Hi, all, As I begin updating my Intro syllabus for the Fall, I seek your ideas for writing assignments. In the past, we had a lab as part of the course, and lab write-ups provided writing opportunities. Last year, when the lab became a separate course, instead I had students choose two of three paper topics. The papers were to be essays about 5 pages long in which the students combined psychological theory and research with a given experience, for example, to write about the principles of sensation and perception as they experience them during a typical day on campus, or to present an ethically questionable research scenario to nonpsychologically-trained acquaintances and then compare their reactions to APA standards. In the Spring (our Intro is two semesters), students read two journal articles and summarize/react in addition to the experiential papers. The students generally enjoy these assignments, but I am interested in hearing what others do to incorporate writing into Intro. Thanks! Rory Rory O'Brien McElwee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Randolph-Macon Woman's College 2500 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 804-947-8647 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rory O'Brien McElwee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Randolph-Macon Woman's College 2500 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 804-947-8647 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
