I have proposed a course on the psychology of forgiveness. There is a lot of exciting psychological research looking at the impact of forgiveness on human behavior. It's also a topic with a lot of practical relevance.
______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology LeTourneau University President-Elect, Division 51 American Psychological Association Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Heath-Hardwick Hall 115 Phone: 903-233-3312 Fax: 903-233-3246 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel -----Original Message----- From: David Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:30 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: non-mainstream courses Rick, I taught "Intro Psyc through Science Fiction" a couple of times. I had several SciFi short stories to address each of the chapter themes found in a typical intro psyc text. The enrollment was disappointing and the students couldn't step away from the specific story lines to discuss larger psychological issues about human nature. I finally gave up. A more successful non-mainstream course has been environmental psychology. I am teaching this with a heavy dose of "wilderness psychology" included. You might check my syllabus at http://www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/p405.htm for ideas. --Dave Rick Stevens wrote: >I was wondering what Tipsters were teaching beyond the core courses. >For instance, classes in parapsychology (even if it is a way to >disguise a course in critical thinking), forensic psychology, or >perhaps psychology in film (making that the entire emphasis). I once >saw a book that took a 'psychology through science fiction' approach, >although I was not particularly enamored with it. In a recent faculty >meeting it was suggested that we might want to consider some courses >that would draw non-majors, so applied courses and edutainment courses >are what come to mind for me. I thought that people on TIPS might have >already had some experience in this. > >-- >__ Rick Stevens >__ Psychology Department >__ University of Louisiana at Monroe >__ http://www.ulm.edu/~stevens > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/2002 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
