PSYCH 350 - Social Psychology
Outcomes
- Know and comprehend the meaning of material relating to social psychology.
- Apply the material of social psychology to other situations.
- Integrate the material with other areas of psychology.
- Analyze and evaluate the worth of the material.
Description
This course is the scientific study of how people influence each other. Specifically, social psychology, as a discipline of the social and behavioral sciences, seeks to understand how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people. Hence, social psychology seeks to explain how people influence each other (descriptive) and why people influence each other (explanatory).
Learning Model Architecture
Students will prepare by reading and studying textbook chapters and completing reading quizzes.
Students will teach one another by participating in small group discussions around chapter topics and research assignments.
Students will ponder and prove by completing writing assignments related to the textbook.
Required Materials
Myers, D. G., & Twenge, J. M. (2017). Social psychology (12th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (ISBN: 978-125929419-8)
Grading Policies
The grade book for this course uses weighted categories, so the point values associated with individual assignments are not necessarily the final point values as they appear in students’ final grades. The weightings are as follows:
| Unit Exams: | 75% |
| Research Article Evaluations: | 12.5% |
| Everything Else: | 12.5% |
The grade scale for this course is as follows:
| Letter Grade | Percentage |
|---|---|
| A | 93–100% |
| A- | 90–92% |
| B+ | 86–89% |
| B | 83–85% |
| B- | 80–92% |
| C+ | 76–79% |
| C | 73–75% |
| C- | 70–72% |
| D+ | 66–69% |
| D | 63–65% |
| D- | 60–62% |
| F | 59% and below |
Late Work Policy
Late work is not accepted. However, your Instructor may extend deadlines if you experience extenuating circumstances. Contact your Instructor to discuss personal or emergency situations.
Help
Tutoring
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Online Support Center
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Disclaimers
You have the responsibility to carefully read assigned materials and instructions. Questions should be noted and directed to your instructor. You also have the responsibility to contribute to others’ learning through your participation in discussions.
This syllabus and the course schedule may be changed at any time prior to or during the semester as the need arises. You will be notified by your instructor of any changes and may view them in the course documents.
University Policies
Read the University Policies page found in the Welcome module in the course. See information there about student honor, students with disabilities, sexual harassment, complaints and grievances, and copyright policies. Students with disabilities should contact their instructor regarding many of the activities.
Academic Honesty
As followers of Christ, all BYU-Idaho students, staff, and faculty are expected to be honest in all their dealings. This honesty also applies and extends to behavior and actions related to academic work. It is critical for you to understand the seriousness of academic dishonesty and misconduct and strive to produce and submit only the results of your own effort and original work. While you are encouraged to work with one another and share ideas, the sharing of text, code, or anything like it for individual assignments is inappropriate. There is never an acceptable excuse for plagiarism or cheating. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated by the University.
Your instructor will be responsible for creating and applying policies and penalties for academic dishonesty, which may include point deductions, a score of zero on an entire assignment, and referral to the Student Honor Office. Cases will be analyzed on an individual basis and penalties applied according to the severity of the misconduct.
Course Copyright
Materials on BYU Idaho I-Learn and related sites may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). These materials are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course and may not be retained or further disseminated.