MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

APY3010

Psychology in the industrial setting

Graeme Hyman

8 points (6 points for students who commenced from 1994) + Two 1-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial, one 2-hour workshop per week + First semester + Caulfield/Peninsula + Prerequisites: APY2020

Synopsis Central theme: applied psychology. Psychological assessment and classification: theory and practice of psychological assessment; test construction; concepts of validity and reliability; published tests in print; administration of psychological tests; prediction of performance; limitations of statistical prediction. Education and training: the identification of training needs; developing objectives; course planning; the selection of instructional methods in relation to objectives and learner characteristics; evaluation of learning outcomes. Vocational development: theories of vocational development; personal growth; the value of psychological tests in vocational guidance.

Assessment Four tests: 70% + One tutorial: 15% + One workshop: 15%

Prescribed texts

Murphy K R and Davidshofer C O Psychological testing: Principles and applications 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1991
Smith B and Delahaye R How to be an effective trainer Wiley, 1988

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