Psychology 302 Evolutionary Psychology Spring 2011

Course Website html Syllabus Powerpoint slides Podcasts Assignment information

Dr. Snyder BSP –Psyco 302 in subject line account –Name and ID number in message –Allow up to 2 business days for response Skype username: michaelrsnyder Office hours: after class, and/or by appointment

Textbook and Reading Schedule Workman, L. & Reader, W. (2008). Evolutionary psychology: An introduction (second edition). Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom. Roughly a chapter per class

Course Evaluation Midterm exam –20%, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and lectures –2 June Final exam –35%, cumulative chapters and lectures (bias towards post-midterm material) –Date 17 June, 3:00-5:00 PM Four 1 Page Assignments –20% (5% each) –17 May, 26 May, 7 June, 14 June Paper –25% –9 June

Missed Exams Serious illness (documented), medical emergency/death in immediate family, religious event Midterm: weight transferred to final Final: if deferred granted by Faculty office, write 24 June 2011, 2:00PM

Assignments Short One page’s worth of space to answer Same format as exam questions Can submit individually or as a group of two students

Assignment & Paper Submission Required by 10:35 of due date Starting at 10:36, 10% late penalty applied Additional 10% penalty applied each day thereafter at 4PM Submit directly to instructor, to Psychology office (BSP-217, M-F 8:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00), thumbtacked to bulletin board outside BSP-241 (but…dated from when found) DO NOT put any assignment under instructor’s door!

Grading Scheme Not graded on a curved University distributions just guidelines A+ is for exceptional performance, beyond the course level Mark (%)GradeDescriptor A+Excellent AExcellent A-Excellent B+Good BGood B-Good C+Satisfactory CSatisfactory C-Satisfactory D+Poor DMinimal pass FFailure

Posting Grades Return assignments, midterm, paper Link to PDF on website By ID

Appealing Grades Answer justification Keep original, submit photocopy along with justification Any issues with term work must be addressed before the final exam

Prerequisites Two of: Psyco 223, 233, 241, 258, 267, 275, 281 Prerequisites, NOT co-requisites

Cheating, Plagiarism Detailed listing on syllabus Code of Student Behaviour Shall not represent another’s work on an assignment as his/her own Shall not submit material completed/in progress for another course without written approval Must use appropriate citation and referencing for term paper Cheating on exams