Course Number: PSY 3302
Course Title: Educational Psychology
CRN: 30329
Instructor: Rinn
Office Hours: MW 9am-12pm
Phone: 713-221-8536
email: rinna@uhd.edu

Course Description

An introduction to psychological concepts within the context of education. Additional emphasis on historical, cultural, and legal issues in education.

• Discuss the nature of effective teaching,
• Explore scientific research methodology and its impact on teaching,
• Distinguish among various forms of development and their impact on teaching and learning,
• Evaluate the influence of individual differences on teaching and learning,
• Apply behavioral theories of learning to the classroom,
• Apply cognitive theories of learning to the classroom,
• Examine and discuss various techniques of classroom management,
• Discuss key issues related to classroom assessment.

Woolfolk, A. (2007). Educational psychology (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Policies

STATEMENT OF REASONABLE ACCOMODATION:
"UHD adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities should register with Disabled Student Services and contact their instructor(s) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations. "

UNIVERSITY POLICIES:
All students are subject to UH-Downtown’s Academic Honesty Policy and to all other university-wide policies and procedures as they are set forth in the UH-Downtown University Catalog and Student Handbook.

ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY:
The University Academic Honesty Policy will be strictly enforced. A good source of information to help you understand what constitutes plagerism can be found on the UHD Library website. In brief, PLAGIARISM (copying ideas, writings, etc. of another and passing them off as your own) is cheating. Any student suspected of violating this policy will be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Honesty Policy found in the UHD Student Handbook. Please read the Academic Honesty Policy carefully. Any violation of this policy may result in an “F” for the course.

The system you will use to access this online course is Blackboard Vista. Students are expected to have computer access on a daily basis to successfully complete this course. Note: If you plan to access the course from work, try connecting early in the course. Some businesses have very rigid settings on their firewalls that do not allow participation in activities such as chat, or the interactivity necessary to take a quiz online.
Internet Service Provider - this course is done via connection through the internet. If you are going to work on your class from home, you must have DSL or cable modem line to guarantee solid high-speed access and optimal performance of the course program.

Blackboard Vista help is available, students should call 713-221-8540 and select option 4.