10/31/2025 10:24:42 AM	PSYCH 48 Course Outline as of Spring 2011	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYCH 48	Title:  SPECIAL TOPICS-PSYCH
Full Title:  Special Current Topics in Psychology
Last Reviewed:8/1/1981

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  04 - Different Topics
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Catalog Description:

Intensive study of selected topics of current importance in psychology by an instructor who has specialized in that area.  Particular emphasis is listed in the Class Schedule.  Purpose of the course is to stimulate serious thought by means of an in-depth presentation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Psych 1A or equivalent.

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Intensive study of selected topics of current importance in psychology.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Psych 1A or equivalent.
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:04 - Different Topics

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

 demonstrate basic knowledgeability in the following areas. They

 will also be expected to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate

 their knowledge and comprehension of the same materials.

Topics and Scope

 1.   History of the Study of Consciousness.

2.   Psychological Theories of Consciousness.

3.   The Central Nervous System.

4.   Biofeedback.

5.   Hypnosis.

6.   Meditation.

7.   Sensory Deprivation.

8.   Dreams.

9.   Consciousness Altering Substance.

10.  Artificial Intelligence.

Assignments:

  Students in this class will be required to do approximately 2

 hours of homework for each lecture hour of the following nature:

        Objective question work sheets

        Written reports

        Critical-thought essays

        Written reaction papers

        Written answers to problems and questions

        Reading of assigned articles and textbook material

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 75 - 90%
Multiple choice
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Ornstein, Robert

   THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

 Wallace, B. and L. Fisher

   CONSCIOUSNESS AND BEHAVIOR.

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