Motivational Psychology
Hours
1. Synthesize a multi-perspectival psychology of motivation
Students will synthesize a multi-perspectival psychology of motivation from a series of texts.
Measurement: Take-home essay exams on assigned reading. Regular in-class conversation focused on student-submitted questions about the assigned reading.
2. Compare and contrast the perspectives of the texts
Students will compare and contrast the perspectives represented by the texts.
Measurement: Take-home essay exams on assigned reading. Regular in-class conversation focused on student-submitted questions about the assigned reading.
3. Expound an issue that runs across the texts
Students will identify and expound on a self-selected issue that runs across the texts, and thus illustrate the multi-perspectival view.
Measurement: Author a comparative essay in multiple drafts with peer- and instructor-review. In-class presentation summarizing the essay’s argument.