WEB-BASED INI COURSE Section 30 and 200, 3 Credit Hours
Welcome to the individualized instruction online version of History and Systems of Psychology. This course is self-paced to the extent that there are no required class sessions or lectures but it does contain completion dates for assignments and exams. The textbook will be your main source of information. It was chosen for its clear objectives, balanced content which includes famous figures in psychology as well as lesser known researchers, and emphasis on presenting discoveries within the milieu of the times when they occurred.
The History and Systems of Psychology is a valuable course. It can serve as a base for understanding information presented in other classes. You will meet researchers who were instrumental in the conception of experimental psychology, developmental psychology, statistics, cognitive psychology, learning and behavior, theories of personality, child and adolescent psychology, industrial psychology, biology, and more.
This course is designed to make earning your grade as clear as possible with reasonable objectives and expectations for a 3000 level course. As you will see, practical applications of concepts you will learn are included in the design
Goodwin, C. James. (2005). A History of Modern Psychology (2nd Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (ISBN 0-471-41565-0)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Although this course is an individualized instruction course and self-paced to the extent that there are no class meetings, due to feedback received from previous students, some structure has been added to help guarantee timely completion of all course requirements.
In each unit you are required to participate in discussions or answer the assignment question based upon the reading assignments. These assignments are to be sent using the WebCt Vista drop box.
You are required to take online exams which are timed