Fall 2016 Course Syllabi

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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
PSYC 111H—Honors Psychology
Number of credits:
1 credit
Course Description:
In this course, students will learn extensively about scientific research in psychology. At the beginning of the semester,
students will learn how to read and understand journal articles in the field of psychology. After this foundation is
established, the students (in collaboration with the instructor) will select a topic to research extensively, and later present
on at the Honors Symposium. Additionally, students will be required to submit a PSYC 111 paper that contains a more
in-depth literature review than is required for non-honors PSYC 111 students.
Pre-/Co-requisites:
PSYC 111—Introduction to Psychology
Course Objectives:
Students will:
1. Learn how to read, understand, and interpret psychological journal articles.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of basic scientific design, assessing the effectiveness of study designs presented in
the readings.
3. Extend research findings to real-life situations.
4. Perform an extensive literature review.
5. Present at the Honors Symposium.
Instructor:
Lexi R. Kvasnicka-Gates, Ph.D.
Office:
Thatcher Hall 2208
Office Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays: 2:00-2:50pm
Tuesdays: 9:00am-12:00pm
Phone: 228-5475
Email:
Lecture/Lab Schedule:
TBD
Textbook(s):