Psychology 100 (8 weeks Online)

Course Syllabus:  Syllabus, Psych 100 Fall 2018-5.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  

Rebecca Vasquez Ortiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Santa Ana College

ortiz_rebecca@sac.edu

Course Description: An introduction to the major theories, methods, concepts, ethical issues, and findings in the major fields in psychology including (but not limited to): biological bases of behavior, perception, cognition and consciousness, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology.

Textbook Information:  This course uses the OER for Psychology (OpenStax). This means that there is zero cost associated with the use of this online textbook. 

 https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology

Course Learning Objectives: 

Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology

Recognize and understand the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to): age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation

Understand and apply psychological principles to personal experience and social and organizational settings

Demonstrate critical thinking skills and information competence as applied to psychological topics.