Course 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.

Course 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).

Required Materials

This course uses a low-cost, auto-access textbook. Read the information in the Textbook Information module to learn how to access your textbook.

IMPORTANT: This course requires McGraw-Hill Connect access to complete the activity and assignments. Please do not opt out of materials for this course. It is necessary for the integration to properly work in the course.

McGraw-Hill Account

This course uses McGraw-Hill Connect activities. If you have not previously created one for a BYU-Idaho course, you are required to create a McGraw-Hill account. Instructions, found on the About Your Textbook page, guide you to complete the necessary steps for setup.

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. 

Weekly Activities and Due Dates

• Beginning of Week:
  • Complete Reading Quiz.
• Midweek:
  • Complete Chapter Quiz.
• End-of-week:
  • Gather in Small Groups.
  • Respond to Short-Answer Questions.
  • Rotation between the following additional tasks:
    • Evaluate Research Article.
    • Complete Unit Exam.
    • Review Exam Concepts.

Note: Refer to the Calendar and Course Overview for more details on due dates and weekly activities.

Grading Policies

Grading 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:

The grading scale for this course is as follows:

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 as soon as you are aware of them.

Help

Tutoring

Tutoring options for online students are available through the Academic Support Center. 

Support

If you need assistance, visit the I-Learn Course Help tab located on the left-hand side of your screen to contact the appropriate support center.

Disclaimers

You have the responsibility to carefully read the 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

Students with Disabilities

Brigham Young University-Idaho is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere that accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office (Links to an external site.) at (208) 496-9210 or visit their website and follow the Steps for Receiving Accommodations (Links to an external site.). Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with students and instructors by the Disability Services Office.

This course may require synchronous meetings. If you are currently registered with the Disability Services Office and need an interpreter or transcriber for these meetings, please contact the deaf and hard of hearing coordinator at (208) 496-9219.

Other University Policies

Student Honor and Other Policies

Please read through the document called University Policies (Links to an external site.). It gives important information about the following topics:

• Student Honor
  • Academic Honesty
  • Student Conduct
    • Sexual Harassment
• Student with Disabilities
• Complaints and Grievances
• Copyright Notice

Go to the Student Resources module to review further resources and information.