1. Centering Exercise
2. Overview of course
3. Introduction of TAs
4. In class writing & discussion: If humanity can land a man
on the moon and eradicate polio, why can't it eliminate the two most
serious threats to public health on the planet today: poverty and
war?
Assignments due January 30:
Read Syllabus, Grading Policy on the Web; bring a signed copy of
Grading Policy to class.
Read Art Warmoth, "Social Constructionist Epistemology" (Class web site & Psy 307 Reader #1)
Assignment due February 6: Read A. Warmoth."Primer of Humanistic & Transpersonal Psychology" (in Psy 307 Reader #1)
Assignment due February 11: View film Mindwalk
1. Centering Exercise
2. "Knowledge is constructed."
3. Discuss Class Policies
4. Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter--Jill
Group Writing Assignment: What are the strengths and weaknesses
of our type in an academic setting? (Due February 6)
1. Centering Exercise
2. "Knowledge is socially constructed."
1. Centering Exercise
2. "Knowledge is socially constructed by knowledge
communities."
3. History image exercise--Aileen
Group Writing Assignment: What do the groups images say about
how the past is connected to the future? (Due February 13)
1. Centering Exercise
2. "The social construction of knowledge by knowledge communities
is the social construction of social reality."
3. APA Reference Style--Aileen
4. Discussion of Systems Theory (Mindwalk)
5. Assign groups
1. Centering Exercise
2. "Knowledge communities are collectively responsible for the
social construction of social reality; therefore we cannot be passive
consumers of knowledge."
Reading assignment due (in Psy 307 Reader #1):
Clark Moustakas. "Transcendental Phenomenology" (required)
José Ortega y Gasset. "History as a System" (recommended)
Group Assignment due: Study/Support Group Contract
A. (Minimum 2 pages) What is (are) your current personal/professional goals(s) in the field of psychology? What passion(s) is (are) driving this (these) interest(s)?
B. (Minimum 1 page) What foundational knowledge (and if appropriate, what educational and professional qualifications) will you need to achieve this (these) goal(s)?
C. (Minimum 3 pages) Discuss up to three questions you would like
to answer in Psych 307 this semester. (Why are they important? What
challenges do they present?) Cite references using the APA Reference
Style. (See Psy 307 Reader #1.)