We try to make our course relevant to students lives. Our personality project helps give them insight and we believe that shaping academic behavior helps students learn that small steps in the right direction lead to general benefits. B. Build and use a foundation of general knowledge in the discipline Curricular Goals Course Goals Learning Activities 10. Appreciate the discipline as a valuable area of knowledge. Students will get a general understanding of psychology as a field of inquiry that is intimately related to students lives.
Students read a comprehensive text that is relevant to their lives.
They are to study it carefully and make connections to their lives by answering study questions and doing a course writing project. Identify and describe issues or problems in the discipline. Students will see that there are differing perspectives in areas of psychology. The text selected identifies major issues in psychology and student writing is focused on these issues. Analyze and reflect upon issues or problems in the discipline.