ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY –
FALL, 2006
DISCOVER NEW YORK – DNY
1000C - Miguel Roig, Ph.D.
e-mail:
roigm@stjohns.edu --- Homepage: http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm Phone: 718-390-4513
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOROUGHLY UNDERSTANDING THE
CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS ON-LINE VERSION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ON-LINE VERSION CONTAINS ADDITIONAL DETAILS
ABOUT THE COURSE NOT FOUND IN THIS DOCUMENT
OFFICE HOURS: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:00
am to 10:00 pm, DaSilva Hall, Room 338.
REQUIRED
TEXTS: Lankevich, G. J. (2002). New York City: A
short history. New York: NYU Press.
READINGS:
Various readings will be assigned and these will be either placed on
reserve or they will be distributed in class. Readings from Pete Hamill’s book
may also be discussed at various points.
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES. DNY
1000 is an interdisciplinary course that serves both, as introductory to the
college experience and as an introduction to the greatest city in the world:
NYC. The course is taught from the
instructor’s individual perspective and academic training. Thus, although there is a core of knowledge
common to all DNY courses regarding history of NYC, study skills, etc., there
will be significant differences in content as a function of instructor. Among
the objectives of the course are the development of information literacy and
analytic thinking skills to help students adjust to the rigors of higher
education. A second objective is for
students to become aware of and to experience some of the many cultural and
educational opportunities available in NYC.
CLASS EXAMINATIONS (50% of the final
grade): There will be 4
examinations and each exam will cover three chapters and any readings assigned
with each of the 3 chapters. If you
miss an exam for whatever reason, you may make it up ONLY during the week of
final exams (either right after exam 4 which will be given during the day
that the final is assigned for the class or you may take during one other date
and time that will be announced when the final exam schedule is made
public). Only 2 make-up exams will be
allowed. Be sure to be on time
everyday, but particularly on exam days as you will not be allowed extra time
to complete an exam if you are late.
Please note that if, for whatever reason, you fail to take one of the
exams at the end of the semester that exam will be counted as a 0 in the
computation of your final grade and you will likely fail the class. You must take all 4 examinations.
REACTION PAPERS OF
OFF-CAMPUS AND ON-CAMPUS EVENTS (30% of the final grade): All DNY
students are required to attend at least 2 on-campus and 2 off-campus events.
You are free to select an event of your choice and for each event you must
submit a reaction paper that should be at least 2 pages long (double spaced, 12
point Arial or Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins on all sides. The paper is due exactly one week after the
date and the event and instructions for writing and submitting the paper will
be distributed early in the semester. You must attend two events before October
20th. You may also attend two additional events at any time during
the semester and submit reaction papers as extra credit (reaction papers from 3
events may add up to 5% of the grade).
INDIVIDUAL
STUDENT PROJECT (20% of the final grade): You are to carry out an original term project that combines
some aspect of psychology and New York. For example, you can carry out a study
in which you analyze desk or bathroom graffiti; what are the themes evident in
graffiti? Other possible topics
include: History of a NYC mental institution (e.g., Willowbrook; Bellevue);
analysis of personals in selected NYC publications; compendium of non college
or university affiliated mental health training institutes in NYC. The
University holds the Fall semester Research Day toward the end of the semester
and student projects are exhibited at this time.
FIRST REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT: Your e-mail message must include your full
name, student number, and course section (e.g., DNY 1000, MWF: 8:00 am-9:00 am;
TR: 9:35-11:00 am). The ‘subject’ line
of your message should include your last name.
The e-mail message should also include an arbitrary 4 digit-letter
combination (e.g., 3j4k) of your own choosing that will be used as your
identification code when the grades are posted on the web. Please do not reveal this code to anyone, as
grades will be posted on the course web page with each student’s 4 digit-letter
code as identifier. Codes should not
start with a zero and must contain at least one letter. This assignment is due
on Friday, September 16h.
