I'm planning on taking Psych 1X03 in September, and in the course selection book it says there are 3 hour lectures and weekly tutorials. But when I look up the course on the schedule, it only shows core classes and they're only 50 mins in length. Where do I choose my tutorial? Also, I've heard the lectures are viewed online. If so, why are there so many options for core classes in the timetable schedule?

What are listed as Core are actually your tutorial sessions. The reason there are so many is that each has about 25-30 people (iirc) and there are thousands who take the class each year.

For some reason the "core" classes are actually the tutorials. There are so many tutorials because there are tons of students in Psych 1X03.

The lectures are viewed online and will be available to you on avenue each week.

Originally Posted by rebecca-cait

I'm planning on taking Psych 1X03 in September, and in the course selection book it says there are 3 hour lectures and weekly tutorials. But when I look up the course on the schedule, it only shows core classes and they're only 50 mins in length. Where do I choose my tutorial? Also, I've heard the lectures are viewed online. If so, why are there so many options for core classes in the timetable schedule?

If it hasn't changed from last year (which i suspect it hasn't) the course is all online and the core options are actually tutorials. The reason there are like 60 of them is because so many students take first year psych. I don't know about the three hour lectures but I guess that is referring to the online web modules you have to watch each week!

Okay thanks! So do I only need to take one tutorial for psych per week?

Yep, that's how it works. You'll be in a tutorial. The course is nice, but I didn't find tutorials too helpful. You're marked on participation so make sure you attend (if you're a dedicated student).

im pretty sure attending tutorials are basically madatory, all that really happens there is you listen to your TA talk about whichever topic the webmodule (online lecture) covered that week and then do some group activity things. asking alot of questions during tutorial is highly suggested because it shows your participating alot, a very easy 10% of your grade that you can achieve.

word to the wise, dont fall behind on the web lectures. oh and the online psych book that is optional is complety useless. save your 30 dollars..it wasnt even compatible with my laptop..

Completely agree with dasiln, the e-book that Dr. Kim "recommends" you buy is a complete waste. It's a 250 page book written by him that covers basically the same information from the web lectures. Unless they've changed the course, you'll never find any question on a midterm or exam from the e-book.

Here's some other advice, complete your Experimetrix credits ASAP, if you wait too long the experiments fill up really quickly and you'll be out of luck. Experimetrix is basically experiments that upper year psych students and grad students are conducting and they need participants (ie. you) and for 1X03 if you complete 2 credits worth of experiments, your exam is weighted 5% less.