User:S.emp/Week 3, Turorial 1

=Week 3, Tutorial 1=

I am always really nervous in new tutorials as I am not sure what to expect. This class was really fun, we were able to start the tutorial in a interactive way, that broke the tension in the room. I have to say I have never thought of comparing my thumb to other peoples and I found out what while I am taller than most people in my class I have a small thumb, therefore, I appear to be slightly out of proportion.

Once the ice had been broken in the class, we got into small groups and were told to write our own definitions of emotion and motivation down and compare these definitions with our small group. I personally found it difficult to define motivation and emotion, however, I found it helpful to dicuss the concepts in our small groups. My small group’s final definitions for emotion and motivation were:


 * Emotion: Feelings that affect a person's behaviour; emotions are intense and short.


 * Motivation: Processes that give behaviour direction and energy.

It was really helpful to listen to the whole classes defintions of motivation and emotion and see the differences and similarities.

From here we were asked to discuss questions in our small groups that interested us about motivation and emotion. One question that really interests me at the moment is why do people cheat?. This question is interesting to me because I am doing my book-chapter on adultery.

Another helpful aspect of the class was discussing the strucutre of our textbook chapter. Below is an outline of the classes ideas

Structure:
 * Table of conents
 * Focus questions
 * Definitions/glossary
 * Core theories
 * Research
 * Chapter title
 * Summary of main points at the end of the chapter
 * Deferences
 * Resources
 * History

Learning features that can be included:
 * Case study
 * Pictures
 * Diagrams
 * Practical applications, for example, how is this applied in the real world.
 * Quiz, questions – either at the end of the chapter or after each main section.

I really liked the idea of how to do a quiz, James mentioned that you can do quizes that mark themselves in wiki, so if anyone knows how to do this please let me know and I will be extremely greatful.