KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT – CERRO COSO COLLEGE

PSYC C101 COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD

  1. DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER:
    PSYC C101
  2. COURSE TITLE:
    General Psychology
  3. SHORT BANWEB TITLE:
    General PSYC
  4. COURSE AUTHOR:
    Peoples, Mary A.
  5. COURSE SEATS:
    -
  6. COURSE TERMS:
    70 = Fall; 30 = Spring; 50 = Summer
  7. CROSS-LISTED COURSES:
  8. PROPOSAL TYPE:
    CC Course Revision
  9. START TERM:
    30 = Spring, 2013
  10. C-ID:
  11. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    This course offers the student an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes focusing on exploration of major psychological theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior and mental processes, perceptions, consciousness, memory, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology. The American Psychological Association (APA) format is taught and applied to written assignments and papers.

  12. GRADING METHOD

    Default:
    S = Standard Letter Grade
    Optional:
    P = Pass/No Pass;A = Audit
  13. TOTAL UNITS:
    3

  14. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS / UNITS & HOURS:

    Method
    Min Units
    Min Hours
    Lecture
    3
    54
    Lab
    0
    0
    Activity
    0
    0
    Open Entry/Open Exit
    0
    0
    Volunteer Work Experience
    0
    0
    Paid Work Experience
    0
    0
    Non Standard
    0
    0
    Non-Standard Hours Justification:

  15. REPEATABILITY

    Type:
    Non-Repeatable Credit
  16. MATERIALS FEE:
    No
  17. CREDIT BY EXAM:
    No
  18. CORE MISSION APPLICABILITY:
    UC Transfer;Associate Degree Applicable (AA/AS);Certificate of Achievement (COA);CSU Transfer
  19. STAND-ALONE:
    No

  20. PROGRAM APPLICABILITY

    Required:
    Elective:
    General Education ()
    Human Services AS (AS Degree Program)
    Human Services Worker Cert (Certificate of Achievement)

  21. GENERAL EDUCATION APPLICABILITY

    Local:
    CC GE Area II: Social & Behavioral Science = Social;
    IGETC:
    IGETC Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences = 4I: Psychology;
    CSU:
    CSU GE Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behavior, Historical = D9 - Psychology;
    UC Transfer Course:
    CSU Transfer Course:

  22. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to

    1. Explain the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, and historic trends in psychology.
    2. Articulate the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to) age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation.
    3. Understand and apply psychological principles to personal experiences, social settings, and organizational environments.
    4. Apply and demonstrate critical thinking, research skills, and information competence to psychological topics.

  23. REQUISITES

    Advisory:
    Advisory In Psychology C101, students are expected to read a college-level textbook as well as other book-length works, and journal articles. To that end, the reading skills of Reading Level 1 prepare students to succeed in Psychology C101 by making sure they have the skills to read the course textbook and class materials. In addition, since it is important that students have the ability to compare and contrast analytic works and primary source documents, the Reading Level 1 skills concerning identifying central points, distinguishing major and minor supporting information and differentiating fact from opinion are important for student success in Psychology C101. Reading - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
    and Advisory In Psychology C101, students are expected to write a critique of an article they retrieve from an appropriate media source. The critique must reflect their understanding of the various research tools used by researchers in the academic field of Psychology. The critique must be written in clear and grammatically correct prose. Writing level two prepares them to succeed in this task. The students are also expected to write a eight to ten page term paper in which they must compare and contrast psychological concepts. Writing level two prepares the student to use the correct format, and write in clear, grammatically correct prose.

    Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer

  24. DETAILED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

    Lecture:

    A.  Introduction:
          1.  What is Psychology?
          2.  Viewpoints in Psychology and their origins
          3.  Contemporary Viewpoints
          4.  APA formatting
    B.  Research Methods in Psychology
          1. Basic Concepts and Research Methods
          2. Descriptive Studies, Formal Experiments, Describing and Interpreting 
              data                                                                
    C.  Biological Basis for Behavior.  
          1.Neurons, Primary anatomy and physiology
          2. Divisions of the Nervous System: Central, Peripheral
          3.  Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System
          4. Structures and Functions of the Brain
          5. Endocrine Function and Effect

    D. Perception: Interpreting Sensory Messages 
          1. Relationship between Consciousness and “Reality”
    E.  Consciousness: a Variety of States, Awake Sleep, and Dreaming
          1. Altered States of Consciousness, including Drugs
    F.  Learning and Cognition
          1. Basic Principles of Learning: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and theoretical                      interpretations
          2. Extinction: Learning when to quit
          3. Behavioral Modification
    G.  Memory: Three steps in memory formation and retrieval 
          1.  Biological basis
          2.  Stages of memory 
    H.  Intelligence: The sum total of Cognition 
          1. Definitions and Measurement.
          2. Controversies regarding ethnicity and extremes
    I. Developmental Psychology:  
          1. Methodologies and Processes
          2. Theories: Piaget, Maslow, Gilligan, and Kohlberg,
          3. Erikson’s Stage Theory of Personality Development
    J.  Personality Theories 
          1. Trait theory
          2. Freud and Psychoanalytical Theory
          3. Humanistic Theory: Maslow and Rogers
    K. Abnormal Psychology: Definitions and Etiologies 
          1. Categories: Anxiety, Mood, Psychosis. And Personality Disorders
          2. Controversies regarding Treatments and Therapies
    L.  Social Psychology: Definitions and Applications

     

  25. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION--Course instructional methods may include but are not limited to

    1. Audiovisual;
    2. Discussion;
    3. Group Work;
    4. Guest Lecturers;
    5. Lecture;
    6. Library;
    7. Outside reading;
    8. Written work;

  26. OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Out of class assignments may include but are not limited to

    A. Reading handouts Example: Articles from the "Monitor" American Psychological Association (APA) quarterly publication.
    B. Textbook assignments Example: Weekly Chapter take home study quizzes.
    C. Psychology research paper. Example: eight to ten page term paper written in APA format (including a title page, abstract, body and reference page) on a topic in psychology approved by the instructor.

  27. METHODS OF EVALUATION: Assessment of student performance may include but is not limited to

    A. Comprehensive exams: short essay & multiple choices.
    Short essay example, explain Erik Erikson 8 stages of psychosocial personality development.

    Multiple choice example:
    The concept of unconditional positive regard was developed by:
    a. Sigmund Freud
    b. Harry Sullivan
    c. Carl Rogers
    d. Albert Ellis

    B. Write a research paper in APA style on any psychological topic scored by a rubric.
    Example Topics: Dream Analysis; Cognitive Behavioral Theory; Behaviorism;

    C. Oral presentation, scored by a rubric
    Example, Student will present an oral summary of his/her research paper.

  28. TEXTS, READINGS, AND MATERIALS: Instructional materials may include but are not limited to

    Textbooks
    Lahey, B. B. (2009) Psychology: An Introduction, 10th, McGraw Hill.
    -
    Pastorino, E., Doyle-Portillo, S. . (2011) What is Psychology?, 2nd Edition, Wardsworth Cengage Learning
    Manuals
    Periodicals
    Software
    Other
  29. METHOD OF DELIVERY:
    iTV – Interactive video = Face to face course with significant required activities in a distance modality ;Online course with on ground testing;Face to face;
  30. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    Counseling (Masters Required);Psychology (Masters Required);

  31. APPROVALS:

    Origination Date
    09/20/2012
    Last Outline Revision
    11/18/2011
    Curriculum Committee Approval
    10/19/2012
    Board of Trustees
    12/20/2012
    State Approval
    UC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    UC Approval Status
    Approved
    CSU Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU Approval Status
    Approved
    IGETC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    IGETC Approval Status
    Approved
    CSU GE Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU GE Approval Status
    Approved