Fall/Winter Session 2005-2006
Psychology 1010 6.0G Introductory Psychology
Course Director: Dr. Maxine Gallander Wintre
www.arts.yorku.ca/psych/mwintre

Time: Wednesdays 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Curtis Lecture Hall I
Dr. Wintre's Office: 327 BSB
Secretary: 736-5115 Ext. 66115

T.A.s:
Laura Adams - adamsl@yorku.ca
Longena Ng - longena@yorku.ca
Susan Rosenkrantz - susanr@yorku.ca
Heather Schmidt - hschmidt@yorku.ca
Sara Stuart - stuarts@yorku.ca

TAs will be alphabetically assigned to students. Please contact YOUR assigned TA if you have any questions.

Text:

Nairne, J. S., Smith, M. S. & Lindsay, D. S. (2004). Psychology: The Adaptive Mind - Second Canadian Edition. Scarborough , Ont.: Nelson Thomson Learning.

Burns, S. (2004). Study Guide for use with Psychology: The Adaptive Mind - Second Canadian Edition . Scarborough , Ont.: Nelson Thomson Learning.

Course Requirements

There will be FIVE term tests during the academic year - October 12, 2005 , November 16, 2005 , January 18, 2006 , March 1, 2006 , and during Spring Exam Period. The only valid reason for being absent from an exam is a dated note from a medical doctor (see pages 4 and 5 of handout). If you are absent for medical reasons contact the T.A.s or course director immediately . The term tests will consist of 60 multiple choice and short answer questions (12 marks) based on the textbook and lectures. Students must pass a minimum of 3 term tests to pass the course .

Final Grade

The final grade will be based on the 5 term tests each worth 18% of the final grade ; plus a mini research assignment worth a total of 7% of the final grade and research participation, worth 3% of the final grade.

Note:

Students must obtain a minimum grade of C (4.0) in AS/SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 to be permitted to continue as a Major Minor in Psychology, as well as to take any further Psychology courses for which AS/SC/PSYC 1010 6.0 is a prerequisite.

The course has a WebCT to assist students in learning and studying the course material. Quiz scores on the WebCT are just for the students' information and not part of the course requirements. If students have problems with the WebCT, they should go to the York Help Desk in Steacie Library, for the necessary computer expertise.

Guidelines for Missed Tests and Examinations

1) The student must contact the course director or the course director's secretary in person or by telephone or email within 48 hours of the test or examination. You must clearly state the following:

-your name (it helps to spell your last name)

-your student number,

-course and section

-phone number at which you can be reached

-time best to call you back

2) If you cannot contact the secretary or the course director during this 48 hour period, subsequent documentation accounting for the delay must be provided.

3) Appropriate documentation verifying the circumstances for the missed test or examination must be provided at the time specified by the instructor. Failure to provide appropriate documentation will result in a grade of F on the missed test.

What is appropriate documentation?

a) medical circumstances - tests/exams missed due to medical circumstances must be supported by an attending physician's statement or a statement by a psychologist or counselor. The physician's statement must include the following:

i) full name, mailing address, telephone number of the physician.

ii) state the nature of the illness and its duration (i.e., specific dates covered), and

iii) an indication of whether the illness and/or medication prescribed would have SERIOUSLY affected the student's ability to study and perform over the period in question.

NOTE: the physician's office may be contacted to verify that the forms were completed by the physician.

b) non-medical circumstances - tests/exams missed due to non-medical circumstances must be supported by appropriate documentation, i.e., death certificates, obituary notice, automobile accident reports, airline/bus ticket/receipt for emergency travel (with date of booking on ticket), etc. Airline/train/bus ticket/receipts for emergency travel must indicate destination, departure, and return dates. Having to work at the time of a test is not considered a valid excuse for missing the test.

4) The manner in which the missed test (which has been legitimately documented) is handled will be at the discretion of the course director, and should be outlined by the instructor within the first two weeks of the course.

E.g.,

In the case of a make-up test/exam, the student must be prepared to write the test at a date set by the instructor (this may be as early as a week following the missed test). Although the content to be examined will be the same, the format may or may not follow that of the original test/exam. YOU must check with the course director's secretary or teaching assistant for the date and time of the make-up . A conflict in another course during the time of the make-up is not an acceptable reason for missing the make-up (unless there is an examination in the other course at that time).

NOTE: Only extremely unusual circumstances would warrant a second chance at a make-up.

Cheating/Plagiarism/Impersonation

The University does not look favorably on cheating of any kind and the penalties for doing so are very harsh. Become familiar with the rules and regulations regarding cheating/plagiarism. You can find them listed on pages 5 - 6 of the Undergraduate Psychology Supplemental Calendar.

In summary, you can avoid problems by following some simple rules:

a) Do your own work and present your own ideas in your own words. Do not merely repeat or reword sections from other sources.

b) Don't copy from friends or neighbors and don't let friends or neighbors copy from you.

c) If you have any doubts about the appropriateness of what you are doing -- ASK.

There is a website with an Academic Integrity Tutorial that I encourage all students to complete. The website address is www.yorku.ca/academicintegrity . The tutorial is found in information for students.