SIBYLLE GEORGIANNA, Ph.D.
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Dr. Sibylle Georgianna’s “How to Be Successful in Psychology Online Courses” Step 1: Review and Meet the Technical Requirements for Taking an Online Class Software requirements: You must have and know how to use a word processing program. I primarily use Microsoft Word, but can also accept documents from any word processing software. If you are using a program other than MS Word, you must save your document to your computer in one of the following formats: Plain Text (.txt), Portable Document Format (pdf), and/or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Also, I recommend that you have Adobe Reader and Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to access the PowerPoint presentations for each chapter. The easiest and most convenient is to use the link directly from your Class Listing in MySite. To log in to Mysite, you will need your user name (first initial and last name and then a one or two digit number (i.e. jdoe33) – this information should have been provided to you when you registered at the school- then your password (use your IVC email password that you use to access Mysite and email). Once you have logged into MySite, you will see a computer icon next to the online class that you are enrolled in. Click on the icon and it will bring you directly to the home page of the course. Once you access the homepage, you will see a list of navigational links on the left side of the page. These links will get you to the different areas you will need to be successful in the course. Step 3: Complete the Mandatory Psychology Course Orientation If you have taken another class with me or are enrolled in an online course, you will find that the format is similar. But, the syllabus for each class is different. Course Syllabus: Where can I find the course syllabus? The syllabus contains what is expected from you, each task/component of your grade, and when each task is due. The syllabus can be found in the “Syllabus-Please Print” folder in the Blackboard system. Please know that you will need to monitor yourself so that you stay on top of your work. Staying on top of your work is necessary for you to succeed: “self-leaders” (aka people who stay on top of their work) are academically more succssful than people who do not lead themselves. So, please stay on top of your work, e.g., read the assigned chapters on several days per week (even if you only have several minutes at a time to read), complete the weekly tasks, and monitor your progress by printing out the schedule portion of the syllabus, attaching it to your desk, and checking off each task as you complete and submit it. A link to an exercise that will help you stay on top of your work is located at the bottom of this page, and in the “Stay on Top” folder in the Blackboard system. Weekly Folders: What is the weekly folder all about? Each week (or half a week for summer classes; see the schedule portion of the syllabus) you will have 3 tasks due: 1). A weekly reading of the textbook chapters and associated powerpoint slides as assigned (located in the weekly assignment folders); 2). Weekly chapter quizzes (located in the weekly assignment folders); and 3). (a) Three separate postings or submissions to a discussion boards in Blackboard or (b) Collaborative work on a Wiki or (c) Submission of a writing assignment (please check your weekly assignment folders to find out if you need to complete a discussion board, work on a Wiki, or work on the writing assignment) . Deadlines: What are the deadlines for this course? Please remember, the links to the above tasks will be removed at the due date and time—if you are currently submitting passed that due date AND time, you will be locked out of the system. So, give yourself enough time to complete your reading, the quizzes, collaborate on the Wiki and upload the writing assignment, and respond to your discussion board topics. It is your responsibility to submit every task by Sunday night at 11:59 PM, otherwise you will receive 0 points on the task! Weekly Quizzes: How do I take a chapter quiz? For each chapter, you will be required to take a short quiz to assess your growing knowledge and ensure that you are keeping up with the course. Quizzes will have a 25 minute limit and can only be taken once. They are due by Sundays at 11:59 p.m. (see course calendar). You will submit your answers through Blackboard. Do not open another browser window, do not click on “save”, “back”, or “refresh” while taking quizzes for this may kick you out of the quiz. Do not run other programs while taking a quiz and do not navigate away from the page. If you are locked out of a quiz, you will need to send an email with the reason for the lock out. Being locked out is a serious issue and will be investigated by the instructor. If you are locked out in the last few hours of a quiz, there is no guarantee that the instructor will be available to unlock your quiz! Writing Assignment: Where do I find information on the writing assignment? How do I upload mine? A sample of a writing assignment can be found on Blackboard in the Writing Assignment Folder. The writing assignment will consist of (a) statement of research issue/question, (b) research summary, (c) application of research, (d) conclusion, and (e) bibliographical references. A writing assignment has to be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 400 words long. Please turn in neat, legible, coherent, and grammatically correct written. Please have someone else proof read assignments prior to turning it in. The assignment must be typed and turned in electronically using Turn-it-In as directed on the Blackboard website, saved in either an .rtf, .pdf or .doc type