PSYCHOLOGY

Welcome Everyone,

I thought I would offer this guideline as a heads up to what I will be looking for in your assignments. I have also posted the grading rubric I will use to determine your grade. If you have any questions ask me so I can have a chance to answer them or find the answer. I can be emailed at:

Please title your assignment document with your last name and then the assignment number, example: StJohn A1

Please note:

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· If your assignment calls for a “diagram” of something, please describe this in words NOT a cut and paste of a graphic. I need to know you understand what you are reading so I insist on explanations, descriptions and examples that are personal or professional. Attached you will find a best example of how to respond to an assignment question.

This is the cover page I would like you all to use on your assignments.  

Name:                  

ID#            

Phone #     

Email:                  

College       

Semester:           April 2016

Course code:        PSY-101-GS004

Course name:       Introduction to Psychology

Instructor:            Dr. Lee StJohn

Date sent:  

Date Due:  

Assignment # 

Question 1

Please identify your assignment questions by number corresponding to your assignment and write the question out as well.

I have posted an outline of how to answer your weekly assignments on this forum so please review it.

By outlining your questions you will stay on track and the reader will know what you are responding to.

· Full references for all your citations go at the end of your assignment, after the last question answered, in alphabetical order.

· When you paraphrase someone’s work, use a citation and give him or her credit, otherwise it is considered plagiarism. 

· When you state facts you need to use a citation tell the reader where you received the fact.

· Verbatim paraphrasing borders plagiarism.  You need to spend time synthesizing your textbook and illustrating your conceptualization with your own examples.  If you use the websites then use ones that have scholarly authors and only use these websites to defend or refute your textbook. Do not use Wikipedia, it is not scholarly.

When citing the textbook within the body of the paper it looks like this:  Feldman, 2015, p. ?).  After you initial citation the year of publication does not have to be cited. The first time you use a reference in your paper you need the full citation, but thereafter you can use first author then et al or if you haven’t changed references all you need to do is use the page number (p. ).  Take a look at APA rule 3.95 for the et al. piece.  The paragraph rule is 3.94 and it is on page 208 of the APA Publication Manual. Once the et al. is introduced (after the first full citation) it can be used for the rest of the paper. 

References are listed at the end of the paper, in alphabetical order; in this case it would be after the answer to your last question.

References:

Feldman, R.S., (2015). Essentials of Understanding Psychology, 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill

Please read the next section carefully:

Written Assignments

Make sure you have a full cover page with the information I have asked for in my expectation post. It is located on the Announcement Forum as well as an outline that is also posted.

Answer each question as completely as possible. The answer to each numbered question in a particular assignment should be between one and two double-spaced typed pages. (Depending on how many questions appear in each of the first nine assignments, each question will run between 900 and 2250 words per assignment. The last assignment has its own length prescription.)

Formulate your responses in your own words. Use specific examples to illustrate your points, but do not merely copy information from the textbook.

When it is appropriate to use quotations or paraphrase from your text materials, be sure to cite your sources properly by giving page number in parentheses or using footnotes and endnotes.

When you have completed the assignment, proofread your answers for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Send your assignments on or before the appropriate date in the calendar and according to the instructions in the Student Handbook.

When you sit down to write your assignment remember:

 Each answer to each question needs to be about 2 pages long (double spaced) with somewhat personal examples illustrating how you understand the material and why the information is important to you on a personal or professional. Your answers need to have citations and your citations need full references listed at the end of your paper.

Please be aware that once I grade your assignments you can go to: Go to the My Edison page, in the far upper left corner there is a box called Tools, and then click on the heading View Grades. It will show you all classes you are presently enrolled in. Click on the class you want and it will list your grades. Also if it was for an assignment you submitted online, go to Assignment Modules where you submitted it, click on view completed assignment and it will show you the grade and you can view the notations from your Professor. Does everyone know how to do this?  Let me know if I can help in any way.  

Please understand that I am here to answer any questions you might have. I am sending this to you as a jump-start and guide to your success. If you have any questions email me at [email protected]

Most Sincerely,

Dr. StJohn 

Written Assignment Rubric is located in your Syllabus.

Written assignments should be submitted no later than the due date unless prior arrangements are made with the mentor and a new due date is established. If a student submits an assignment after the due date without having made arrangements with the mentor, a minimum of 5 points (based on an assignment grading scale of 100 points) or 5 percent of the total points will be deducted for each week, or part thereof, that the assignment is late.

NOW PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL AND LET ME KNOW YOU HAVE READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND IT