HPS723 - Organisational Placement 1

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Vanessa Sturre and Cathy Caballero
Trimester 2: Vanessa Sturre
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H752
Prerequisite:

HPS759

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Professional experience (placement) hours negotiated between student, university supervisor and placement site

Content

This unit fosters professional skills and awareness of professional issues in applied settings. Prior to their first placement, students are required to participate in placement preparation activities designed to enhance placement planning and student development. Following this, each student will be assigned a placement in an organisation, which will expose students to the workings of an organisation and the types of issues that arise in an organisational psychological context. The placement will be based on short and well-defined activities that students can complete for the organisation within a specified time period. The broad features of the activities will be negotiated with the organisation prior or upon commencing the placement, with final details being agreed to by the student, placement coordinator and the organisation within the first two weeks of the placement. The project/activity will be directly relevant to organisational psychology and will relate to a concern that the organisation wishes to address.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify and articulate the role of an organisational psychologist in an applied setting.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO2

Apply the skills of an emerging organisational psychologist through undertaking relevant placement work/activities.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Critically evaluate and respond to organisational psychology issues in the workplace.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Critically evaluate and respond to professional and ethical matters in the workplace relating to the work of an organisational psychologist.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Demonstrate the capacity to examine self and accept critical appraisal and support.

GLO6: Self-management

ULO6

Demonstrate employability skills including developing workplace skills (e.g., interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, leadership, etc.,) a professional network and work portfolio.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Pre-Placement Preparation
  • Participation in the Post-Graduate Assessment and Development Centre (PG-DAC) or alternative task and working collaboratively with Placement Coordinator/s to develop an individual Placement Development Plan (PDP).
  • Completion of online placement module and attendance of a group placement induction seminar
Pass/Fail
  • Refer to unit site
Assessment 2: Placement Completion
  • Successful completion of placement and required placement documentation.
  • Participation in formal peer learning experiences.
Pass/Fail
  • Refer to unit site

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only.

In line with professional standards for the training of provisional psychologists, students must demonstrate a satisfactory level of competence in both pre-placement preparation and placement completion. An ungraded pass will be awarded to the student for successful completion of the two assessment tasks.

Students must satisfactorily complete all components of both assessment tasks in order to obtain a pass for the unit. If there is uncertainty regarding the satisfactory completion of any of the components or if the student’s competence is questioned, the Unit Chair(s) will review and determine the outcome. Failure to complete the requirements of any one component satisfactorily will result in the student failing the unit assessment. Failure of a placement unit may lead to enrolment in the course being revoked.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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