| Psychology
of Women (PSY 391) |
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Instructor:
Hilary Lips, Ph.D. |
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Course Requirements Grading Important Dates Course Schedule |
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| Office Hours: Mondays 2:00 - 4:00, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30 |
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Textbooks: |
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| A New Psychology of Women: Gender, Culture, and Ethnicity (3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006) by Hilary Lips. | |||
| Other books: You must choose ONE of the following: | |||
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| Course
Requirements and Grading: A. Tests and Exam -- 90 points i) Weekly mini-quizzes – 15 points Each week, except when having a regular test, we will almost always begin the Tuesday class with some type of mini-quiz on the reading that was assigned for that week. The form of the mini-quiz may vary from week to week. Sometimes it will be a short multiple-choice or matching test. Sometimes it will require you to write brief answers to 1 or 2 questions. The point of these quizzes is to encourage you to arrive at class with the reading done. These quizzes will not be extremely difficult and will not require you to have mastered difficult concepts on your own. However, to succeed on them you will have to have read the material and be able to recognize or explain some of the most basic concepts. At the end of the semester, you will be able to drop your 2 lowest grades on these mini-quizzes (this includes quizzes you have missed because you were not in class when they were given). ii) Tests iii) Final exam - 25 points - covers material from selected sections of the course. If you achieve a grade of A (88%) across all quizzes (including the 2 lowest quizzes that you may drop) and tests, you will be exempted from the final exam. |
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| B. Assignments,
Exercises and Projects -- 60 points Regular participation in class exercises and projects - 15 points A number of class discussions and exercises will be carried out in class time and students will occasionally be assigned to do something outside of class and turn in written work. Such work must be turned in at the beginning of the class for which it was assigned. It will not normally be accepted at any other time. Students who participate will receive credit. Those who are absent for whatever reason or who do not participate will not receive credit. (Two missed exercises or assignments occurring in different weeks will be allowed without penalty. Three missed exercises will be allowed without penalty if two of them occurred during the same week). Participation includes your presence at and your evaluation of presentations by other members of the class. Your grade on this section will depend on the proportion of these exercises and assignments that you complete. Exploring the psychology of women internationally - 15 points.
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Your paper should include the following information and address the following questions. Wherever possible, relate your answers to the theories and research about the psychology of women that we are covering in this course: |
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| Experiential Project - 5 points Violating a gender norm. The assignment is to choose a behavior or activity that is not normative for your own gender (i.e. women should choose a "masculine" activity; men should choose a "feminine" activity) and carry it out. Carefully note your own reactions and the reactions of those around you. Write a one-page report of the experience. You must be ready to report on this activity in class and to hand in your report on February 21. Major Project (Choose EITHER Option A OR Option B): 25 points OPTION A: Content Analysis Projects: This project is meant to be done in groups. Project groups will be finalized in class on February 14th. DO NOT MISS THIS CLASS OR YOU MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED TO A GROUP. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU NEGLECT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOUR GROUP, YOU WILL BE PENALIZED IN TERMS OF YOUR GRADE. You may form your own group if you prefer: It must include a minimum of four people and a maximum of 6. If you do not wish to form your own group, I will assign you to a group. If you wish to form your own group, you must let me know in writing (e-mail is best) by Tuesday Feb. 5th so that I do not assign you to another group. Your group will examine a set of materials, such as prime-time television programs, children's stories, music videos, popular songs, for a particular theme or set of themes relevant to a topic in the psychology of women. Instructions for the project will be handed out and discussed in class on February 14th. Your group will present your findings to the class during the last week of the semester. Each group will turn in, on the day of their presentation, a two-page summary of their findings and a list of references. If, for some reason, you do not wish to work with a group, you may choose to do this project on your own. This includes all aspects of the project, including making a presentation to the class. However, if you choose this option, you must decide (and let me know) by February 5th, so that I do not assign you to a group. It is NOT an option to quit your group part-way through the project and then decide to work on your own. |
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| Opportunities to Earn Extra Credit
points: 1) RU Gender Studies Conference – Monday, April 14th, 12:30 - 5:00. Up to 7 extra credit points can be earned by registering for and attending this conference, including the keynote address at 4:00 p.m., and by turning in brief summaries of the sessions. Registration is free, but you must sign up. 2) Up to 4 extra credit points can be earned by attending and submitting a one-page report on other designated out-of-class lectures or events (2 points per event). The report should be submitted within one week of the event. |
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| GRADING: | |||
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88% (132 points out of 150) B: 78% (117 points) C: 67% (101 points) D: 57% ( 86 points) |
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| Example of grade
calculation: Sandra earns 12 out of a possible 15 points on the weekly mini-quizzes. She receives 70% on the first test and 85% on the second test, giving her 17.5 (70% of 25) on the first test and 21.25 (85% of 25) on the second test. At the end of the course she obtains 21 out of 25 on the final exam. She missed only one class exercise, so gets 15 points (full marks) for class participation. She received 12/15 her international book report. She earned 5 out of 5 points for her norm violation assignment. On her content analysis project she received 22 out of 25 points. She has also earned 4 extra credit points. To calculate her final score out of 150, she adds all her points: 12 + 17.5 + 21.25 + 21 + 15 + 12 + 5 + 22 + 4 = 129.75. By examining the grading table above, she sees that she has earned a B in this course. |
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| Important
Dates for this course: January 17th - This is the last day to turn in (in writing) your selection of OPTION B for the project and the names of group members. February 5th - This is the last day to turn in (in writing) a list of your group members for Option A, if you are forming your own content analysis group. February 7th
- TEST # 1. February 21st - Norm violation projects due in class. We will discuss these projects at that time. March 4th - “International” book report is due in class, and we will have a discussion of the books. April 1st - Everyone must be prepared to meet with me to outline their content analysis or service learning project. I will expect a one-page written outline that is reasonably specific along with a preliminary list of references you are consulting for your project. This material, and my discussion with you, will be worth 2.5 points toward your project grade (i.e., 10% of your 25 points). April 3rd - TEST # 1. April 22nd, 24th Group content analysis and service learning projects to be presented in class April 29th - 11:00 a.m., FINAL EXAM |
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| Beginning Course Requirements Grading Important Dates Course Schedule | |||
| Last updated: January 10, 2008 | ©2008 Hilary M. Lips | ||