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2024 unit information
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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.
1 x 1 hour online lecture per week 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per fortnight
1 x 1 hour online lecture per week 1 x 2 hour online seminar per fortnight
Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details.
This unit introduces students to the ways that the profession of psychology applies, and also informs, psychological knowledge to solve problems associated with human behaviour. The content of the unit provides a context for understanding and applying the discipline-specific knowledge and skills acquired through completion of the Psychology undergraduate courses.
Recognise and demonstrate professional and academic ethics; identify and explain ethical and non-ethical professional conduct and consequences.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
Explain and apply the principles underlying the scientist-practitioner model, and explain the scientist-practitioner gap.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3
Recognise the importance of, and apply, evidence-based practice to psychological practice/allied professions generally and to specific cases.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Understand the varying types and quality of information used in psychological practice/allied fields, such as evidence used for case formulation, levels of evidence, research findings, and logical fallacies.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO5
Differentiate and apply theoretical and evidence-based approaches to address psychological problems.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO6
Recognise the importance of acknowledging individual and cultural diversity in psychological practice.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO7
Identify career options and the relevant education and training pathways to these careers.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
1000 words + 3 minute video
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.
HPS105 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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