Psychology 403 Historical and Modern Viewpoints of Psychology
Sections A & B
Personalized System of Instruction - Fall 2013
Course Instructor: Matt Scheel
E-mail: [email protected]
Office hours: MWF 2:30­3:30; TR 1­2.
Office: Rankin 308
Phone: 524-7253
Description: This component presents an overview of historical and modern viewpoints in Psychology.
Students will review perception, learning and memory, social and developmental processes, intelligence,
psychological disorders, and personality.
Text: Feldman, R.S. (2013). Essentials of understanding psychology (10th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Students must also purchase corresponding Connect access.
Course Objectives: This component of capstone presents an overview of historical and modern
approaches to perception, learning and memory, social and developmental processes, intelligence,
psychological disorders, and personality. Students will show mastery on each of 13 chapters covering the
essentials of the psychology major. The class will also give students an opportunity to compare their overall
mastery of psychological concepts against national averages of undergraduate psychology majors.
Format: This component of the course uses a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). You will advance
at your own pace. You may take a chapter test when you feel ready. However, I will not let you take a
retest unless you've completed the Learn Smart assignment. You must master a chapter before advancing
to the next. Each chapter you master adds 50 points to your course total (i.e., 5% of your grade). You will
receive no credit for a chapter if you fail to obtain 17 of 20 in three test attempts, or fail meet the chapter
deadline.
Learn Smart in Connect
Connect provides an interactive web-based assessment called Learn Smart to identify areas you need to
review. To take a second or third chapter test, you must have completed that chapter in Learn Smart
before midnight on the test day.
Access - New textbooks in the bookstore come with Connect access codes. You can also purchase
Connect access online at: http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/m_scheel_psy403. If you purchase
Connect online, you will have the option of purchasing Connect or ConnectPlus, which includes an
interactive eBook to supplement the required textbook for this course.
Registration - To register in Connect, please visit
http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/m_scheel_psy_403 and click “Register Now.”
Support & Tips - If you have any issues while registering or using Connect, please contact McGraw-Hill’s
CARE team through http://www.mhhe.com/support. Don't wait until just before the chapter deadline to
start working in Connect. Remember, you will receive a zero if you fail to pass a chapter test before the
deadline – and you cannot take a chapter test without completing a chapter in Learn Smart. If you wait,
problems related to unexpected technical issues could jeopardize your ability to master the chapter in time
to take the test before the deadline. Don't procrastinate!
Chapter Tests
To master a chapter, you must earn at least 17 out of 20 on a multiple-choice test. I will administer tests
during class. I will randomly assign you to a different group each week. Your group assignment will
determine when you can take tests during class time. You may also take tests individually in my office. I
will post links on the course LMS pages for signing-up online. Test time appointment blocks are 15 minutes
long. You will not be allowed to start a test more than 5 minutes after your scheduled test time. You may
make up to three attempts at mastering a chapter. Signing-up for an individual appointment, then failing to
show-up, counts as an attempt. You have until two-hours before an appointment to cancel.
Each test administration will contain questions generated randomly from a large test bank – you will not
take the same test twice, and you will not take the same test your friends take. You may advance at your
own pace. Opportunities for mastering a chapter are available until 4:00 p.m. on the posted deadline day
(see below). I will not make exceptions. Don't procrastinate!
Deadlines
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9/13 Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior
9/20 Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
9/27 Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
10/4 Chapter 5: Learning
10/11 Chapter 6: Memory
10/18 Chapter 7: Thinking, Language and Intelligence
10/25 Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
11/1 Chapter 9: Development
11/8 Chapter 10: Personality
11/15 Chapter 11: Health Psychology
11/22 Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
12/6 Chapter 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
12/13 Chapter 14: Social Psychology
Test times by group: A – 2:00/6:00; B – 2:15/6:15; C – 2:30/6:30; D – 2:45/6:45; E – 3:00/7:00; A­C – 7:15; D­E – 7:30
Final – You will take the Educational Testing Service's (ETS) comprehensive field test in psychology.
Although your score on the test will not affect your grade, it will help the psychology department assess
general mastery of vocabulary and concepts in psychology by senior psychology majors at Carroll. You
must take this test to pass the course.
PLAGIARISM/CHEATING: Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s work or ideas without attributing
rightful credit to the author. Please be sure to give credit where credit is due. Plagiarism and cheating are
serious acts of academic dishonesty. Minimally a ZERO for papers or exams will be assessed, and, in some
cases, such actions may lead to an F for the course and also to disciplinary action by the school. If you
have any doubts about plagiarism and/or cheating please contact me.
The Carroll University Academic Integrity Policy is located in the student handbook. I encourage you to
familiarize yourself with it. If a student violates this policy in any way, I reserve the right to impose a
sanction of failure on the assignment/assessment or failure in the course. If you have any questions about
appropriate citations, please ask.
DISABILITIES: Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations or any student
considering obtaining documentation should make an appointment with Martha Bledsoe, our disabilities
coordinator, no later than the first week of class. She can be reached by calling 524-7335 or contacting
her via e-mail at [email protected].
The instructor and the University reserve the right to modify, amend, or change the syllabus
(course requirements, grading policy, etc.) as the curriculum and/or program require(s).