Instructor: Ms. Matthews (dmatthews@deltaschools.ca)
Psychology 11 is designed to introduce students to the study of behavior and mental processes. The following list of units will be comprised of readings, questions, inquiry tasks, practical tasks, and short quizzes followed by a unit test to check mastery of concepts prior to undertaking the final assessment in the course.
Units of Study:
Unit 1: Introduction, History and Research Methods Unit 6: Thinking, Language and Intelligence
Unit 2: The Biological Bases of Behavior Unit 7: Personality and Its Assessment
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception Unit 8: Psychological Disorders
Unit 4: Motivation and Emotion Unit 9: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Behavior
Unit 5: States of Consciousness Unit 10: Final Project
Evaluation:
Practicals & Inquiry Tasks: 30% Unit Exams 25%
Unit/Reading Quizzes: 25% Final Project 20%
Psychology 11 is a demanding course that will give students a general introduction to the study of psychology. While it does not cover all units in a typical post-secondary introductory survey Psychology course, it will prepare students with knowledge and skills to continue their studies in psychology and/or a variety of other areas at the post-secondary level.
Expectations
Students and parents should review the “Classroom Guidelines” (below) for further explanation of evaluation and expected conduct in class. Students who require assistance should plan to see the instructor outside of class time. I am generally available before classes begin each day between 8:00 – 8:25 am or on some lunch hours. As I teach IB courses, I am not available to book during all flex times. Availability for flex will be updated on the CIMS student portal.
Students are expected to check the course website to download questions, readings and to stay up to date on assigned homework. A daily synopsis of what is covered in the course and assigned work is posted at the end of each day of classes so that students do not get behind even when they are absent from class. It is the student’s responsibility to stay on top of work even when absent. Deadlines will not move based on student absence as students have a means, through the website and by communicating with the instructor about absences, of staying on top of the workload.
Textbook
The assigned textbook for this class is Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior
Students are not to write in, highlight or otherwise mark their books in any manor. Textbooks can be kept at home for study and review work, as there will be supplementary textbooks for use in class and supplementary material given in addition to the textbooks. Lost textbooks will be billed at the end of the year.
Academic Integrity Policy
Academic misconduct is not tolerated and students who engage in in any form of academic misconduct will receive a zero on the assignment. This includes the use of artificial intelligence tools to complete work for which original student writing is expected.
If a student engages in a academic misconduct of any form (plagiarism, collusion, lack of sourcing) the mark will be a zero. The academic integrity policy for the school can be found on the course website. Students are expected to submit their own work. Be cautious when using sources, especially on the internet, to complete an assignment. Copying and pasting is plagiarism, a form of academic misconduct. All directly quoted work must be placed in quotation marks and cited and paraphrased work must also be cited. APA citation format is the only acceptable citation format for this course – if you are unfamiliar with APA format, please visit the OWL Purdue writing lab website for guidance.