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2011-2012 Syllabus

Sociology I / Psychology I & II

Instructor:        Mr. LeMay, Social Studies Teacher

                           Room: 202

                           Email: mlemay@newmancchs.org

Web Address:  http://www.newmancchs.org/mikelemay.cfm

Textbooks: 

  • W. LaVerne Thomas, Sociology: The Study of Human Relationship 5th Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1995.
  • McMahon & Romano, Psychology And You 3rd Edition, West Publishing Company, 2000.
  • Katherine P. Minter & William J. Elmhorst, Psychology, Prentice Hall, 2012.

 

Course Descriptions:

Sociology I:

Sociology is the science that studies human society and social behavior. We will study the diversity and variation of society along with our American value system. In addition, we will examine social interaction and personality development. We will also study adolescence in our society, as well as the adult in society.  This will be a discussion driven class.

Psychology I:

 Psychology I provides students with both a historical and contemporary perspective on Psychology. Major contributors to the field and their contribution are covered. The six major approaches to Psychology are covered in detail. Some of the most common methods used by Psychologists to gather information and conduct research are included in this course. Physical factors of the human anatomy that relate directly to behavior and emotion are studied.

Psychology II:

This course will expand on the reading and studies done in Psychology I. The textbook will be different and the studies and exercises will be advanced and more detailed than Psychology I. We will look at the human development, personality adjustment and conflict, sociocultural influences and self.  We will also spend time studying Psychology in literature, where we will analyze One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.  Overall this course will expand upon what was learned from Psychology I.

Classroom Expectations:

  1. BE PROMPT
  2. BE PREPARED
  3. BE PRODUCTIVE
  4. BE RESPECTFUL

Course Requirements

  1. Textbook: Everyone will be issued a textbook.  It belongs to the school, treat it with respect.  Do not write in it and keep it covered.  You must bring your book to class every day, unless told otherwise.
  2. Notes and Materials: Everyone will need to have notebook paper and a folder for handouts.
  3. Pens: Bring at least 1 pen to class everyday.  I will not provide them for you.  You may use only blue or black ink for assignments, tests, and quizzes.

Class Activities

Lecture/Discussion – this will involve note-taking, class discussion, and in-class work.  We will have interesting topics to discuss, thus involvement is critical to one’s success in the class.  Participation will be added to the scores of quizes.

Homework – You will be asked to complete homework for class.  This includes work out of the book, reading, writing, presentations, and group activities.

Quizzes – You will be given quizzes over previously assigned readings and notes. Participation will be added to quizzes, in order to ensure a complete grade.

Exams  – You will be assessed over information that we cover during the semester, this pertains to semester finals.  You will know what will be covered prior to the day of the test.

Videos/DVD – We will use videos appropriate to what we are learning to help guide class discussion and progress.

Notebook Check

Every day when you come in to class you are to write down the learning goals to make sure you know what is to be accomplished for the day.  You will then be graded for the days you have recorded the learning goals.

Assignments

  1. Assignments are due at the beginning of the class period for full credit.
  2. 24/50 RULE: If you do not have an assignment completed at the beginning of the class period, you have 24 hours to complete the assignment to receive 50% credit.
  3. If you are present the day an assignment was given but absent the day it was due, the work will be due the day you return.  If you are absent for multiple days a deadline will be issued for missed assignments.
  4. Tests and quizzes will be made up the day you return from your absence.  If you are gone multiple days you will need to schedule a time when you can make up the work.

Academic Dishonesty Policy

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.  This includes cheating on exams, copying homework, or turning in any other work that is not your own.  This is a serious offense and will result in an automatic zero.  In most cases, parents will also be notified.

