Tabatha S. Miller, LSW, Counselor and Part-time Faculty

Central Penn College

Welcome to PSY100!

• The student will be able to describe the focus of the course.

• The student will be able to explain the structure of the course to include grading components and difference between homework and classwork.

• The student will demonstrate knowledge of the next step through location of First-Day Handouts.

Learning Objectives of Welcome PowerPoint Presentation

• Education– Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Liberty University

2008– Master of Social Work – Delaware State University – 2010

• Experience– Past experience in the medical field – administration– Working in the mental health field since 2008– Counselor at Central Penn since July 2010– Teaching at Central Penn since Fall 2010

• Contact information: See Instructor Information on Blackboard.

Professor Miller’s Introduction and Contact Information

“Tell me and I forget.Teach me and I may remember.

Involve me and I learn.”Benjamin Franklin

• Active learners vs. reflective learners• 4 learning styles: Felder-Silverman Learning

Style Model

• Psychology as a science• Maturation and Development• Intelligence • Perception• Learning• Personality• Abnormal Psychology

Areas of focus in the course

• Textbook readings• PowerPoint presentations• Weekly Professor’s Guide• Discussion board forum• Class activities

Structure of Course: Coursework

• Homework– “Mini” papers– Reflection journal

• Major projects– Disorder Paper– Group Project

• Assessments– Quizzes– Examinations

• Unit exams• Final exam

Assignments

Major assignment (30%)• Research paper 300 points • Group project: Behavior paper 300 pointsExams (30%)• Unit exams (5) 400 points (80 points each)• Final exam 200 pointsQuizzes (10%)• Pre-test 10 points• Post-test 10 points• Addendum quiz 20 points• Concept quizzes (4) 160 points (40 points each)Homework, class exercises, and participation (30%)• Homework: reflection journal (8) 120 points (15 points each) • Homework assignments (2) 80 points (40 points each) • Class worksheets (5) 100 points (20 points each)• Discussion Board (12) 300 points (25 points each)

Grading Criteria

• Adhere to Central Penn’s syllabus• Highlight relevant information• Communicate my experience in the field as it is

related to the subject matter at hand• Grade assignments timely• Provide constructive feedback to allow growth• Guide the group process• Alert you of any concerns (i.e. absences)• Be available to answer questions and concerns

My responsibility

Take responsibility for your own education. This is your class. This is

your education. I provide the information. You choose to gain knowledge and then apply it in

your career and in your life..

We are to create a positive, professional classroom environment. How?• Be polite and courteous. • Be in contact with one another through Blackboard,

e-mail, and other forms of communication.• Exhibit professionalism.• Maintain and display a positive attitude.• Respect others’ privacy and confidentiality.

Our responsibility

• Questions about course, assignments, etc.? Contact the professor of the course – ME!

• Need tutoring? – Classmates– Peer tutors– SmarThinking

• Trouble locating sources or general writing questions?– Library– English professors

• Other Central Penn resources:– Advisor– Student Services– Business Office, Financial Aid Office, Registrar, etc.

Who can help you succeed in this course?

Go to First-Day Handouts.- Read addendum.- Read syllabus.- Review Online Strategies document.

After you read First-Day Handouts, do the following:- Post an acknowledgement statement on the Discussion

Board in First-Day Handouts thread.- Take pre-test and addendum quiz in Coursework,

Getting Started Content Folder.- Go to Week 1 Professor’s Guide in Week 1’s Content

Folder under Coursework.

Where to now?