E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENT- As a St. John’s
University student, you are automatically given an e-mail address. For example, if your name is Juan Gonzales
and you entered St. John’s in 2005, your e-mail address would be juan.gonzales05@stjohns.edu. To use your e-mail address you need to go to
St. John’s Central at (http://cpprod.stjohns.edu/). I will be using your St. John’s U. e-mail
address to communicate course relevant information. Because potentially important information about the course will
be distributed via e-mail, you are required to check your St. John’s University
e-mail on a daily basis. For ALL e-mail
correspondence with me, you must indicate your full name and course number and
section (e.g., 10:00am to 11:00am) in your signature. Also, please avoid using cyberlingo (e.g., “dat’s for u 2 know”
which translates to “that’s for you to
know”) as I do not acknowledge nor respond to messages using such language or
messages without an identifying signature.
Use proper English and follow correct grammatical practices and spelling.
DISSEMINATION OF GRADES: The professor retains all exam papers and
answer sheets. As soon as the exams are
graded, they will be posted on the web at the following address:
facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/DNY1000grades.html.
Your grade will be listed according to the 4 digit letter-number
combination that you supplied at the beginning of the semester. Any student who may be uncomfortable with
this procedure should see me privately to arrange another means of receiving
grades. Please keep in mind that my policy is NOT to give individual
grades over the phone or individually via e-mail under any circumstances.
EXAM REVIEW PROCEDURE: If you wish to review the exam you are to make an appointment with me and I will give you access to the exam for as long as it is necessary. I encourage all of you to come to the office at some point and review your exams. If you want to double check an answer, or find the correct answer to a question that was marked wrong, bring your textbook and readings to the office and look up the answer there. I will be happy to explain a particular answer if you are not clear about it, but only after you have searched for the answer in the textbook.
ATTENDANCE: While class attendance and punctuality are expected, you are free to decide whether to come to class or not. With that freedom, however, comes responsibility. You are responsible for controlling your own behavior and with managing its consequences. I will hold you accountable for all material covered in class as sometimes we will cover material that is not emphasized in the textbook or that needs elaboration. I do not repeat lectures and I do not answer questions like “Did we cover anything important?” Although class participation is not going to be formally graded, it is strongly encouraged. Please note, however, that class participation constitutes asking a question or making a comment when the student raises his or her hand and the instructor calls on the student. No other interaction between students will be tolerated. Keep in mind that I will exercise my right to dismiss from class any student who talks to other classmates while I am lecturing or who, in my opinion, is otherwise disruptive. If you want to ask a question or make a comment in class, raise your hand before speaking. Also, please note that during class participation, the words "prove", "proven", "sort of", "like a" and "society" (the latter should not be used as an explanatory psychological construct) should be avoided.
GRADING SYSTEM AND FINAL GRADE RANGE:
The average of all multiple-choice exams and paper will constitute your final
grade. It is strongly recommended that
students monitor their grades during the semester. The following may be used as a guideline in computing the final
grade.
00.00
- 56.99 ----- F 57.00 - 65.99 ------ D 66.00 -
69.99 ------ D+
70.00 - 72.99 ----- C- 73.00
- 76.99 ------ C 77.00
- 79.99 ------ C+ 80.00 - 82.99 ------ B-
83.00 - 86.99 ----- B 87.00
- 89.99 ------ B+ 90.00 -
92.99 ------ A- 93.00 -
100 ------- A
HOW TO SUCCEED IN THIS CLASS: Come prepared for class. Read the assigned material before I cover it
in class and take lots of notes while preparing for class at home. This strategy will allow you to better
process Power Point class presentations and lectures. Obviously, you should take notes in class if the material had not
been understood when you read it, if it is an important point not made clear in
the readings, or if I suggest that you do so.
Following this advice will allow you to better assimilate the
information when I cover it in class and will further allow you to raise
intelligent questions and make informed comments in class.
TENTATIVE READING
ASSIGNMENTS
(Underlined dates will be exam days).
We will skip chapter 11. NC
= No class.
Other
readings will be assigned each week with due dates.
M W F
08- 31, - Course overview.
09- 02 - The Psychology
Major
09- NC, 07,09 - Yankevich’s chapt. 1
09-
12, 14, 16 - Yankevich’s chapts. 1 & 2
09-
19, 21, 23 - Yankevich’s 2 & 3.
09- 26, 28, 30 - Yankevich’s chapt.
3
10-
03, 05, 07 - EXAM 1 on 10/03 covering Yankevich’s chapts. 1-3. We cover
Yankevich’s chapt. 4 on the 5th & 6th.