Learning Goals and Assignments

Period / Subject

Date

  Learning Goals
1B/Psych 2 1/4/12
  1. What is Psychology?
  2. Pass out books
  3. Go over Syllabus
2B/Psych 1 1/4/12
  1. What is Psychology?
  2. Pass out books
  3. Go over Syllabus
2A/Sociology  1/3/12
  1. What is sociology?
  2. Pass out books
  3. Go over Syllabus
1B/Psych 2 1/6/12
  1. Background of Psychology
  2. History of Psychology

 
2B/Psych 1 1/6/12
  1. Background of Psychology
  2. History of Psychology

 
2A/Sociology 1/5/12
  1. Background of Sociology
  2. History of Sociology

 

1B/Psych 2

 1/10/12
  1. 6 approaches of Psych
  2. Research in Psych
  3. assign: read pages 42-52

2B/Psych 1

 1/10/12
  1. 6 approaches of Psych
  2. Methods of Psych
2A/Sociology  1/9/12
  1. Societal issues - Nate Ackert
  2. Perspectives in sociology

1B/Psych 2

 1/12/12
  1. Speaker at Rock Falls
  2. Biological approach

2B/Psych 1

 1/12/12
  1. Speaker at Rock Falls
  2. Studying behavior
2A/Sociology  1/11/12
  1. Societal Issues - Maison Bittner
  2. Changes in culture

1B/Psych 2

 1/18/12
  1.  Research in Psych
  2. Assign: Study for quiz

2B/Psych 1

 1/18/12
  1.  Studying behavior & research in Psych
  2. Assign: Study for quiz
2A/Sociology  1/17/12
  1.  Societal issues - Alec Burkett
  2. Cultural differences
  3. Assign: Study for quiz

1B/Psych 2

 1/20/12
  1.  Quiz over noted information
  2. Biological approach - Nature vs. Nurture
  3. Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

2B/Psych 1

 1/20/12
  1.  Quiz over Ch 1&2
  2. Examining the brain & the biological approach
2A/Sociology  1/19/12
  1. Quiz over background of sociology & culture
  2. Societal issues - Zac Ditmar

1B/Psych 2

 1/24/12
  1. Nature vs. Nurture
  2. What are Sensations & perceptions

2B/Psych 1

 1/24/12
  1. Nature vs. Nurture
  2. Examining the brain
2A/Sociology  1/23/12
  1. Societal Issues - Andy Eifel
  2. American value system and conformity

1B/Psych 2

 1/26/12
  1. Texas sharpshooter fallacy
  2. sensations & perceptions (eyes)

2B/Psych 1

 1/26/12
  1. Conformation Bias
  2. Examing the cerebral cortex & brain communication
2A/Sociology  1/25/12
  1. Societal Issues - Kayla Faley
  2. Social control & change

1B/Psych 2

 1/30/12
  1. Sensations & perceptions
  2. Brain teasers

2B/Psych 1

 1/30/12
  1. Examing the lower brain
  2. Brain communication
2A/Sociology  1/27/12
  1. Societal Issues - Lauren Farley
  2. Social changes & structure

1B/Psych 2

 2/1/12
  1. Beautiful Mind

2B/Psych 1

 2/1/12
  1. Central & Peripheral Nervous system
2A/Sociology  1/31/12
  1. Societal Issues - Rachel Hageman
  2. Social changes & forming society

1B/Psych 2

 2/3/12
  1. Beautiful Mind

2B/Psych 1

 2/3/12
  1. Endocrine System & how the brain controls the body
  2. Assign: Groups for sensations
2A/Sociology  2/2/12
  1. Societal Issues - Katie Gray
  2. Structure & groups in society

1B/Psych 2

 2/7/12
  1. Finish A Beautiful Mind
  2. Assign: Reflective paper over A Beautiful Mind

2B/Psych 1

 2/7/12
  1. Group work over senses
  2. Assign: Group work/ presentations over sensations
2A/Sociology  2/6/12
  1. Societal Issues - Robbie Hicks
  2. Social Network

1B/Psych 2

 2/9/12
  1. Examine how the brain percieves things
  2. Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
  3. Assign: study for quiz

2B/Psych 1

 2/9/12
  1. Group teach/ presentations over sensations
  2. Assign: study for quiz
2A/Sociology  2/8/12
  1. Societal Issues - Jake Snow
  2. Social Network

1B/Psych 2

 2/13/12
  1. Quiz over sensations and perceptions

2B/Psych 1

 2/13/12
  1. Quiz over anatomy of the brain and sensations
  2. Motivation & emotion
2A/Sociology  2/10/12
  1. Societal Issues - Stephanie Hess
  2. Finish Social Network
  3. Types of social interaction
  4. Assign: study for quiz and reflective paper over social networking

