Psychology Syllabus

Miss McCoskey
Classroom Rules:
The classroom guidelines are expressed in the Student Handbook. Clarification of the rules are as
follows:
Students are expected to be in their seats beginning class work when the bell rings with the following:

-- charged Lap top with One Note program

Psychology textbook: with a book cover
ready to participate (completed homework, alert, good attitude)
Failure to do so results in loss of participation points.
No food or drink (except water in a closed container) allowed.
Students will respect one another and the teacher. Each person is created in Gods image. Interrupting,
demeaning, or disrespecting someone elses thoughts and/or comments will not be tolerated.

Discipline Policy:
Students attending Morrison Academy are expected to be able to conduct themselves according to classroom rules and
guidelines. When this does not occur, the following procedures will be followed:
1st offense warning
2nd offense participation points lost
3rd offense conference with the teacher after school or during lunch and a call home to parents
4th offense referral to the office

Laptop use: you will be using your laptop daily to take notes -- including looking for information and
images on the internet. The expectation is that students will be using technology to help promote a
learning environment. Chatting, gaming, doing other course work, email & other social networking is
NEVER appropriate use of technology in class. Students will be deducted participation points (without
warning). Repeated violations will be dealt with accordingly.
Homework Policy:
Unless teacher directed, all homework is to be done by the student, without the help of other
students or adults. Any assignment where cheating (plagiarism, copying, etc) occurred will result in 0
points being awarded. Students suspected of cheating will be asked to meet with the teacher during
lunch or after school. If it is established that cheating did occur, the incident will be referred to the
Principal and discipline board.
Homework will be marked off 10% for each day that it is late. Work that is turned in late will not
receive more than 50% deduction. However, it is still important to turn in assignments. Course credit
cannot be received unless every assignment has been submitted each quarter. Excused absences
will be treated according to the Student Handbook.
Students who will be absent are required to seek the information ahead of time (i.e. off-island
tournaments, mission trip, college visits). Students will not be able to make up any work until it can be
verified that the absence was an excused absence. In the event of an unexcused absence, work will
be handled according to the late work policy in a minor instance and in extreme incidents the work
may receive a zero.
All assignments will be posted on Student Connect and the whiteboard and most hand-outs will also
be emailed as well. In rank order of accuracy: 1) class whiteboard, 2) Student Connect.
Grading Policy:
Grades will be awarded by the following system:
Tests (approx. 4 per Quarter)
40%
Interactive Notebook - One Note
30%
Annual Edition Reports/Papers (1-2 per Quarter)
20%
Class Participation
10%
Students should anticipate a test roughly every 1.5 weeks in addition to the daily reading and two
article summaries a quarter.
Open Door Policy:

If a student would like some extra help with the material or a project, PLEASE contact me. I am more
than willing to find time to help. Find me during my free periods. Students may call me at 0905-353983. Please call before 9:30 pm.