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Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Newton Email: enewton@langara.bc.ca Office: B252h
Office Hours: These will be announced in class. I’m happy to arrange to meet with you.
Email is always the quickest way to reach me. Please feel free to e-mail me to set up an
appointment. Again, I am pleased to meet with you!
Course Overview
Social Psychology is a compelling area of psychology that examines how we think, act
and feel when we are around other people. Research in the field has had a tremendous
influence on how our day-to-day lives are structured.
Psych 2322 is a lively course where we will actively explore a wide range of social
psychological issues including: Attitudes, Conformity, Social Groups, Interpersonal
Attraction, Aggression and much more.
This is an interactive class where we will enliven psychological concepts with real life
examples, cutting-edge research, in-class and online demonstrations and exercises.
Major Takeaways
By the end of the course, you should…
1. Have a broad, practical understanding of key principles in Social Psychology
2. Be able to apply new psychological insights to your day-to-day life
3. Develop a better sense of the social psychological areas that interest you most
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THE MIXED MODE
APPROACH
As you know, this is a Mixed Mode class. What this means is that each week we’ll have 1
session in the classroom and you’ll have 1 session to complete on your own online. You
should budget an equal amount of time to the class and the online activities.
You need to complete your online sessions before the subsequent class session. You will
have specific tasks to do for these online sessions – tasks related both to the Chapter
reading and to what we are doing in class. Your grades will be based on both in-class and
online activities.
Blackboard
In order to participate in the class, you need to get onto Blackboard right away to
access class slides, materials and activities. Langara Ed Tech can help you if you are
having difficulties as can the Psych Lab.
Opening Slides
If you have trouble opening up slides on Blackboard, first make sure you are using
Internet Explorer to do so. If you are still having difficulty, you can try the computers @
Langara or contact Ed Tech. These are often big files, so be patient while they load.
Saving Slides
It is useful to save the slides onto an external hard drive just in case something should
happen to your Internet access right as you are going to study for your Midterms or
Finals.
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Course Materials
The textbook for this course is: Myers, David, Spencer, Steven J, Jordan, Christian
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(2009). Social psychology, 4 Canadian ed. McGraw Hill. Additional readings, web
links and updates may be provided in class.
Lectures will build on, but not repeat what you read in your text. Tests will be based
on both what we cover in class and your assigned text chapters. If you have any
questions about text material, please do come and ask me.
Class slides will be posted on Blackboard after the relevant class. These are designed
primarily for class, but can also help you in your studying. It is recommended that you also
take some of your own notes to fully capture all that we cover.
Performance Evaluation
Student Evaluation will be based on:
1. Midterm 1 – 20%
2. Midterm 2 – 20%
3. Participation & Activities: 15%
4. Assignments: 25%
5. 1 Final Exam: 20%
• All midterms are to be completed as scheduled. In case of extreme emergency, please
contact the Instructor before you are due to write the test. Make-up tests will require
both written confirmation of the Emergency – such as a Medical note
– and permission of the Instructor.
• Final Exam scheduling is done through the Registrar during the Exam period.
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Participation
A dynamic, actively participating class will learn far more. We will look forward to your
initiative, your relevant examples and thoughtful analysis.
Participation will include:
� Active Participation in Class
Completion & Submission of your Short Bio
Completion & Submission of In-Class Exercises
Online Discussions
Participation in Langara Psych experiments
� Full Attendance & Active Participation in Class is most critical for your
participation mark. If you are ill and unable to attend class, please email the
Instructor prior to class.
The Psychology Lab
The Psychology Lab is an excellent, unique resource that Langara offers
Psychology students. Please see the Lab Handout for more details.
The Langara Academic Code of Conduct
In this class, as all, you are expected to follow the academic rules of conduct. Please
consult the on-line calendar for details.
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Preliminary Class Schedule
• All Readings should be done prior to the class
CLASS
MYERS S OCIA L PSY CH TEX T REA
Class 1
•••
Class 2
Chapter 1: Introduction to Social
DIN G
Psychology
Class 3
Short Bio Due
Class 4
Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
Class 5
Chapter 3: Social Beliefs & Judgments
Chapter 4: Behaviour & Attitudes
Class 6
Class 7
Chapter 5: Persuasion
Class 8
Class 9
Midterm One October 6th
MYERS S OCIA L PSY CH TEX T REA
DIN G
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CLASS
MYERS S OCIA L PSY CH TEX T REA
Class 1
•••
Class 2
Chapter 1: Introduction to Social
Class 3
Short Bio Due
Class 4
Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
Class 5
Chapter 3: Social Beliefs & Judgments
DIN G
Psychology
Chapter 4: Behaviour & Attitudes
Class 6
Class 7
Chapter 5: Persuasion
Class 8
Class 9
Midterm One October 6th
MYERS S OCIA L PSY CH TEX T REA
CLASS
DIN G
Class 10
Class 11
Class 12
Chapter 6: Conformity
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Grading System
CLASS
MYERS S OCIA L PSY CH TEX T REA
Class 1
•••
Class 2
Chapter 1: Introduction to Social
Class 3
Short Bio Due
Class 4
Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
Class 5
Chapter 3: Social Beliefs & Judgments
DIN G
Psychology
Chapter 4: Behaviour & Attitudes
Class 6
Class 7
Chapter 5: Persuasion
Langara College Note:
All final grades in this course are subject to the approval of the Psychology Department
Chairperson, the Social Sciences Division Chairperson, and the Social Sciences
Dean of Instruction. Therefore, this letter grade table is only intended as a rough
guideline and doesn’t guarantee that a given percentage will result in the letter grade
indicated.
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Your Short Bio
To accelerate my getting to know you and to tailor class examples, please hand in a brief
one-page bio by the start of the third class. This should include:
1.
Name
2. E-mail address
3. A Photo of you
4. Why you are interested in Social Psychology
5. Hobbies; things you like to do outside of school
About
Elizabeth Newton is a Social & Business Psychologist who graduated with her Ph.D.
from Stanford University. A native of Vancouver, she consults with companies across
Canada and the U.S. She teaches Psychology @ Langara College and MBA and
Executive courses at the Sauder School of Business @ UBC.
Dr. Newton’s focus is on Social Psychology, Leadership Strategy & Development.
She also takes a particular interest in the areas of Communication and Creativity. She
is a writer whose columns have been featured in magazines and papers such as the Globe
& Mail, the Vancouver Sun and the Montreal Gazette.
Elizabeth is actively involved in the Arts. She earned her A.R.C.T. in Piano
Performance and is particularly dedicated to her ongoing volunteer work as Chair
of the Advisory Committee for the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Program –
an Arts Umbrella Project.
Outside of work, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her family and
Labradoodle, music, travel, reading/surfing & exercising.