Assignments & Points

Task	Points	Opportunities	Total Points
Attendance	.5 pt / class	24	12 points
In-class Activities	1 pt / activity	~10	10 points
Reading Annotations	4 notes / 2 pts / week	10	20 points
Reflection Papers	5 pts / paper	4	20 points
Exams	15 pts/test	4	60 points
Research Participation	8 points/4 hrs	–	8 Points
Research Participation	2 points	extra credit	2 points
Total			100+ points

Attendance

There are 25 class meetings over 15 weeks. You will receive .5 point for every class you attend (AKA 1 point per week attended). You will not lose points for missing class, you will earn points for attendance. Be aware: missing class will make it hard to complete the assignments, understand course material, and do well on exam. And also, I love to have you in class!

Reading Annotations

Reading is an important skill that you will continue to develop in college and throughout life.  Reading without taking notes is called passive reading, and often you don’t remember as much. To engage in active reading we will use a tool called Hypothes.is to take shared notes on the readings. Directions for signing up, and joining our private group are on the website. Only annotate in our private group.

In-class Activities

Class will be an active space where you will share your ideas and questions openly. Often you will work with your peers in groups on worksheets, group questions, exit tickets, etc. Even if you are shy, there will be ways for you to participate. At the end of class I will collect the artifact that documents your participation and they will contribute to your final grade.

Research & Reflection Papers

Reflection papers are 500 word (2 page) short essays on a psychological concept from class. In the paper you will describe the concept, apply the concept to your own life, find one research article about the concept, and provide a  sentence summary of the research article. Papers will be graded for description of class concept, application of concept to real world, research article summary and citation, and thoughtfulness.

See the Course Schedule Overview for due dates

Exams

Four exams will take place throughout the semester. Exams will be multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and short answer. Exams will not be comprehensive.

See the Course Schedule Overview for exam dates

Research Participation

You can obtain 10 points of research experience (10 hours) in one of two ways: participate in research studies or write summary research papers. You can combine points from participating in lab research and writing research summaries to obtain the maximum number of points allowed. See the page on Research Experience for more information: https://psych101f23.commons.gc.cuny.edu/research-experience-and-participation/