Thanks, Annette. So far I'm hearing that people have figured ways to get compensated for all the time we spend in lab. That's good news, to me.
m > -----Original Message----- > From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:10 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: Lab courses and load hours > > We used to have a 3-hour per week contact lab with 1 unit of credit. > Eventually > we got around this. Our psych labs are now taught as a > regular 3-unit course, just as the lectures, with 3 hours of > contact per week. What we did to get around the situation the > natural sciences have with 3 contact hours per 1 unit of lab, > is that we make all of our lab courses writing intensive; we offer "w" > credit, which satisfies the core requirement of an upper > division writing across the curriculum course. This means we > have to incorporate specific instruction in a a specific > writing style (APA), have to have a minimum of 2 papers with > drafts and feedback, have to include some 'other types of > writing assignments' other than the APA style lab reports. > All of this is not a problem and fits the psych model for us > perfectly. > > Annette > > Quoting Marc Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi -- > > > > We're taking a look at how we apportion load and credit for our lab > > courses, and I'm wondering if you would be willing to help me with > > some data collection. How many load hours is common for psych lab > > courses (here, they are upper-division sensation and perception, > > physio, cognition, and learning -- with rats)? If you have such > > courses, would you mind letting me know > > > > How many hours/week for lab > > How many hours/week for lecture > > What is your "full-time" load (load hours/semester) > > > > And last, > > > > If you have other natural science classes with labs, do you > know about > > the compensation for the typical natural science lab courses? > > > > If you respond off-list, I'll summarize and report back to > the group > > in about a week. > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > m > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > > unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Department of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
