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Attendance Policy/Class Participation: Attendance is very important, especially since the class meets only once a week. In order
to receive credit for attending and turning in assignments, the student must be present during the class meeting time to turn in the
weekly paper assignment. Students will be responsible for all classes missed due to either an excused or unexcused absence.
Excessive tardiness or disruptive behavior may result in the student being asked to leave the classroom, and, if necessary, steps
may be made to refer the student for disciplinary actions. If you stop attending, but do not officially withdraw from the course by
the withdrawal date, you will receive an “F”.
Method of Presentation: Discussion, lecture, projects, small group exercises, and multiple forms of technology will be used
throughout the semester. It is important that every student reads each chapter before coming to class so for class discussions.
“I ceased to be a teacher. It wasn’t easy. It happened rather gradually, but as I began to trust students, I found they did incredible things in their
communication with each other, in their learning of content material in the course, in blossoming out as growing human beings. Most of all they
gave me the courage to be myself more freely, and this led to profound interaction. They told me their feelings, they raised questions, I had never
thought about. I began to sparkle with emerging ideas that were new and exciting to me, but also, I found, to them. I believe I passed some sort
of crucial divide when I was able to begin a course with a statement something like this: ‘This course has the title ‘Personality Theory’ (or
whatever). But what we do with this course is up to us. We can build it around the goals we want to achieve, within that very general area. We
can conduct it the way we want to. We can decide mutually how we wish to handle these bugaboos of exams and grades. I have many resources
on tap, and I can help you find others. I believe I am one of the resources, and I am available to you to the extent that you wish. But this is our
class. So what do we want to make of it?’ This kind of statement said in effect, ‘We are free to learn what we wish, as we wish.’ It made the
whole climate of the classroom completely different. Through at the time I had never thought of phrasing it this way, I changed at that point
from being a teacher and evaluator, to being a facilitator of learning—a very different occupation” (Rogers, Freedom to Learn, 1983, p. 26).
Method of Evaluation:
Assignment Percentage / Points
Papers 30% / 30 points
24% / 24 points: 8 discussion papers
6% / 6 points: project proposal
Project 40% / 40 points:
30% / 30 points: instructor grade
- 8% / 8 points: handouts
- 12% /12 points: presentation
- 10% / 10 points: paper
10% / 10 points: peer review
- 5% / 5 points: from peers
- 5% / 5 points: for peers
Exam 30% / 30 points
Coursework: Weekly reading assignments will be given and are to be completed prior to the following class period. Please note
that assigned chapters are not necessarily in chronological order. While reading each chapter, students should type one question or
point they thought of during the readings and, at the conclusion of the reading assignment, create 1 page-length (double-spaced)
discussion of what they believe is the answer to the question based on what was learned from the text. There should be one paper
per weekly assignment. The papers will be discussed in class, and all students will be held accountable for this information.
Students will be asked to discuss questions in class and will lose credit if participation does not occur. Students should turn in a
total of 8 questions worth 3 points each for a total of 24 points (24%) of the final grade. Homework must be turned in during
class for credit; no late or early work will be accepted.
Project: A final project will be chosen by each student to be completed by the end of the semester. A list of project choices will be
given at the first of the semester. Projects will be completed by groups of students and should be worked on throughout the entire
semester. Project proposals are worth 6 points (6%) and must be turned in no later than the date assigned on the course schedule..
Project proposals need to be approved by the instructor prior to choosing a presentation timeslots that will be allotted for the end of
the semester (see schedule for exact dates). The presentations must be between 15 and 20 minutes and must include visual aids
and summary handouts for the instructor and each of the fellow classmates. Projects account for 40 points (40%) of the final
grade, and peer reviews will be completed by each student regarding every presenter (students will also receive points for
completing reviews on peers).
Exam: One examination worth 30 points (30%) will be given during the semester; therefore, missing class the day of the final will
result in class failure. The exam may have numerous testing formats, including multiple choice, true/false, short answer, listing,
and discussion questions. A review will be given and questions regarding the test may be asked to help the student prepare, but the
instructor maintains full discretion to include additional information in the test. A blank blue book will be required for the test
and will not be provided by the instructor; students may purchase blue books from the campus bookstore.
Choose a research topic and complete an actual study (ex: experiences of domestic violence of UTD
students, volunteers’ motivations for helping) over the course of at least 1 month and/or with at least 25
subjects (whichever is more relevant to the study… see instructor prior to deciding). The paper should
include these topics:
Introduction
Rationale for Research (how it will add to the literature and who it will benefit)
Research Questions
Literature Review
Methodology
Research Design
Sample/Subjects
Instrumentation
Procedure
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Results
Interpretation of Results
Limitations of Study
Suggestions for Future Research
*Please make sure to determine whether or not the study will need to be approved by the Institutional
Review Board. “A human subject is defined in 45 CFR 46 as "a living individual about whom an investigator
(whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction
with the individual, or (2) identifiable private information". Individuals who provide information for
research that is not about themselves are not considered to be human subjects in this context. While
researchers should take steps to ensure that these individuals are not placed at risk, it is not necessary for
the IRB to approve their participation.”