1. PSYC 200 – Day One Agenda:  Introductions  Syllabus  WebTycho  Begin APA

2. Introductions Your name Your major / course of study Why you are here in this course What is your experience with psychology What do you like to do during your free time (PG-13)‏

3. Syllabus

4. WebTycho https://usa5.tycho.ubalt.edu/sys/ublogin.html?/WebTycho.nsf&0 For this class:  Distribute copies of the syllabus and update it as needed  Class list: email addresses for all students and teacher  Conferences: “like a forum”  Assignments: may use as way to turn in your assignments  Grades: will keep most of grades on WebTycho; you can see them at any point in semester

5. APA Style in 30 minutes What is APA Style?  Standardized method of communicating scientific and other written information.  Created by the American Psychological Association Why do I need to know it?  All scientific literature related to psychology is published in APA style  If you ever write an article, book, essay, etc. that is to be taken seriously by the psychological field, you need APA style  All journal articles that you will be reading will be in APA

6. APA Style in 30 minutes Why do we need a “standardized format”?  Science is public  Need a way to discuss our science so that all communication is effective and efficient Ok, so what is APA Format?  1” margins  Double-spaced  12-point font (Times New Roman or Courier) The Basic Breakdown  Title Page  Abstract  Text (or body)  References

7. Title Page (p. 296, 306)

8. Abstract (p. 298, 306)

9. Body (p. 298, 307-308) In-text citations: Lee (2008) said that… One study found the opposite (Jones, 2006). Much research has been dedicated to these issues (e.g., Abrams, 1983; Bob & Guthrie, 2005; Eli, Pope, & Lope, 1999). Bob and Guthrie (2005) disagreed…

10. References (p. 215+, 299, 313)

11. Summary and Questions Assignments Due Next Week:  Reading  Conference #1 Initial response due by 11:59 pm on Friday  Essay #1 What are the basics of APA format? Is attendance mandatory? Name any of the primary goals of this course…