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HUMAN RELATIONS

PSY 4333, Section 501 Call #11663


SPRING 2006
Monday 7-9:45pm
Green Hall 4.301

INSTRUCTOR TEACHING INTERN


E. Clifton Davis, Ed.D. Paul Gandy
Clinical Psychologist (214) 557-4896
Private Office (972) 404-1377 pgandy@aigb.com
dr.clifdavis@mindspring.com

GOALS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES


This course is designed as an overview of human relations. Students will learn about how relationships are developed and
maintained. Emphases will focus on intimacy, how conflicts develop and are resolved and other aspects of human
relations. Four areas of the human relations in the lifespan will be highlighted. They are (1) childhood, (2) adolescence,
(3) early/middle adulthood, and (4) later adulthood.

TEXT
Wright, Dale. Personal Relationships, Mountain View, CA.: Mayfield Pub. Co., 1999.

EXAMS
Students will be required to complete three non-cumulative exams (multiple choice, definitions, minor and major
discussion questions). You will be allowed to drop your lowest exam.

METHOD OF EVALUATIONS
Grading is based with following basis
A 90 – 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F Below 60
A “minus” may be added to the grade if it is marginally low, or a “plus” may be added for a “high end” grade. Good
attendance and class participation/preparation will also be taken into account. No “extra credit” work will be given.

WEIGHING OF GRADING PROCEDURE


Each exam will comprise 25% of your grade. The interviews will comprise 15%. Attendance will comprise 10%.

CLASS ACTIVITIES
Classes will include lectures, films, demonstrations, class projects/games and “interview discussions”.

POLICIES
Exams: DO NOT MISS AN EXAM! Make-up exams will be given only if: (a) you were seriously ill and have
documentation from a physician, or (b) you were detained the day and time of the exam, or(c) you made arrangements
prior to the exam to attend an urgent family affair (e.g., funeral). In any of these cases, you must notify the professor in
advance of the scheduled time of the exam (call and leave a voice-mail message if you can do nothing else). Otherwise,
you will receive an F. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that an exam is made up within one week of the
scheduled time. Beware, make-up exams are designed to be more difficult to compensate for having more study time.

OUT OF CLASS ACTIVITIES


Each student will be required to conduct eight (8) interviews (two with children, two with adolescents, two with
young/middle aged adults [25-45 years of age], and two with fifty+ aged adults). Interview and write-up formats (1-2
pages) per interview will be discussed in class.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Exams will be monitored. If you are observed cheating you will be reported
to thee Dean of Students for a scholastic violation.

INCOMPLETE GRADES
The grade of “Incomplete” will normally not be given. If a student is unable to attend a substantial portion of the course
then he/she should drop or withdraw from the course.

CELL PHONES
Please turn them off before class unless an emergency situation exists. If this is the case, please notify Dr. Davis before
class. Violations of this policy could cause you to be asked to leave that night’s class.

TENATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE:

JAN 9 Introduction/Course Syllabus/Course Overview


Chapter 1

JAN 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

JAN 23 Systems Theory


Chapter 2 & Chapter 6
Film: “Rock-a-bye Baby” OR Film: “Supporting Children in Resolving Conflict”

JAN 30 Chapters 3 and 4


Film: “Good Night Moon”

FEB 06 EXAM #1
Children Interviews Due

FEB 13 Chapters 14 and 15

FEB 20 Chapters 5 and 7


Adolescent Interviews Due

FEB 27 Exam #2

MAR 06 SPRING BREAK (no class)

MAR 13 Chapter 16

MAR 20 Chapters 8 and 9


Young Adult Interviews Due

MAR 27 EXAM #3

APR 03 Chapter 10
“Core Characteristics”
Relationships in the “Senior Years”

APR 10 Chapters 11 and 12


Older Adults Interview Due

APR 17 Chapter 13

APR 24 EXAM #4 (Not Cumulative)

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