Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY101/Syllabus

Session	Dates
Session 0
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6

Session 0

Orientation

This first learning pathway asks learners to create a learning journal blog and introduce themselves to other learners. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Review the Learning journal blog section to learn how to create your learning journal
2. Create and customize your course learning journal
3. Read through the In this Learning Pathway
4. Review the content and activities in the multimedia Orientation Learning Pathway Presentation
5. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #AllowMetoIntroduceMyself
6. Don’t forget to assign your blog URL for the feed scanner (this is needed so that your posts tagged with the course code will be “fetched” and linked from the course feed).
7. Complete the prior knowledge Quiz
8. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create and post an organizational graphic that illustrates the different learning pathway components in relation to each other #IPSY101 #MappingPathways

Session 1

History

This pathway reviews the historical context for the development of psychology as a science and reviews some of the schools of thought. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia History Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #HistoricalMoments
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create a mind map that illustrates the different schools of thought #IPSY101 #MapsofHistory

Session 2

Contemporary Psychology

This pathway reviews the subdisciplines, careers, and educational pathways in psychology. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia Contemporary Psychology Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #PsychDepts
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create a mind map that illustrates the different schools of thought #IPSY101 #CareersAfterPsychology

Session 3

Scientific Thinking and Research Methods

In this learning pathway you will be introduced to the foundations of scientific thinking and its application to psychological research. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia Scientific Thinking & Research Methods Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #EmpiricalAA
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create a mind map that illustrates the different schools of thought #IPSY101 #Sketchnotes

Session 4

Correlational and Experimental Research

This learning pathway reviews the characteristics of correlational and experimental research, touching on ethics and basic statistical analysis. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia Correlational & Experimental Research Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #EthicalQuestions
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create a mind map that illustrates the different schools of thought #IPSY101 #AnalyzingExperiments

Session 5

The Nervous System

In this learning pathway we will examine the different divisions of the nervous system and how they work together to allow us to experience the world. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia the Nervous System Research Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #NSMnemonics
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create a mind map that illustrates the different schools of thought #IPSY101 #NervousCreativity

Session 6

The Brain

In this learning pathway we will examine the functional anatomy of the brain. Please work through the following activities in order:

1. Read through the In this Learning Pathway page
2. Review the content and activities in the multimedia the Brain Research Learning Pathway Presentation
3. Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #IamaLobe
4. Review your learning by completing the formative Quiz
5. Complete the The Learning Challenge: This is a matching activity to be complete privately