For Students

This page has information on events and links to handouts of interest to all psychology students.

B.A. Degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis - Autism

Capilano University offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis - Autism with a focus on autism spectrum disorders. Applied behaviour analysis is a well-developed discipline with a mature body of scientific knowledge and established standards of evidence-based practice and is regarded by many professionals as the treatment of choice for autism. Interested students may apply to ladder into Year 3 after completing the 2-year Associate of Arts Degree - Concentration in Psychology. For further information, contact Dr. Cara Zaskow (czaskow@capilanou.ca).

Psychology Workshop Series

Each semester, a series of three workshops (the Library Research Skills class, the Study Skills Workshop, & the APA Referencing Style Screencast Series for Psychology Students) are required by your Psyc 100 and Psyc 101 instructor as a 4th Hour activity. The workshop times will be available from your instructor, and posted here for the Fall and Spring semesters. 

Library Research Skills Class:

These are drop in classes that are first come-first served - sign up ahead of time at the Library desk to make sure you get a seat. Attend one of these classes and complete the library assignment. In the Library Classroom - go into the library and down the hall to the left of Reserves:

Study Skills workshops:

Attend one of the Study Skills workshops.

APA Workshop:

The APA workshop is available as a screencast; you can access here or from your course moodle site. You can find the information from the APA workshop on the Quick Guide to APA Style in a handout based on the workshop slides. 

Psychology Student Club Events

The Psychology Student Club, the Psychocentrics, will be meeting and hosting guest speakers. Keep a look out for their notices of presentations and lectures.

APA Style Guidelines

Here you will find guidelines for writing assignments in APA style, and some sample papers and projects, updated from the new 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Course Web Pages

Many of the Psychology instructors have their course web pages on the Moodle site. You will need an enrollment key from your instructor to login to these sites. These course web pages contain material related to the courses that will supplement attendance in scheduled classes as "4th hour activities", or for courses which are partially or fully on-line.

Course Outlines and Handouts

You will find Course Outlines and Handouts here, including handouts for Psyc 100 & 101 and handouts of interest to all students, including a handout on study and exam skills and handouts on writing summaries and on scientific reasoning in psychology.

International & ESL Students

For international and ESL students, an orientation to psychology and psychology courses at Capilano University.

Library & Web Resources

Resources for doing library and web research in psychology. Annotated Web links, organized by topic, can also be found here.

Psychology Video Resources in the Library & on the Web

There are numerous Psychology videos available through the A/V Services in the Capilano Library; check the library list of Psychology videos.  Also, you can link to the the Annenberg site, which has on-line videos on Discovering Psychology that are relevant to Psyc 100 & 101.

Research Guidelines

A full range of guidelines for conducting, analyzing, reporting and presenting research projects in psychology. You will also find ethics guidelines and consent forms here.

Web Links by Topic

A lot of relevant and academically appropriate material is available through the web. An annotated list of some useful resources in psychology is available here.