NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE
Introduction to Psychology
SYLLABUS
A. | Course Title: | Introduction to Psychology |
B. | Course Number: | PS 113 - 30375 |
C. | Semester: | Fall 2018 |
D. | Days/Time: | Online |
E. | Credit Hours: | 3 |
F. | Instructor: | Abbott, Gayle |
G. | Office: | Ben Alexander Student Center (BAC) 226 |
H. | Email Address: | GAbbott@nmjc.edu |
I. | Office Phone: | (575) 492-2617 |
J. | Office Hours: | Virtual Monday: 8:00:00 AM-5:00:00 PM (MST); Virtual Tuesday: 8:00:00 AM-5:00:00 PM (MST); Virtual Wednesday: 8:00:00 AM-5:00:00 PM (MST); Virtual Thursday: 8:00:00 AM-5:00:00 PM (MST); Virtual Friday: 8:00:00 AM-5:00:00 PM (MST); |
K. | Time Zone: | Mountain Time |
L. | Prerequisite(s): | |
M. | Corequisite(s): | |
N. | Class Location: | Virtual |
This is an introduction to the science of human behavior and surveys topics including learning, motivation, physiological, personality, and abnormal psychology. This is basic to all succeeding courses in psychology. This is a three credit hour course.
Required:
Suggested:
None.
You can buy your books online at the NMJC Bookstore.
Students attending New Mexico Junior College will be evaluated according to the following grading scale:
90 - 100% = A 80 - 89% = B 70 - 79% = C 60 - 69% = D 0 - 59% = F
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1. Log in to class regularly.
2. Pay attention.
3. Take notes.
4. Keep up with readings and assignments.
5. Ask questions when you do not understand something.
6. Utilize your professor’s office hours and e-mail.
7. Read the text.
8. Adhere to the deadlines posted in the course outline.
New Mexico Junior College’s institutional student learning outcomes represent the knowledge and abilities developed by students attending New Mexico Junior College. Upon completion students should achieve the following learning outcomes along with specific curriculum outcomes for respective areas of study:
Student Requirements
If you have not already received login information for Canvas/T-BirdWeb Portal/E-mail,
you will need to contact the Enrollment Management office at (575) 492-2546.
Check first-time login page for instructions at www.nmjc.edu/distancelearning/coursescourseschedules/canvasinstructions.aspx.
Canvas Assistance
You must have access, on a regular basis, to a computer that supports the Canvas minimum specifications and has an active connection to the Internet. See the minimum computer specification requirements at www.nmjc.edu/distancelearning/coursescourseschedules/Canvasinstructions.aspx.
Students will be held responsible for the information on these pages.
Academic Honesty
Each student is expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity
in online academic and professional matters. The College reserves the right
to take disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, against any student
who is found guilty of academic dishonesty or otherwise fails to meet these
standards. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, dishonesty in
quizzes, tests, or assignments; claiming credit for work not done or done by
others; and nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or
other College records. Cheating or gaining illegal information for any type of graded work is considered dishonest and will be dealt with accordingly.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
Any student requiring special accommodations should contact the Special Needs
Student Services Coordinator at (575) 492-2576 or by e-mail at krueda@nmjc.edu.
Attendance Policy and Participation Expectations
It is expected that you regularly log into class at least three times weekly
and check your Canvas mail to ensure you have not missed any changes/updates.
Students are expected to complete discussions/quizzes/tests/ assignments before
deadlines expire.
Canvas Help
If you experience difficulty with Canvas you may reach the Canvas Helpdesk at
canvashelpdesk@nmjc.edu, or by calling
the 24 hour helpdesk phone at (575) 399-2199.
Netiquette
The professor is responsible for monitoring and evaluating student conduct and
student behavior within the Canvas course. By registering for this class, the
student is assumed to have entered into an agreement with New Mexico Junior
College and the professor to log into the class regularly and to behave in an
appropriate manner at all times. Disruptive behavior may
result in the student being removed from the class and dropped for the semester.
For comprehensive information on the common rules of netiquette and other online
issues, please review the NMJC Online Student Handbook.
Online Learning Environment
By participating in an online class, you undertake responsibility for your own
progress and time management.
Plagiarism
Offering the work of another as one’s own, without proper acknowledgment, is plagiarism; therefore, any student who fails to give credit for quotations or essentially identical expression of material taken from books, encyclopedias, magazines and other reference works, or from the themes, reports, or other writings of a fellow student, is guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism violates the academic honesty policy and is considered cheating.
Tutoring Assistance
Free tutoring services are available to all NMJC students through Brainfuse and the Academic Success Center located in Mansur Hall room 123 and 124.
Withdrawal Policy
The instructor has the right to drop any student who has failed to log on to Canvas for two weeks or more, but it is not guaranteed that the instructor will drop you. If the student chooses to stop attending a class, he/she should withdraw from the class by accessing your student account in the T-Bird Web Portal at www.nmjc.edu, or submitting the required paperwork to the Registrar’s Office by TBA. Failure to withdraw yourself from a course by this date may result in your receiving an “F” in the course. All students are encouraged to discuss their class status with the professor prior to withdrawing from the class.