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Portfolio Content for PSYC 1116: Psychology of Business
All items for the "Course Portfolio" will be
organized in a Word document with a Title page and Index Page.
The complete portfolio will be submitted at the end of the semester on a CD (for those of you who can burn one) or a floppy disk (assuming
your files fit). If you have not done so
already,
go to the “Using Microsoft Office to Create an Electronic Course Portfolio”
to read about the overall
structure of the “Course Portfolio”.
1. DUE NO LATER THAN MARCH 27. Study Skills - Personalized Course Notes – this section simply consists of notes on two chapters covered in the course. One must be on the “Research Methods” chapter and the second can be on any other chapter that is of most interest to you. These notes must be personalized so that it makes sense to you. You should include a) important definitions (but instead of copying the definitions from the book, rephrase them in your own words and include examples), b) thoughts about the content in the chapter, and c) questions that you may have to help clarify a concept or expand on the topic. Of course it is recommended that you do this for all the chapters to improve your understanding of the material, but only two must be submitted to satisfy this course requirement.
2. DUE NO LATER THAN APRIL 10 Research Skills - Personalized Library Resources Page - Library skills are very important regardless of your major. Researching a topic is now easier than it ever was before (due to computers, the Internet, and broadband access to on-line documents and databases), but learning library research skills still requires hands-on experience- and lots of it. The first step is to learn what library resources are available. You can’t use library resources effectively unless you know what is available and how to access it. In this exercise you will organize the on-line resources available to you in one place for easy access. Although most of the resources are available from the SHU library home page, it is more convenient to create your own document with links to resources most relevant to you. For this portfolio requirement you will create a “Personal Library Resources Page” in Microsoft Word. This document will contain hyperlinks to important resources available on-line. A good understanding of what library resources are available will be reflected in a student’s Personal Library Resources Page. Communicate with the librarians to find out what is available (new resources become available often). The document for the portfolio requirement must contain links to:
i. The library home page
ii. SetonCat - the Electronic Card Catalog
iii. The available Psychology resources (databases & full-text articles)
iv. MyLibrary links (to view your account and request interlibrary loan)
v. Resources relevant to any of your other interests
vi. Links to Internet search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo)
Click here to see an example of my own Personal Library Resources Page.
3. DUE APRIL 22 with the complete Course Portfolio Presentation Skills – PowerPoint: Pretend that one day you run into your favorite high school teacher in the mall. Imagine that your teacher is impressed with your college experience (hopefully this is not too much of a stretch) and asks you to return to high school and give a brief presentation to the sophomore class on any issue in psychology that interests you. To prepare for your talk create a brief PowerPoint presentation (no more than 5 slides) on a specific topic taken from the class lecture (you can’t pretend you created one, you will have to do this one for real). You will not have the opportunity to give your presentation, but this will be a good opportunity to practice preparing for a brief talk using PowerPoint. Of course the presentation should by well-organized, age-appropriate, and pleasing to the eye- Oh, and it should contain accurate information.
THE ASSIGNMENT BELOW WAS CANCELLED FOR THIS SEMESTER- IT IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.
4. Writing Skills - Essay- For this requirement you are to write a single essay on any topic covered in this course. The essay should not be on a full chapter topic. Instead take one issue (or two if they are related) and demonstrate your understanding of the issues by writing an essay. The essay should be 1 to 2 typed pages (12 pt). When you finish your first draft have the writing center review it. Make an appointment to go to the writing lab in person or use the On-line Writing Lab (OWL) services. You will then complete a revised version. Include both versions in your electronic course portfolio.
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March 05, 2003
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