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Psychology 302

Psychology 302. Evolutionary Psychology Spring 2011. Course Website. www.psych.ualberta.ca/~msnyder/p302/main.html Syllabus Powerpoint slides Podcasts Assignment information. Dr. Snyder BSP-241 492-3834 mrsnyder@ualberta.ca Psyco 302 in subject line @ualberta.ca account

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Psychology 302

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  1. Psychology 302 Evolutionary Psychology Spring 2011

  2. Course Website • www.psych.ualberta.ca/~msnyder/p302/main.html • Syllabus • Powerpoint slides • Podcasts • Assignment information

  3. Dr. Snyder • BSP-241 • 492-3834 • mrsnyder@ualberta.ca • Psyco 302 in subject line • @ualberta.ca account • Name and ID number in message • Allow up to 2 business days for response • Skype username: michaelrsnyder • Office hours: after class, and/or by appointment

  4. Textbook and Reading Schedule • Workman, L. & Reader, W. (2008). Evolutionary psychology: An introduction (second edition). Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom. • Roughly a chapter per class

  5. Course Evaluation • Midterm exam • 20%, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and lectures • 2 June • Final exam • 35%, cumulative chapters and lectures (bias towards post-midterm material) • Date 17 June, 3:00-5:00 PM • Four 1 Page Assignments • 20% (5% each) • 17 May, 26 May, 7 June, 14 June • Paper • 25% • 9 June

  6. Missed Exams • Serious illness (documented), medical emergency/death in immediate family, religious event • Midterm: weight transferred to final • Final: if deferred granted by Faculty office, write 24 June 2011, 2:00PM

  7. Assignments • Short • One page’s worth of space to answer • Same format as exam questions • Can submit individually or as a group of two students

  8. Assignment & Paper Submission • Required by 10:35 of due date • Starting at 10:36, 10% late penalty applied • Additional 10% penalty applied each day thereafter at 4PM • Submit directly to instructor, to Psychology office (BSP-217, M-F 8:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00), thumbtacked to bulletin board outside BSP-241 (but…dated from when found) • DO NOT put any assignment under instructor’s door!

  9. Grading Scheme Mark (%)GradeDescriptor 94-100 A+ Excellent 89-93.9 A Excellent 84-88.9 A- Excellent 79-83.9 B+ Good 74-78.9 B Good 69-73.9 B- Good 64-68.9 C+ Satisfactory 59-63.9 C Satisfactory 55-58.9 C- Satisfactory 52-54.9 D+ Poor 50-51.9 D Minimal pass 0-49.9 F Failure • Not graded on a curved • University distributions just guidelines • A+ is for exceptional performance, beyond the course level

  10. Posting Grades • Return assignments, midterm, paper • Link to PDF on website • By ID

  11. Appealing Grades • Answer justification • Keep original, submit photocopy along with justification • Any issues with term work must be addressed before the final exam

  12. Prerequisites • Two of: • Psyco 223, 233, 241, 258, 267, 275, 281 • Prerequisites, NOT co-requisites

  13. Cheating, Plagiarism • Detailed listing on syllabus • Code of Student Behaviour • Shall not represent another’s work on an assignment as his/her own • Shall not submit material completed/in progress for another course without written approval • Must use appropriate citation and referencing for term paper • Cheating on exams

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