The course syllabus is your "road map" to this course. Even with the return of "normal" in-person class, the syllabus may be subject to changes. If so, I will send out a new syllabus such as 2.0, 3.0, etc. In any event, the syllabus tells you all about the course assignments, schedule of classes, and much more (including UCCS important policies and procedures). There will be supplemental resources to support specific assignments such as rubrics that will be located in other parts of Canvas such as Announcements and Modules. Stay tuned! But the syllabus is always a good place to start. When in doubt, go to Canvas!

Here is the file: 

PSY 1000.001 Syllabus Fall 2021 2.0.doc

Below is some more basic information on the course and the textbook...

Course Description:

This course is designed to give you a broad overview of the many different perspectives from which psychologists try to understand human behavior. By the end of this course, you will be familiar with these perspectives: biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental, personality, social, and abnormal psychology. This course is appropriate for those who are interested in an introductory course for the field of psychology. That said, “Welcome to the Wonderful World of Psychology!”

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, andhistoric trends in psychology.
• Explain (including advantages and disadvantages) and compare major theoretical perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic and socio-cultural);
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following nine general domains: (1) biological bases of behavior and mental processes, (2) sensation and perception, (3) learning and memory (4) cognition, consciousness, (5) individual differences, psychometrics/measurement, personality, (6) social processes (including those related to socio-cultural and international dimensions), (7) developmental changes in behavior and mental processes that occur across the lifespan, (8) psychological disorders, and (9) emotion and motivation;
• Describe and demonstrate an understanding of applied areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, counseling, forensic, community, organizational, school, health);
• Draw the distinction between scientific and non-scientific methods of understanding and analysis.
• Recognize and understand the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to): age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation.
• Understand and apply psychological principles to personal experience and social and organizational settings.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and information competence as applied to psychological topics.

Course Content:

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Psychology 2e from OpenStax, ISBN 978-1-975076-45-0

You have several options to obtain this book:

• View online (Links to an external site.)
• Download a PDF (Links to an external site.)
• You may purchase a "hard copy" via the UCCS bookstore or any online site such as Amazon. 

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