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Psychology of the Internet

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Welcome to the Psychology of the Internet course. In this course you will examine internet behavior in light of psychological research applicable to the internet as well as studies done on the internet itself. You will learn and discuss the reasons people can fall in love, disguise their identities, or bare their souls to strangers on the internet. A lot of what you learn will be through personal experiences shared between classmates, applying your own experiences to readings.

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The Syllabus contains course requirements and information for contacting the instructor, as well as assigned and suggested readings.

The Classmates page introduces you to others taking this course and introduces them to you.

A Schedule is available for you to be aware of the discussion topics for each week.

On the Assignments page one can find assigned readings and due dates for written assignments.

A page has been devoted to Latest News so that you can check to see if there have been updates or changes to the information on this course site.

In the Commons area you will take part in discussions about the readings and any other ideas pertinent to the course which may be introduced by the instructor or a fellow student. All students are expected to make meaningful contributions to the discussions.

The Feedback area has been provided so that you may communicate problems, concerns, or suggestions about dealing with the course itself, i.e., software problems, the user interface, technical problems, accessibility, etc.