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Psy 424
www.darkworld.org/terror
Tuesday 1:40 - 4:20
Columbine Hall Room 303
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Psychology of Terrorism
Syllabus
Textbooks :
Psychology of Terrorism (Bongar et. al, 2004)
Terrorism,
C. Townsend, Oxford University Press (2003)
Weekly readings will also be provided
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Announcements
- Experiment Participation
Go to http://uccs.sona-systems.com/
You can also check the notice board
in Psychology Dept. for available experiments. You can do up to 10 Sona points' worth of experiments, each is worth 0.5% extra credit.
- Contact Ellen Pettijohn w. your sona questions epettij2@uccs.edu
- Tues Sep 23rd : We will be arranging interviews for term paper groups and scheduling the terrorism group / individual / event presentations
- Essay Questions are DUE October 7th
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Lecturer: Dr. Sambrook
Office Hours : M/W 3:30 - 4:30 & by appointment
Office : Columbine 4041
Email : roger.sambrook@uccs.edu *
Tel: (719) 262 3856
*Put
PSY424 as part of the
SUBJECT for
your email - otherwise I won't read it!
I
reply to your emails 24-48 hrs after I receive them.
Please don't come up to me and ask
"Did you get my email?"
If you have not received a reply, assume I didn't get it.
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Readings
You
are required to read and remember the required material. At any point
in the class I might ask you to summarize the readings either verbally
or in writing (like a quiz), while at other times I may just ask you to
write a short summary for homework.
- Week 1 Reading : Townsend (whole text), Bongar (Ch 1 & 28). Crenshaw article (handed out in class)
- Week 2 Reading : Benight, Landau et. al. (handed out in class) plus Bongar Ch's 13, 19
- Week 3 Reading : Crenshaw article 2, Bongar Ch's 7 & 9.
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Assignments & Assessment
Profile : Each
participant in the class will create & submit a short presentation
on a terrorist group prominent terrorist leader or major
terrorist event, either current or historical. Participants may pair up
– with one participant presenting an organization, and another
presenting an individual or event. Participants should be able to
provide a 10-15minute presentation, and submit their presentation notes
/ materials for grading. These will occur throughout the semester.
Research Paper : This
is a major research paper between 6,000 and 10,000 words (equivalent to
a journal article) on a subject of interest relating to psychology and
terrorism. The goal of this exercise is to produce an article that can
be published in a refereed journal. Participants may work in pairs on
this project and will be required to meet with me at least three times
during the semester. This is to give you help, so I know you’re
on track, and to prevent you from procrastinating.
Participation : Come
prepared to participate in class. I will attempt to call on each and
every person in class to put forward an idea, opinion, argument or
answer a question. You will be assessed based on your level of
enthusiasm / interest, how well prepared you are, and how effectively
you participate in class discussions, exercises, and presentations.
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