Instructor's Manual for

Personality: A Systems Approach

OVERVIEW

Updates and Messages Latest updates, relation of this site to the Allyn & Bacon site, caveat emptor, invitation to submit materials, etc...

Planning the Course Organizing the semester/term, spacing exams through the semester, sample assignments, developing a syllabus.

Lectures for the Course Ready-to-download PowerPoint lectures for each chapter of the book. The lectures are available in three versions: (1) Standard, (2) Overview and Focus, and (3) Theme and Variation (see the Lectures section for more details). The Lectures section also includes advice on integrating existing lectures into the course.

Additional Resources Planning classroom demonstrations, using video resources, and finding on-line links for students.

Exams and Testing Finding the test bank, using the test bank, reviewing exams, study guides, and using practice quizzes.

Overview of the On-Line Instructor's Manual

This On-Line Instructor's Manual is divided into the several sections above. In it you can find suggestions (and downloads) for planning the course, suggestions about and downloads of lectures, and a link to a secure test bank, along with other materials useful in conducting student evaluations.

In addition to the Instructor's Manual, other materials are available to assist in using the textbook, including a book of associated readings, called Readings in Personality Psychology, and a student workbook. Links to these resources are on the home page of this web site.

The rationale for the textbook, Personality: A Systems Approach, is to bring a new vision of personality to life -- to present an integrated treatment of a person’s psychological life.

The rationale for the on-line Instructor’s Manual is to make the instructor’s job as easy as possible – and to contribute to as high-quality an educational experience as possible for students.