Syllabus for Psych 409b (WI & O)  (Tuesdays)   Spring  2007  G26

Instructor: Dr. Leon James, Professor of Psychology
Telephone contact and messages: 261-2382   
e-mail:  leon@hawaii.edu  Walk in office hours: Before and after classes (M, T, R) at Gartley 213A.

Course Description:  The Unity Model of Marriage
Contrasts three models by which married partners govern their interactions – dominance, equity, and unity, as viewed through the instructor's particular research interests.  Students publish their reports on the Web, give oral presentations in class, and exchange email on course topics. Includes computer lab where students can do their Web work and can receive help in Web publishing. This is also a WI course and requires more writing than the average class. Students will publish a minimum of two reports and will make the requested changes when the instructor reads the drafts. Students also read each other's reports online and make appropriate suggestions.

Note: Student Reports for this course from prior semesters can be accessed here:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy26/409b-g26-lecture-notes.htm#students

The G26 Class Home Page to access all course information is at:  
             www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy26/classhome-g26.htm 

Readings: 

1. Gender Discourse by Deborah Tannen (Oxford University Pres, 1994)

2. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura Schlessinger (Harper/Collins Publishers, 2001)

3. The Lazy Husband by Joshua Coleman (St. Martin's Press, 2005)

4. The Unity Model of Marriage by Leon James (2006). Online Lecture Notes available here
     www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy25/409b-g25-lecture-notes.htm

5.  Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg (1763). Available online at:
    www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org/contets/cltc.html  

Attendance is taken at the start of each class. Being late for class or leaving early: -1 point each occurrence. Penalty points are on account of non-participation when not present in class during the discussions. Absence Penalty: - 3 points per absence regardless of reason, again due to non-participation by being absent.  Late Work Penalty: - 3  points per week late per item, up to -9 points per item.   Due Dates are given in the instructions for Outlines, Report 1 and Report 2 (see G26 Class Home Page).

Grading Policy:  It is expected that every student will upload their required work according to the instructions. If technical reasons prevent you from temporarily uploading any required work on time, you must submit on time a printed version of it to the instructor to avoid a late penalty. Always keep a back up copy of your files on a separate disk or CD not just on your hard drive.

You will receive email from the instructor with your grade for each report you publish on the Web, along with recommendations on how to improve them. You are allowed to apply for re-grading of Report 1 after you made the recommended revisions. Use the instructions specified in the email grade report. You will also receive a written feedback Form following each of your oral presentation.

For publishing your work on the Web, you are allowed to use a Pseudonym that is registered with the Instructor by email. You are allowed to delete your own published files at any time during the semester, or you can request the instructor to remove them from the Web after the semester, and at any other time in the future (just email the instructor: leon@hawaii.edu). The purpose of publishing your reports on the Web is threefold: (i) to enhance your Internet literacy skills; (ii) to leave your reports for future generations of this course who will be instructed to read and review them for their own reports; (iii) to share your scientific reports and topical reviews with the entire world.

Class Structure: Every class is made up of three portions. First Portion: instructor answers your questions about preparing for the oral presentations and doing the written reports. He also discusses the assigned readings for the week. Second Portion: several students give the scheduled oral presentation (for details see Instructions for Oral Presentations on the G26 Class Home Page). Regular participation as an audience is a part of the requirement for getting an A grade, and is also worth 6 points. Third Portion: (a) Students meet to prepare for team oral presentations. (b) Optional Lab work in Saunders 635, reserved for this class from 2:30 to 3:20 M, T, R. You will need a personal password to access lab computers, for which you can register online as a Lab User during the first three weeks of the semester:  webdata.soc.hawaii.edu/lab_user

The G26 Class Home Page to access all course information is at:  
             www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy26/classhome-g26.htm 
The Instructor's Home page is at:  www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html
The Instructor's email is:  leon@hawaii.edu