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41363 Sect. 002 Call # 15087
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2001 |
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Required
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Klein, S. B. (2000). Biological Psychology.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall |
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Mechanics
of the Course:
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| Class Sessions:
Class attendance is not required, however, it is a very good idea
to come to every class. If
you do not attend class, you remain responsible for all material covered
and any announcements made in class. |
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| Lectures: Lectures
cannot possibly cover everything in a textbook.
Therefore, some of the material in the text will not be dealt with
in class. This does not mean
that the material is unimportant – only that there is not enough time to
cover it in class. Also,
there will be material covered in lecture which is not in the text.
As a result, you should pay attention to both the text and
the lecture material when preparing for exams. |
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| Exams: Exams
will be a combination of multiple choice, True-False, and short answer
essay. There will be 4 exams
total - 3 during the semester plus a final (which will not be
comprehensive). Each test
will be worth 50 points, for a total of 100 points possible for the
semester. You should bring
your KSU ID to exams, you may be asked to present it.
Students may not retain copies of exam questions.
Do not arrive late for an exam, once anyone has finished the exam
and left, no one else may start the exam.
Students caught cheating on exams will be dealt with
severely, according to University regulations. |
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| Make-up
Exams:
If a student misses an exam and has an adequate written excuse, (s)he
may take the make-up. The instructor reserves the right to decide on the adequacy
of the excuse. Make-ups will
be all essay. A special
test session will be used for giving all make-up exams.
This will be on Saturday, April 28. Details (such as the room and time) will be announced in
class. If an exam is missed
and no make-up is taken, a zero will be given for that exam. See me at once if you miss an exam for any reason, or when
you anticipate missing an exam. You
must see me in person, in my office for this. |
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| Grading: In order to provide a fair system of grading, two methods
will be used to calculate grades. This
will consist of first using a standard normal curve, and then an absolute
scale of the following. |
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100
- 90 % = A |
200
- 180 pts. |
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89
- 80 % = B |
179
- 160 |
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79
- 70 % = C |
159
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69
- 60 % = D
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139
- 120 |
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59
< % = F
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119
- 0 |
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| You will receive whichever grade is higher.
However, when deciding how well you must perform, it is best
to aim for the absolute scale, which is not affected by the performance of
other students. All
inquiries regarding grades must be made in person, in my office. |
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Students
with Disabilities:
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accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and
require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please
contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an
assignment for which an accommodation is required.
Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through
the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz
Student Services Center (672-2972) |
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