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SYLLABUS FOR PSY126

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15-Module Calendar - Spring
15-Module Calendar - Summer
15-Module Calendar - Fall

PSYCHOLOGY FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

INSTRUCTOR:                                      Thomas J. Meyer
OFFICE LOCATION:                            Stone Hall room #114
OFFICE HOURS:                                  Posted on office door
OFFICE PHONE / EMAIL ADDRESS:     (276) 656-0283 / tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu ;
INSTRUCTOR WEB PAGE                        COURSE WEB PAGE

	Morning and Afternoon Students
CLASS MEETING TIME	08:00 AM -9:15 AM Monday & Wednessday
CLASSROOM LOCATION	(Morning Class) Frith #154

COURSE CREDITS & PREREQUISITES: 3 credits / English 03 and English 05 required
SERVICE LEARNING COMPONENT: N/A ONLINE CHAT: N/A

The deadline for completing all work in Psychology for Business and Industry is 5 PM, Monday, December 11, 2006.

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1. Presenting and accomplishing teamwork;
2. Acquiring global-workspace skills;
3. Using time as a financial ally.
(Lest time become your financial enemy)

INFORMATION LINKS IN THIS SYLLABUS ARE ARRANGED
BY CATEGORY/COLOR CODE, ALPHABET, & FONT SIZE

GETTING STARTED	Menu I
NEED TO KNOW	Menu II
NICE TO KNOW	Menu III
FYI (FOR YOUR INFORMATION)	Menu IV

CHOOSE THE CATEGORY/COLOR CODE OF THE INFORMATION YOU WANT
THEN CHOOSE BY FONT SIZE OR BY ALPHABETIC ARRANGEMENT

Course Homepage (PSY126)	15-Module Calendar - Fall	Instructor Homepage
BlackBoard5	15-Module Calendar - Spring 15-Module Calendar - Summer	BlackBoard6

Syllabus for Psychology for Business & Industry (PSY126)

Menu I

"Getting Started"
links
A.

WELCOME TO PSYCHOLOGY FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR

Menu II

"Need to Know" links
A.

15-Module Calendar - Spring
15-Module Calendar - Summer
15-Module Calendar - Fall
(PSY 126)

(INCLUDES ...
DAILY & WEEKLY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE,
AND
DAILY CLASS OUTLINES CALLED "PART ONE" & "PART TWO")

B.	BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL PSYCH STUDENT	B.	EXPECTED COURSE OUTCOMES (Psychology for Business & Industry)
C.	BOOKS AND REQUIRED SUPPLIES	C.	GRADING SCALE (INCLUDES ... LETTER GRADES, BRIEF DETAILS ON --PART ONE, TWO, & THREE ATTENDANCE AND POINT DEDUCTION
D.	CLASSROOM RULES OF CONDUCT	D.	HOW TO PREPARE (PSY 126) IN PSYCHOLOGY FOR BUSINESS & INDUSTRY EXAMS, ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOKS, AND TEAM PRESENTATIONS
E.	METHOD OF INSTRUCTION	E.	LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Psychology for Business & Industry)
	STUDENT DATA SHEET includes AFFIDAVIT saying "I AM READY TO BEGIN"	F.	TABLE OF COURSE CONTENTS (Psychology for Business & Industry)
G.	SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS	G.	USEFUL WEBSITES (AND EMAIL ADDRESSES)
Menu III "Nice to Know" links A.	ATTENDANCE AND LATENESS POLICY	Menu IV "For Your Info" links A.	COMPUTER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
B.	COURSE DESCRIPTION	B.	COURSE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS
C.	FINANCIAL AID VERIFICATION	C.	EMERGENCY INFORMATION
D.	HONOR CODE	D.	INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
E.	IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE SEMESTER	E.	OPEN COMPUTER LAB
F.	MISCELLANEOUS	F.	SAFETY INFORMATION
G.	MISSED EXAMS AND ASSIGNMENTS POLICY	G.	SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE AND DISABILITY STATEMENT
H.	PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING	H.	VALIDATION AND REFERENCE
I.	SPECIFIC CLASSROOM POLICIES	I.

The Instructor
Mr. Tom Meyer

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Dear Students at Patrick Henry Community College,

A. This syllabus for Psychology for Business and Industry is a tentative guide that may be modified by me, Thomas Meyer, the instructor. To bring about your successful participation in my course, my syllabus makes ten presumptions. Your success is dependent on the following items:

		Responsible Person or Agency
1.	availability and continuous registered student use of resources (provided by Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC))	PHCC, VCCS, and students
2.	possession of hardcopy texts and study guides	PHCC Bookstore and students
3.	a functional instructor and support staffs	Instructor and PHCC Administration
4.	a virtual or actual classroom used along with a Blackboard electronic delivery system	Webmaster and VCCS
5.	resource materials, and supportive plug-ins enabling student email to each other & the instructor, and downloading of materials in a variety of formats	Librarian, Webmaster, and students
6.	student access to computers having an Internet Explorer browser	PHCC and students
7.	a PHCC 3-semester schedule	PHCC Administration
8.	equivalent evaluation standards for in-class and distant learners	Instructor
9.	integrity of student work	Students and PHCC Honor Code
10.	an adequately funded as well as a safe/disciplined learning environment compliant with Virginia Community College System and PHCC guidelines	Virginia legislature, VCCS, PHCC Administration, students & instructor

B. I am willing to do my part to make you successful in this course. I want you to should your responsibilities as well.

C. There are many resources available to you while you attend PHCC. These include (but are not limited to) the following:

Your instructor and his website.

Contact our webmaster mnelson@ph.vccs.edu if you need help with Blackboard.

Contact our distant learning center director cford@ph.vccs.edu if you need proctored exams at PHCC or elsewhere.

BlackBoard and MyEconlab.com

Best wishes for your academic success at Patrick Henry Community College,

Tom Meyer

Thomas J. Meyer, Assistant Professor
Stone Hall Office #114
(276) 656-0283 or tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu

AFFIDAVIT - (Student statement that "I am ready to begin.")

Every registered student is responsible for seeing that he or she can gain access to this syllabus and to the 15-Module Calendar from the first day of class. The most current copy of this syllabus can be accessed through the Division Dean’s office computer.

When you’re ready to begin this course and can accept your responsibilities mentioned above, send a copy of the following affidavit to the instructor:

Dear Professor Meyer,

1. I am a registered student in Psychology for Business and Industry.
2. I’ve gotten my required text.
3. I can see that the Syllabus is divided into links called "Getting Started, Need-to-know, Nice-to-know, and For your information.

(I know that I should use Internet Explorer because Netscape Navigator won't work as well.)

4. I’m ready and able to navigate these links, and can understand each part of the Syllabus and 15-Module Calendar using a school or personal computer.

Sincerely,


Student Name	Date

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