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Week/Date Topics Assigned Reading Assignments Due
1/ August 29 Internship Orientation

Internship Manual

Training Schedule

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

Email me with info

Complete Pretest

Join Listserv

Post to Icebreaker Threaded Discussion

Explore TIP Database and post to listserv

2/ September 5 Intro to Human Learning: Theories and their Application

Ormrod - Chapters 1 and 2

APA Manual - Chapters 1 and 2

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

Reply to at least 3 others' original posts in the Icebreaker discussion

Complete Chapter One Quiz

Complete Chapter Two Quiz

Submit APA Tidbit from Chapter 1 or 2 of your APA Manual to me via email

Complete 2 of the 3 threaded discussion options from Session 3:

3/ September 12 Classical and Operant Conditioning

Ormrod - Chapters 3 and 4

Read APA manual as assigned

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter Three Quiz
  • Complete Chapter Four Quiz
  • Read others' posts and reply to 3 in EACH of the 2 threaded discussions you chose last week:
  • Write a complete summary of Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory - make sure to include all 5 elements discussed last week. Use at least two resources (your own or one of those listed above).
  • Apply APA to your Operant Conditioning Summary document.
    Go back through the document you just wrote and complete the following tasks:
    • Include a title page following APA 5th edition format
    • Use appropriate margins
    • Use appropriate header with page number
    • In the body, be sure to use two levels of headings (using the APA 5th edition as your guide) and apply appropriate formatting to them in your document. [Hint: You will use one level as a title for your document and a second level to identify the logical subdivisions. It is up to you to use your manual to identify which levels of headings you should use.]
    • Apply with-in text referencing
    • Make sure to format any quotes appropriately
    • Include a reference page -make sure your end-of-text reference is in 5th edition APA format
  • Read the following pages in your APA Manual to assist you with the above tasks.
    • Chapter 1
    • pages 113 - 122
    • pages 207-214
    • Chapter 4
    • pages 283-302
  • Find a partner within the course to switch papers with. You will switch papers next week so you have time this week to find a partner.
  • Complete 1 of the following 3 options

 

4/ September 19 Applied Behavior Analysis

Ormrod - Chapter 5

 

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter Five Quiz
  • Find a partner and swap your summaries of Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory that you completed last week. Use the feedback sheet to provide them with feedback. In an email, send me your partner's paper and your feedback sheet as attachments. In the body of the email be sure to tell me who your partner is.
  • Read others' original posts and reply to 3 in the threaded discussions you chose last week:
  • To begin your ABA Project - Complete Form 1 (WORD or PDF format) and turn it in to me via email.

 

5 September 26 Cognition and Memory

Ormrod - Chapters 7 and 11

Read APA manual - Chapter 3

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Continue your ABA Project -
    • Continue to complete Form 1 (WORD or PDF format) as necessary to track your target behavior and turn it in to me via email (only if you updated it from the one you turned in last week)
    • Complete Form 2 (WORD or PDF format) and turn it in to me via email.
  • Complete Chapter 7 Quiz
  • Complete Chapter 11 Quiz
  • Complete 2 of the following 3 threaded discussions
  • Submit APA Tidbit from Chapter 3 of your APA Manual to me via email
  • Download Inspiration and begin working on your cognitive map of memory

6 and 7/ October 3 and 10

PLEASE NOTE: This is 2 weeks

Long Term Memory Ormrod - Chapters 8, 9, and 10 

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter 8 Quiz
  • Complete Chapter 9 Quiz
  • Complete Chapter 10 Quiz
  • Read others' original posts and reply to 3 in EACH of the 2 threaded discussions you chose last week:
  • Work on your concept map - your final product should be a concept map that covers content of Chapters 7 through 11 of your text. This will be due in Week 8.

 

8/ October 17 Complex Learning and Cognition Ormrod - Chapters 12 and 13

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter 12 Quiz
  • Complete Chapter 13 Quiz
  • Complete Concept Map on Chapters 7-11
9/ October 24 Social Cognition and Knowledge Construction Ormrod - Chapters 6 and 14

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter 6 Quiz
  • Complete Chapter 14 Quiz

FTP your concept map and send me the url

10/ October 31 Motivation and Affect Ormrod - Chapter 15

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter 15 Quiz
  • Review requirements of Motivation Case Study & begin work
  • Complete Extra Credit APA Quiz
11/ November 7 Motivation and Cognition Ormrod - Chapter 16

Make sure you read the instruction that accompanies these tasks:

  • Complete Chapter 16 Quiz
  • Work on ABA Project
  • Work on Motivation Case Study Project

 

12/ November 14 Work on ABA Project  

ABA Project Data and Summary Due on November 21

13/ November 21 Work on Motivation Case Study  

Motivation Case Study Due on November 28

14/ November 28 Study for Final Exam    
15/ December 5 Final Exam   FINAL EXAM: WEDNESDAY, December 5th from 12 AM to Midnight (this is a 24-hour period)
16/ December 12 YOU ARE DONE! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

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