PSY220schedulefall2008

PSY220 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. Note that GROUP DBs have early in the week initial posting times.

Week #	Week Dates	Due Date – DB – all DBs due at THURSDAY NIGHT 10 p.m.	Items Due
Week 1	Monday August 27 - Thursday August 31	Thursday August 30	Introduction Introductions DB Introductory Assignment Syllabus Quiz
Week 2	Friday August 31 - Thursday September 6	Thursday September 6	Learning Unit 1 Chapter 1 DB 1
Week 3	Friday September 7 - Thursday September 13	Thursday September 13	Learning Unit 2 Chapter 2 DB 2 Library Pre-Test
Week 4	Friday September 14 - Thursday September 20	Thursday September 20	Learning Unit 2 Chapter 3 DB 3 Quiz 1
Week 5	Friday September 21- Thursday September 27	Thursday September 27	Paraphrasing & Plagiarism Library Discussion Board
Week 6	Friday September 28 - Thursday October 4	Thursday October 4	Learning Unit 2 DB 4 Ch. 4 Library Post-test
Week 7	Friday October 5 Thursday October 12	Thursday October 11	Learning Unit 3 DB 5, 6 Ch.5, 6 Quiz 2
	Current Events Critique	Thursday October 11 in LU 3
Week 8	Friday October 13 - Thursday October 18	Thursday October 18	Learning Unit 4 DB 7 Ch. 7, 8
Week 9	Friday October 19 - Thursday October 25	Thursday October 25	Learning Unit 4 DB 8 Ch. 9,10 Quiz 3
Week 10	Friday October 26 - Thursday November 1	Thursday November 1	Learning Unit 5 DBs 9, 10 Ch. 11, 12,13
Week 11	Friday November 2- Thursday November 8	Thursday November 8	Learning Unit 5 DBs 11, 12 Ch. 14,15, 16
Week 12	Friday November 9 - Thursday November 15	Thursday November 15	Learning Unit 6 DB 13 Ch.17,18
Week 13	Friday November 16 - Wednesday November 21	Wednesday November 21 (note change due to holiday)	Learning Unit 7 DB 14 Ch. 19,20,21 Quiz 4
Week 14	Friday November 23 - Thursday November 29	Thursday November 29	Learning Unit 7 DBs 15,16 Ch. 22,23
	Final Case Study	Thursday November 29 LU 7
Week 15	Friday November 30- Thursday December 6	Thursday December 6	Learning Unit 7 DB 17 Ch. 24 Quiz 5
Final Exam	Thursday December 6 Wednesday December 12	Wednesday December 12 Close of Testing Center

Required components

Chapter Discussion Boards (17 @ 10 pts each) For group DBs failure to post to the Group DB by the required date will result in a loss of points.	170 points
DB 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
Quizzes (5 @20 pts.each).	100 points
Case Study	100 points
Current Event Critique	30 points
Paraphrasing/Plagiarism Tutorials	10 points
Library Unit (Pre and Post Tests - 5@; Library DB 10 pts)	20 points
Final Exam (taken at the Testing Center on campus)	150 points
Total	600 points

Final Grades:

600-540 points (90%)	A
539 - 480 points (80%)	B
479 - 420 points (70%)	C
419 - 360 points (60%)	D
below 360 points	F

Quizzes
Because they are available for at least one week, there are no make-ups for quizzes. It is essential that you take all quizzes early in the week when they are available to avoid getting “bumped out” and not having enough time to complete the quiz before the due date. YOU MUST TAKE ALL OF THE QUIZZES ONLINE. YOU MAY NOT COME INTO CAMPUS AND TAKE THEM THERE. If you are not comfortable working online, you should take a face-to-face section of the course.

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.