The syllabus lists the reading assignments which come from a textbook and a course packet.  The textbook for this class is Social Psychology:  An Applied Perspective by P. Wesley Schultz and  Stuart Oskamp.  The reading packet can be found at the Student Book Store (330 E. College Ave. (Big Blue on the Corner).  The syllabus also lists times for exams and when writing assignments are due.

Course grades will be based upon four exams (60%) and five course assignments (40%).  The exams will consist of multiple choice items and one essay question.  The content of the exam will be based upon the course readings and lectures.  A good way to prepare for the portion of the exam that is based upon the text book readings is to know the key concepts and to be able to answer the review questions at the end of each chapter in your textbook.  Make up exams will only be given if students contact the instructor (either in person, with a phone message, or via email) prior to the exam.  Further, written verification of the excuse is required.  If approved, the student will be required to arrange a time with the T.A. to take the make up exam within one week of the scheduled exam.   

The assignments will be described in class and can be found via links in the syllabus.  Late assignments will receive a penalty of a half of a letter grade per day that the assignment is late.  You may replace some of the assignments with an equivalent alternative which may be a research summary.  However, this requires prior approval from the instructor and must not be done after the assignment is due (unless the instructor views the circumstances as extraordinary.)

        Although attendance is voluntary, I view attendance as very important.  This allows student to understand a different view of material than that presented in readings, students to interact with each other on topics, and continuity from one class session to the next.   

Cheating in any form will result in flunking from the class. Cheating includes making up experimental data, plagiarism on papers, and copying during exams.   Students are also not allows to turn in papers for this class that have been or are currently being turned in for other courses.  Please see the colleges statement on academic integrity. 

This schedule is subject to change as announced in class.  Changes will be posted to the web version of the syllabus as soon as possible.  You are responsible for changes announced in class, regardless of your attendance and regardless of when they get posted on the web.