GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Winter 2015 DE ANZA COLLEGE PSYC-001.-63Z - Charles Ramskv Ph.D. General Psychlgy Call Number: Term: Winter 2015 4 units De Anza Cllege Distance Learning Center MLC 250 Phne: 408-864-8969 FAX: 408-864-8245 www.deanza.edu/distance The Psychlgy 1 Curse is delivered n the Cengage site: WWW.CengageBrain.cm (NOT ON CATALYST ) which will cme up as WWW. CengageBrain.cm. Register fr the curse there and als this is the sign in pint fr after yu have registered. Make sure yu select the crrect curse which is Winter 2014 Psychlgy 1 after yu have registered. Instructin sheet frm Cengage is printed belw. Cntact me at: ramskvcharles@fhda.edu Descriptin Factrs influencing human behavir including: bilgical and neurlgical prcesses and structures, evlutin, genetics, gender, life span develpment, cnsciusness, attentin, sensatin, perceptin, learning, memry cgnitin, intelligence, mtivatin, emtin, stress, persnality, psychpathlgy, psychtherapy, scial and cultural determinants. (Students may enrll in Psychlgy 1 fr credit.) Instructr Infrmatin: Charles Ramskv Hell, my name is Charles Ramskv. I have been a Psychlgy instructr here at De Anza fr thirty-six years. It is my pleasure t be yur instructr fr Psychlgy 1 Distance Learning. I am the Department Chair f Psychlgy and I will d all I can t help yu reach yur gals. Psychlgy is ne f the mst imprtant learning experiences yu can have in cllege s give it yur all. Dr. Charles B. Ramskv Phne: (408) 864-8853 Email: ramskvcharles@fhda.edu Office Lcatin: F-21a Office Hurs: Mnday -Thursday, 9:00-9:30 AM; 12-12:30 PM
Hw t Get Started-Watch Yur Deadlines! 1. Register fr the Psychlgy 1 curse at De Anza Cllege. 2. Cmplete the Online Orientatin thrugh the De Anza Cllege Distant Learning website and submit the Student Infrmatin Frm by 5:00 pm, Jan. 9th. If yu d nt make that deadline, yu might be drpped frm the curse. Be ready t give yur email address that yu will use ALL quarter. All email crrespndence with yur instructr will happen with that same email address, s please keep it the same. Online Orientatin may be fund at: www.deanza.edu/distance 3. Purchase the curse text and materials access cde cmes with the bk. 4. Register nt the Mind Tap website by 5:00 pm Friday, January 9th using yur access cde which cmes with the bk. This is where the Psych. 1 curse happens, cmpletely ONLINE. The curse des NOT happen n Catalyst. If yu d nt make that deadline, yu might be drpped frm the curse. 5. Start fllwing the Curse Requirements. 6. Yu must take the chapter tests as it is part f the curse credit yu will receive ( 5pts fr each chapter test cmpleted at 70% r abve). 7. The curse als has tw med-terms and ne final. 8. Final grade is determined by the ttal pints earned n Chapter quizzes, Mid-terms and Final Exam (sme extra credit will be ffered). Wherever yu chse t buy the curse materials, please nte: yu must buy the Psych. 1 text AND the Access Cde t get registered nt the CengageBrain website. De Anza Cllege bkstre phne: 408-864-8907, 408-864-8949. http://bks.fhda.edu/fhda/ If all else fails fllw the Cengage instructin sheet belw. My curse schedule
and assignments are als listed belw. Student Registratin Instructins Yur class will be using a custm curse in Cengagebrain.cm, an nline educatinal resurce. Yur instructr may pst pertinent curse infrmatin within CengageBrain. Once yu register, yu will have easy access t all yur materials with just a few clicks! T register fr yur curse, yu will need: q A Curse ID prvided by yur instructr. Fr this Psychlgy 1 curse, the Curse ID is: Ramskv number t be given q A Student Access Cde (This cde can be fund n yur Online Access card. Example: SIMPLE-FRILL-TONLE-WEIRS-CHOIR-FLEES) q De Anza Cllege s zip cde: 95014 q A valid email address Hw t access yur MindTap curse PSYC- 001.- 63Z - Winter 2015 Instructr : Charles Ramskv Start Date : 01/05/2015 What is MindTap? MindTap empwers yu t prduce yur best wrk cnsistently. MindTap is designed t help yu master the material. Interactive vides, animatins, and activities create a learning path designed by yur instructr t guide yu thrugh the curse and fcus n what's imprtant. Get started tday! Registratin 1. Cnnect t http://lgin.cengagebrain.cm/curse/mtppqf2p35z3 2. Fllw the prmpts t register yur MindTap curse.
