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PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY
336 - Social
Psychology
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
PSY 101 and 120 (or 221), or equivalent
introductory courses in psychology and social science statistics.
Students are expected to have reading and writing skills appropriate
to the junior level.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: The course covers various
aspects of social psychology–the study of how people's
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by their
interactions with others. Topics include social beliefs and
judgments, attitudes, conformity, persuasion, group influence,
prejudice and aggression, and attraction and helping. The
topics are explored from an experimental research basis.
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
E-PRINT
OPTION
Students
may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail
provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments
that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to
the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be
sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format.
Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal
mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with
the course guide.
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TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN
0072977515 Myers, David G., Social Psychology, 8th ed.
with supplements, McGraw-Hill, 2005
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| NUMBER
OF LESSONS: The course
has six lessons, including two supervised examinations. Each
non-exam lesson covers two or three chapters in the textbook. |
| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Lesson
writing assignments consist of 2-3 essay questions covering
each chapter assigned in the lesson. Each answer is expected
to be approximately 2 typed pages (about 300 words). |
| EXAMINATIONS:
The course has two supervised examinations,
each covering approximately half of the course material. The
examinations consist of multiple-choice questions—sample
self-check tests before each examination help to focus the student's
review and preparation. |
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GRADING
CRITERIA: All
lesson assignments and examinations receive letter grades.
The final course grade is weighted at 20 percent for each
examination (40 percent of total) and 15 percent for each
lesson assignment (60 percent of total).
Lesson assignments are graded on the basis of the student's
understanding of the concepts presented in the reading and
reasoned opinion or point of view on the topics.
Examinations are worth 100 points each. The numeric score
is converted to a grade based on the following scale:
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93-100
= A
90-92 = A
87-89 = B+
83-86 = B
80-82 = B-
77-79 = C+ |
73-76
= C
70-72 = C-
67-69 = D+
63-66 = D
60-62 = D-
Below 60 = F |
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ENROLLMENT
INFORMATION:
Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish.
Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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