Psy 440

For My Students | Admin/Research | Psychology | WKU 

 

Psy 440/G Schedule

If you print this out, you can check off tasks as you do them. Details for tasks will be found under Assignments or announced on the Discussion Board.

I will announce any changes to the schedule on the Website announcements. See syllabus (Course Information) for deadline information (end of business day/postmarked).

The Blackboard server is down for servicing from 2 to 3 am every morning.

Week 1 has a lot of small tasks to help you and me get oriented.

Week of

Read Chapter

Key Events and Reminders -- Check Assignments/Course Documents/Discussion Board & CD Each week

Week 1: Aug. 18

Introductions & Overview

__1 (29p).

 

 

 

 

 

__start 2 (37p)

__Get organized: Create a folder for coursework.

__Read everything in Course Information (this is the syllabus) and look over the materials under Assignments.

__Read Course Documents for tips for success as an online learner.

__See Assignments for following tasks:

__Weekly discussion task (Under Communication): Introduction

__Signature Form: Postmarked or handed to me by 2nd Monday of term. You'll find it under Assignments.

___Personal Information Survey (See survey link in Assignments): Due 2nd Monday of term.

__Meet the Instructor.

__Read Using the CD

__Listen to the CD audio before/after you read it and try the CD quizzes for Chapter 1 after reading.

__Start creating your own webpage. (see Assignments for directions. You have a few weeks.)

Week 2: Aug. 25

Theories of Abnormality

Research

 

__2 (37p)

__3 (26p)

__Personal Information Survey and Signature Form are Due Monday (or within 4 days of add date if added late).

__Work on your webpage for the course

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Reminder: The CD has quizzes so you can test your knowledge.

Week 3: Sep 1

Assessing/Diagnosing

 

__4 (26p)

__Finish your webpage if you haven't done it yet. I'll help!

__Look at your classmates webpages.

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CDeach week

1st is Labor Day

Week 4: Sep 8

Treatments

 

__5 (39p)

__Exam 1 Ch 1-4 early in week

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Listen to the CD audio on Electroconvulsive Therapy

__Reminder: plan when you will do your web critique and agency "visit" see Assignments.

Week 5: Sep 15

Schizophrenia

__11 (46p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Watch 2 videos on CD about schizophrenia

Graduate Students: ___ Talk with instructor about paper topic.

Blackboard Server is down from 2:00am on Friday, September 12, 2003 until after 3:00am on Saturday, September 13....assuming all goes according to plan.

Week 6: Sep 22

Anxiety Disorders

__6 (40p)

__7 (34p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__On CD watch audio/video for these chapters.

__Reminder: The CD has quizzes so you can test your knowledge.

Week 7: Sep 29.

 

 

__Read ahead on 9

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Exam 2 Chapters 5, 6, 7, 11 early in week

Fall Break Th/Fr

Week 8: Oct 6

Mood Disorders

Suicide

 

__9 (50p)

__10 (24p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__On CD watch audio/video for chapter 9.

__Reminder: have you done your web critique and agency "visit"? see Assignments.

Week 9: Oct 13

Sexual Disorders

 

__16 (54p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Watch CD video on Transvestic Fetishism

Week 10: Oct 20

Dissociative Disorders

 

 __8 (34p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Exam 3 Chapters 8, 9, 10, 16 late in week

__Reminder: The CD has quizzes so you can test your knowledge.

Week 11: Oct. 27

Childhood Disorders

 

__13 (46p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Listen to the Audio on Neighborhood Violence.

__Reminder: time is short for doing your web critique and agency "visit" see Assignments.

Week 12: Nov 3

Cognitive Disorders and Life Span

 

__14 (30p)

  Graduate student paper due November 3.

__Listen to the 2 audios for this chapter.

__Weekly discussion task. This week and subsequent ones will be marked as worth 0 points in the gradebook but you can still accrue credit-- anything beyond 100 points counts as extra credit.

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

Week 13: Nov 10

Eating Disorders

Personality Disorders

 

__15 (36p)

__12 (36p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Listen to/Watch the audio and videos for these 2 chapters.

Week 14: Nov 17

Substance Related Disorders

 

__17 (50p)

__Exam 4 (Chapters 13, 14, 15, 12) early in week

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

__Listen to/Watch the audio/video for this chapter.

Week 15: Nov 24

Psychology and Physical Health

__18 (34p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

No Weekly discussion task/no points. If you haven't done your web critique...agency visit topics you can post this week on any of our topics. Only one more week to do it. Points are not extra but replace an earlier week.

Thanksgiving Break W-F

Week 16: Dec 1

Mental Health, Social Policy, & the Law

__19 (26p)

__Check Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board & CD each week

Week 17: Dec 8-9 Final   __ Exam 5: Final. Held over Dec 8-9. Chapters 17, 18, 19 plus comprehensive items.

Psy 440
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