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To participate in the online
discussions for Psychology 476, follow the steps outlined
below.
- Review the Discussion
Forum Topics and select the topics in which you wish to
participate. You are required to participate in a minimum of three
Discussion Forums in this course.
- A sign-up sheet for the Discussion Forum for the month will be
available the first Monday of the month. Sign up for this forum if
it is one you have chosen. You have until Friday to sign up.
- Read and/or view the presentation provided for the Discussion
Forum in Presentations. The presentation will not be accessible to
you until you sign up for the forum.
- Respond to the questions and discussion posted in the
Discussion Forum. The forum will be open for posting the second
Monday of the month, and will close the following Monday.
Participation marks will be given to students who contribute to the
forum discussions. You are expected to make substantive contributions
to the forum dialogue. To do so, you must have read or viewed the
required materials and have given thought to the concepts and issues
presented.
Your participation in the online discussion will be evaluated on
the basis of both the frequency of your posting to the forums and the
quality of your online comments. The grading criteria for
participation are outlined below.
| Grading Criteria | | Marks |
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| Extent of participation |
You are expected to participate in at least three Discussion Forums and make at least three postings to each forum. These postings may be responses to the questions posted or responses to postings by other students. |
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| Quality of comments |
Your comments must demonstrate that you have read or viewed the background materials, and that you have given thought to the issues raised. When formulating your comments, you may do the following:
- Analyse the concepts and issues presented.
- Provide information from additional sources.
- Compare and contrast similar concepts or issues.
- Raise relevant examples.
- Ask further related questions.
- Provide personal perceptions.
- Discuss how information and materials from the course units can be integrated with the presentation.
- Provide new and related perceptions of an issue.
- Demonstrate personal development.
- Cite relevant readings and research.
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