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Dept. of Psychology

Schedule

Assignment	Date(s)
Minor Oral 1 (10%)	19 Sept. - 1 Oct.
Minor Oral 2 (10%)	3 - 17 Oct.
Major Oral (20%)	22 Oct. - 26 Nov.
Review Paper (25%)	28 Nov.
Class Participation (15%)	Constantly!
Final Exam (20%)	TBA

For minor oral presentations students will select and review a journal article cited in the chapter assigned for the week they are presenting. For the review paper students must pick a topic related to the course content and conduct a review of the scientific literature on this topic. The major oral presentation will be on the same topic as the paper. As the class size is small, students are expected, and required, to take part in class discussion (note: simply attending class does not count as participation). The final exam questions will be "essay-style"; the exam will be open book. If you miss the final exam you must contact your faculty office to receive approval to write a deferred final exam. If permission is granted, you will write the exam 17 January at 2PM (go to room BSP-241). Missed presentations will be made up at the instructor's discretion. The paper must be turned in to the instructor in class on 28 November; for every day the paper is late a 10% penalty will be applied.

Grade Allocation

Mark	Grade	Meaning
90-100%	9	Outstanding
80-89.99%	8	Excellent
70-79.99%	7	Very good
61-69.99%	6	Good
55-60.99%	5	Satisfactory
50-54.99%	4	Minimally acceptable
36-49.99%	3	Unsatisfactory
21-35.99%	2	Really unsatisfactory
0-20.99%	1	You've got to work to get this...

Exam marks will be tallied at the end of the course and converted to the 9-point University grade scale.

Cheating and Plagiarism

Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students suspected of cheating or plagiarism will be dealt with under the rules and regulations laid out in the Code of Student Behaviour in the University of Alberta calendar.

Note:

Students are expected to come to class prepared, having read the assigned material for that day.