PSYC C101 Content Review
Advisory Reading - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
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In Psychology C101, students are expected to read a college-level textbook as well as other book-length works, and journal articles. To that end, the reading skills of Reading Level 1 prepare students to succeed in Psychology C101 by making sure they have the skills to read the course textbook and class materials. In addition, since it is important that students have the ability to compare and contrast analytic works and primary source documents, the Reading Level 1 skills concerning identifying central points, distinguishing major and minor supporting information and differentiating fact from opinion are important for student success in Psychology C101.
Advisory Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
In Psychology C101, students are expected to write a critique of an article they retrieve from an appropriate media source. The critique must reflect their understanding of the various research tools used by researchers in the academic field of Psychology. The critique must be written in clear and grammatically correct prose. Writing level two prepares them to succeed in this task. The students are also expected to write a eight to ten page term paper in which they must compare and contrast psychological concepts. Writing level two prepares the student to use the correct format, and write in clear, grammatically correct prose.