1B/Psych 2

 2/15/12
  1. Social Psychology
  2. Conformity & complience

2B/Psych 1

 2/15/12
  1. Motivations & Emotions
2A/Sociology  2/14/12
  1. Quiz over American Values & change
  2. Societal Issues - Danny Trygstad
  3. Types of social Interaction

1B/Psych 2

 2/17/12
  1. Procrastination
  2. Social Psychology
  3. Obedience and pressure

2B/Psych 1

 2/17/12
  1. Normalcy Bias
  2. Motivation & Emotion
2A/Sociology  2/16/12
  1. Societal Issues - Mitch Jecklin
  2. Debate: Nature vs Nurture
  3. Personality development

1B/Psych 2

 2/22/12
  1. Obedience & Groupthink
  2. Procrastination

2B/Psych 1

 2/22/12
  1. Emotions in Psych
2A/Sociology  2/21/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Personality development

1B/Psych 2

 2/24/12
  1. Social cognition - how people view others

2B/Psych 1

 2/24/12
  1. Wants & needs
  2. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
2A/Sociology  2/23/12
  1. Societal Issues - Josh Lehrke & Gavin Jensen
  2. The Social self
  3. Assign: reflection paper of theories of social self

1B/Psych 2

 2/28/12
  1. Social cognition & interaction

2B/Psych 1

 2/28/12
  1. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
2A/Sociology  2/27/12
  1. Societal Issues - Nolan McGinn
  2. Agents of scoialization

1B/Psych 2

 3/1/12
  1. Social interaction

2B/Psych 1

 3/1/12
  1. Cast Away
2A/Sociology  2/29/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Stand By Me

1B/Psych 2

 3/5/12
  1. Frontline video: A Class Divided
  2. Assign: reflection paper over video

2B/Psych 1

 3/5/12
  1. Cast Away
  2. Assign: reflective paper
2A/Sociology  3/2/12
  1. Stand By Me

1B/Psych 2

 3/7/12
  1. Social Interaction
  2. Stanford Prison Experiment
  3. Assign: study for quiz

2B/Psych 1

 3/7/12
  1. Discuss papers over Cast Away
  2. Wants and needs
  3. Assign: study for quiz
2A/Sociology  3/6/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Adolescent issues
  3. Assign: reflective paper & study for quiz

1B/Psych 2

 3/9/12
  1. Quiz over social psychology

2B/Psych 1

 3/9/12
  1. Quiz over motivation and emotion
2A/Sociology  3/8/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Quiz over personality development

1B/Psych 2

 3/13/12
  1. Gender differences in Psych
  2. Introspection

2B/Psych 1

 3/13/12
  1. Psychoanalytic approach and looking at the consciousness of the mind
  2. Bystander Effect
2A/Sociology  3/12/12
  1. Societal Issues - Tabatha Justice
  2. Adolescent issues
  3. Adolescence in sociology

1B/Psych 2

 3/15/12
  1. Gender and Culture in Psych
  2. Introspection

2B/Psych 1

 3/15/12
  1. Consciousness of the mind
  2. Bystander Effect
2A/Sociology  3/14/12
  1. Societal Issues - Kaitlyn Pothoff
  2. Adolescence in Sociology

1B/Psych 2

 3/19/12
  1. Culture in Psych
  2. Theories of Personality

2B/Psych 1

 3/19/12
  1. Psychoanalytic approach and the nature of sleep and dreams
2A/Sociology  3/16/12
  1. Societal Issues - Andrew Schmitt
  2. Issues for adolescence in society

1B/Psych 2

 3/21/12
  1. Perspectives of Personality & psychology studies certain behavior
  2. Group work: 4 theories of personality

2B/Psych 1

 3/21/12
  1. Sleep experiment
  2. Assign: reflective paper of sensations felt from experiment
2A/Sociology  3/22/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Adolescence

1B/Psych 2

 3/23/12
  1. Group teach over theories of personailty

2B/Psych 1

 3/23/12
  1. Reflections over sleep experiment
  2. Unconsciousness and how psychologist work with patients
2A/Sociology  3/26/12-3/30/12
  1. Spring Break

