Syllabus for Psych WI/459
Fall 1998/ G10

Instructor:  Dr. Leon James, Professor of Psychology, University of Hawaii

Office Hours...Gartley 213A.......12:00 to 1:00 M, T, R
Telephone: Instructor's office 956-8005
Home office and recording messages: 261-2382
e-mail: leon@hawaii.edu

The G11 Main Page is here:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy11/g11reportsindex.html

Class time: R 1:00 to 3:30 in BUSAD G104 (classroom) and Crawford 201 (computer lab).

Course Description:
This seminar explores traffic psychology and its application to the Internet -- how to use it for research and community service. Topics include: psychology of road rage; driving self-assessment and self-modification; being a leader in a quality driving circle. No prior Internet knowledge or computer skills are required, only a willingness to face and overcome your technophobia. You will receive hands-on training in the computer lab. You will learn to set up your Home Page on the World Wide Web and integrate your work with that of prior students. There will be no exam, but all reports and assignments are to be published on your Home Page according to instructions. Classes are in the form of discussions and oral presentations by students. Attendance is required.

Textbooks:
J. Peter Rothe (1993), Beyond Traffic Safety (New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers).
Elizabeth Castro (1996), HTML For the World Wide Web (Berkeley, CA:   Peachpit Press).

Absence Penalty:  -5 points/per class absent (also: 3 lates = 1 absence).

Late Work Penalty:  -2 points/per day late unless you write email to Dr. James explaining why and giving the date you will be completing the late work.

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