file (not .docx). When uploading your writing assignment, please review the assignment in the Turn-It-In Window. Please save a copy of the writing assignment and a screenshot of the submission window for your personal records. Wikis: What is the Wiki all about? You will need to collaborate with your fellow students on a research project using a Wiki (you may choose your Wiki, please see “Wiki” folder in Blackboard for the topics available). Working on a Wiki will allow you to contribute and modify one or more pages of course related materials as a group. Pages can be created and edited quickly, while tracking changes and additions, allowing for effective collaboration between multiple writers. Your participation in your Wiki will be graded using the same criteria as listed for the writing assignment (see Writing Assignment Folder in Blackboard). Discussion Boards: What are the discussion boards all about? Discussion boards can be found in the “Weekly Folders” (see course syllabus for due dates). Discussion boards are our main source of communication with each other. Your participation in the discussion boards is a very important part of the class. The Introduction Discussion Board can be found in the Week "1-08/22-08/28" folder. Please complete the Introduction Discussion Board by Thursday, 08/25/2011 at 11:59 p.m. Anyone who will not have completed the discussion board at that time will be treated as a NO SHOW STUDENT and will have to be DROPPED from the class. For full credit, you need to submit three different postings: You must post one original thread in response to the information posted on the week’s Discussion Board no later than Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. (Tuesday nights at 11:59 p.m. in summer classes). In addition, you must also respond to two or more responses of other students no later than Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. It is important to check into the discussion area at least 3 different days each week. Late posts will not receive any credit.Please give well-thought-out responses in your discussion board postings. A simple, “yes,” “no,” “me too,” or something similar does not count as a sufficient response. So, just remember to explain your ideas. Exams: There will be two multiple-choice exams on the IVC campus that cover the information presented in the course. You will have to come to the IVC campus to take the exams. Each exam is not comprehensive but only deals with the chapters as indicated below. I have the right to curve (or not to curve) grades dependent on class breakdown and distribution of test scores. You will need to review class material before you take the test. You will not allowed to use any class materials during the test but only a Scantron form. Test dates and locations will be announced on Blackboard and by email. Step 4: Access Your Psychology Class in Blackboard You are now ready to start your online class. Please enjoy and have a great semester! Research Interests I am interested in the development and nature of our self-leadership strategies. What do we do when we set ourselves goals? How to we strive to attain our goals? Do we differ across cultures as to which goals we set ourselves and how we strive to attain them? Useful Self-leadership Strategies Check out these simple strategies you can use to improve your goal-setting and goal striving: The best way to achieve your goals My lectures I love teaching psychology classes. Check out some syllabi of my classes. Sample Syllabus Introduction to Psychology Sample Syllabus Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences Sample Syllabus Developmental Psychology Sample Syllabus Human Sexuality Sample Syllabus Abnormal Psychology Sample Syllabus Social Psychology Sample Publications
2007 Self-leadership: A Cross-cultural Perspective. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 22(6), 569-589. 2008 Poster presentation on “When East meets West: Similarities of and Differences between Chinese and U.S. Undergraduate Students” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. 2008 Poster Presentation on “Fostering Student Success: An Exploratory Study in English Writing Classes” at the Annual Convention of the California Community College Research and Planning Group. 2009 A Study of Individuals’ Goal Striving In the Kurdish Zone of Iraq. Report to the Governing Council of the Kurdish Zone of Northern Iraq. 2010 Fostering Student Success: An Exploratory Study in English Writing Classes. Journal of Applied Research in Community Colleges (in press). 2010 Ingredients For and Fruits of Academic Success: A Comparison of Two-year and Four-year Students’ Academic Goal Striving. Journal of Applied Research in Community Colleges (under review). 2010 Self-leadership and Physical Vitality – Testing an Extended Model of Self-leadership. Psychological Reports (under review). Professional Associations Member of the American Psychological Association. Member of the New York Academy of Science. Awards 1998 Honors for Extraordinary Academic Performance, Chamber of Commerce, Cologne, Germany. 2007 The Irvine Valley College Administrators Award for Excellence. Grants 2009 Stipend for implementing service-learning in Introduction to Psychology classes, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA. 2002 “Funding for Completing Master’s Research Abroad,” German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 2004 Third-Party Funding, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. Interests I love classical music (Mahler), world travel (most recently, Switzerland), cross-cultural psychology, softball, and long-boarding. Other Psychology Resources http://videolectures.net/paul_bloom/
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