Your welcome, I hope you could decipher it (upon reading it again I was not clear!)
It's funny, but we teach the 'first half' of intro (actually a separate course) and so only about half the text book, and yet I have had students tell me that I cover a great deal of material and they are a bit panicky when quizzes come up. Meanwhile I think I couldn't cover much less per class or I would be going backwards! I have wondered myself if 2 courses doesn't lower the bar and that they only rise to the bar height that you set. --Mike --- On Fri, 9/26/08, Maxwell Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Maxwell Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [tips] Intro Psychology course(s): Request for Info To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:44 PM Mike: Thanks for the reply. I'll Maxwell Gwynn, PhD Psychology Department Wilfrid Laurier University 519-884-0710 ext 3854 [EMAIL PROTECTED] your course info with our committee. -Max >>> Michael Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/22/2008 7:58:02 PM >>> 1) Is your intro psych course one or two terms in length? 2 2a) Do you feel students are adequately prepared to handle courses at the next level (i.e., 2nd year or 200-level courses)? Yes. But they don't take any more psych courses until they have done both halves--they take other courses 2b) How many hours of instruction do students get in this course? (e.g., 13 weeks of three hours per week) Yes 3) If two terms, is it a single course or divided into two? We think of it that way. We call it 104 and 105. The first half (104) concentrates on the physiological basis of behavior while the 2nd half (105) concentrates more on cognition 4a) If divided into two courses, is one course a prerequisite for the second course? Yes. 104 is a pre-requisit for 105. 4b) Are both courses required for any upper-year psych courses, or does one (half) intro course serve as a prereq for some upper-year courses and the other (half) intro course for other upper year courses (e.g., PSYC101 is a prereq for upper year cognitive/bio/physio courses, while PSYCH102 is a prereq for upper year developmental/social/applied courses)? Both halves are required for further psych courses (except an intro stats course). 5) If divided into two courses, what topics are covered in each course? (feel free to provide links to your courses' descriptions) 104: Physiology; brain; genetics; sensation; perception; memory; learning; etc 105: Cognition; social; personality; disorders; language; therapy; etc. 6) Are you satisfied with the current strIucture of your intro psych course(s)? Yes. FYI: WE use Myer's Psychology --Mike --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
