Basic Information: Professor: Victor Daniels. office Stv 3092D, hours M 10:30-12, T 2-4; . Appointment sheet is on my door, or call and ask the receptionist to sign you up. Remaining time is available for drop-ins. E-mail is usually a more reliable way to contact me than phone.

READING: Please do the assigned reading by the date shown and come to class prepared to discuss it. You can get the reader at COPY MAIL, & MORE in the big yellow building on Old Redwood Highway on the south end of downtown Cotati (just past the bridge)

Sept. 3: Creative education paper

Oct 29: Humanistic Psychology paper

DISCUSSION: The first class session is devoted in part to collaborative student participation in course planning. As a result, these comments are my preconceptions based on how I have taught this course int he past but are subject to modification. The point is not just to "learn the material" but to think it through, and apply it to yourself and other people you know. Each week you will be expected at to have marked several passages from which you will choose one to read aloud, and you are also encouraged (but not required) to react to it with a question or comment. Sometimes I will call on people from the roster or go around the room asking people to comment. Space will be made for you to speak when no one can interrupt you. (Research has shown that in the real world in most jobs, you will presentation skills are at least as important as writing skills.) Some discussions will occur in the large group and rooms are reserved for small breakout groups. Being prepared to read a section aloud (or not) will be part of your participation grade.

ONLINE LECTURE NOTES: I have put most of my lecture notes as I have had time to into html format and posted them online so that you can use them to review material we covered during the class. I suggest that you review these online lecture notes and summaries prior to class, so that this class can be more of a seminar and less than a lecture style format. But if you are pressed for time, please read the selection in the reader first and review the notes afterward.

EVALUATION OF PAPERS. Required for an A: An excellent paper, with explicit reference (cited by page) to reading in the reader and also to online sources. A=outstanding; A- = excellent

What makes a good paper?

• Whether you answer the question as posed
• Number of substantive points made. (nothing is gained by repeating the same point)
• Explicit reference to and use of reading assignments, lectures, movies, and websites
• Demonstrated thoughtfulness, insight, and understanding
• Inclusion of an example that shows clearly what you are talking about
• Specificity, as opposed to vagueness and ambiguity
• Clarity and understandability
• Use of outside source or sources (from library or the web) as well as text & lecture
• Apparent investment of time and effort
• Do I learn something from it myself?
• Do I enjoy reading it? (Can you rwake me up if I'm nodding off?)

What do I consider a poor paper? One that parrots back material with no thoughtfulness attached. One that sounds just like everyone else's. One that puts me to sleep (yes, it happens.) One that goes on and on about your opinions with no substantive data, observation, or explicit reasoning underlying them. One that was obviously tossed off quickly with little care. One that's so vague that I can't tell whether you have any clue what you're talking about. One that does not refer to specific items learned for this course.

Correctness of spelling, grammar, etc. are taken into account in grading only to the degree that they make what you are saying unclear or difficult to gras, or if they are extensive. If some of these are corrected on your pape (and they probably will be),. Please pick up your final paper from the psy. work room or give me an envelope to mail it.

REFERENCES. Please include a reference list at the end of each paper, in APAformat so far as possible. (see the link on my website for a guide to this.) The phrase "so far as possible" is used because not all the items in the reader are identified by year, so a page reference to the reader will suffice. The citation at the end may refer to the reader (Rogers, Carl. Selections in Psychology 307 Reader, 2005.) References to books and hardcopy articles in journals should use the full standard APA style. References to online sources should include author, title, and url.) SAVE PAPER! Please put your name at the top of page 1 and proceed right to the first question. Don't use a separate title page. And if the references will fit at the end of your last page, include them there, and don't use a separate page for them.

• 5% first paper
• 25% existential and phenomenology paper (2 questions graded separately)
• 25% humanistic exam or paper
• 25% transpersonal paper
• 20% participation, in both large class and small groups

ATTENDANCE. Missing one class equals missing two twice-a-week classes or three three-times-a-week classes. Two classes may be missed without penalty. After that, regardless of whether you miss due to family problems, medical problems, existential crises, or other circumstances, a 1/3 grade penalty will be assessed for each additional missed class unless you contact me and we explicitly agree on make-up activity. No more than two classes can be made up--after that the grade reduction is automatic. Attendance mahy be taken in the small group or the large group if we don't. Perfect attendance will result in a 1/3 grade increase in your final grade. ("Almost perfect" doesn't count.) Please do not call or email me to tell me why you missed or will miss a class. Either you are present or you are not. Classes cannot be made up for the purpose of perfect attendance.

This is the second in a two-course sequence required of all psychology majors at SSU. The first course, "History of Modern Psychology," reflects the field as a whole. This course deals with the principal humanistic and existential psychologists. This section differs from others in (1) Placing somewhat more emphasis on existential philosophy as a foundation for the psychology that followed, and (2) , emphasizing Asian transpersonal psychologies that originated in a variety of spiritual traditions. Sections taught by other faculty place more emphasis on contemporary Western transpersonal psychology

The sections you will be using for this class are "Existentialism and Phenomenology," "Humanistic Psychology," and "Asian and Transpersonal Psychologies." You may also find "The Gestalt Page" useful.

On my home page is a link to this syllabus so you can log onto it from anywhere, and also a "NEWS" link for announcements. CHECK THE NEWS LINK IF YOU MISS CLASS.