Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192) and index.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Why College? Who Goes to College? -- Public Expectations Concerning College -- Student Expectations about Going to College -- Desirable Skills and Abilities -- The Covert Curriculum -- The Civic, Liberal Arts Value of a College Education -- The Financial Value of a College Education -- Oh, You Don't Have to Go to College ... -- Exercise #1. Potential Challenges to Staying in College -- ch. 2. Why Psychology? Thoughts about the Psychology Major -- Areas of Specialization within Psychology -- Who Majors in Psychology? -- Desirable Skills and Abilities for the Psychology Major -- The Importance of Advising and Mentoring -- Why the Psychology Major Is a Good Choice -- Exercise #2. Psychology Survey -- ch. 3. Careers with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. The Undergraduate Curriculum -- What Employers Want, and What They Pay -- Careers with a Bachelor's Degree -- Career Options, Job Descriptions, and O*NET. What About the Associate's Degree? -- Becoming a Freshman Again -- ch. 4. Pursuing Bachelor's-Level Options. The Complexity of Finding a Job -- Preparing Your Resume, with Samples -- Letters of Recommendation, with a Sample -- Interview Skills, Questions, and Knockout Factors -- What If You Are Not Initially Successful in Your Job Search? -- You Got the Job, Now How to Keep It (Or Not Lose It) -- Exercise #3. Job Ads -- ch. 5. Career Options with a Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree. Why Graduate Training? -- Types of Graduate Training and Graduate Degrees -- Sample Job Descriptions, Work Locations of Graduate Degree Recipients -- Occupational Opportunities with the Master's Degree -- Occupational Opportunities with a Doctoral Degree -- What Is a Postdoc? -- Exercise #4. Decoding Graduate School Information -- ch. 6. The Graduate Admissions Process. The Popularity and Competitiveness of Graduate Admissions -- Overview: The Application Process. Narrowing Your Program List -- Understanding the Application Process -- Patience -- Primary and Secondary Selection Criteria, with Caveats -- Grades, Transcripts, and the GRE -- Letters of Recommendation, with Faculty Examples -- The Personal Statement, with Student Examples -- A Student's Guide to the Curriculum Vita (CV), with Examples -- Research Experience, and Match and Fit with Your Program of Interest -- Strategies to Consider If You Do Not Get In -- Exercise #5. Letter of Recommendation Request Worksheet -- ch. 7. Research and Teaching Assistantships. What Is a Research Assistantship? -- Presenting Research at Conferences -- What Is a Senior Thesis? -- Becoming a Teaching Assistant -- Exercise #6. Outside-of-Class Activities Plan -- ch. 8. Getting Involved : Internships and Organizations. Field Experiences and Internships -- What Interns Do -- Other Internship Opportunities -- Organizational Involvement -- The American Psychological Association. The Association for Psychological Science -- Psi Chi -- Regional Associations -- Exercise #7. Time Management -- ch. 9. Sharpening Library and Research Skills. Generating Research Ideas -- The Literature Review -- The Special Role of References -- Library Research Strategies -- Books -- Journal Articles -- The Internet -- More Literature Search Strategies -- Library Skills Psychology Majors Should Have -- Exercise #8. PsycINFO Author Search -- ch. 10. An APA Format Primer. Writing Psychology Papers -- The Parts: Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion -- The Introduction and Literature Review -- The Method Section -- Participants -- Materials -- Procedure -- The Results Section -- Figures and Tables -- The Discussion Section -- References -- Title and Abstract -- The Appendix -- APA Format Typing Instructions -- Spacing and Punctuation -- Grammar and Vocabulary -- Using Direct Quotes vs. Paraphrasing -- A Brief Note on Plagiarism -- Sample Paper. Exercise #9. Proofreading APA Format -- ch. 11. Doing Well in Psychology Classes : Study Tips. General Study Tips -- Students Are Different -- Fight Delaying Tactics -- Get the Most from Faculty -- Developing Effective Study Habits -- Create a Regular Schedule for Studying -- Find a Regular Place to Study Where You Can Concentrate with Minimal Distractions -- Reward Your Studying -- Improving Your Reading -- Getting More Out of Lectures -- Improving Test-Taking Strategies -- Math Anxiety -- Behaviors to Avoid -- Exercise #10. Locations for Studying -- ch. 12. Ethical Issues for Psychology Majors. The Ethics of Being a Student -- The Ethics of Research -- The Development and Use of APA Ethical Principles -- The Role of Informed Consent and the Institutional Review Board -- ch. 13. Psychology and Other Options : Nurturing Your Career. The Psychology Major, Revisited -- Diversity in Psychology -- Other Related Options -- Anthropology -- Criminal Justice. Political Science -- Social Work -- Sociology -- Self-Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Career Development -- More Resources -- Exercise #11. Attitudes and Options.
Summary:
From the publisher. Strategies for success for the psychology major. Landrum/Davis provides strategies for success that will allow students to achieve their career goals, whatever they may be. The authors provide fundamental tips and advice that can be useful to all students, but especially useful for psychology majors. This text standardizes and catalogs much of the practical advice that professors often give to students -- providing tips on how to do well in all classes, how to find research ideas, and how to write papers in general APA format. Also, the book contains up-to-date career information that faculty might not normally have at their fingertips, including the latest salary figures for a number of psychology-related jobs and occupations. Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: describe why psychology is a practical subject for any student to study; identify career opportunities for holders of a Bachelor's degree in psychology; identify career opportunities for holders of a Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology; find research ideas and write papers in APA format.
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