Course Schedule: Introductory Psychology 100.

I am teaching two sections of this course during the Fall semester of 1999:

• Section "a" meets from 8:00 - 8:50 a.m. on MTuWF and is indicated as "INTRO-8";
• Section "g" meets from 2:45 - 3:35 p.m. on MWThF and is indicated as "INTRO-3".

Please note that when a day of testing supplementary exam items is scheduled, I have no problem with a student in either course section choosing to attend the exam period for the other section, as long as:

• you take care to place your completed exam in a special pile of those students from the other section;
• you are personally committed to the observance of high standards of academic integrity in both yourself and others.

With respect to the latter, all students should understand that the letter grade cutoffs for each exam are determined in such a way that the performance of a student that is inflated by dishonest means may also cause the grades of other students to be depressed unjustly. Students should make personal judgements about the proper limits of peer pressure, loyalty, conformity, etc. and their toleration of the failings of others in these areas. I will not conduct myself as an aggressive "morals policeman", but I will prosecute evidence of academic dishonesty to the fullest limit of my personal energies when I stumble upon it or it is brought to my attention.

The priviledge to switch exam times also applies to the four regular hourly exams and the fifth hourly exam that is scheduled for each of the two sections in their respective final exam periods. The only proviso is that I must insist on remaining absolutely free to discontinue this policy at any time without obligation to accomodate students who may have made plans based upon its assumed continuation. Thus, you should be careful not to make travel or other plans on the basis of the assumed continuation of this policy that you cannot easily extricate yourself from. If you cannot live with those terms, you should simply plan to take all exams at the time that is designated for your section of the course.

The letter "S" when used below refers to your basic course text: Smith, B.  Psychology: Science & Understanding.

The letter "D" refers to your supplementary reading text: Diamond, J.: The Third Chimpanzee.

The chapters included in each module of assigned reading will be considered in the order in which they are listed.

Generally, unless otherwise described, the "Supplementary Test Items" that are mentioned in the schedule below focus on the content of the chapters in the Diamond supplementary text of readings. It may also include material from other supplementary reading materials that are made available to you, lecture, videos, and other classroom activities. Examination on this material is generally "open notes", but NOT "open book/source" and is "noncumulative" from one exam to the next.

August '99:

Week #1: begins M8/23/99:

Th8/26/99: UNIV.DATE: Classes begin on regular schedule

INTRO-8&3: Initial reading assignment (to be included in the hourly Exam for Module #1):

• S, Ch.1: Introduction: The Field of Psychology;

Week #2: begins M8/30/99:

M8/30/99: INTRO-8&3: Reading assignment for Module #1 Exam: 

• S, Ch.2: The Science of Psychology; 
• S, Appendix: Research Design & Analysis, p.692-700.; 
• S, Ch.3: Neuroscience.

September '99:

Th9/2/99: UNIV.DATE: End of schedule adjustment period.

Week #3: begins M9/6/99:

M9/6/99: INTRO-8&3: Optional "Cheatcard" for Module #1 Exam due at beginning of class hour.

F9/10/99: INTRO-8&3: Supplementary Test Items for Module #1 (as needed).

Week #4: begins M9/13/99:

M9/13/99: INTRO-8&3: Hourly Exam for Module #1. 

INTRO-8&3: Reading assignment for Module #2 Exam: 

• S, Ch.4: Sensation & Perception (EXCLUDING p.144-end); 
• S, Ch.5: Consciousness (EXCLUDING p.160-169; 181-191); 
• S, Ch.6: Learning; 
• S, Ch.7: Memory;
• D: Ch.1 & 2.

Week #5: begins M9/20/99:

Week #6: begins M9/27/99:

October '99:

F10/1-Su10/3/99: UNIV.DATE: Parents' Weekend.

Week #7: begins M10/4/99:

M10/4/99: INTRO-8&3: Optional "Cheatcard" for Module #2 Exam due at beginning of class hour.

W10/6/99: UNIV.DATE: Last day to withdraw from a course w/ a grade of "W".

