PSYCH-203-ldaffin-2025-09-26-12-55-37
Below is a syllabus template that includes WSU's required syllabus elements. Please complete all items highlighted in yellow.
Title of Course [Techniques in Stress Management and Mindfulness]
Prefix and Number [PSYCH 203]
Semester and Year [Fall 2026]
Number of Credit Hours [1]
Prerequisites [None; Recommended preparation: PSYCH 105]
Course Details
Day and Time: [tbd]
Meeting Location: [tbd]
Instructor Contact Information
Instructor Name: [tbd]
Instructor Contact Information: [office location, phone, email] [tbd]
Instructor Office Hours: [click here for best practices] [tbd]
TA Name: [tbd]
TA Contact Information: [office location, phone, email]: [tbd]
TA Office Hours: [click here for best practices] [tbd]
Course Description
[This course is designed as a place to explore various stress management and mindfulness practices.]
Course Overview: This course is based on a program at the University of Washington called Be REAL (Resilient Attitudes and Living). The “program aims to promote well-being among college students. It provides students with opportunities to learn stress management skills, improve attention and focus, and discuss how these skills apply to daily life in a group setting.” For more information about the program, please visit the Be Real website: https://depts.washington.edu/ccfwb/bereal
Course Materials
Books: [No required materials]
Other Materials: [No required materials]
Fees: [No required materials]
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Course Learning Outcomes (students will be able to:) |
Activities Supporting the Learning Outcomes | Assessment of the Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| Understand & apply information about the various subfields within psychology. |
Reflection Assignments |
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| Develop effective communication skills during small group discussion, when participating in lectures, and in class presentations |
Reflection Assignments, Final Presentation |
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| Use course information to better understand themselves and make more informed personal decisions. Develop skills and knowledge relevant to pursuing their selected career goals |
[Reflection Assignments, Final Presentation] |
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| Dates | Lesson Topic | Assignment | Assessment |
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Week 1 |
[Syllabus and Course Overview] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
[None] |
| Week 2 [dates] |
[Learning to Tune in Part 1] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 3 [dates] |
[Learning to Tune in Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 4 [dates] |
[Learning to Tune in Part 3] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 5 [dates] |
[Being Where You are Part 1] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 6 [dates] |
[Being Where You are Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 7 [dates] |
[Coming Back to Balance Part 1] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
[insert] |
| Week 8 [dates] |
[Coming Back to Balance Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
[insert] |
| Week 9 [dates] |
Widening Our Window of Tolerance Part 1 | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 10 [dates] |
[Widening Our Window of Tolerance Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
[insert] |
| Week 11 [dates] |
[Checking the Facts Part 1] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 12 [dates] |
[Checking the Facts Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
[insert] |
| Week 13 [dates] |
[Moving Forward Part 1] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 14 [dates] |
[Moving Forward Part 2] | [
Reflection Assignments ] |
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| Week 15 [dates] |
[Wrap Up] | [Final Presentation due by 10PM] | [insert] |
Expectations for Student Effort
[Describe how much time students should expect to invest in the course each week. Graduate courses should state: "For each hour of lecture equivalent, students should expect to have a minimum of two hours of work outside of class." Note that Global campus courses will automatically include credit hour equivalents in the syllabus.] [For each hour of lecture equivalent, students should expect to have a minimum of two hours of work outside of class. ]
Grading [add more lines if necessary]
| Type of Assignment (tests, papers, etc) | Points | Percent of Overall Grade |
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| [Reflection Assignments] | [120] | [57.14] |
| [Final Presentation] | [25] | [11.90] |
| [Attendance & Participation] | [60] | [28.57] |
| Discussion Board Introduction | 5 | 2.38 |
| Grade | Percent | Grade | Percent |
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| A |
[93-100] |
C | [73-76.99] |
| A- | [90-92.99] | C- | [70-72.99] |
| B+ | [87-89.99] | D+ | [67-69.99] |
| B | [83-86.99] | D | [60-66.99] |
| B- | [80-82.99] | F | [< 60] |
| C+ | [77-79.99] |
[Provide information about how grades will be rounded (eg, if 89% earns a B+ and 90% earns an A-, what grade is given to a student with an 89.5?]
Attendance and Make-Up Policy
[Provide details on how attendance affects final course grades. Indicate whether and how missed exams, laboratory sessions, etc. can be made up. Sample attendance statement: “Students should make all reasonable efforts to attend all class meetings. However, in the event a student is unable to attend a class, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor as soon as possible, explain the reason for the absence (and provide documentation, if appropriate), and make up class work missed within a reasonable amount of time, if allowed. Missing class meetings may result in reducing the overall grade in the class.” ] [Daily attendance is strongly recommended. Please make it your priority to attend class regularly. Five points will be awarded for each day you attend the entire class. If you arrive late or leave early, you will receive only three points. If you are late, it is your responsibility to speak with me after class to guarantee that you have been accounted for on the attendance sheet. You are allowed to miss one class without penalty. Please use the absence wisely. If you have to miss more than one class, those points may be made up by completing additional reflection assignments. If you are present and on time for every class, you will earn a couple of extra credit points.]
Academic Integrity Statement
You are responsible for reading WSU's Academic Integrity Policy, which is based on Washington State law. If you cheat in your work in this class you will:
-[Academic integrity is the cornerstone of higher education. As such, all members of the university community share responsibility for maintaining and promoting the principles of integrity in all activities, including academic integrity and honest scholarship. Academic integrity will be strongly enforced in this course. Students who violate WSU’s Academic Integrity Policy (identified in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 504-26-010(4) will receive a failing grade in the course, will not have the option to withdraw from the course pending an appeal, and will be reported to the Center for Community Standards. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration as defined in the Standards of Conduct for Students, WAC 504-26-010(3). Read and understand all of the definitions of cheating. If you have any questions about what is and is not allowed, ask your course instructor. If you wish to appeal an instructor’s decision relating to academic integrity, please use the form available at communitystandards.wsu.edu. Make sure you submit your appeal within 21 calendar days of the instructor’s decision]
-Be reported to the Center for Community Standards
-Have the right to appeal my decision
-Not be able to drop the course of withdraw from the course until the appeals process is finished
If you have any questions about what you can and cannot do in this course, ask me.
If you want to ask for a change in my decision about academic integrity, use the form at the Center for Community Standards website. You must submit this request within 21 calendar days of the decision.