HPS758 - Psychological Assessment in Organisations
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jeromy Anglim |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H752 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| 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: | 1 x 3 hour lecture and 1 x 3 hour seminar per fortnight. |
Content
This unit explores the historical development, principles, purposes, and procedures of psychological assessment. Topics include: the psychometric, behavioural, and cognitive assessment of significant industrial and organisational characteristics; the role of assessment in evaluating the individual, job, and organisation for purposes of decision-making and intervention; the administration of psychological tests and other major methods of assessment; ethical and legal considerations; the conduct of testing; and the recording and communication of results. Students will be taught the assessment methods and instruments commonly employed in industrial, organisational, and health settings.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Evaluate a range of psychometric properties of tests. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically interpret and articulate assessment information via narrated Powerpoint. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Select and justify appropriate recruitment and selection choices that align to particular client needs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Independently conduct a work-related psychological assessment and write up the report. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Evaluate the validity and reliability of a test. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Integrate psychometric data in order to defend test selection. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Administration, scoring and report | 2500 words | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Organisational assessment tool (Oral Presentation) | 20 minutes | Pass/Fail |
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This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.
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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