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PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY
310 - Motivation
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
12 credit hours in psychology, including PSY 101 or a similar introductory course in psychology.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: Motivation is the concept used to predict and explain the onset of behavior, what behavior is directed toward, and to describe when and why behavior persists in the face of obstacles. This course examines the concept and its theoretical explanations, ranging from micro-level analyses of the physiological processes involved in biologically driven behavior, to macro-level analyses of personality characteristics that account for variations in goal-directed behavior.
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| METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail.
E-PRINT OPTION
Students may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format. Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with the course guide. |
| TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES: ISBN-13 9780205404551 Deckers, Lambert, Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental, 2nd ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2005.
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: The course has 6 lessons, including two supervised examinations. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The course has supervised midcourse and final examinations, each covering about one-half of the course, and consisting of multiple-choice questions. Two hours is allowed for each examination; no books, notes, or supplementary aids are permitted.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take
your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to
have their examinations proctored at another accredited college
or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited
local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject
a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about
examination procedures will be included with your enrollment
material. Examinations may not be taken
online nor by e-mail. |
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GRADING
CRITERIA: The final grade is based on all assignments and examinations in the course and is weighted as follows:
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4 Lesson Assignments
2 Examinations
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= 15 percent each
= 20 percent each |
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Your total percentage will be converted to a letter grade on the following scale: |
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93 - 100
90 - 92
87 - 89
83 - 86
80 - 82
77 - 79
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= A
= A-
= B+
= B
= B-
= C+
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73 - 76
70 - 72
67 - 69
63 - 66
60 - 62
Below 60
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= C
= C-
= D+
= D
= D-
= F
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| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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