Psi Chi InductionApril 1, 2009

Frank Durso

• • General | Faculty | Courses | Curriculum | Research | Alumni | Links | Documents | Facilities Course Evaluation | 490 Debriefing | Organizations | Students | Psi Chi Chapter | Contact• Course Level Goals, Objectives and Requirements Templates• 100 level template 200 level template 300 level template 400 level template (1) * # PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology (Required; minimum prerequisite for all other PSY courses)• (2) * # Students must take at least one course from each group listed below. One course (from either Group 1 or

Group 2) must be completed prior to enrolling in PSY 302. The course from the remaining group must be completed prior to enrolling in any PSY course beyond PSY303.

• Group 1• Group 2• Select at least one course from this list.• PSY 210: Biopsychology

PSY 215: Cognitive Psychology PSY 221: Health Psychology PSY 225: Sensation and Perception

• • Select at least one course from this list.• PSY 230: Social Psychology

PSY 240: Theories of Personality PSY 245: Developmental Psychology PSY 260: Introduction to Clinical Psychology PSY 270: Psychology of Gender ( cross-listed as WGS 270)

• (3) * # PSY 302: Statistics (Additional prerequisite for PSY 302 is the completion of Gen Ed Math)• (4) * # PSY 303: Research Methods (Prerequisite for this course is PSY 302. PSY 303 serves as the prerequisite

for all advanced LAB and some SEMINAR courses as well as PSY 490 and 496) • (5) * # All majors must complete one Advanced LAB course from those listed below. • (6) * # Students completing a B.A. must take any SEMINAR from those listed below; students completing a B.S.

must take PSY 401. • ADVANCED LABS• SEMINARS• Select at least one course from this list.• PSY 305: Psychology of Learning

PSY 310: Biological Bases of Behavior PSY 325: Tests and Measurement PSY 326: Behavior Modification PSY 385: Special Topics Laboratory Courses

• • • Select at least one course from this list.• #PSY 401: History & Systems of Psychology

PSY 410: Social & Ethical Implications of Psychology PSY 412: Animal Behavior PSY 420: Alternative Perspectives in Psychology PSY 430: Group Dynamics PSY 485: Special Topics Seminar Courses

• • • (7) * # Additional RESEARCH: For students completing a B.A., this requirement can be satisified by completing either a

second ADVANCED LAB (Listed above) or a RESEARCH PROJECT (either PSY 490 or PSY 496, as described below). Students Completing a B.S. must complete a RESEARCH PROJECT.

• #PSY 490: Empirical Project in Psychology: This is a 4-hour course that covers two semesters in which the student proposes and implements an individual research project in Psychology. Students who wish to earn Honors in Psychology enroll in PSY 496, Honors Project in Psychology) instead of PSY 490.

• ELECTIVES: PSY 235: Industrial Psychology PSY 390: Field Placement -variable credit (maximum of 15 semester credit hours) PSY 460: Psychopathology PSY 495: Directed Independent Research

• * The minimum requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (28 semester hours).• # The minimum requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, plus:

- 6 additional credit hours in Psychology, at least 3 of which must be 300-level or higher (total of 34 semester hours). - Courses outside the psychology department: MATH 131, 141, or 191 CHEMISTRY 111 and 112 or (CHM115) BIOLOGY 210 (or 211)

• - NOTES: - Not more than 3 credit hours of PSY 495 can count toward the B.S. - Strongly recommended that students also complete a two-course laboratory sequence in: Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Science. - B.S. consists of a total of 34 semester hours

• A Minor in Psychology consists of five courses: PSY 101, one course each from Group 1 and Group 2 above, PSY302, and any course beyond PSY302. Various special topics courses may be substituted only with prior permission of the department chair.

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TECHNOLOGY CHANGES

Dr. Spears car from graduate schoolModel T Ford - 1908

Buick - 2008

1908 Model T vs. 2008 Buick

Model-T Buick• Weight (lbs) 1,200 4,000• Horsepower 20 200• Max speed (mph) 30 120• Gas mileage (mpg) 25 25• Cost (2008 $) 20,000 30,000

ENIAC - 1945

PDP-1 Computer - 1960

MacBook Air - 2008

ENIAC vs. PDP-1 vs. Macbook(Nos. approx.)

ENIAC PDP-1 MacDate 1945 1960 2008Weight 27 tons 1,200 lbs 3 lbsSpace (sq ft) 680 30 1Mem capacity --- 10 KB 2 GBSpeed (add/sec) 5K 100K 100mCost (2008 $) 6,000,000 875,000 2,000Cal/sec for 1k (2008 $) 0.8 115 50m

Putting the rate of change in information technology in perspective

If the cost of an automobile had changed at the same rate as the cost of computing over 100 years, one would be able to buy about 10 million 2008 Buicks for about 3 cents.

If the speed of an automobile had changed at the same rate as the speed of computers over 100 years, an automobile would have attained the speed of light around 1965.

The human factor

When you ignore the human factor

A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for an hour

A warship mistakes a airliner for a fighter plane and shoots it down

George Weller runs over people at the farmer’s market

Biased lineup leads eyewitnesses to pick the wrong man

Unreliable gauges are ignored

PATIENT SAFETY

Preventable medical errors

• 50,000 to 100,000 deaths• 8th leading cause of death• 727-200 crash every day

• Parts of anesthesia• Jeanette Liska (1990)

– “It felt like a blowtorch” – “death became profoundly attractive”– She heard the surgeon speak “Well, I’ll be damned. It’s not a

hernia. It’s just some fatty tissue. All that for nothing.”

Drug administration in context

– The drug display (DD)• Modeled drug concentrations and effect site

concentrations

Drug administration in context

Congratulations & Drive Safely