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PSY 101
Honors Fall 2008 SCHEDULE
Please be aware the online
courses require at least as much study time as face-to-face (f2f) courses.
You should plan on at least 10 hours per week of study time. That means you need
to study at least 150 hours in order to complete the course. It is
essential that you allot enough study time in order to be successful. If you
are new to online or are not a strong student, it may take you more time.
Note that we cover 2
chapters in many weeks. Please be sure to read all of the information for online
students at my webpage. (academic.pgcc.edu/~dfinley).
SCHEDULE of
DUE DATES Fall 2008
I have
organized the course by Learning Units. Some units cover one chapter, some units
cover 2 chapters. See the Learning Unit (click the LU link on the navigation
bar) for specific assignments due. All
DBs are due at THURSDAY NIGHT 10 p.m. The next
week's work will open on Thursday. That means you can work on the weekend. Do
NOT wait until Thursday night to begin work - that is the deadline. I will not
be online at that time. If you get locked out of a quiz, I will not be able to
unlock it. Do work EARLY in the week.
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Week # |
Week Dates |
Due Date – DB –
all DBs due at
THURSDAY NIGHT 10 p.m. |
Items Due |
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Week 1 |
Monday August 27 -
Thursday August 31 |
Thursday August
30 |
Introduction
Introductions DB
Introductory Assignment
Syllabus Quiz |
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Week 2 |
Friday August 31 -
Thursday September 6 |
Thursday
September 6 |
Learning Unit 1
DB 1
Quiz 1 |
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Week 3 |
Friday September 7
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Thursday September 13 |
Thursday
September 13 |
Learning Unit 2
DB 2
Quiz 2
Take Library Pre-Test |
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Week 4 |
Friday September
14 -
Thursday September 20 |
Thursday
September 20 |
Library Discussion Board
Complete Plagiarism and Paraphrasing Tutorials
(submit certificates of
completion to the assignment folders in LU 3) |
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Week 5 |
Friday September
21-
Thursday September 27 |
Thursday
September 27 |
Learning Unit 3
DB 3
Quiz 3
Take Library Post-Test |
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Week 6 |
Friday September
28 -
Thursday October 4 |
Thursday
October 4 |
Learning Unit 4
DB 4 |
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Topic for Lit Review
Due |
Thursday October 4
in LU4 10 pm |
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Week 7 |
Friday October 5
Thursday October 12 |
Thursday
October 11 |
Learning Unit 5
DB 5
(Group DB - early posting deadline)
Quiz 4 |
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Week 8 |
Friday October 13
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Thursday October 18 |
Thursday
October 18 |
Learning Unit 6
DB 6
(Group DB - early posting deadline)
Quiz 5 |
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List of Sources in APA
format due - |
Thursday
October 18 in LU6 |
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Week 9 |
Friday October 29
-
Thursday October 25 |
Thursday
October 25 |
Learning Unit 7
DB 7
Quiz 6 |
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Week 10 |
Friday October 26
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Thursday November1 |
Thursday
November 1 |
Learning Unit 8
DB 8
Quiz 7 |
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Summary of 2
peer-reviewed lit review articles |
Thursday
November 1 in LU8 |
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Week 11 |
Friday November
2-
Thursday November 8 |
Thursday
November 8 |
Learning
Unit 9
DB 9
(Group DB - early posting deadlines)
Learning Unit 10
DB 10 |
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Week 12 |
Friday November 9
-
Thursday November 15 |
Thursday
November 15 |
Learning Unit 11
DB 11
Quiz 8 |
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Rough Draft |
Thursday November 15
in LU12 |
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Week 13 |
Friday November 16
-
Wednesday
November 21 |
Wednesday
November 21
(note change due to holiday) |
Learning Unit 12
DB 12
(Group DB - early posting deadlines)
Quiz 9 |
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Week 14 |
Friday November 23
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Thursday November 29 |
Thursday
November 29 |
Learning Unit 13
DB 13
Quiz 10 |
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Final Lit Review |
Sunday November 30
in LU 13 |
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Week 15 |
Friday November
30-
Thursday December 6 |
Thursday
December 6 |
Learning Unit 14
DB 14 |
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FINAL EXAM |
Thursday December 6
Wednesday December 12 |
Wednesday December 12
Close of Testing Center |
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Required
components
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Chapter Discussion
Boards
(14 @ 10 pts each) |
140 points
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Discussion Board
Responses
I will designate certain DBs
for interaction. In those, you must also comment thoughtfully on what
someone else writes.
