• Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
• Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
• Explain major perspective of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).

• Describe the basic characteristics of the science of psychology.
• Explain different research methods used by psychologists.

• Use critical thinking effectively
• Use reasoning to recognize, develop, defend, and criticize argument and other persuasive appeals in the discipline.

• Describe major applied areas (e.g., clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, school, etc.) and emerging (e.g., health, forensics, media, military, etc.) applied areas of psychology.
• Identify appropriate applications of psychology in solving problems.
• Articulate how psychological principles can be used to explain social issues and inform public policy.
• Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings as these relate to everyday life.

• Demonstrate reasonable skepticism and intellectual curiosity by asking questions about causes of behavior.
• Seek and evaluate evidence for psychological claims.
• Tolerate ambiguity and realize that psychological explanations are often complex and tentative.
• Recognize and respect human diversity.
• Understand the limitations of their psychological knowledge and skills.

• Reflect on their experiences and find meaning in them.
• Apply psychological principles to promote personal development.

1. Feist & Rosenberg: Psychology Making Connections
2. Weiten: Psychology Themes & Variations
3. Schacter, Gilbert, & Wegner: Psychology
4. Gazzaniga, Heatherton, & Halpern: Psychological Science
5. Lilienfeld, Lynn, Namy, & Nancy J. Woolf : Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding
6. David Myers, Psychology

Alternative textbooks may be submitted for approval to the TICE team.

1. Introduction to Psychological Science
2. Research Methods for Psychological Science
3. Biological Basis of Behavior
4. Consciousness
5. Sensation and Perception
6. Human Development
7. Memory
8. Learning
9. Thinking & Language
10. Intelligence
11. Motivation
12. Emotion
13. Stress & Health
14. Social Psychology
15. Personality
16. Psychological Disorders
17. Treatment

For each module, five key topics will be identified and for each key topic:

1. A lesson plan for each key-topic will be created.
2. Five assignments with integrated assessments will be created. Two assignments will be classroom based assignments / demonstrations, two will be fully online assignments, and one will be a true hybrid, requiring both face-to-face and online interaction.
3. Media will be created, or identified, that supports multiple learning objectives in the context of the key topic (e.g., “Stereotyping”).

For a TICE course, at least eight modules are required to be covered in all TICE/PSY1010 courses: Research Methods; Biological Basis of Behavior; Learning; Memory; Human Development; Personality; Psychological disorders; Social Psychology.

In addition, at least four of the following additional chapters must be covered: consciousness; stress/health; motivation/emotion; intelligence; language/Thought; Sensation/Perception; Treatment.