ABOUT
THE PROFESSOR
I hold a Bachelor of Arts from the University
of Texas at San Antonio and a Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell University.
I have taught at Cornell University and at the University of Toledo. From
1995 to1998, I held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Washington University
in St. Louis, Missouri. While there, I taught a course on social gerontology
and conducted research on stereotyping, health compliance, and attainment
of health goals in the aging population. Presently, I am an assistant professor
in the Department of Psychology at Shippensburg
University.
My current research interests are in the areas
of patient-illness perception and attainment of health goals. I am presently
investigating how health perceptions form, how these perceptions change
across the life span, and how they affect judgment, decision making, and
medical compliance. |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Social Psychology--the scientific study of how we think about, influence,
and relate to one another--has reached a high level of maturity and sophistication
in its explanations of human behavior, social perception, and judgment.
As a result, social psychological theories are now helping people understand
important social, health, interpersonal, and intergroup issues facing people
as they age. Using a social psychological approach, this course will cover
a variety of topics in aging such as perceived attractiveness of older
people, age stereotypes, and relationships over the life-span. Other topics
will investigate cross-cultural, intergenerational, and intergroup issues
and present a special section on how older people can avoid becoming the
victims of con artists by understanding the social psychological factors
involved in being conned. |
TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENTS
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HOW
TO DO THIS WEB COURSE
Navigation of the Course: I have made every effort to ease your
navigation through the contents of this course. If you look at the Syllabus,
you will find information regarding the objectives of the course, readings,
grading, my phone number, office hours, and e-mail. The next important
item for the course is the course
calendar. The course
calendar contains all the information you will need to help you work
your way through the course. This calendar
is set up by the week and contains links to the readings and assignments
for each week. It also lists the deadlines for your assignments and links
to the on-line exams.
What to expect from this course: People often have a misconception
of what a Virtual Course is like. One common misconception is that it is
much easier than a "real" course taken at a "real" campus. Have no misconceptions
about this course. This course is a real college-level course with real
credits. The amount of work in this course is equivalent to what you would
find on many courses taken on campus. However, one of the advantages of
taking a web-based course is flexibility. Web-based courses are perfect
if your schedule or situation does not allow you to come to campus. In
addition, you can work on assignments and do the readings at times that
are convenient to you. However, with some advantages also come certain
responsibilities. For example, a web-based course may not be for everyone.
You will be required to be very self-motivated to do well in this course.
It is very easy to put off readings and assignments until the last minute.
However, let me caution you to stay motivated and to keep on top of assignments.
One effective strategy is to work on the course everyday, just as you would
come to class everyday to get information. That way you can identify any
problems with comprehension or with assignments early.
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