Introduction
to
Culture and Personality
(slides)

• Question: What do I already know about Culture and Personality?
  (results)
  
  
• Introduction to You: Meet Yourselves
  
  
• What would you like to know about your profs?
  
  
• What do you expect to get out of this class?
  
  
• Laptops
  
  
• Textbook
  • "Table of Contents"
    
    
• Assignments
  
  
  • listed on the calendar syllabus for Spring 2009
    
    
  • listed on the web text assignments semester summary page

Next Week
(slides)

Orientation to the course

Requirements
(Summary Page)

• participation
  
  
  • CPforum
    
    
    • You will need to post meaningful messages on the class on-line chat board located at CPforum
      <www.d.umn.edu/~troufs/CPforum/>
      
      
      • About two weeks before the midterm and final exams you will be asked to make up a question and post it on the CPforum
        
        
        • These exam question postings will serve, in part, as study questions for the exams
          
          
        • These exam question postings must be completed at least four days before the exam date
          
          
      • but feel free to use the forum for messages in general
        
        
        • for example, in addition to the ten or more "official" topics you might find it useful to use the forum when preparing for the midterm and final exams
          
          
      • At the end of the semester you will also be asked to evaluate the course on the CPforum, indicating the three things you liked best and the three things you liked least about the course
        
        
        • end-of-the-semester postings must be completed by the scheduled final exam time
          
          
          • The Culture and Personality Final Exam will be announced, in Cina 214
          
          
          
      • Other timely topics may be added during the semester as appropriate
        
        
      • 30 points (2% of final grade) + 10 points for each special topic posting
        
        
  • Class Presentation
    
    
    • short class presentation on your term research project and term paper
      
      
      • 30 points (2% of final grade)
      
      
  • Attendance
    
    
    • Regular class attendance is expected
      
      
    • Repeated unaccounted-for absence may result in a lowering of your final grade
      
      
  • Exams
    
    
    • midsemester exam
      • 4 questions (self-chosen from 7)
      • up to 400 points (27.4% of final grade)
      • The Midsemester Exam will be on Monday, 1 March 2010
        
        
    • final exam
      • 6 questions (self-chosen from 11)
      • up to 600 points (41.1% of final grade)
      • The Culture and Personality Final Exam will be announced, in Cina 214
    
    
    • additional basic information
      
      
    • makeup exams
      
      
    • eGradebook <www.d.umn.edu/egradebook>
      
      
    • more about studying for the exams next week
      
      
  • Syllabus Information on the Web
    
    
    • Spring 2009 Class Calendar
      
      
    • weekly / daily class schedules: Week 01 Day 01...
      
      
    • assignments summary
      (alternate format than calendar)
      
      
    • office hours

      Fall 2009
      M 4:00-4:45; T, Th 1:00-1:45
      or e-mail/text-message for a time
      convenient to your schedule

    • special facilities
      
      
    • overview of course / requirements summary
      
      
  • Course Web Pages
    
    
  • Welcome Page
    
    
  • Site Map
    
    
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs)