If you are willing to put in the work, you will leave this class competent (and empowered) to:

1.     Locate, analyze/critique, interpret, and apply psychological research to solve any psychological problem or answer any question about psychology that you might encounter in your personal, civic, professional, or academic life.

2.     Integrate material from biological, educational, social, developmental, abnormal, and other areas of psychology to explain biopsychosocial phenomena and propose solutions.

3.     Apply principles of learning to change behavior—from a pet’s to a politician’s.

4.     Apply psychological principles to reduce, eliminate, or better manage stress, from the individual to the societal level.

5.     Communicate the psychological science relevant to your question/our theme to a wide range of audiences.

6.     Identify parts of the Code that are relevant to your question/our theme; interpret and apply them in your evaluation of the literature and in your/our proposed solution(s). 

7.     Critique the literature (including your text) and the science and profession of psychology through various lenses including but not limited to gender, race, and class—and defend your analysis.

Goal 2: Speak and write in German about nine major events and people of interest by summarizing and evaluating sources to make evidence-based arguments.

Goal 3: Present documentation of findings in German in written and oral formats that reflect academic standards and personal interests.

Goal 4: Pronounce words in German in a way comprehensible to a native speaker accustomed to German language learners.

Goal 5: Identify and analyze specific information when listening to the instructor, classmates and audio/video clips in German and when reading authentic texts in German, e.g. realia such as visuals and excerpts from textbook chapters and literary works.

Goal 6: Identify nine major historical cultural practices and traditions in German-speaking cultures and compare and contrast them to the US and/or their native country then and/or now.

·         Describe, compare, and contrast major theoretical perspectives of developmental psychology.

·         Explain the contextual, biological, and psychological processes that influence development across the lifespan.

·         Describe and distinguish among the research methods and designs used in developmental psychology.

·         Describe the developmental changes that occur during the prenatal period and discuss the importance of a positive prenatal environment.

·         Describe the processes of physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development that occur across the lifespan.

·         Explain the biological, contextual, and psychological dimensions which accompany death.

·         Apply critical thinking skills to issues and content in developmental psychology.

·         Demonstrate competency in reading and extracting meaning from developmental psychology texts. 

·         Write coherent, grammatically correct prose on developmental psychology content.

·      Identify and orally use Spanish basic medical vocabulary in context. 

 

·      Use effective medical communication skills with patients in Spanish in scenarios like presentations and greetings, patient registration, history-taking and physical exams, common medical procedures, instructions for diet, pharmacotherapy, as well as health education. 

 

·      Name and talk about common illnesses with patients in Spanish.

 

·      Recognize and be aware of some Hispanic culture dynamics of the doctor and patient relationship. 

 

2.     Identify personality theorists

3.     Summarize key concepts of personality theories

4.     Distinguish among personality theories and domains

5.     Apply theories to real-world situations

1. Read and summarize works of philosophy in the early Greek, Platonic, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions with respect to the topics of knowledge and the good life. 

2. Explain the differences and similarities between Western and Eastern traditions with respect to the topics of knowledge and the good life. 

3. Review philosophical texts from these four traditions using multicultural and historical contexts.

2. Describe and explain change and continuity in Georgia’s politics, society, and economy.

3. Identify and explain connections between major developments in Georgia’s history and the history of the United States.

4. Identify and explain developments in Georgia’s history within a global context.

5. Explain and debate historical topics outlined in primary and secondary sources through written and/or verbal communication.

6. Write essays that argue a well-defined position on a historical topic and are supported by clear thesis statements and topic sentences, sufficient historical evidence, and effective citations.

- examine the subfields of  the study of American government and politics

 

2.     analyze texts from various cultures and languages in multiple media formats

3.     write analytically, intelligently, and articulately about literature, using appropriate terms and strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

4.     Identify conventions of various literary genres: examples include, the novel, epic, poetry, and short fiction

5.     discuss roles of religion, ethics, and universal questions human cultures raise in literature

6.     analyze and compare world literature texts within the context of the history and culture that produced them. 

7.     Examine perspective and point of view and to connect personal experience to others’ experience both historically and across cultures

8.     cultivate close reading practices that will help with reading comprehension and enjoyment of the experience of reading literature.

9.     Demonstrate preparedness, effective skill in synthesizing ideas across readings and effective reading comprehension 

By the end of this course students will be able to:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1.    Evaluate factors involved in normal aging and in non-normal aging. 

2.    Predict the effects of aging on bio-behavioral, cognitive and psychosocial process. 

3.    Differentiate between myth and fact through the scientific study of adult development and aging. 

4.    Examine issues and problems related to adult development and aging.        

 

2. Recognize and incorporate basic linguistic features of American Sign Language, including non-manual markers, topic-comment structure, and spatial reference. 

3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of English grammatical sign order while maintaining ASL signs that are based on the meaning and intent of the original message.

4. Identify significant figures, themes, or events of historical/cultural relevance within the Deaf community and Deaf culture.