DR. JOHN S. ROSENKOETTER http://courses.MissouriState.edu/JRosenkoetter/
Spring 2016
PSY 336: ETHOLOGY
Section 1 (25347) at 12:20 to 3:10 p.m. on Friday in 312 Hill Hall
PURPOSE: The purpose of this course is to present an introduction to theories and research in the area of animal behavior, ethology, and comparative psychology.
FOUNDATION COURSE: Earning credit for PSY 336 will satisfy the Biological
Processes area of the Foundation Coursework requirement for Psychology Majors at Missouri State University.
POLICY on DISABLITY ACCOMMODATION: Physically or learning disabled students should talk with me when problems can be foreseen or have arisen.
Reasonable accommodations will be made. To request accommodations for disability, students should contact the Disability Resource Center
( www.missouristate.edu/disability/ ), Carrington Hall, Suite 302, (417) 836-4192;
TTY (417) 836-6792. Students must provide documentation of disability to the
Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations. The Disability
Resource Center refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning
Diagnostic Clinic, which provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information about testing, contact the Learning
Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 836-4787, http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc/ .
POLICY on EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Students who require assistance during an emergency evacuation must discuss their needs with their professors and the
Disability Resource Center. If you have emergency medical information to share with me or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. For additional information, students should contact the Public Safety and
Transportation (417) 836-5509 Emergency Quick Reference guide http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/51597.htm
. The University’s Emergency
Response Plan is at http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/erp.htm
.

POLICY on NONDISCRIMINATION: Missouri State University is an affirmative action and equal opportunity institution. It maintains a grievance procedure available to any person who believes she or he has been discriminated against.
At all times, it is your right to address inquiries or concerns about possible discrimination to the Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance
( http://www.missouristate.edu/equity/ ), Park Central Office Building, 117 Park
Central Square, Suite 111, (417) 836-4252. Concerns of an academic nature should be discussed with your teacher and can also be brought to the attention of your teacher’s Department Head.
POLICY on ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Any student who cheats on an examination will receive zero points for that examination. Missouri State University is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity. You should know and follow the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, which is available at http://www.missouristate.edu/academicintegrity/policies.htm
. Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in this policy. If you are accused of violating this policy and are still in the appeals process, you should continue participating in this class.
POLICY on RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION: The University may provide a reasonable accommodation based on a person’s sincerely held religious belief. In making this determination, the University reviews a variety of factors, including whether the accommodation would create an undue hardship. The accommodation request imposes responsibilities and obligations on both the individual requesting the accommodation and the University. Students who expect to miss classes, examinations, or other assignments as a consequence of their sincerely held religious belief shall be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with the dates of religious observances on which they will be absent by submitting a Religious Accommodation Request
Form ( http://www.missouristate.edu/equity/47491.htm
) to the instructor by the end of the third week of a full-semester course or the end of the second week of a half-semester course.
POLICY on CELL PHONE USE: Cell phone use to deal with an emergency is permitted.
POLICY on ATTENDANCE: Everyone is expected to attend class regularly, if you do not, you are responsible for what you missed. There are no points associated with class attendance.

DEADLINE for DROPPING or WITHDRAWING: The deadline to drop with an automatic W grade and also the last day to withdraw from the University is April
8 , 2016 .
It is your responsibility to understand the University's procedure for dropping a class. If you stop attending this class but do not follow proper procedure for dropping the class, you will receive a failing grade and will also be financially obligated to pay for the class. For information about dropping a class or withdrawing from the University, contact the Office of the Registrar, 320
Carrington Hall, (417) 836-5520, or ( http://www.missouristate.edu/registrar/ ).
NO CLASS: There will be no class meeting on March 11 (Spring Break) and
March 25 (Spring Holiday).
OFFICE: Dr. Rosenkoetter’s office ( 106 Hill Hall ) is one of three offices located in the northeast corner of the first floor of Hill Hall. You must go through room 100
(a classroom) or room 108 (a library) to get to 106.
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday 1 to 5 p.m. and Wednesday 1 to 2 p.m.
TELEPHONE: (417) 836-5471 , please leave your name, number, and a message.
E-mail: JRosenkoetter@MissouriState.edu
Webpage: http://courses.missouristate.edu/JRosenkoetter/
TEXTBOOK: Dugatkin, L. A. (2014). Principles of animal behavior (3rd ed.). New
York, NY: W. W. Norton.
GRADES: You will earn your grade by your performance on four examinations.
Each examination will have questions over the textbook and lecture material covered since the previous examination. If you miss a scheduled examination, you must contact me and arrange to take a make-up during another scheduled examination. I occasionally use +/- grades when they would help students.
You need 90% of the total possible points to get an A (not an A-).
You need 80% of the total possible points to get a B (not a B-).
You need 70% of the total possible points to get a C (not a C-).
You need 60% of the total possible points to get a D (not a D-).
EXAMS
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Exam 4
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
1, 2, & 3
5, 6, 7 & 8
9, 10, 11, 12 & 13
14, 15, 16, & 17
DATES
February 5
March 4
April 15
Wed., May 11 at 11:00 a.m.