Welcome to Kardas 2024 Psychology Classes

Modified: 2023-12-30 10:30 AM CST

Below you'll get an idea of what these courses will be like in 2024

• Somehow I found these lyrics apt, see what you think? (Play lyrics below for full effect)
  • Lyrics: substitute words as shown below and you get the idea

Here is the whole song if you are interested
Wikipedia on the entire Tommy: A Rock Opera album (1969)

Getting Down to Business

• Teaching with Technology
  • I have taught with technology for a long time (mid 1990s)
    • Blackboards->Whiteboards->Overhead Projectors->LCD Panels->Projectors
    • Chalk->Erasable Markers->Acetates->HyperCard->Web pages
      • BTW, I'm an Apple and Mac guy :-)
• Spring 2024 Courses
  • PSYC 3303 (Cognitive Science), & PSYC 4043 (History of Psychology)
  • Both classes have their own web pages
    • I view those web pages as additions for my in-person lectures
      • The pages are long
      • Contain lots of information
      • Feature video and audio files
  • PSYC 4043History of Psychology includes a textbook (mine, FYI), PSYC 3303 (Cognitive Science) does not (see below)
  • Cognitive Science students use my web pages along with additional readings from the internet
• Testing
  • ALL classes will take OPEN BOOK/OPEN NOTES tests
  • Tests must be turned in by the last week of class
    • But DO NOT PUT THEM OFF!
  • When you take all of the tests in the course you are done
    • Meaning you may finish the courses early
  • Cognitive Science students take 5 tests (and may drop one)
  • History of Psychology students take 7 tests (and may drop one)
    • They may also write an optional paper to substitute for a test
  • More details on testing may be found on each course's web page
• Grading
  • Expect the grading criteria to be more strict because of the open book/open note test format
    • Meaning, if you want an A the criterion will be 92% minimum
    • For a 50 point test that means missing FOUR or less points
  • In all courses, each test has the same value
  • There are no quizzes
  • There are no extra credit assignments
  • There is no comprehensive final exam
  • All grading data will be posted on BlackBoard
• Communication
  • I will send you many e-mails from my SAU account and from BlackBoard
  • You must keep up with those communications
  • I expect you to ask me questions using e-mail
  • I will keep regular face-to-face office hours (see the course webpage)
  • I will be available onlne beginning at 8 am and unavailable after 8:00 pm during the week
  • You may contact me during the weekends but do not expect me to respond promptly
• Other
  • I expect you to:
    • Keep up with your work
    • Read your e-mail
    • Communicate with me promptly about problems and other issues
  • Shall we finish off with some Pink Floyd, The Wall (1979)?

We DO need some education! (Whole Video) You should watch whole video if you have not yet done so already. Not SAU's model of education!

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