(2 points per response – only 2
responses per DB will count)
(10 responses @ 2 points each) |
20 points |
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Quizzes
Quizzes are designed to test your knowledge and to help you prepare for
the final exam. There is one quiz per chapter. You may take the quizzes
as often as you like but each must all be completed by the weekly
deadline. There are no makeups for the quizzes.
(10@10 pts.each) |
100 points |
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Review of
Psychological Literature
List of 10 Sources – 5 pts
Summary of 2 articles - 10 pts
Rough Draft - 20 pts
Final Draft - 45 pts. |
80 points
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Library Unit
You must take the Library Pre-Test and Post-Test. Each is worth 5 points
for completion. You must also participate in the Library DB by
submitting your refereed article to the Library DB. That submission is
worth 10 points. |
20 points |
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Completion of
Plagiarism and Paraphrasing Tutorials - note these must be completed if
your essays are to be graded. Submit certificates to the assignment
folder. (5 points @) |
10 points |
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Final Exam (taken
at the Testing Center on campus) |
130 points |
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Total |
500 points |
Final Grades:
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500-450 points
(90%) |
A |
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449-400 points
(80%) |
B |
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399-350 points
(70%) |
C |
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349-300 points
(60%) |
D |
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299 and below
points |
F |
Late Work
You may submit one DB late for partial credit in the late DB area. Group
DBS have posting dates early in the week they are due. Those deadlines must be
met in order to earn full points. On the current events and case study
assignments, there is a loss of 4 points per day for late assignment
submission. Also recognize that later submissions will not receive feedback,
just a grade.
Final Exam
The final exam is cumulative and is closed book. It covers materials from the
beginning of the course. It is not comprehensive, however, and a study guide for
the final will be posted by the middle of the course. It is possible that the
exam will be computerized. That means when you arrive at your testing site, you
will sign onto the course as usual and the proctor will enter the password to
access the exam. It is your responsibility to verify the hours at the Testing
Center. Be aware that the Center has limited seats and that during busy times,
you may have to wait in line to check in. You cannot bring any materials into
the Testing Center. You will need a quarter (not just 25 cents, but a quarter)
to use the lockers. Please plan now for a time when you can take the exam. Note
that the Testing Center closes early on the first Thursday of the month.
Extra Credit
There are 2 ways to earn extra credit in this class.
1) Complete the work in the Introductory Learning Unit.
2) Do ONE of the following:
a) You can do the study plans in MyPsychLab. When you input your code into MPL,
you will see the section for these. You must take the pretest, read the chapter,
take the post-test (these are short). You then can print a personalized study
plan. You must bring these (or mail them to me at Dr. Diane Finley, Department
of Psychology, PGCC, 301 Largo Road, Marlboro 2054, Largo MD 20774) to campus
and put them in my box in M2054 by the end of week 7 and then week 13.
b) You can complete the workbook. To earn the credit for this option, you will
need to bring your workbook to campus at least twice during the semester: once
by the end of week 7 and again during the last week of class. If I am on campus,
I will check it right then. If not, you will leave it in my cubby in M2054, I
will check it and return it to you. Note that the goal here is to complete each
chapter as we go along. Thus, if I see that chapters appear to have been hastily
completed right before you turn the workbook in, you will not receive credit.
You must complete at least 75% of each chapter to earn these points
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