NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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General Psychology
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Course Prefix & Number:
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Psyc
2301
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Section Number:
0501
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Semester/Year:
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Fall, 2020
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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Course Prerequisite(s): None
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Required Course Materials:
King, Laura A. The Science of Psychology. 4th edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN 978126092230
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Lee Ann Price, MPA, MAT, PhD
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Campus/Office Location:
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Remote
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Telephone Number:
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318-490-6636 google voice
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E-mail Address:
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lee.price42@yahoo.com
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11:30-12:30
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11:30-12:30
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11:30-12:30
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11:30-12:30
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11:30-12:30
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Identify various research methods and their characteristics used in the scientific study of psychology.
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Describe the historical influences and early schools of thought that shaped the field of psychology.
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Describe some of the prominent perspectives and approaches used in the study of psychology.
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Use terminology unique to the study of psychology.
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Describe accepted approaches and standards in psychological assessment and evaluation.
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Identify factors in physiological and psychological process involved in human behavior.
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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1
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Attendance/Participation
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10%
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2
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Short Written Assignments (3)
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25%
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3
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Internet Activities (3)
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15%
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4
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Tests (2)
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15%
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5
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Midterm Exam
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15%
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6
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Final Exam
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20%
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Grading System:
A=90-100 or 900 to 1000
B=80-89 or 800 to 899
C=70-79 or 700 to 799
D=60-69 or 600 to 699
F=59 or 599 or less.
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
Mid Term Examination 15%. Multiple Choice, True/False, Essay.
Due Date: October 7, 2019
Final Examination 20%. Multiple Choice, True/False, Essay.
Due Date: December 9-14, 2019 (See Final Exam Schedule)
Weekly Course Schedule:
The following tentative schedule will be followed closely. Any changes made and announced regarding this schedule or any part of this syllabus becomes effective immediately.
Week of August 24-28
Chapter 1. What is Psychology? - Attendance/Participation
Chapter 2. Psychology’s Scientific Method - Attendance Participation
Week of August 31-September 04
Chapter 3. Biological Foundations of Behavior - Attendance/Participation
Short Written Assignment- APA format, 3-5 pages with approved topic
Due Date: September 03, 2020
Week of September 07-11
Labor Day Holiday (School Closed)
Chapter 4. Sensation and Perception - Attendance/Participation
Chapter 5. States of Consciousness - Attendance/Participation
Internet Activity - Select a country other than your own. Investigate information on the education system, include literacy rates, average level of education, length of school day and school year, distribution of education by gender or other significant status, and percent of students who attend public and private schools. – Due Date – September 9, Monday, 2020.
Week of September 14-18
Chapter 6. Learning - Attendance/Participation
Test 1-Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - Due Date – September 17, 2020, Thursday- No Exceptions
Week of September 21 - 25
Chapter 7. Memory - Attendance/Participation
Chapter 8. Thinking, Intelligence, and Language - Attendance/Participation
Week of September 28-October 2
Chapter 9. Human Development - Attendance/Participation
Chapter 10. Motivation and Emotion - Attendance/Participation
Short Written Assignment- APA format, 3-5 pages with approved topic
Due Date: September 29, 2020
Internet Activity – Choose a woman currently in U.S. politics. Use a search engine to find articles about them. Examine the individual to be portrayed. Look at the way gender shapes the portrayals. Report your findings. Due Date: October 1, 2020
Week of October 5-09
Chapter 11. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality - Attendance/Participation
Midterm Exam – Chapters 1-8– Due Date – October 8, 2020- Tuesday
Week of October 12-16
Internet Activity – Use an internet search engine to find one or more web sites that support multicultural education and one or more web sites that oppose it. Describe the arguments for and against multicultural education presented on these sites and evaluate the arguments.
Due Date – October 15, 2020
Week October 19-23
Chapter 12. Personality - Attendance/Participation
Chapter 13. Social Psychology - Attendance/Participation
Short Written Assignment- APA format, 3-5 pages with approved topic
Due Date: October 22, 2020
Week of October 26-October 30
Chapter 14. Industrial and Organizational Psychology - Attendance/Participation
Test 2 - Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Due Date – October 29, 2020
Week of November 02 – 06
Chapter 15. Psychological Disorders - Attendance/Participation
Week of November 09-13
Chapter 16. Therapies - Attendance/Participation
Week of November 16-20
Chapter 17. Health Psychology - Attendance/Participation
Week of November 23-27
Review of Final Exam (Comprehensive Review will cover Chapter 1-9) - Handouts
Thanksgiving Holiday – School Closed – November 27-30
Week of November 30-December 04
Review for Final Exam (Comprehensive Review will cover Chapters 10-17) – Handouts
Week of December 07-11
Final Exam (Chapters 1-17) - Due Date-See Final Exam Schedule-No exceptions
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy:
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 2, 2020.
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______
Communication
Mathematics
Life and Physical Science
Language, Philosophy & Culture
Creative Arts
Government/Political Science
X Social and Behavioral Sciences
Component Area Option
American History
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
X Empirical and Quantitative
Teamwork
Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility
COURSE TYPE
Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
The value of an academic degree is contingent upon the integrity of the work performed by the student for a degree. It is imperative that students be responsible for maintaining high standards of individual honor in scholastic work as indicated in NCTC’s Academic Integrity Policy. Papers turned into the professor that do not cite the sources of information and/or do not contain a reference list will be considered plagiarized. Plagiarism will be first discussed with the student at the beginning of the course. I strongly encourage the use of Turnitin.com, SafeAssign, and Grammerly. There will be 0% tolerance for plagiarized material.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Adam Ramsey
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 24
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4925
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E-mail Address:
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aramsey@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Bruce King
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Office Location:
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1500 North Corinth St, Corinth, TX 76208-5408
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6464
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E-mail Address:
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bking@nctc.edu
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