PSYCHOL 2007 - Psychology in Society
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016
The course information on this page is being finalised for 2016. Please check again before classes commence.
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PSYCHOL 2007 Course Psychology in Society Coordinating Unit Psychology Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites PSYCHOL 1000, PSYCHOL 1001 and PSYCHOL 1004 or equivalent Assessment Online exercises, written assignment, tutorial attendance, written exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Martha Augoustinos
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Examine critically examine psychological practices, research and theory in relation to cross-cultural perspectives and theories of cross-cultural competency.
2. Review and critique contemporary issues in relation to social psychology, including experimental methods related to stereotyping and social cognition models.
3. Understand the role of organisational psychologists, including how to assess work performance, the importance of team and group work, and the scope and limitations of psychological tests related to the work place.
4. Understand some of the issues relating to mental health and wellbeing of diverse groups of people, including Indigenous Australians and people with refugee backgrounds.
5. Locate and examine critically previous psychological literature and research in relation to diverse populations, and write a critical essay examining this literature and research.University Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Muchinsky, P. M. (8th ed, 2006). Psychology applied to work. Thomson Wadsworth
Augoustinos, M., Walker, I. & Donaghue, N. (3rd ed, 2014). Social Cognition. London: Sage.
For additional information regarding required resources please refer to the relevant Undergraduate Program Handbook at the following link:
Recommended Resources
For additional information regarding recommended resources please refer to the relevant Psychology Program Handbook and the General Handbook for Undergraduate Psychology students (available at the link below):
Online Learning
All lectures will be recorded and made available on MyUni along with associated power-point slides for each lecture.
Please Refer to Link to MyUni below:
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Learning and teaching for this course consists of 24 lectures that are supported by self-directed learning exercises and tasks and four face-to-face tutorials. Students are expected to take an independent approach to learning by doing all prescribed readings associated with course material.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Contact time consists of 24 lectures and 4 tutorials = 28 hours
Intercultural psychology major paper = 30 hours
Organisational minor paper = 8 hours
Multiple Choice Quiz Social Psychology = 8 hours
Background Reading = 80 hours
Exam = 2 hours
Total: 156 hoursLearning Activities Summary
Disclaimer: This program is provisional and subject to changeWeek Topic Lecture Week 1 Cross-cultural psychology Cross-cultural psychology Week 2 Indigenous issues in psychology Indigenous issues in psychology Week 3 Refugees, resilience, and mental health and wellbeing Indigenous Australians and social and emotional wellbeing Week 4 Cross cultural competency Working cross-culturally: theories and practice Week 5 Organisational Psychology: An introduction The development of work related psychological assessment Week 6 Interviews, Assessment Centres & references Performance Appraisal at work Week 7 Work values and work culture Going beyond traditional assessment Week 8 Groups and teams Organisational Psychology in action Week 9 Introduction to Social Cognition Social perception Week 10 Social Perception Implicit social perception Week 11 Unconscious stereotyping Category Inhibition Week 12 Stereotypes and prejudice Perceiving cultural and social diversity Small Group Discovery Experience
One small group discovery experience session will be held in this course. It will involve facilitated group work with academic staff from the School of Psychology -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Assessment Type Weighting Learning Outcome(s) being addressed Major Essay Summative 30% 1-5 Organisational -
minor paperSummative 5% 1-5 Social Quiz Summative 5% 1-5 Tutorial Attendance Summative 6% 1-5 Class presentation in tutorials Summative 4% 1-5 Exam Summative 50% 1-5 Assessment Detail
1. Major Essay on Intercultural Psychology – Electronic submission.
2. Minor paper on organisational psychology – Electronic Submission
3. Social Psychology Quiz - Electronic Submission
4. Class presentation during last tutorial in Week 12
5. Exam – 2 Hours during Examination period in Semester 2. Consists of Multiple Choice and short answer questions.
Please refer to the Level II Psychology Handbook and the General Handbook for Undergraduate Psychology students (available at the links below) for further details relating to assessment.Submission
All work is to be electronically submitted except for class presentations in Week 12 and written exam during the Examination period.
Please refer to the General Handbook for Undergraduate Psychology students (available at the link below) for details on submission process/requirements, penalties for late submission, the process of applying for extensions, and the staff “turn-around” timeline on assessments and the provision of feedback and policy relating to re-submission/redemptive work.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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