Psychology 101
Fall 2005
Who
What
Sean
McAuliffe
Instructor
Mimi
Liljerholm
TA
When
Where
Tue 2-2:50
3534 Franz
Office
Location
1346 FH
Office
Phone
55131
Office Hours
Tue 1-2
Fri 12-1
Email Addresses:
Sean
vpstatman@hotmail.com
Grading
Short Answer Exams
Presentation
Quizzes
64% (2 X 32%)
(Tue Week 5 (11/1) and Tue Week 10 (12/6))
20%
16% (4X4% - Drop lowest quiz)
No Final Exam during exam period.
Grading will be curved IF curving helps.
Ex: if mean is 70% and you get 78%, then you might get a B or better.
Ex: if mean is 91% and you get 91%, then you still get an A-.
Mean is C+/BI would be perfectly happy to give all A’s if everyone does extremely well – but that
typically does not happen.
Your grade is up to you. While the course is going on, I will do as much as I can to
make sure you learn as much as you can about this material. If you want to learn more or
you are confused, COME TO OFFICE HOURS. I may be ugly, but I am not that scary in
my office.
At the end of every quarter after the final, there are inevitably a handful of students who
beg me for a way to increase their grade because they didn’t seek help when they had the
chance. My answer to these requests to change grades is always the same – No. No.
No. No. No. It would be grossly unfair to all students if I ever allowed anything but the
scores determine the grade. Fairness is very important and fairness is the reason why a
student will NEVER be able to increase their grade after the course is done.
Module Project:
In the last two weeks of class, teams of two students will present a research paper
in teams of two to the rest of the class. Some sort of visual aids will be mandatory. In
order to present the research, you will have to understand the research paper extremely
well. In the early part of the term, you will be given a guide that will help you structure
your presentation.
Course Web Site:
Web site will contain:
Midterm and final grades
Website addresses for demonstrations and other resources
A discussion board where you can ask questions
Any other administrative messages.
.
Go to www.psych.ucla.edu
Select “resources”
Select “course web pages”
Select 101
Psychology courses now use Bruin OnLine (BOL) IDs as your Username. Your password
is your 9-digit student ID number
Go to the undergraduate advising office if you have trouble logging in to the system (or
don’t have an id).
Lecture Overheads and Lab Materials:
The course website will contain powerpoint files of the lecture and lab material.
Many students find it very helpful to print these off BEFORE they come to lab/lecture so
they do not get a cramped hand writing down notes. The materials for a week will be
available by Monday at 6:00 p.m. for all of the relevant materials that week. Note that
you can print these materials out in the computer labs if you do not have a computer at
home.
Reader info:
Contains Research articles for quizzes
Will be available from the storeroom on the A-level of the oldest Franz Hall building. (In
Franz hall Tower, take the elevator down to the “A” level and take a left when you get off
and keep walking quite far until you see it on your right)..
Course pack will not be available until 12:00 noon on Thursday of week 1