Undergraduate - UnitATS1261 - Understanding human behaviour

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Behavioural Studies
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Kerry O'Brien

Notes

Previously coded BHS1711

Synopsis

The unit introduces students to cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic and social understandings of human behaviour. This multi-disciplinary orientation, including studies of the human mind, consciousness, emotion, and normal and abnormal behaviours, provides students with a broad and detailed introduction to understanding human behaviour.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate:

an appropriate level of understanding of a range of theoretical orientations to human behaviour
the ability to discriminate between evidence, interpretation, opinion and fact in evaluating these theories and concepts
an ability to communicate, orally and in a written form, their understanding of these theories and concepts.

Assessment

Written work 50%
Oral presentation 20%
Class tests 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Kerry O'Brien

Workload requirements

3 hours (1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Behavioural studies

Prohibitions

BHS1711, GSC1711, PSS1711, ATS1359