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Required Text:
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deCatanzaro,
D. (1999).
Motivation and Emotion: Evolutionary,
Physiological, Developmental, and Social
Perspectives.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
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Mechanics of the Course:
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Class attendance is not required, however, it is a very good idea
to come to every class. If
you do not come to class, you remain responsible for all material covered
in class 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 multiple choice and have approximately 50 questions each.
There will be four exams total - three during the semester plus a
final (which will not be cumulative).
Each test will be worth 50 points, for a total of 200 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 at an exam late; 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 a 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, December 9.
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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90
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180 -200 pts. |
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80
- 89 %
= B |
160 -179
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70
- 79 %
= C |
140
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60
- 69 %
= D |
120
-139 |
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= F |
0
-119 |
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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.
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Students with Disabilities:
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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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