core courses be sufficiently broad to constitute an introduction to students from all Specialty Areas. B. Evaluation: One purpose of core courses is to evaluate graduate students. A variety of evaluation techniques can be employed to assess learning outcomes expected from doctoral level courses. For example, essay exams or research papers are examples of assessment techniques that permit evaluation of the extent to which students can appropriately apply knowledge learned in the course by analyzing contexts, synthesizing solutions, and evaluating outcomes. In general, multiple choice examinations are limited in the extent to which they can assess these higher-order learning outcomes. C. History All core courses include content (including readings) on the history of the particular course’s topic. D. Methods All core courses include content (including readings) on the relevant methods used in the particular course’s area. Core Course Contract (CCC) A Core Course Contract (CCC) will be completed by each graduate student and the advisor. Specifically, this contract must be in writing and must have the student’s faculty signed approval of the advisor, the head of the area, and the Director student’s student’s of Graduate Studies. To ensure breadth of training, it is important that the Department Core courses cover a broad range of topics across the field of psychology. Once the CCC has been formally approved at all three levels, the contract will be placed in the file in the Graduate Office. Students will have until the end student’s Department’s of their third year to complete the CCC. The CCC can be revised if the Specialty Area interests have changed since student’s entering the Psychology Department. Of course, the revised CCC will need to be approved by the faculty advisor, Specialty Area head, and the Director of student’s
core courses be sufficiently broad to constitute an introduction to students from all Specialty Areas. B. Evaluation: One purpose of core courses is to evaluate graduate students. A variety of evaluation techniques can be employed to assess learning outcomes expected from doctoral level courses. For example, essay exams or research papers are examples of assessment techniques that permit evaluation of the extent to which students can appropriately apply knowledge learned in the course by analyzing contexts, synthesizing solutions, and evaluating outcomes. In general, multiple choice examinations are limited in the extent to which they can assess these higher-order learning outcomes. C. History All core courses include content (including readings) on the history of the particular course’s topic. D. Methods All core courses include content (including readings) on the relevant methods used in the particular course’s area. Core Course Contract (CCC) A Core Course Contract (CCC) will be completed by each graduate student and the student’s faculty advisor. Specifically, this contract must be in writing and must have the signed approval of the student’s advisor, the head of the student’s area, and the Director of Graduate Studies. To ensure breadth of training, it is important that the Department Core courses cover a broad range of topics across the field of psychology. Once the CCC has been formally approved at all three levels, the contract will be placed in the student’s file in the Department’s Graduate Office. Students will have until the end of their third year to complete the CCC. The CCC can be revised if the student’s Specialty Area interests have changed since entering the Psychology Department. Of course, the revised CCC will need to be approved by the student’s faculty advisor, Specialty Area head, and the Director of
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