W10/6/99: INTRO-8&3: Supplementary Test Items for Module #2 (as needed)

Th10/7-Su10/10/99: UNIVDATE: Fall Break.

Week #8: begins M10/11/99:

M10/11/99: INTRO-8&3: Hourly Exam for Module #2.

INTRO-8&3: Reading assignment for Module #3 Exam:

• S: Ch.8: Cognition & Language; 
• S: Ch.9: Intelligence;
• S: Ch.10: Lifespan Development: Infancy & Childhood; 
• S: Ch.11: Lifespan Development: Adolescence, Adulthood, & Aging (ONLY p.391-396!!!);
• D: Ch.8..

Week #9: begins M10/18/99:

M10/18/99: UNIV.DATE: 10:00 a.m.: Midterm Progress Reports due from instructors to the registrar. 

F10/22-Sa10/23/99: UNIVDATE: Old Gold Day & Related Events.

Week #10: begins M10/25/99:

November '99:

Week #11: begins M11/1/99:

M11/1/99: INTRO-8&3: Optional "Cheatcard" for Module #3 Exam due at beginning of class hour.

F11/5/99: INTRO-8&3: Supplementary Test Items for Module #3  (as needed).

F11/5/99: UNIVDATE: Last day to change from pass-fail (P-F) to a letter grade.

Week #12: begins M11/8/99:

M11/8/99: INTRO-8&3: Hourly Exam for Module #3.

INTRO-8&3: Reading assignment for Module #4 Exam:

• S, Ch.12: Motivation; 
• S, Ch.13: Emotion; 
• S, Ch.14: Personality; 
• S, Ch.15: Health & Stress;
• D: 3, 4, & 11.

F11/12/99: INTRO-8&3: Beginning of class hour (approx. 4 weeks before end of semester): Deadline for submitting any optional personal project proposals before the end of the semester, and approximately one (1) week till the end-of-semester deadline for submitting any completed optional personal projects.

Sa11/13/99: UNIVDATE: Monon Bell Game.

Week #13: begins M11/15/99:

W11/17/99: INTRO-8&3: Optional "Cheatcard" for Module #4 Exam due at beginning of class hour.

F11/19/99: INTRO-8&3: Supplementary Test Items for Module #4 (as needed). 

INTRO-8&3: Beginning of class hour (approx. 3 weeks before end of semester): Deadline for submitting any completed optional personal projects before the end of the semester.

5:30 p.m.: UNIVDATE: Begin Thanksgiving Recess.

Week #14: begins M11/22/99:

UNIVDATE: Thanksgiving Recess.

Week #15: begins M11/29/99:

M11/29/99, 8:00 a.m.: UNIVDATE: End Thanksgiving Recess.

INTRO-8&3: Hourly Exam for Module #4

.INTRO-8&3: Reading assignment for Module #5 Exam:

• S, Ch.16: Abnormal Behavior; 
• S, Ch.17: Psychotherapy; 
• S, Ch.18: The Individual in Society; 
• S, Ch.19: Social Cognition;
• D: Ch.6, 5, & 16.

December '99:

Week #16: begins M12/6/99:

W12/8/99: INTRO-8&3: Optional "Cheatcard" for Module #5 Exam due at beginning of class hour.

F12/10/99: INTRO-8&3: Supplementary Test Items for Module #5 (as needed). 

UNIV.DATE: Last day of classes.

Sa12/11/99: UNIVDATE: Final Exam Period.

Week #17: begins M12/13/99:

M12/13-Th/16/99: UNIVDATE: Final Exam Period.

M12/13/99, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: INTRO-8: Final EXAM period: Hourly Exam for Module #5 & make-up exams (as needed).

Tu12/14/99, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: INTRO-3: Final EXAM period: Hourly Exam for Module #5 & make-up exams (as needed).

5:00 p.m.: UNIVDATE: Holiday recess begins.

Week #18: begins M12/20/99:

Tu12/21/99, 10 a.m.: UNIVDATE: Final grades for all students due to the registrar.

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