prof_chuck’s psychology blog

Hello Scholars,

Looks like we are ready for our first online exam on Tuesday. It will take place in Vista. If you are enrolled in the class you should see something that says, “Learning and Cognition – Spring 2009 PSYC-3310-A“.

Once inside you should make sure your system works before the morning test time by taking the practice quiz. At 8 a.m. the invisible test will appear and allow you to begin. It must be completed by the time our regularly scheduled class is over at 9:25.

The test is open book and note. Closed other students. Take the test the traditional way, then use any remaining time to learn the material you were unable to answer.

If anyone is caught trying to cheat in this pro-learning environment I will Fail you and ask the Vice President for Academic Affairs to expel you from the university.

Spend some more time studying before Thursday. Be there at 8 for our collaborative exam. I’ll be placing you into groups. The collaborative exam will be closed book and notes, but you will most likely have three brains… that should be more than enough power to plow through the material.

I’ll be in my office during our online testing time to calm any emergencies you might create for yourself.

Best, prof_chuck

Dear Students of Sociology/Psychology,
    It is on behalf of Alpha Kappa Delta that this letter is being written. We invite those students with an interest in Sociology, no matter how great or small, to join our Honor Society provided they meet the requirements of initiation. These requirements include that the student:

• Must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program of the host institution.
• Must be at least a junior by standards of the host institution.
• Must have accumulated the equivalent of an overall GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship
• Must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation.
• Must have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation.

    If you are interested please contact our faculty advisor, Dr. Franziska Bieri, no later than March 10th. Thank you in advance for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Cassi Gerjets
Lambda of Georgia Chapter President

I will place everyone into groups of about 3 and you will take a second exam over the material. This will be closed book and closed note, but you will have three brains… that should be more than enough.

Remember that our goal is to learn the material. Take your time and learn from each other. You should also pay attention to test taking skills, notice how your peers frame questions and tackle the distractors to pick out the best answer.

Before class I will post our groups on the Intro Psych blog. Check it and remember your number.

All you need to bring with you will be a pencil.

Do you plan to graduate from NGCSU in May 2009? If so, please read on. (If not,
please disregard this email.)

1) Application for Graduation – due January 21
These forms are available in the Registrar’s office or online here:
http://www.ngcsu.edu/enrollment/registrar/AppForGradSpr09.pdf
* Note: A plan of study must be on file in the Registrar’s office before this
application will be accepted. If you submit your application after the deadline,
you must pay a $100 late fee.

2) Pay your graduation fee – due January 21
The NGCSU Business office (located in the Downtown office building (BB&T), room
203) will collect your $20 graduation fee. They can be reached by phone at 706-864-1409,
if you have questions.  If you submit your fee after the deadline, you must pay
a $100 late fee.

3) Check the candidates list
Once we have your plan of study and application on file, your name will appear
on the candidates list that’s published on the following site. This spelling
of your name will be used for your diploma and in the graduation program.
https://eagle2.ngcsu.edu:2001/pls/prod/GRD_F01_PKG.grad_list

4) Order your cap & gown by March 13
This order will be placed with the NGCSU bookstore (located in the Student Center).
A link to their site is below. Check the Graduation link on the left side of
the page.
http://www.ngcsu.edu/Resource/ngcsubk/homepage.htm

5) All candidates must be present their School’s graduation ceremony in May (for
Education, Arts & Letters, Science & Health Professions, or Business). If you
do not plan to participate in your ceremony, please indicate so on the application
for graduation or contact the Registrar’s Office (in writing) no later than April
15th.  You must pay a $5 diploma mailing fee (also by April 15th) in the Business
office.  If you are not excused from the ceremony in advance, you will be charged
$10 to receive your diploma.

Please continue to check your NGCSU email for other updates regarding your graduation.
Ceremony information will be sent out via email 1-2 months prior to graduation
or check the NGCSU home page for ‘Graduation Information’.

If you have questions, please contact the Registrar’s office at 706-864-1760.
Our office is in Price Memorial Hall, room 221. Our fax number is 706-867-2749.

Intro Psych Scholars,

We’ll be going over how to log into your book’s site today. Bring your access codes with you and one lucky winner will get to sign-up in front of the class.

You can find the book site here: Myers in Modules 8e

Our class is titled, Intro Psych with prof_chuck, make sure you pick it and not last years course.

For our first test you should be reading the Introduction and Appendix A, followed by Modules 1, 2, 3, 18, 19, and 20. You have quizzes available for the six modules, but not for the introduction or appendix. Use them to get ready for the exam. They should be completed before our test on January 30th if they are to be of any use to your success.

I’ll be posting mostly on class specific blogs, but you’ll continue to see some interesting things here.

The judge says I must come in for potential jury slection on Monday, so that’s where I will be.

There will be stat and intro psych exams this week. In cognition there will be a group presention.

There is also lots of advising going on this week and next, get some.

I am still behind on getting folks majors changed to psychology (I have also been lax on the minors).

It is my intention to devote time every Friday morning to this task. You are more than welcome to schedule an appointment with me.

Drop/Add ends at 5pm today… don’t take a chance on getting a WF. I will assign the W or WF based upon your performance.

I’m keeping a lot of class info centralized on my website… go there for syllabi, schedules, podcast channels, etc…