1B/Psych 2

 3/26/12-3/30/12
  1. Spring Break

2B/Psych 1

 3/26/12-3/30/12
  1. Spring Break
2A/Sociology  4/2/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Adolescence in society
  3. Assign: study for quiz

1B/Psych 2

 4/3/12
  1. Personailty assessment
  2. Assign: Study for quiz over theories of personality

2B/Psych 1

 4/3/12
  1. Unconsciousness and how psychologist work with patients
  2. Assign: Study for quiz
2A/Sociology  4/4/12
  1. Quiz over Adolescence in society

1B/Psych 2

 4/5/12
  1. Quiz over Theories of personality

2B/Psych 1

 4/5/12
  1. Quiz over consciousness and sleep
2A/Sociology  4/10/12
  1. Deviance & Crime
  2. Public Enemy

1B/Psych 2

 4/11/12
  1. Psychological Disorders
  2. Rain Man

2B/Psych 1

 4/11/12
  1. Sleep and Dream
  2. Inception
2A/Sociology  4/12/12
  1. Public Enemy
  2. Assign: Reflective paper over movie

1B/Psych 2

 4/13/12
  1. Rain Man
  2. Assign: Reflective paper over movie

2B/Psych 1

 4/13/12
  1. Inception
  2. Assign: Reflective paper over movie
2A/Sociology  4/16/12
  1. Societal Issues
  2. Public Enemies - Differences in crime
  3. Deviance and social control

1B/Psych 2

 4/17/12
  1. Discuss Rain Man
  2. Psychological disorders
  3. What is abnormal behavior?

2B/Psych 1

 4/17/12
  1. Finish Inception
  2. Discuss Dream sequences
  3. Cognitive Process to Psych
2A/Sociology  4/18/12
  1. Criminal Issues - 
  2. Deviance & the social function/theories

1B/Psych 2

 4/19/12
  1. Introduce One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  2. Types of Psychological disorders

2B/Psych 1

 4/19/12
  1. Cognitive Process: Classical conditioning
2A/Sociology  4/20/12
  1. Criminal Issues - 
  2. Crime & the different levels in society
  3. Organized Crime
  4. Assign: groups for criminals

1B/Psych 2

 4/23/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - Psych ward life 
  2. Psychological disorders
  3. Assign: read pgs 29-69

2B/Psych 1

 4/23/12
  1. Cognitive Process: Operant conditioning
2A/Sociology  4/24/12
  1. Criminal Issues - 
  2. Crime in society

1B/Psych 2

 4/25/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - analyzing character disorders
  2. Psychological disorders
  3. Assign: read pgs 70-101
2B/Psych 1 4/25/12
  1. Cognitive Process: Social Learning
2A/Sociology 4/26/12
  1. Criminal Issues - Kayla Faley & Robbie Hicks
  2. Group work
  3. Assign: Group teaching over criminal groups

1B/Psych 2

 4/27/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - analyzing character disorders
  2. Psychological disorders
  3. Assign: read pgs 102-151
2B/Psych 1 4/27/12
  1. Cognitive Process: Learning and thinking
  2. Assign: study for quiz
2A/Sociology 4/30/12
  1. Criminal Issues
  2. Group work over criminal groups
1B/Psych 2 5/1/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - analyzing character disorders
  2. Anxiety disorders
  3. Assign: read pages 152-173
2B/Psych 1 5/1/12
  1. Quiz over cognitive process
2A/Sociology 5/2/12
  1. Group teaching over criminal groups
  2. Assign: study for quiz 
1B/Psych 2 5/3/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - analyzing character disorders
  2. Schizophrenia
  3. Assign: read pages 174-218
2B/Psych 1 5/3/12
  1. Intelligence
  2. Acquiring Info
2A/Sociology 5/4/12
  1. Group teaching over criminal groups
  2. Quiz over crime and deviance
1B/Psych 2 5/7/12
  1. Cuckoo's Nest - analyzing character disorders
  2. Group work over Psych disorders
  3. Assign: Read part 4
2B/Psych 1 5/7/12
  1. Intelligence
  2. IQ Testing