Psychology 312A (001) History of Psychology (3 credits): Syllabus 2020 Instructor: Alan Kingstone Email: alan.kingstone@ubc.ca Office hours: By email appointment. (CIRS 4356) Teaching Assistant: Kevin Roberts Email: kevin.roberts@psych.ubc.ca Office hours: By email appointment. (Kenny 3010) Course description: This course is designed to introduce students to topics and issues concerning the History of Psychology, and how those items relate to the present day. The course emphasizes thinking, discussing, and writing about these topics and issues in a critical and coherent manner. Course materials: Students are responsible for obtaining the course materials. Unless otherwise stated, the course materials are available as free podcasts from iTunes U: Psychology Professor Todd Daniel, "The Story of Psychology" and "Great Ideas in Psychology", and Christopher D. Green "This Week in the History of Psychology" (TWITHOP). Course policies: Course materials and items discussed in class will be on the exam. The class operates in a seminar format. Come prepared to discuss the topics. No recording is allowed. No computers (e.g., laptops, tablets, phones) are allowed. The only exception is during the lecture- section of the class. Evaluation: Evaluations will be based on weekly quizzes, an exam, and class participation. Grade Breakdown Weekly Quizzes 30% Exam 50% Class participation 20% Total 100% 1. Weekly Quizzes (30%) At the start of every class (except for first class and the exam day) you will receive a quiz lasting approximately 5 minutes. The quiz will concern one or more of the topics assigned for that day. Each quiz is worth 3% of your final grade. Missed quizzes will be assigned a 0. There will be no excused absences for quizzes, and no makeups. Your top 10 quizzes will form your grade. 2. Exam (50%) The in-class exam (Week 11) will consist of short answer questions and one essay question. It will cover course materials and items discussed in class up to the end of Week 10. There will be no make-up exam in this course. This means that if you miss an exam you will receive a 0. The only exception to this is a valid concession. If you miss the exam and are an Arts student, review the Faculty of Arts' academic concession page and then complete Arts Academic 1
Advising's online academic concession form, so that an advisor can evaluate your concession case. If you are a student in a different Faculty, please consult your Faculty's webpage on academic concession, and then contact me where appropriate. 3. Class Participation (20%) Based on quality not quantity. And if you don't participate, your grade will reflect that. University Policies UBC provides resources to support student learning and to maintain healthy lifestyles but recognizes that sometimes crises arise and so there are additional resources to access including those for survivors of sexual violence. UBC values respect for the person and ideas of all members of the academic community. Harassment and discrimination are not tolerated nor is suppression of academic freedom. UBC provides appropriate accommodation for students with disabilities and for religious observances.