Monday: Finish Ch. 6 Lecture/ Start on Ch. 7
Tuesday: Finish Ch. 6 Lecture/ Start on Ch. 7
Wednesday: Ch. 5 and 6 reading quiz, Ch. 5 and 6 vocabulary quiz
Thursday: Ch. 5 and 6 reading quiz, Ch. 5 and 6 vocabulary quiz
Friday: Close out Ch. 7
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Monday, September 13, 2010
I may have mentioned this, but it never hurts to be sure.
You will all have grades on the progress reports that are predicated on the contact form. When we get books, we will be having some quizzes, so don't get too used to the 100s. That's not to say you won't get good grades, but perhaps you won't get 100s.
Odum
Odum
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Preliminary Schedule for the Week of September 13th to the 17th
Monday/ Tuesday: Research Methods, a little Statistics
Wednesday/ Thursday: Continuing with Research Methods, Maybe a little Neuroscience?
Friday: Definitely Neuroscience.
Wednesday/ Thursday: Continuing with Research Methods, Maybe a little Neuroscience?
Friday: Definitely Neuroscience.
Friday, September 10, 2010
No quiz Monday/ Tuesday
Dearest Students,
Because some of us have not yet recieved our books, we will not be having a quiz over Myers ch. 1 on Monday. This is a good thing in the short term for obvious reasons, but in the longer term it means that we will have to take two quizzes in close temporal proximity. Sorry, them's the breaks.
Odum
Because some of us have not yet recieved our books, we will not be having a quiz over Myers ch. 1 on Monday. This is a good thing in the short term for obvious reasons, but in the longer term it means that we will have to take two quizzes in close temporal proximity. Sorry, them's the breaks.
Odum
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Tentative schedule for the week
Tuesday: Continuing lecture on History and Approaches
Wednesday: Continuing lecture on History and Approaches
We should be getting our books during the early part of this week (hopefully)
Thursday: Lecture on Research Methods
Friday: Lecture on Research Methods
Wednesday: Continuing lecture on History and Approaches
We should be getting our books during the early part of this week (hopefully)
Thursday: Lecture on Research Methods
Friday: Lecture on Research Methods
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The syllabus
Instructor: George Richard Odum
Rm: 252
Email: George.odum@austinisd.org
AISD Website: http://www.austinisd.org
LASA Website: http://www.lasaonline.org
Course Website: http://odumappsychology.wikispaces.com/
Course Blog site: http://odumsappsychologyblog.blogspot.com/
Conference Periods: 4th and 7th
Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:50-4:50 pm and by appointment
The Course in Brief:
AP Psychology is an entry-level college psychology course. It will serve two practical foci. It is academic in orientation culminating with an AP exam in mid May. It is also functional in orientation allowing students opportunity to give personal application to the content of the course. Through the development of critical thinking, and upon the completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define and explain at least four approaches to psychology
2. Perform scientific research and apply the scientific method to that research
3. Define and explain the biological basis of behavior
4. Explain the relationship between sensation and perception and the processes within each relationship
5. Define and explain the various states of consciousness
6. Define and explain at least four learning theories
7. Explain cognition and how memory, language, and thinking are related
8. Define and explain at least four theories of motivation and emotion
9. Explain the developmental process from birth through death
10. Define personality and discuss its various theories and assessment techniques
11. Identify at least five common disorders and discuss possible causes and treatments
12. Define standardization and norms and use spreadsheets (Excel) to graph the results
13. Define social psychology and group dynamics
The materials needed are your brain, a pen, paper, and a 3-ring binder to keep handouts, notes, research, experiments, quizzes and personal journals (responses to various topics, ideas, and personal insights). The textbook for this year is Psychology (Sixth Edition) by David G. Myers. Your text comes with a CD-ROM and will need to be returned for full credit.
For all major essays, you have the opportunity to work with the teacher in making significant revisions after your original essay has been graded. You will then receive the higher of the two grades. Revisions must, however, show significant effort and improvement in order to earn a higher grade.
Some assignments, such as weekly journals, are best judged as completion grades. Your completion grade begins at an 85, and alters depending upon the quality of your work throughout the six weeks grading period. At the end of the grading period, you will receive a “completion grade” which consists of a double daily grade (the equivalent of two daily grade assignments).
Daily grades (40%):
Major grades (60%):
Except in cases of emergency outside of the student’s control, or rare cases in which the project merits such delivery (such as power point presentations), I will not accept electronic copies of assignments.
When a student has an EXCUSED absence from class on the day an assignment is given (in the case of daily grades), he or she receives a one day extension on this assignment. The student should nevertheless check with the teacher to confirm this extension, and write “absent,” along with the date of absence, on the top of the assignment when he or she turns it in. In the case of long-term assignments that the student receives before his or her absence, the assignment is due the day that the student returns to class.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date specified. Late work will be accepted according to English department policy:
One day late: -10 pts.
Two days late: -20 pts.
Three days late: -30 pts.
After three days, assignments will be accepted only at the teacher’s prerogative. The maximum grade a student can receive in such a case is 50 out of 100. I will not accept late work after the grading period in which it is due has ended.
Important advice: Do not complete your work at the last minute possible, as I cannot accept printer failure (or any other computer-related malfunction) as an excuse. If you know that you will need to turn in work late, try to contact me before the due date. You are likely to turn in the assignment much more rapidly in this case than when maintaining silence about its existence, and potentially forgetting to complete it at all. Keep in mind, though, that nothing hurts your average the way that late work does.
