PSYCHOLOGY 320 - FALL 1999 INFORMATION SHEET

Brain and Behavior: Sensation and Arousal

Instructor: Gerald S. Wasserman

B-153A Psychological Sciences Building (49-47671)
codelab@psych.purdue.edu
office discussions by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Amanda Bolbecker

183 Peirce Hall (49-48597)
mandi@psych.purdue.edu
office hours will be announced

Text: Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, by M.F. Bear, B.W. Conners, & M.A. Paradiso

Examinations are of the short answer type. They cover all of the lectures presented between examinations, including the lecture given just before the examination. They also cover all text material assigned between examinations. There will be no comprehensive final examination; the last examination is only held during finals week for scheduling reasons. Each examination will contain 10 short answer questions with two questions dealing with the topic of each lecture. There will be no makeup examinations; a student with a valid certified reason for missing an examination will be excused from that examination and the grade will be earned according to his'er performance on the remainder.

Examination Schedule:
1) 14 September
2) 5 October
3) 28 October
4) 18 November
5) Scheduled date for final examination

Grades in this course are not curved; the absolute level required to earn a grade is as follows: "A" = 80% to 100%; "B" = 65% to 80%; "C" = 50% to 65%; "D" = 35% to 50%; and "F" = 0% to 35%. The examination with the lowest score will be discarded before calculating the final grade. If you need to clarify the grading of your examination, please submit a written appeal to the instructor.