units

PSY2112

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OfferedSunway Second semester 2012 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Simon Albrecht

Synopsis

The central theme of this unit is applied psychology focused at the individual, group and organisational levels. At the individual level the use of vocational assessment inventories to determine career choice and selection will be examined. Theories of leadership, power, motivation, job satisfaction, morale and the processes involved in training personnel will be examined at the group level. At the organisational level topics include systems theory, organisational culture, conflict and change. Compulsory attendance at weekend schools is required for all off-campus students.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. understand the key concepts and terms adopted and investigated by organisational psychologists; and

  1. appreciate the practical application of organisation psychology principles in the workplace.

Assessment

Administration and interpretation of a vocational assessment inventory: 20%
Exam (2 hours): 50%
training report: 30%
Hurdle requirement: 75% lab attendance

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Simon Albrecht

Contact hours

One 1-hour lecture per week, plus seven 2-hour workshops in the semester.

Off-campus attendance requirements

Compulsory attendance at weekend schools is required for all off-campus students.

Prerequisites

Completion of 48 points of any degree

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/ugrad/major-minor.html