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Syllabus contents: Class Meeting Times and Places - NEW ROOMS FOR QUIZ SECTIONS Discussion Section Grading Information Service Learning - Grading Information
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Psychology
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1. To provide an understanding of the ways in which psychologists and/or
feminist scholars have studies issues pertaining to gender in American
society and the problems they face. Helgeson, Vicki S. The Psychology of Gender. Prentice Hall, 2002. All readings on the Syllabus and Reading List are from this book. (Note: The book will not be read exactly in the order it is written. Watch the page numbers for assigned readings. Please read appropriate Summary and Glossary sections at the end of the chapter when partial chapters are assigned to be read.) Additional readings may be assigned as needed. Such changes will be announced in lecture and/or quiz section. Changes will also be posted on the announcements page and/or the discussion section page of this WEB site. Class Meeting Times and Locations Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11:20, Kane 210 Discussion Sections - Locations are effective 10/10-11/2002. AA and AE are unchanged!
Instructor: Prof. Nancy J. Kenney Office: 306 Guthrie Hall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:35-12:20 & by appointment e-mail: nkenney@u.washington.edu Phone: 206.543.2563 TA's: Sally Moore Office: JHN 219 (new as of 10/10/02) Office Hour: Tuesdays 8:30-9:20 and by appointment e-mail: samoore@u.washington.edu Mary Plummer Office: 3937 15th Ave NE 2nd floor (above Psychology Writing Center) Office Hour: Wednesdays 12:30-1:20 and by appointment e-mail: marydp@u.washington.edu
Service Learning Tutors: Michelle Choate Lucky Rowen-Granoski Michaela Trotsky TestsThere will be 3 exams. The first two exams will be held during the first hour of class on October 29, 2002 and November 26, 2002. A lecture will follow each exam. The third test will be held on Friday, December 13, 2002 at 10:30 AM in Kane 210. Tests will consist of multiple choice, true-false, fill-in, and/or matching questions and two or three short-answer questions. ALL TESTS WILL BE CUMULATIVE ON LECTURE MATERIAL, i.e., lecture material will be covered not only on the test immediately following its presentation but also on all subsequent tests. Typically, readings will only be covered on the test immediately following the assignment. If there are any exceptions to this rule, you will be alerted to that fact either on the syllabus or in class. Taking exams at the scheduled time is MANDATORY. No make-ups will be given except in extreme circumstances. (Contact Prof. Kenney or a TA and we'll decide whether your situation fits our definition of extreme circumstances.) Failure to take an exam will result in score of 0 for that exam. Please bring a MARK-SENSE form, a No. 2 pencil and a pen to all tests. Grading Policy Course Grades (Service Learning students see the Service Learning section on this page for information on bonus points.) Course grades will be based on the percent correct out of the total possible points on the three exams - two midterms and the final - and from quiz section related activities. Each test will be worth a total of 50 points. Another 50 points are attached to quiz section activities and papers. So the total possible points for the course will be 200. Percent correct of all possible points will be converted to a course grade with 96% = 4.0, 95% = 3.9, 93% = 3.7, 83% = 2.7, 73% = 1.7, 63% = 0.7, etc. The course grade declines by 0.1 grade point for each 1% below 96%. You must earn 125 points or more to pass this course. A chart converting individual test points and cumulative course points to grade points can be found on the Current Tests page. Discussion Sections Discussion Sections: Discussion (quiz) sections will be used for review of course material prior to tests and for discussion of selected topics related gender roles and gendered behaviors in US society. You can earn up to 10 course points (These points are equivalent to points earned on exams.) through active participation in quiz section activities. One (1) point will be assigned for active participation in each quiz section meeting (for a total of 9 points) and 1 additional point will be added if you participate in all 5 quiz sections related to discussion and debate of controversial issues related to Psychology of Gender.
Research Reports: Oral and Written: Each student will be required to prepare either 2 written reports (20 points each) or one written report (20 points) and one short oral presentation in quiz section (20 points). The class will select the topics that will be addressed in papers and oral reports from a list provided during the first quiz section. The exact instructions for each oral report/paper will be provided in quiz sections Discussion Section page for information on oral reports and papers. Service-Learning students can earn up to 11 course points for their involvement in service learning. One(1) point will be earned for each time your journal is submitted to the tutor on time (for a total of 4 points). Two (2) points will be awarded for each required meeting with your service learning tutor (for a total of 6 points). One (1) additional point will be earned based on a positive assessment by your site coordinator of your attendance and attitude on site. A negative evaluation by the site supervisor can negate all points earned from any aspect of service learning. All of the service- learning points are over and above the 200 course points potentially earned from tests, papers, oral reports and quiz section participation. In other words, these are all bonus points. |
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Contact the instructor at: nkenney@u.washington.edu
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