Psychology:
Students will be able to identify and explain the significance of early individuals in the development of the discipline of psychology.
Students will be exposed to the vast number of specializations within the field of psychology.
Students will be able to explain the necessity of using the scientific method in psychological research to ensure validity.
Students will be able to list and explain the primary methods of research used within the field and explain the significance of representative sampling and sample size.
Probability will also be thoroughly explained.
Monday: Lecture and discussion
Tuesday: Philip Zimbardo film over research methodology in field of psychology.
Wednesday: probability experiment: partners & dice…students will conduct experiment, collect data, illustrate data in bar graph, scatter graph or bell curve and in writing give analysis of results.
Thursday: experiment on representative sampling using colored M&Ms. Students will conduct experiment, collect data, analyze data according to varying sample sizes drawing conclusions after each compilation.
Senior Friday: Scholarship resources, importance of freshman orientation, how to schedule classes, Pell grant information

Introduction to Journalism:
Students will be able to explain the historical significance of the period of Yellow Journalism & muckraking in the late 19th & early 20th century.
Students will be able to identify the impact of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in the development of American journalism, the Spanish American War and the establishment of newspaper chains.
Monday: Lecture & discussion over yellow journalism and impact of Pulitzer.
Tuesday: Test first and then view Biography film over Joseph Pulitzer
Wednesday: complete film & discuss
Thursday: introduction to Newsboy strikes of late 19th century and impact on newspapers and labor movement. Begin film: Newsies
Friday: Continue Newsies.