Module 8 Written Assignment worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Modules 9 and 10 due on 11/20/22
In Module 9, students are graded on four textbook activities, totaling 40 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 9 Test worth 25 points and a Module 9 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 95
In Module 10, students are graded on two textbook activities, totaling 20 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 10 Test worth 25 points and a Module 10 Written Assignment worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 75
Module 11 due on 11/27/22
In Module 11, students are graded on three textbook activities, totaling 30 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 11 Test worth 25 points and a Module 11 Discussion worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 85
Module 12 due on 12/4/22
In Module 12, students are graded on four textbook activities, totaling 40 points. Students can complete each textbook activity twice and the higher score counts. Students are also graded on a Module 12 Test worth 25 points and a Module 12 Written Assignment worth 30 points. Total Possible Points: 95
This course does not have a midterm exam and does not have a final exam. Also, module tests are completed through MyCourses and are not proctored.
Required Interaction
When communicating, please be careful to:
When you send an email to your instructor, department chair, dean, or classmates, please be careful to:
Students should expect feedback on written assignments and discussion forums within one week of the due date.
Unlike a traditional classroom-based course, you do not need to show up to class at a specific time every day. Instead, you need to complete the module's readings and assignments by the due dates specified by your instructor. The due dates are found via the Calendar Tab.
For more information, please view the following: Online Student Participation and Conduct Guidelines.
Academic Honesty is expected. By enrolling at SPC, you agree to obey all of the standards of academic honesty and integrity. Academic dishonesty may result in academic and disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion from the College. As members of the College community, you also have an ethical obligation to report violations of the SPC academic honesty policies you may witness.
For more information, please view the following: Academic Honesty Policy, which describes details regarding the following academic honesty violations:
The objective in an online discussion is to be collaborative, not combative. Please proofread your responses carefully before you post them to make sure they will not be offensive to others. Use discussions to develop your skills in collaboration and teamwork. Treat the discussion areas as a creative environment where you and your classmates can ask questions, express opinions, revise opinions, and take positions just as you would in a more traditional classroom setting. Please be sure to proofread your submissions, submit college-level work, and avoid text language or slang.
SPC has outlined expectations for student behavior and interaction for online discussions, email, and other forms of communication. For more information, please view Netiquette Expectations in the Syllabus Addendum.
The instructor of this course may require use of Turnitin as a tool to promote learning. The tool flags similarity and mechanical issues in written work that merit review. Use of the service enables students and faculty to identify areas that can be strengthened through improved paraphrasing, integration of sources, or proper citation. Submitted papers remain as source documents in the Turnitin database solely for the purpose of detecting originality. Students retain full copyright to their works. Please review the Turnitin Usage Agreement. Students who do not wish to submit work through Turnitin must notify their instructor via course email within the first seven days of the course. In lieu of Turnitin use, faculty may require a student to submit copies of sources, preliminary drafts, a research journal, or an annotated bibliography.
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Please view the following: MyCourses Minimum Technology Requirements.
Students should know how to navigate the course and use the course tools. Dropbox-style assignments may require attachments in either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), or PDF format so they can be properly evaluated. If an attachment cannot be opened by the instructor, students will be required to re-format and re-submit an assignment so that it can be evaluated and returned with feedback.
MyCourses tutorials are available to students and are located at the beginning of the course. Most features on MyCourses are accessible on mobile devices, although it is recommended that you use a computer for quizzes, tests, and essay assignments.
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