PSYCHOLOGY 207: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXCELLENCE

Spring Quarter 2013

Shoreline Community College

Basic Information

Instructor: Dr. Don S. Christensen

Office: Room 5368 (FOSS Building)

Phone: (206) 546-5885

E-mail:

Class Location: 1522

Meeting Time: 9:30 – 10:20 Daily

Office Hours: Mondays 12:30 – 1:30

Tuesdays 12:30 – 2:00

Wednesdays 12:30 – 1:30

Thursdays 12:30 – 2:00

Fridays 12:30 – 1:30

And by appointment

Textbook

Course reader. (Required) Available for purchase in the SCC Bookstore or may be downloaded from our Blackboard classroom.

Web Sites

Blackboard Course Site: https://shoreline.blackboard.com/webapps/login/

Class Web Site: http://shoreline.edu/dchris/psych207/

Grading

I grade on a percentage scale that ranges from 96% = A (4.0) to 60% = D (1.). Additional details on exams, assignments, and grading can be found on the full syllabus, which is available on the class web site listed above.

Tentative Course Calendar

Week / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
1 / April 1-5 / Introduction / Unit 1: Psychological Skills Training / Read Unit 1 Readings / Reaction Paper #1 (Orlick) Due
2 / April 8-12 / Unit 2: Goal Setting / Read Unit 2 Readings / Reaction Paper #2 (Dweck) Due
3 / April 15-19 / Optional Reaction Paper #1 Due / Unit 3: Behavioral Self-Regulation / Read Unit 3 Readings / Reaction Paper #3 (Duckworth) Due
4 / April 22-26 / PEP Proposal Due / Unit 4: Time Management / Read Unit 4 Time Management Readings / Reaction Paper #4 (Taylor) Due
5 / April 29-May 3 / Unit 5 Imagery / Read Unit 5 Readings / Exam 1 (Units 1-5) / Exam 1 Extra Credit Session
6 / May 6-10 / Unit 6: Stress & Anger Management / Read Unit 6 Readings / Reaction Paper #5 (Salovey) Due
7 / May 13-17 / Optional Reaction Paper #2 Due / Reaction Paper #6 (Deckro) Due
8 / May 20-24 / Unit 7 Attention Control / Read Unit 7 readings / Reaction Paper #7 (Ryan) Due
9 / May 27-31 / NO CLASS
MEMORIAL DAY / Unit 8: Sleep / Read Unit 8 readings / FINAL PEP Due
10 / June 3-7 / Unit 9: Communication Skills / Read Unit 9 Readings / Reaction Paper #8 (Fredrickson) Due
11 / June 10-14 / Exam 2 (Units 6-9) / Optional Final (9:30)
Exam 2 Extra Credit Session (10:30)