HPS759 - Issues in Professional Organisational Psychology
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Loch Forsyth |
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: | Across the eleven weeks the learning activities will consist of: |
Content
This unit is designed to prepare students for professional practice by providing learning experiences and knowledge on the regulatory, ethical, legal and professional practice responsibilities of organisational psychologists. The unit covers important aspects of the profession and professionalism including cross-cultural competence, working with multidisciplinary teams, the application of the APS Code of Ethics and ethical decision making in professional contexts. The unit also examines important aspects of the practice context for organisational psychology and aims to facilitate the development of critical competencies for professional practice. As a pre-requisite for placement, students will also cover all requirements and responsibilities relevant to organisational placements.
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 | Critically analyse organisational scenarios and apply the ethical principles, legal frameworks, and professional standards and skills relevant to organisational psychologists. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Critically analyse organisational scenarios and apply the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics and identify the relevant standards and determine appropriate courses of action | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Demonstrate professional communication skills relevant for inter-professional practice which are important to work effectively with a range of clients and professionals in the workplace by responding to an organisational scenario. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Apply the scientist-practitioner model to present an evidence-based response to a workplace scenario. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Demonstrate critical reflection and cultural competence skills by applying a reflection model to identify and respond appropriately to key organisational needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in an organisational scenario. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
Trimester 1:Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Class presentation | 2500 words | Pass/Fail |
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Assessment 2: Response to scenario | 1000 words | Pass/Fail |
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Assessment 3: Critical Reflection | 1500 words | 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
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS759 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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