6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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South Africa School of Social Science
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Notes
The unit may be offered as part of the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html).
Synopsis
The unit provides a further introduction to the behavioural science of psychology. Topics include social psychology; organisational/industrial psychology; psychopathology; basic processes and principles of cognition; descriptive statistics and an introduction to inferential statistics. Laboratory classes augment students' understanding of the lecture material and provide training in research techniques.
Outcomes
On the completion of the unit students will be able to:
- Explain basic cognitive processes.
- Describe the social basis of behaviour and psychopathology.
- Discuss on a basic level organisational/industrial psychology and its development in South Africa.
- Give a basic overview of research methodology and statistical analysis.
- Write a psychological report.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 50% + Exam: 50%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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