Payment After registering fr yur curse, yu will need t pay fr access using ne f the ptins belw: Online: Yu can pay nline using a credit r debit card, r PayPal. Bkstre: Yu may be able t purchase access t MindTap at yur bkstre. Check with the bkstre t find ut what they ffer fr yur curse. Free Trial: If yu are unable t pay at the start f the semester yu may chse t access MindTap until 11:59 PM n 01/25/2015 during yur free trial. After the free trial ends yu will be required t pay fr access. Please nte: At the end f the free trial perid, yur curse access will be suspended until yur payment has been made. All yur scres and curse activity will be saved and will be available t yu after yu pay fr access. If yu already registered an access cde r bught MindTap nline, the curse key t register fr this curse is: MTPP-QF2P-35Z3 The curse is hsted n the Cengage site nt Catalyst Hardcver Bk: If yu have t have a hard cver bk a bundle with the nline access cde will be available at the Premier Bk stre n Friday Jan. 3 rd. De Anza Bk stre n Mnday Jan. 6 th. Objectives: After cmpleting the readings and watching the vide prgrams, yu shuld be able t: 1. Recgnize the basic vcabulary f the discipline. 2. Identify the majr areas and parameters f psychlgy as a discipline. 3. Distinguish amng scial/behaviral, intra-psychic, and bilgical perspectives f behavir. 4. Recgnize the variety f ways psychlgical data are gathered and evaluated. 5. Recgnize cnnectins between general principles f human behavir and yur wn persnality and persnal relatinships. 6. Recgnize majr psychlgical theries and the ways they are used t assess r change human behavir. Textbk: Weiten Wayne Themes and Variatins: Psychlgy Cengage (required). ISBN# is 9781285900513 Vide Viewing Instructins
Yu will be required t view the vides in MindTap that accmpanies the textbk. Yu can purchase an access cde bundled with yur textbk at yur bkstre, r if yu purchase a used textbk, yu can purchase nline access directly at: <http://wwwcengagebrain.cm "Nte t students with disabilities: If yu have a disability-related need fr reasnable academic accmmdatins r services in this curse, prvide (name f Instructr) with a Test Accmmdatin Verificatin Frm (als knwn as a TAV frm) frm Disability Supprt Services (DSS) r the Educatinal Diagnstic Center (EDC). Students are expected t give five days ntice f the need fr accmmdatins. Students with disabilities can btain a TAV frm frm their DSS cunselr (864-8753 DSS main number) r EDC advisr (864-8839 EDC main number)." Lgging in T lg in and access yur curse: 1. G t <http://www.cengage.cm and click the Lg In buttn. 2. Enter the lgin name and passwrd yu created during registratin. 3. Frm the Cengage.cm page, click n yur curse name t begin yur wrk fr that curse. What s in Cengage Brain? 1. The full electrnic versin f yur textbk, with embedded multimedia, such as Vides, Simulatins, Explratins, Bigraphies 2. Pre-tests and Pst-tests t check yur understanding and get immediate feedback fr a better grade. Yu must take the chapter tests as it is part f the curse credit yu will receive ( 5pts fr each chapter test cmpleted at 70% r abve. 3. Multi-media library- takes yu right t all f the multimedia resurces- the vides, simulatins, etc. and yu can search by chapter r media type 4. MySearchLab- a writing and research resurce that helps yu be able t research fr a paper as well as walks yu step by step thrugh the writing prcess. IMPORTANT NOTE: *A required cmpnent f this curse is t watch the vides embedded in each Chapter. Yu can quickly find the vides by clicking n the MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY buttn n the left menu bar. Chse yur chapter and select Watch t see the vides. They are als tied t specific page numbers in yur textbk and if yu pen the e-bk, the vides will be linked n the pages. This psychlgy 1 is nline and requires a student with sufficient discipline, time management and mtivatin t d the wrk withut a regular in class schedule t prmpt perfrmance. That means that if yu are nt engaged in the curse wrk yu are nt cmpleting the curse. The material is driven by yur effrt and mtivatin, therwise it des nt happen. The drp rate in the nline curse frmat,
