Prof. Denise Sekaquaptewa, Ph.D.

Office: 3217 East Hall

Phone: 647-9685

E-mail: dsekaqua@umich.edu

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:10 - 3:00 pm or by appointment

Amara Brook (3213 East Hall, 764-9433, abrook@umich.edu)

Section 004 Wednesday 1-3 pm

Section 005 Wednesday 3-5 pm

Laura Citrin (3221 East Hall, 764-9433, lcitrin@umich.edu)

Section 006 Thursday 4-6 pm

Section 007 Thursday 2-4 pm

Greg Feldkamp (3261 East Hall, 647-3515, gpf@umich.edu)

Section 009 Friday 9-11 am

Section 010 Friday 11-1 pm

Catherine Maroney (412B East Hall, phone TBA, cmaroney@umich.edu)

Section 002 Wednesday 9-11 am

Section 003 Wednesday 11-1 pm

Mischa Thompson (3225 East Hall, 647-3933, mischat@umich.edu)

Journal Assignment

Homework 1

Week1

Week2

Week3

Section 012 Thursday 12-2pm

Section 013 Thursday 2-4 pm

Jeremy Welland (3213 East Hall, 764-9433, jwelland@umich.edu)

Section 008 Thursday 12-2 pm

Section 011 Friday 10-12 pm

Course Website: www.umich.edu/~psychol/380sek

Check this site often for announcements and course updates!

Social psychology is the scientific study of the way people think about, feel, and behave in social situations. It involves understanding how people influence, and are influenced by, the others around them. A primary goal of this course is to introduce you to the perspectives, research methods, and empirical findings of social psychology. Equally important is the goal of cultivating your skills for analyzing the social situations and events that you encounter in your everyday lives. Finally, throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on developing critical and integrative ways of thinking about theory and research in social psychology.

You should be aware that this is a demanding course. There is considerable reading to be done -- making it unwise to fall behind in the reading. The lectures in this course supplement the readings. As such, you can expect lectures to present ideas that are not necessarily covered in the readings. You are expected to master the material covered in both the readings and the lectures. Your success in this course depends on attending class regularly, actively participating in class, and taking thorough notes. If you simply cannot avoid missing a class, borrow notes from a classmate.

The discussion sections led by your Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) are intended to hone and expand upon the ideas covered in each week's lectures and readings, and to conduct demonstrations and group empirical projects. You are expected to attend and actively participate in these sections. Sections begin meeting on Wednesday January 12th. Your GSI will provide a separate information sheet listing the deadlines you are responsible for in your discussion section.

You are required to take 3 exams in this course. The exams will be given during the regular lecture time; there will be no lecture on exam days. The firmly scheduled dates for these exams are:

Thursday, February 03 (in-class Exam 1)

Tuesday, March 14 (in-class Exam 2)

Thursday April 13 (in-class Exam 3)

MARK THESE EXAM DATES IN YOUR CALENDARS NOW. The exams are multiple choice and are non-comprehensive. Each of them covers the material presented in the readings, lectures, and discussion sections within the specified dates. As a general rule, make-up exams will not be given. Exceptions to this rule are made only in dire, unavoidable circumstances (e.g., serious illness or emergency) that are fully documented (e.g., with official correspondence from physicians and/or Deans) and preferably with advance arrangement made directly with Professor Sekaquaptewa. Make-up exams, when offered, are essay exams.

You will have additional opportunities to convey your knowledge of the course material in two required course projects. Each project will require you to write a short paper (approximately 4-6 pages). You will receive detailed information for each of these projects in handouts distributed in your discussion section.

Lastly, although this is not a requirement, I strongly encourage each of you to make use of my office hours and your GSI's office hours. Your GSI and I would be more than happy to talk with you about any ideas, challenges, and/or concerns you might have about the course material, and about psychology more generally.

Your final grade in this course will be based on your achievements on course requirements weighted in the following manner:

Exam 1 20%

Exam 2 20%

Exam 3 20%

Paper 1 15%

Paper 2 15%

Participation in Section* 10%

*Your GSI will discuss how your Participation in Section grade will be determined.

Final letter grades are based on standard percentages, not curves, as follows:

97-100% A+ 77 -79% C+

93 - 96% A 73 - 76% C

90 - 92% A- 70 - 72% C-

87 - 89% B+ 67 - 69% D+

83 - 86% B 63 - 66% D

80 - 82% B- 60 - 62% D-

Letter grades assigned to papers will be converted to percentages as follows:

A+ 98% C+ 78%

A 95% C 75%

A- 92% C- 72%

B+ 88% D+ 68%

B 85% D 65%

B- 82% D- 62%

Textbook & Coursepack are both available for purchase at Ulrich's Bookstore. A copy of each is also available on reserve at University Reserves Office, 2002 Shapiro Undergraduate Library (764-7493).

Textbook: Social Psychology (3rd Edition)

Authors: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, & Robin M. Akert

Textbook Web Site: http://longman.awl.com/aronson

Coursepack: A collection of required readings reprinted by Grade A Notes.

Go to Ulrich's to purchase this coursepack, not Grade A Notes.

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