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PSY4122

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Psychological Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Eloise Perini

Offered

Monash Online

  • Teaching Period 2 2016 (Online)
  • Teaching Period 4 2016 (Online)
  • Teaching Period 6 2016 (Online)

Synopsis

Introduction to the discipline of psychology as a behavioural science. Lecture topics include Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, plus an introduction to research design and analysis. Online activities and discussion forums enhance students' understanding of the lecture and assessment material and provide training in research techniques.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Analyse theories on how behaviour is socially influenced.
  2. Evaluate diagnostic practices related to schizophrenia, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders.
  3. Evaluate aspects of human memory.
  4. Critically analyse empirical studies.
  5. Synthesize testable hypotheses in social, abnormal, and/or cognitive psychology.
  6. Define experimental variables so they can be quantitatively measured (a skill known as operationalising).
  7. Design a simple research study and use basic statistics to analyse the associated data.

Assessment

Critical evaluation tasks (15%)
Research proposal (35%)
6 x Secure online quizzes (50%) (Hurdle)

Workload requirements

Students should expect to spend a minimum of 20 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes.

This time will cover:

  1. video lecture materials;
  2. synchronous & asynchronous discussion;
  3. synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities;
  4. weekly readings;
  5. weekly skills-based assessment tasks; and
  6. content-based assessment, including revision and formative assessment.

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Chief examiner(s)

Leah Braganza

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

Psychology

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in course 4525.