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PSY2012 - General Psychology

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How to Access the Course

 

Summer 2015

 

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General Psychology reviews the scientific principles related to human behavior and mental processes. Topics include the scientific method, neuroscience, learning, memory, and thinking, emotions, motivation, and health, life span development, personality, psychological disorders, and therapies, and social psychology.

This is a fully online course with no on-campus meetings.

 

However, this course does have 2 proctored exams that will need to be taken at a campus testing center (or online through Proctor U, which requires a small fee).

  1. The student shall be able to identify, differentiate, and summarize the various perspectives and subfields relating to psychology's history. They shall be able to identify and appraise scientific designs and psychology's major issues through readings from the textbook and scientific journal articles.

  2. The student shall analyze and evaluate the relationships between biological and neurological processes and behavior.

  3. The student shall differentiate and compare types of learning, memory, cognition, and intelligence.

  4. The student shall be able to comprehend and infer how motivation and emotion affects both physical and mental health, while utilizing and applying this knowledge for solving problems in their situations and lives.

  5. The student shall be able to recognize and compare the various personality theories and apply the arguments both for and against each theory.

  6. The student shall be able to evaluate the characteristics, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria relating to the various psychological disorders. The students shall be able to differentiate methods of psychological therapy and be able to apply the principles of each therapy to case studies.

  7. The student shall be able to identify and describe the stages of human development through the lifespan and recognize theories that explain it using the textbook, websites and scientific journal articles.

  8. The student shall be able to describe, apply, and evaluate variables that determine social cognition, social influence, and social relations.

Professor Wojcik

Phone: 954-201-7900

Fax: 954-201-7937

Email: jwojcik@broward.edu

During the first week of class, you must complete the Syllabus Quiz from the course orientation, or you will be withdrawn from the course. Simply logging into the course will not satisfy your attendance during this time. As with an on-campus course, students who are reported for non-attendance in an online course and are withdrawn are still responsible for paying for the course. If you do not complete the requirements of the first week of class, you should drop the course by the official drop/add deadline or expect to pay for the course.

 

It is very important for you to actively participate in this online class. If you stop participating in class discussions, do not submit assignments, or fail to take quizzes or tests prior to the withdrawal date, you will be withdrawn from class and receive a W or, if it is your third attempt, an F.

If you stop participating after the withdrawal date, you will receive an F. To avoid this situation, you should remain an active learner in this class and always communicate extenuating circumstances to your instructor. Ongoing communication with the instructor is critical to your course success. Completion of tests, assignments, and other class activities are used as indicators of your participation in order to satisfy this reporting requirement.  See the list of activities required for participation and attendance on the General Course Policies page.

Course Prerequistes:

None

You are not required to purchase a textbook for this course. A free, open textbook will be provided to you in the online classroom (D2L).

 

Students are required to have ready access to the Internet, as the textbook and all course material will need to be accessed from D2L.

This is a 3-credit hour fully online course with two proctored exams. In this class, you will engage in structured out-of-class and online activities. The online activities may include, but are not limited to, readings, discussions, essays, case studies, research, and assessments. See the course schedule for a detailed description of activities. Students are responsible for regularly reviewing the course schedule and completing all required assignments.

You are responsible for being familiar with all BConline policies and procedures related to your activity in this course.

 

Broward College Policies

  • Review the Broward College Policies on topics including disability services, academic honesty, privacy, and critical event procedures.

 

BConline Policies

  • Review the General Course Policies for topics including rules for netiquette, definition of participation, and other information.

 

Proctored Exam Policy

  • This course may have proctored exams that must be taken at a campus e-Testing Center or at an alternate pre-approved testing location. For detailed instructions please visit our Proctored Exam Policy page.

 

Technical Requirements

  • Students taking an online course are expected to be moderately proficient in using a computer. Please go to the Technical Requirements page for a complete list of computer skills and technical requirements.

Follow these steps in order to log into the BConline course. Normally, the login date will be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Only students who have registered and paid for the course will be permitted to login. There may be a delay of up to 20 minutes from when you register and pay before BConline login is activated.

 

  • Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.

  • Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.

  • If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.

 

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