Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Welcome - Week 1 Human Nervous System

Session 1 - Course Overview & Introduction to the Human Nervous System

Begin session with an introduction to the course that includes discussion based around:

  • 12 Psych Resources (Study Design, Textbook, Blog, Other Materials, etc)
  • Unit 3 Outline - Neuropsychology (first draft - may change)
  • Roles and Expectations (see appropriate sheet for more information)
    • Jamie's role - to facilitate, guide and set the pace concerning the delivery of the study design.
    • Students role - to complete the set work requirements in and out of class = if you do this, 98% of the time you will do well.
Show examples of student work from this year - mention the amount of time and effort this particular student put in and their results.

Move onto the Human Nervous System PowerPoint - more specifically the Central Nervous System.

Run through the PowerPoint and the related activities. Key concepts covered include:
  • CNS
  • The brain
  • Corpus Callosum
  • The Lobes of the Cortex
Students are to read through pages 177 -182 of the textbook and complete the following LA's in their workbook:
  • 4.1 - Q's: 2,3,4,5&6
  • 4.2 - Q's: 1,2&3
This work will be checked next session - Tuesday 27th November.


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