I have created a blog specifically for my 2010-2011 AP Psychology courses. You will be expected to respond to posts at http://odumsappsychologyblog.blogspot.com/ on a regular basis. This will be a part of your grade for the course, each response being a daily grade. Also, I will post information regarding the course on the blog regularly. AISD internet use policies are in force on this blog.
Students who plagiarize papers or commit other forms of academic dishonesty will be disciplined according to school policy. A zero will be given on the assignment, and proper disciplinary action will be taken. Students must not share work or steal writing from published authors. When outside sources are used in writing, students must document properly.
When writing a process paper, students must complete and submit all steps of the writing process before receiving credit for the final paper. Downloading papers from the Internet and/or “sharing” other students’ writing will not be tolerated.
Students talking, passing notes, using a cell phone, or communicating in any way during testing will be regarded as cheating and disciplined according to school policy.
As per LASA policies, all electronic devices are strictly forbidden. If the instructor observes use of these devices during class, he will confiscate and return at his/her discretion.
Rm: 252
Email: George.odum@austinisd.org
AISD Website: http://www.austinisd.org
LASA Website: http://www.lasaonline.org
Course Website: http://odumappsychology.wikispaces.com/
Course Blog site: http://odumsappsychologyblog.blogspot.com/
Conference Periods: 4th and 7th
Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:50-4:50 pm and by appointment
AP Psychology
Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, TX
The Course in Brief:
AP Psychology is an entry-level college psychology course. It will serve two practical foci. It is academic in orientation culminating with an AP exam in mid May. It is also functional in orientation allowing students opportunity to give personal application to the content of the course. Through the development of critical thinking, and upon the completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define and explain at least four approaches to psychology
2. Perform scientific research and apply the scientific method to that research
3. Define and explain the biological basis of behavior
4. Explain the relationship between sensation and perception and the processes within each relationship
5. Define and explain the various states of consciousness
6. Define and explain at least four learning theories
7. Explain cognition and how memory, language, and thinking are related
8. Define and explain at least four theories of motivation and emotion
9. Explain the developmental process from birth through death
10. Define personality and discuss its various theories and assessment techniques
11. Identify at least five common disorders and discuss possible causes and treatments
12. Define standardization and norms and use spreadsheets (Excel) to graph the results
13. Define social psychology and group dynamics
Materials / Supplies / Textbook Policy:
The materials needed are your brain, a pen, paper, and a 3-ring binder to keep handouts, notes, research, experiments, quizzes and personal journals (responses to various topics, ideas, and personal insights). The textbook for this year is Psychology (Sixth Edition) by David G. Myers. Your text comes with a CD-ROM and will need to be returned for full credit.
Grading:
For all major essays, you have the opportunity to work with the teacher in making significant revisions after your original essay has been graded. You will then receive the higher of the two grades. Revisions must, however, show significant effort and improvement in order to earn a higher grade.
Some assignments, such as weekly journals, are best judged as completion grades. Your completion grade begins at an 85, and alters depending upon the quality of your work throughout the six weeks grading period. At the end of the grading period, you will receive a “completion grade” which consists of a double daily grade (the equivalent of two daily grade assignments).
Daily grades (40%):
- Reading accountability quizzes
- Vocabulary quizzes based on vocabulary from reading and elsewhere.
- Homework analysis assignments
- Seminar discussion participation
- Online discussions on the group forum page
Major grades (60%):
- Cumulative vocabulary exams
- Multi-Phase Experiments
- Seminar leadership
Except in cases of emergency outside of the student’s control, or rare cases in which the project merits such delivery (such as power point presentations), I will not accept electronic copies of assignments.
When a student has an EXCUSED absence from class on the day an assignment is given (in the case of daily grades), he or she receives a one day extension on this assignment. The student should nevertheless check with the teacher to confirm this extension, and write “absent,” along with the date of absence, on the top of the assignment when he or she turns it in. In the case of long-term assignments that the student receives before his or her absence, the assignment is due the day that the student returns to class.
Late Work Policy:
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date specified. Late work will be accepted according to English department policy:
One day late: -10 pts.
Two days late: -20 pts.
Three days late: -30 pts.
After three days, assignments will be accepted only at the teacher’s prerogative. The maximum grade a student can receive in such a case is 50 out of 100. I will not accept late work after the grading period in which it is due has ended.
Important advice: Do not complete your work at the last minute possible, as I cannot accept printer failure (or any other computer-related malfunction) as an excuse. If you know that you will need to turn in work late, try to contact me before the due date. You are likely to turn in the assignment much more rapidly in this case than when maintaining silence about its existence, and potentially forgetting to complete it at all. Keep in mind, though, that nothing hurts your average the way that late work does.
Blog Site:
I have created a blog specifically for my 2010-2011 AP Psychology courses. You will be expected to respond to posts at http://odumsappsychologyblog.blogspot.com/ on a regular basis. This will be a part of your grade for the course, each response being a daily grade. Also, I will post information regarding the course on the blog regularly. AISD internet use policies are in force on this blog.
Academic Integrity:
Students who plagiarize papers or commit other forms of academic dishonesty will be disciplined according to school policy. A zero will be given on the assignment, and proper disciplinary action will be taken. Students must not share work or steal writing from published authors. When outside sources are used in writing, students must document properly.
When writing a process paper, students must complete and submit all steps of the writing process before receiving credit for the final paper. Downloading papers from the Internet and/or “sharing” other students’ writing will not be tolerated.
Students talking, passing notes, using a cell phone, or communicating in any way during testing will be regarded as cheating and disciplined according to school policy.
Electronic Devices:
As per LASA policies, all electronic devices are strictly forbidden. If the instructor observes use of these devices during class, he will confiscate and return at his/her discretion.
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