課程資訊

Syllabus for Introduction of Psychology (I), 2010 fall semester

Time: Wed 10:10-11:25am, Fri 8:45-10am

Location: Social Science building 2F, 80201

Instructor: Chun-Chia Kung, Ph.D. (龔俊嘉), 

Email: chunkung@mail.ncku.edu.tw

co-instructors: Prof. Hsiao （蕭富仁教授, Chap 3）, Prof. Lin （林君昱教授, Chap 7）, Prof. Hu （胡中凡教授, Chap 9）, and Prof. Chou （周麗芳教授, Chap 15）.

Phone: (06) 2757575 #56508

Office hours: Tue/Wed 2-3pm, and by appointment

Teaching Assistant: 葉丁瑞

Email: dingruey0203@gmail.com

Office hours: Tue and Thu 6:30-8pm (葉 Thu) at B528 of social science building. Others by email appointment. 

Textbook: Psychological Science: Mind, Brain, and Behavior (3^rd edition, 2009) by Gazzaniga, Halpern, and Heatherton 

Text Description: During the past decade, unprecedented advances in neuroscience have revolutionized the field of psychology, posing exciting new questions and reinvigorating classic lines of inquiry. In Psychological Science: Mind, Brain, and Behavior, brain scientist Michael Gazzaniga, former president of the APA Diane F. Halpern, and social and personality psychologist Todd Heatherton integrate the latest findings in cognitive, social, developmental, personality, and clinical psychology in a text perfectly pitched to the undergraduate student. With coverage of cutting-edge research, an exciting interdisciplinary approach, and a talented author team, Psychological Science: Mind, Brain, and Behavior captures the dynamism and energy of contemporary psychology.

Course Description: Psychological Science gives students an enticing overview of contemporary psychological research. It develops psychological literacy by presenting the material in a way that is directly related to their lives. It shows students how culture and gender can affect the way they view the world. And it asks them to consider the difficult new ethical dilemmas stemming from advances in psychological research. Throughout the text, real world psychology icons point out especially relevant examples, case studies important areas of applied research, and even potential career fields. Examples include how to deal with pain, whether childhood memories can be trusted, how to get better sleep, and how to maintain a long-term committed relationship.

Scores:

    (a) Tests   There will be 3 exams during the fall semester.  The dates of these tests are noted in the Course Schedule included below.  Each test will be worth 100 points, and comprise 20% of your final grade. Each test will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions (2 points each).  The tests will cover each section of the course independently, except the last exam, which will be cumulative. All test questions will come from lectures and readings in the textbook. Therefore, you MUST read the textbook in order to do the test well.

    (b) Quizzes Depending on the speed and the progress of content, we will have random quizzes during each course (and sometimes even at the beginning of each class). Therefore, you will need to attend the course, get your IRS (infrared response system) before the class starts, and use this IRS （按按按）for response, in order to get your responses recorded and collected. Your test results will comprise 40% of your final grade, so do show up in each lecture to get this important 40%.

         Extra warning: if you get caught pressing the IRS for others, both of your scores for the whole semester will be zero-ed（被發現幫別人按鍵作答者，兩者學期分數皆以零分計算）. And if you forget to turn in the IRS after exiting the course, we will also call your cell (so you have to fill out the cell phone number and email address, in case we need to reach you). If you make the IRS kit damaged or lost, you have to pay $2000 NTD for re-purchasing the item. So please beware of the consequence.

    (c) Research participation   Every student enrolled in Psychology 101 is required to take part in psychological research currently conducted in the Institute of Cognitive Sciences. Through the doodle online booking system (you have to create a free user account at http://www.doodle.com), participants will receive one extra point (to a maximum of 5 points) of the final grade for each experimental session.

    (d) Research summary    Extra credit can be earned by writing a 5~10-page abstract of (at least) two articles from current (published in 2009 or 2010) APA journals, chiefly from Trends In Cognitive Sciences (TICS) and Psychological Sciences. Students who do well on this will be given some extra final grade. If, near the end of the semester, you find your scores are in the danger zone (50-59), please seriously consider writing one or two papers. Examples of past example of full (5) points is given in the moodle forum.

You might notice that our total grades, when adding up, will exceed 100 points. This is primarily because in the past, there were students who desperately needed those extra points to be over 60 (or sometimes not even enough), while some others exceeded 100 (if adding everything).

Academic Integrity Academic integrity is one of the fundamental principles of a university community. Our university expects the highest standards of academic honesty from all students.  Violations of academic integrity include the following: (1) peeking other’s answer during the exam, (2) unauthorized assistance on others’ exam, (3) plagiarism, and (4) any other serious violation of academic integrity as established by the instructor.
    If your academic integrity is not maintained on a test or the final report, you will automatically receive a grade of zero for that test or report, and you will be reported to your departmental office in accordance with NCKU academic integrity policy.  Penalties can be severe. So please respect the dictum: “Honesty is the best policy”.

Class Etiquette: If you have a pager or a cell phone, make sure that it is set to vibrate prior to entering the classroom…if it rings during class, I will get to answer it! And if you plan to leave early, please sit at the back to minimize affecting others. And please add Yun-Yun’s warning: bring those bottles/juices/food bags with you when you leave the room (instead of leaving it under your seat). Extra warning: please refrain from eating something smelly in the classroom. Remember last year's discussions from Prof. Hung!

 Course Schedule: