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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE PRESENTATION=15%

NEEDS TO BE POWER POINT

ARTICLE NEEDS INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL

REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PRESENTATION WILL BE HANDED OUT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL= 30%

NEEDS TO BE ON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY TOPIC  (I.E. HAPPINESS, GRATITUDE, SAVORING, POSITIVE THINKING, FORGIVENESS, ETC.) (CAN BE DONE AS GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL)

REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PROPOSAL WILL BE HANDED OUT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.

PROPOSALS DISCUSSED IN CLASS

WRITTEN PROPOSAL DUE BY NOV 25      

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY EXERCISES= 25%

A) KEEP A GRATITUDE JOURNAL FOR 5 WEEKS STARTING WEEK OF OCT. 6 (GRATITUDE)
B) DO THE PRACTICE KINDNESS EXERCISE ONE DAY A WEEK FOR 7 WEEKS STARTING WEEK OF SEPT. 29 (HAPPINESS)
C) DO THE "DAILY VACATION EXERCISE" FOR ONE WEEK DURING THE WEEK OF NOV. 24 (SAVORING)
D) DO THE "RELISH ORDINARY EXPERIENCES" EXERCISE EACH DAY FOR 7 WEEKS STARTING THE WEEK OF OCT. 6 (SAVORING)
E) PRACTICE "IDENTIFY BARRIER THOUGHTS" EXERCISE DAILY FOR 3 WEEKS STARTING WEEK OF NOV. 3 (OPTIMISM)
F) HAVE THE "LETTER OF FORGIVENESS" EXERCISE DONE BY DEC 1.(FORGIVENESS)

INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO EXERCISES HANDED OUT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS

EXPERIENCE & IMPACT OF EXERCISES DISCUSSED IN CLASS (DISCUSSION OF LETTER OF FORGIVENESS OPTIONAL)

DETAILED WRITTEN SUMMARY OF YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE EXERCISES AND WHAT YOU GOT FROM THEM DUE DEC 3

CRITIQUE OF ARTICLE= 30%

ARTICLE WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS ON NOV. 5

INFORMATION ON WRITING A CRITIQUE WILL BE HANDED OUT ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.

CRITIQUE MUST BE PASSED IN NO LATER THAN DEC 1