10- NC, 12, 14 - Yankevich’s chapt. 4 & 5
10- 17, 19, 21 -
Yankevich’s chapts. 5 & 6
10-
24, 26, 28 - Yankevich’s chapts. 6 --- EXAM
2 on 10/28 covering Yankevich’s chapts.
4-6.
10-
31 - Yankevich’s chapt. 7
11- 02, 04 - Yankevich’s chapt. 7 & 8
11- 07, 09, 11 - Yankevich’s chapt. 8 & 9
11- 14, 16, 18 -
Yankevich’s chapts. 9
11- 21,
NC,NC - EXAM 3 on 11/21 covering Yankevich’s chapts. 7-9.
11-
28, 30 - Yankevich’s chapt. 10
12- 02 - Yankevich’s
chapts. 10 & 11
12- 05, 07, NC - Yankevich’s chapts. 11
12/11 TO 12/17 FINAL EXAM WEEK- EXAM 4 – (covering
chapters 10-11)
GENERAL CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: It is expected that students conduct
themselves as respectful adults and in accordance with university tradition: to
remain silent and attentive while I am lecturing or while a fellow student is
asking a question; to clean up your area if you have littered it, etc. No smoking, food, or beverages are allowed
in class. Please note that I am
particularly sensitive about class disruptions, such as students talking to
each other while I am lecturing or engaging in other academic work not related
to the class. Such behavior will not be
tolerated as I consider it to be rude and disrespectful to me and to your
peers.
CELL PHONE
USE AND LAPTOP POLICY: I consider any use of cell phones during class
to be highly distracting and disrespectful.
Thus, the use of cell phones is not permitted during class time for any
purpose and they are to be kept turned off and out of view inside pocketbooks,
knapsacks, etc. Any student whose phone
rings during class is hereby asked to leave the class (no need to wait for me
to ask you to leave). For the second
offense, the matter will be forwarded to the Dean of Students for disciplinary
action. Laptops are not to be used during class.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Your written work is expected to be
each student's original work. If
PLAGIARISM or any other type of academic dishonesty is detected in any of your
work, it will result in an automatic F for that assignment. Please note that
for each sentence plagiarized I will deduct one full grade from the paper. Please refer to the web version of this
course outline for examples of various forms of plagiarism and correct
paraphrasing. Any student caught
cheating on any examination (or assignment) will receive a "0" for
that examination and that examination will count toward your final grade. Perhaps the most common form of cheating
occurs when a student looks at another student’s exam to get some answers. In many cases, it is not easy to tell if a
student has been looking at the next exam or not. In those cases, the student will be warned once, IF THE EYES
WANDER AGAIN IT WILL BE ASSUMED THAT THE STUDENT IS CHEATING.
After you have
completed an examination do not read or start talking or looking around the
room, etc., since if you do it will be assumed that you are attempting to help
someone else--a form of cheating for which you will be penalized exactly as
outlined above. While taking an
examination, all papers, notes, books, etc. must be placed under your chair.
WARNING: IN THE EVENT THAT AN INCIDENT OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY COMES TO LIGHT
AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE COURSE, THE ABOVE RULES WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY AND,
IF WARRANTED, THE COURSE GRADE WILL BE RETROACTIVELY ADJUSTED.
If you have any questions about the course, consult your course outline first, particularly the online version. If you need further clarification then see me. You should always bring the course outline to class (you should staple it to your notebook) and refer to it from time to time to remind you of deadlines, policies, etc. If lose your course outline, however, you can always download one from my home page.
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Sign and return to the professor by the
first Monday of the semester. Note: You
may not be given credit for this course unless I have this portion of the
course outline in my possession (Cut with scissors along the dotted line;
ripped stubs are not acceptable).
CHANGES: I reserve the right to change or add to assignments and make
changes to this course outline, for good reason and with adequate notice.
I
_____________________________________ have received a copy of the course outline
for Discover New York (DNY 1000). I
have read the course outline and the expanded on-line version at http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm. I have been given an opportunity to discuss
and ask questions about the content of these documents and understand and agree
to the requirements of this course.
Student’s
signature: _______________________________
Date: _________ Student
No.: _____________
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or guardian’s signature (if student is not 18 years old):
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