Course Review
Don't struggle on
the Homework Mountain!
The PSY 201 Course
is a nine week long course that is an introduction to psychology. This course
discusses various aspects of psychology such as research, memory, intelligence,
and other aspects of cognitive function. In general, this is not a difficult
course but it there are a few issues that I noticed recently that have been
giving students issues. Below I have listed the issues and ways to solve them.
The Week 4 Midterm Exam is troubling for most students because it seems to come out of nowhere. Often students follow the discussion questions and assignments’ thinking this is preparing them for the midterm. The books are absolutely essential to passing the midterm. You will need to open the first four weeks text PDF’s and use CTRL-F to bring up the search box. You can then easily search the documents looking for the answers.
The Week 9 Final Exam has the same problem as the midterm because it is more comprehensive than what one would expect based on the DQs and assignments. You will need to follow the same approach as taking the midterm.
The Week 8 Assignment Motivational Program is a relatively new assignment. This assignment is rather difficult because of the word count and the directions.
The Week 4 Midterm Exam is troubling for most students because it seems to come out of nowhere. Often students follow the discussion questions and assignments’ thinking this is preparing them for the midterm. The books are absolutely essential to passing the midterm. You will need to open the first four weeks text PDF’s and use CTRL-F to bring up the search box. You can then easily search the documents looking for the answers.
The Week 9 Final Exam has the same problem as the midterm because it is more comprehensive than what one would expect based on the DQs and assignments. You will need to follow the same approach as taking the midterm.
The Week 8 Assignment Motivational Program is a relatively new assignment. This assignment is rather difficult because of the word count and the directions.
Design
an original program to motivate people you know, either at work, home, or
school. Use the following questions to guide you in the design of your program
proposal:
• Is your plan based on intrinsic or
extrinsic motivation?
• What results do you hope to achieve?
• How will you know if your plan worked?
Write
a paper of at least 350 words
The first time I wrote this assignment I had
over a thousand words. After some work, I managed to get it to about 375. This
assignment should really have a larger word count. When writing this I suggest
keeping it really simple and use place that you are familiar such as your home
or kids.
· The week Autobiographical
Psychosocial History paper
seems to give many students trouble. I write about this and give tips on it in my
other blog post. The issue I have notice the most with this assignment is
that people try to relate a personal example that does not fit the particular
concept they are going form. The best way to handle this is to clearly write a
factual statement that drives home how the concept can have either a positive
or negative effect on you.
My advice for this
course is to get into the books early and familiarize yourself with how to
search them. By doing this, it will make the exams much easier. When it comes to the assignment just try not
to over-complicate the directions. Keeping it simple will go a long way to
making this work easy. Good
luck to anyone taking this course and if you need help feel free to ask me.
