Unit details
HPS755 - Topics in Psychology B
| Offered at: | (B, S) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | .5 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.063 |
| Previously coded as: | HPS717 |
| Unit chair: | N Kambouropoulos (B) |
| Prerequisite: | HPS754 |
| Contact hours: | 1.5 hours per week |
| Note: The units replacing HPS717 have been split into two parts: Part A HPS754 and Part B HPS755. Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
To meet the requirements of the corequisite units HPS754 and HPS755 students complete one elective module in each trimester. The modules are designed to enhance and deepen the student's understanding of particular fields of study and/or practice in the discipline of psychology. Students choose from the following modules (refer to HPS754 for modules one and two available in trimester 1).
Module Three
Issues In Forensic Psychology (B)
Chair: T Bartholomew (B)
Contact hours: 2 hours per week for 10 weeks
Content
This module introduces the various ways that psychology engages with the legal system. The structure of the justice system, and the basics of working with particular forensic client groups are detailed in a module that aims to provide students with preliminary frameworks for forensic work in clinical settings.
Assessment
Essay (1250 words) 25%, examination (1.5 hours) 25%
Module Four
Industrial/Organisational Psychology (B)
Chair: C Fullarton (B)
Contact hours: 2 hours per week for 10 weeks
Content
This module introduces students to contemporary organisation theory, provides an overview of the policies and legislation that underpin the industrial system, and introduces students to contemporary views of ‘best practice’ in management science. Topics in this module include: 1) post-modernism, quantum theory, and systems theory as bases of contemporary organisation theory; 2) IR, OHS, and EEO legislation as fundamentally relevant; 3) organisational structures, processes and culture; and 4) human performance in the workplace and workforce management. Assigned readings are thought-provoking and indicative of current organisational theory.
Assessment
Assignment (1250 words) 25%, examination (1.5 hours) 25%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $340 | $340 | $340 | $1224 | $1336 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
***** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2006
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