as a result, is quite high. T avid being drpped yu need t stay n schedule, stay mtivated. Be advised yu shuld get a head start n the material, as it becmes mre challenging as the curse prceeds. Yu shuld spend 10-12 hurs per week n the material. Als thse interested in attending an ccasinal in class lecture n sme tpics may d s (let me knw), the Psychlgy 1 regular sectin meets M-Th 12:30-1:20. GOOD LUCK! Curse Schedule Week #1 Jan. 5th: Tpic: Reading: Chapter 1: The Evlutin f Psychlgy Assignment: Chapter 1 Exam Week #2 Jan. 12th: Tpic: Reading: Chapter 2: Research Methds Assignment: Chapter 2 Exam Week #3 Jan. 19th: Tpic: Reading: Chapter 3: Bilgical Psychlgy Assignment: Chapter 3 Exam Week #4 Jan. 26th: Tpic: Reading: Chapter 4: Sensatin and Perceptin Assignment: Chapter 4 Exam Chapters 1-4 EXAM 1 n Mind Tap Midterm Exam 1 t be cmpleted by the end f the 4th week Week #5 Feb. 2nd: Tpic: Reading: Ch. 5: Variatins in Cnsciusness Assignment: Chapter 5 Exam
Week #6 Feb. 9th Tpic: Reading: Ch. 6 Learning Assignment: Chapter 6 Exam Week #7 Feb. 16th: Tpic: Reading: in Ch. 7: Memry Assignment: Chapter 7 Exam Week #8 Feb. 23rd Tpic: Chapter 8: Cgnitin and Intelligence Reading: in Ch. 8 Cgnitin and Intelligence Assignment: Chapter 8 Exam Exam 2 chapters 5-8 n CengageBrain Exam 2 essay will be given by email Midterm Exam 2 t be cmpleted by the end f the eight week Week #9 March 2 nd Tpic: Chapter 9: Mtivatin and Emtin Reading: Ch. 9: Emtin and Mtivatin Assignment: Chapter 9 Exam Week #10 March 9th Tpic: Reading: Ch. 11: Persnality Psychlgy Assignment: Chapter 11 Exam Chapter 13 Tpic: Stress. Cping, and Health Assignment: Chapter 13 exam Week #11 March 16th: Tpic: Chapter 14: Psychlgical Disrders and Chapter 15 Treatment f Disrders
Reading: Ch. 14: Psychlgical Disrders & Ch. 15: Treatment f Psychlgical Disrders Assignment: Chapters 14 & 15 Exams in Mind Tap Nte: Week #12 is shrt as finals are als scheduled t be cmpleted, s plan t get ahead fr this sectin. Week #12 23rd -Finals: Tpic: Final Exam cvering Chapters 9, 11, 13 14 & 15 Final Exam Starts March 24th t be cmpleted by Friday March 27 th at Midnight. Cheating Plicy n Cpying and Cheating:Students wh submit the wrk f thers as their wn r cheat n exams r ther assignments will receive a failing grade in the curse and will be reprted t cllege authrities. The Library West Cmputer Lab ffers supprt services fr Distance Learning students including: pen cmputer lab with Internet access, statins fr viewing videtapes and videtape checkut. A pht I.D. card is required t check ut materials r use cmputers in the Library West Cmputer Lab, use cmputers in ther campus cmputer labs. The Distance Learning I.D. cards are available frm the Distance Learning Center. MLC 250 Lcatin http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/depts/medialab/ Phne: 1-800-745-5480 De Anza Cllege Bkstre Cntact Infrmatin Phne: 408-864-8455 http://bks.fhda.edu/fhda/ LIBRARY SERVICES De Anza Cllege Library Services are available fr all students and faculty, bth n and ff campus. Please cnsult the library website fr a cmplete descriptin f the library services and hurs: De Anza Cllege Library: http://www.deanza.edu/library/