Per the SPRING 2012 Syllabus you may earn up to 30 (5%) Extra Credit Points.
If you have questions on any of the following
extra credit opportunities please contact me!
Check Back for more Opportunities throughout the term!
The earlier you turn in Extra Credit, the more likely you will get it back
& see how much more you have available to earn. You will thus have time
to gain more points.
Follow the Homework Handout for Submission Style.
You may use a variety of methods to report back what you learned: Word Document, Powerpoint, Collage, Video, Xtranormal, etc. (Check with me!)
You should report the following:
1. Explain what one would learn from the Extra Credit you selected. Be thorough and specific.
2. Explain what concepts in this course can be applied to the Extra Credit you selected. Again be
thorough & specific. Don't just give me a list! Tell me how! (NOTE: #1 & 2 can be combined)
3. Explain what you felt about the Extra Credit you chose. Did you find it valuable? How? Provide
examples of how you can apply this to your life (past, current or future).
Point values are the highest potential points you may earn with the selection.
The points you earn depends on the quality of answering the above questions.
1. "Where
There Is A Will There's An A!: How To Get Better Grades in College"
VCass# 540 & KIT 431
It is on both VHS & DVD.
There are 6 30 min sessions.
You may earn up to 10 pts for each 30
min session.
Type up a summary of the pts presented
in the session & which you did not know/do & you feel will help
you.
Label number of session.
2. Books: Dr. Mel Levine:
A Mind At A Time - Also in LRC # LB1060 .L383 2002
The Myth of Laziness - Also in LRC # LB1062.6 .L49 2003
Ready
or Not, Here Life Comes - Also in LRC # HQ799.5 .L56 2005
30 pts for whole book. See me if you want
to do a few chapters!
3. Movie: "The
Boys Next Door" 1996 - 20 pts
LRC
VCASS# 1848
4. Movie: "Nuts"
1987 - 20 pts
5. Movie: "Awakenings"
1990 - 20 pts
6. Movie: "As
Good As It Gets" 1997 - 20 pts
7. Movie: "Mr.
Jones" 1993 - 20 pts
8. Movie: "Benny
& Joon" 1993 - 20 pts
9. Movie: "Copycat"
1995 -250 pts
10. Movie: "Identity"
2003 - 20 pts
11. Movie: "One
Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" 1975 - 20 pts
12. Movie: "The
Other Sister" 1999 - 20 pts
13. Movie: "Reign
Over Me" 2007 - 20 pts
14. Movie or Book: "Sybil"
1976 - 20 pts
15. Book: "When
Rabbit Howls" 1990 - 20 pts
16. Book & Videos: Tom Friedman "The
World Is Flat"
Whole book 40 pts...see me if you would like to
do just a few chapters.
NGA Annual Meeting "Competing
in a Flat World" (5th one down) - 30 pts
Charlie
Rose Shows (variety) - 20 pts
Clips
on Tom Friedman's Website - 20 pts each
17. Book: Howard Dully "My
Lobotomy" 2007 - 30 pts
18. Audios: Dr.
Alan Lanning's Lectures - Depends on selection
Need to select one that is relevant to our
course & not covered in my course - See Me!
19. Audios: Dr. Green's
Lectures - Depends on selection
20. Videos: Savant Syndome - Daniel Tammet & others
- The Boy With The Incredible Brain
Single 10 pts
Video
#1: 10 min
Video
#2: 10 min
Video
#3: 11 min
Video
#4: 10 min
Video
#5: 6 min
21. Videos: Savant Syndrome - Kim Peek - The Real Rain Man
Single 10 pts, all episodes 50 pts
Video
#1: 11 min
Video
#2: 10 1/2 min
Video
#3: 10 min
Video
#4: 10 min
Video
#5: 4:40 min
22. Video: Frontline: The
New Asylums - 30 pts
If you watch or read the other pieces on
the site you can gain more.
23. Videos: A&E Biography: Jeffrey Dahmer - Serial Killer
Single 10 pts
Video #1: 10 min
Video #2: 10 min
Video #3: 10 min
Video #4: 10 min
Video #5: 10 min
24. Book: Michael Greenberg "Hurry Down Sunshine" - 30 pts
25. Article: "Why You Should Be Skeptical of Brain Scans" by Michael Shermer - 20 pts
Scientific American Mind October/November 2008
26. Book: Breaking Free: My Life Wtih Dissociative Identity Disorder by Herschel Walker - 30 pts
27. Oprah Show: Michael J. Fox (Parkinson & Optimism) - 20 pts
28. Surveys on Dr. Seligman's Authentic Happiness Website:
Authentic Happiness - 10 pts
CES-D - 10 pts
General Happiness - 10 pts
Close Relationships - 10 pts
Fordyce Emotion - 10 pts
Compassionate Love - 10 pts
PANAS - 10 pts
Brief Strengths - 10 pts
Gratitude - 10 pts
GRIT - 10 pts
Optimism - 10 pts
Transgression Motivation - 10 pts
VIA Signature Strengths - 10 pts
Work-Life - 10 pts
Meaning in Life - 10 pts
Approaches Happiness - 10 pts
Satisfaction With Life - 10 pts
29. Video: The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow - Dr. Temple Grandin
10 pts each
Video 1 - 9:54 min
Video 2 - 10 min
Video 3 - 9:37 min
Video 4 - 9:44 min
Video 5 - 9:32 min
30. Audio: My Lobotomy by Howard Dully
31. Videos: Charlie Rose: The Brain Series
32. Podcasts appropriate for course on Student Success Links (Check with me!)
33. "What Happened To My Child" by Gail O'Connor, Parents Magazine April 2012 (p 72-78)
34.Suggest an idea!