Psychology 150, Principles
of Human Behavior, will be conducted online on Tuesday evenings at
7:00 p.m. You should plan to log on to take a weekly quiz between
7:00 and 7:30 p.m. each week. At 7:45, we will all meet in the WebCT
"General" chat room where we will hold discussion and activities.
There will be one exam, a cumulative final, which will be held on
campus with time and date as determined by the CSUN Schedule of Classes.
The location for this exam will be announced later.
Reading
Assignments
There will be a weekly
reading assignment, which must be completed by our Tuesday meeting
time, so that you will be prepared for the weekly quiz, and, of
course, so that you will be able to participate fully in the discussion
sections and activities planned for class meeting.
NOTE: When we meet for the first
time on Tuesday, Feb 03, you should already have conducted the internet
assignments by the time of our first meeting. Yikes! Yes, you need
to have completed the Online Readiness Tests and have determined
whether you have met the technology requirements for an online course.
You have till Sunday of the first week of classes to submit a photo
to your instructor and to post something about yourself to the "A
little about me" discussion forum. By Tuesday of the second
week of classes you should have read Chapter 1 and have completed
the Internet exercises for that week. This means that you will want
to start reading Chapter 1 during the first week of classes.
Learning objectives
I encourage you to read
the Learning Objectives for each chapter before you begin the reading
assignment for each week. The Learning Objectives should help to
guide your reading and study.
Weekly quizzes
When you log on to "attend"
class each week, you will begin by taking a quiz between 7:00 and
7:30. The weekly quizzes are based on your reading, the Learning
Objectives and the internet activities for each chapter.
Writing assignments
Each week, you will receive
a writing assignment. You will want to keep the writing assignment
in mind as you do your reading. You might make notes to yourself,
as you read. The writing assignments are due by 10 p.m. on Sunday
following each week's discussion period. After we "meet,"
you will write your assignment and submit it as an attachment file.
Your first writing assignment will be due on February 15.
Internet activities
In addition to the reading,
there will be weekly internet activities. These activities are designed
to supplement your textbook. Sometimes, they will be useful in completing
your writing assignment. At other times, the activities may form
the basis for discussion. For this reason, you should plan to complete
the Internet Activities before our Tuesday evening meeting.
Discussion sections
Each week we'll meet
in a "chat room." Part of the time we will all meet together,
and part of the time you will meet in small groups of four to five
persons. After the small group activities, we'll all meet together
in the "General" chat room to "talk" about your
discoveries. Attendance and participation in these discussions will
contribute to your final grade.
Discussion Forums
In some weeks, you will
find the title of a discussion forum under "Quizzes and Forums"
in the syllabus. On a random basis, some of these posts will carry
point value (0 to 5 points).
Grading
Your grade will be determined
by your performance on the writing assignments, the weekly quizzes,
the number and quality of posts to the discussion forums, participation
in the discussion groups and your final.
