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HPS204 - Human Social Behaviour

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2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester.

Last updated: 5 October 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Kate Barford
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with: HPS674, HPS774
Typical study commitment:

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

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1-hour face-to-face class per week. 1 x 2-hour face-to-face seminar per fortnight

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 1 hour recorded class per week. 1 x 2-hour online seminar per fortnight

Content

This Unit covers the main theories and research methods of social psychology.  Topics include: research methods and ethical issues in social psychology; social cognition; attribution; nature and measurement of attitudes; changing attitudes; conformity and social change; group processes and decision-making; prejudice and intergroup behaviour; culture; self and identity; aggression; attraction and close relationships; and prosocial behaviour.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify, describe, compare, and apply the major types of social psychological theories and concepts.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Evaluate and integrate the major social psychology theories, studies, and research methods.

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

ULO3

Apply social psychology knowledge to generate hypotheses and solutions to everyday situations or problems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Demonstrate effective communication in written form, including writing for coherence and reflecting on group processes in a team setting.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 1 and 3:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual): Research Proposal 1,800 words 40%
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Assessment 2: (Individual): Group Processes in Action: Reflection 700 words 15%
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Assessment 3: (Individual): Online quizzes, one per fortnight 5 quizzes, 10 multiple choice questions per quiz, 20 minutes per quiz 15%
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Assessment 4: (Individual): Multiple Choice Examination 2 hour 30%
  • Examination period

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: HPS204 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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