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Social Psychology Syllabus

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This four-credit course is designed to survey the scientific study of how individuals think about, influence, and relate to one another with respect to social beliefs, persuasion, attraction, conformity, obedience, prejudice, aggression, and pro-social behaviors. Prerequisites: MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Prerequisite/concurrent: WR 121. Audit available. Intended Outcomes for the Course: -Apply an understanding of the impact of social and cultural forces on one’s sense of self, values, and beliefs to more effectively analyze human thinking and behaviors. -Critically evaluate research to understand and explain confusing, conflictual or distressing human social behavior. -Relate social psychological concepts and theories to the context of historic and current world, national, and local events, as well as to understanding one’s own life experiences. -Apply social psychological concepts and theories to reduce anti-social attitudes and behaviors and increase pro-social attitudes and behaviors within individuals and groups.

Material Type: Syllabus

Author: Zip Krummel

Introduction to Personality

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Course Description This four-credit course is designed to cover a variety of personality theories including the theoretical and scientific explanations for individuals' characteristic patterns of perception, thought, emotion and behavior. Emphasizes the understanding and mastery of personality constructs applied to students’ personal and professional lives. Recommended: PSY 201A or 202A. Prerequisites: MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Prerequisite/concurrent: WR 121. Audit available. Intended Outcomes for the Course Students should be able to: -Analyze the determinants of personality characteristics to better understand their effects on cognitions, emotions, and behavior. -Think critically about and apply theoretical and research-based explanations for human behavior in order to successfully negotiate the challenges of daily living. -Apply the major personality domains and theories to better understand one’s own behavior and the behavior of others.

Material Type: Syllabus

Author: Zip Krummel

World Realms 2022 Version

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You have reached the Open Education Resource book "World Realms, 2022 Version," by Lincoln A. DeBunce, Blue Mountain Community College. Creation of the online text was made possible by an OpenOregon Grant. You may use this material under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. The design of the book is to provide an introductory chapter covering the physical and demographic setting, followed by nine regional chapters that provide a short overview and cultural awareness topic of the world's realms. The intent is to create a workable framework that can be tailored to the requirements of an instructor, especially those who need to cover the world in ten short weeks. Supplemental readings, videos, map work, quizzes and more can be added.

Material Type: Module, Textbook

Author: Lincoln A. DeBunce

Understanding New Media Art

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Short Description: Understanding New Media Art is an OER for introductory college art and art history courses that builds on scholarship in the field to propose a long historical context for the technologies and ideas related to New Media Art in the 21st century. Long Description: Understanding New Media Art is an OER for introductory college art and art history courses. The book builds on scholarship in the field to propose a long historical context for the technologies and ideas related to New Media Art in the 21st century. This OER is a work in progress and will be updated and expanded periodically as technologies change, new creative approaches and voices develop, and new historical and theoretical frameworks are proposed in the evolving field of New Media Art. Word Count: 80895 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)

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Authors: Christine M. Weber, Elizabeth Bilyeu, Kelsey Ferriera, Luke Peterson