Course Syllabus
Psychology 1: Introductory Psychology
Spring 2021 Course Syllabus
Section 15711 . Download Syllabus Here
Instructor: Russell Sweep
Course Time: 3hr10min online
Location: Online
Email sweeprj@laccd.edu
Office Hours: By request
Required Text:
David Myers (2017).
Psychology in Everyday Life 4th edition
Worth Publisher
Course Description:
This course aims at providing students with a general overview of the history, principles, theories, and major areas of study and application in the broad field of psychology. Throughout the semester you will gain exposure to and appreciation of scientific theory and inquiry, behavioral sciences, biological perspectives in psychology, memory and consciousness, developmental, social and clinical psychology, personality theories, psychopathology, and psychotherapeutic practices. Psychology 001 is a lower-division undergraduate course that fulfills the General Education Section D and is a required course for all Psychology majors.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course students will be able to evaluate behaviors and mental processes using basic psychological concepts and theory. More specifically, the successful student of the course will be able to:
- Define and describe numerous psychological theories, theorists, principles and concepts
- Describe psychology in terms of different and ever-changing cultural, religious, ethnic, and community contexts
- Have an increased understanding and respect for how psychology works and benefits individual lives, communities, other sciences and disciplines, and the world around us all
- Gain an enhanced self-awareness and an appreciation for the diversity and complexity of the world around us and the people in it
- Think critically about what has been learned in the course and apply it to their own lives, communities and future plans
Web:
All class documents, including the syllabus and any review materials, are available online. Your learning will be compromised (and your grade affected) if you do not use the technology that is available. There are discussion enhancements, extra credit, and “mini assignments” that are only accepted electronically. The link to log on to Canvas is https://ilearn.instructure.com Please bookmark this login page on all of your devices! There is more than one Canvas login page, and you will get frustrated if you do not get to the correct one.