Accessing Your Course |
Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, you can retrieve it by using the Find Your Username Form. Enter your Name, Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy) and either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security number, then click Submit. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
Social Psychology is the study of how social factors affect how people and small groups think, perceive themselves and others, feel, and behave. It is a related to sociology, but it is quite different, because social psychology studies social forces on the the micro level, whereas sociology studies social forces on the macro level. Topics to be covered include the self-concept and self-esteem, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, attitudes and attitude change by persuasion and cognitive dissonance, conformity and obedience to authority, group processes (i.e. social loafing, groupthink, stages of group development, group conflict and resolution, etc.), attraction and close relationships, aggression, and helping behavior.
The course will be taught utilizing learning modules, one for each of the nine to 10 chapters we will cover in the textbook. Each module will consist of: textbook and other readings; PowerPoint slides, web links to videos and other information; one to two discussions and/or assignments, a study guide with terms to know and questions to answer; and a 20 item multiple choice quiz. Extra-credit assignments will also be given periodically, such as scales to measure various psychological constructs (i.e. self-esteem, passionate love, etc.), or an analysis of the movie Twelve Angry Men, etc. For psychology majors, this course meets the requirements for a psychology elective in group (b) (the other option is Abnormal Psychology). This course can also satisfy the general elective requirement for the major at Bucks and be transferred to universities and four-year colleges to satisfy psychology major requirements. |