Introduction to Psychology

Welcome to the class.
I'm looking forward to working with you this summer.

PLEASE NOTE: this online course has a required on-campus orientation and two required on-campus exams:

the required and mandatory on-campus orientation is Monday, June 11 from 7-8pm in Room D111;

the required and mandatory on-campus exams are
Thurs July 12 from 7:00-8:30pm in room D111 &
Thursday August 2 from 7:00-8:30pm in room D111

I am not on campus any other times so be sure you can attend these sessions BEFORE you sign up for this class.
 

Plotnik's Introduction to Psychology 7th ed.+ Doyle & Plotnik's Power Study 3.0 CD
You may use either the hardback, paper or loose-leaf style of the text.
 

This is NOT a self-paced online class. A schedule is posted and you are expected to meet the deadlines/due dates for weekly quizzes, discussion board posts, and assignments.

We will be using Blackboard as our online system. It is fairly easy to use; for those of you who are used to WebCT, just navigate around the site. One thing though this version of Bb doesn't have its  own email system. You can email from the class site but you will receive and read  your emails from your normal email account.

In addition: you must have a working email account which could be your college email account.
 

On-line classes "meet" entirely online and can be assessed 7/24 from anywhere. The only on-campus meetings are an orientation and the two exams (see above). Yet they are different from face-to-face classes in another way; that is, you as the student have to take more responsibility for learning the course material; you must be more motivated, more organized, and more self-disciplined  than if you were taking a class on campus. You must consistently set aside at least 6-9 hours a week to study this material. One suggestion from a former “A” student is to actually write on a calendar the  times when you will study and faithfully stick to this schedule.

Click here to decide if an online course is for you: http://www.gcccd.net/online/faq.htm

GRADING:

Your final grade will be based on:
• scores from 13 online open book quizzes and 2 online open book tests
• quality of participation in online discussions-
• scores from assignments-
• scores on two on-campus exams
• extra credit opportunities

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at:
mailto:judith.phillips@gcccd.edu