Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and lecturer
Professor Kerry Sherman
Contact via 9850 6874
4 First Walk (C3A) 724
By appointment (please email)
Tutor
Mr Christopher Kilby
Contact via Email
4 First Walk (C3A) 709
By appointment (please email)
Tutor
Mrs Sinead Day
Contact via Email
By appointment (please email)
Christopher Kilby
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PSYC104 or PSYC105 or BIOL108 or BIOL122 or ANTH151
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Our health status is a reflection of a fascinating mix of physiological factors with our psychological and social environments. The overall objective of this unit is to provide a critical overview of both the psychological and social aspects of human health and well-being. In the first part of this unit we provide some foundations or building blocks for understanding the role of psychology in the health context by reviewing the most important approaches to health psychology as well as approaches to prevention of disease. We then explore a variety of psychosocial factors and specific mechanisms that have been found to impact our health status, both from the individual perspective and the wider environment and cultural context. Please note that lectures are online for this unit.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
This unit does not publish previous end-of-semester exam papers due to the assessment format which involves multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of questions which have undergone a process of development and validation to assess a wide range of concepts in this unit. Assessment quality can only be ensured by maintaining the integrity of the question bank rather than creating entirely new questions every year. However a practice exam will be provided via iLearn near the end of semester.
You may also refer to the peerwise website https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/at/?mq_au at which students can write their own MC questions and practice on the questions written by others to facilitate preparation for tests.
Academic honesty is an integral part of the core values and principles contained in the Macquarie University Ethics Statement. The Policy covering Academic Honesty is available on the web at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Plagiarism is an example of dishonest academic behaviour and is defined by the Policy on Academic honesty as: “Using the work or ideas of another person and presenting this as your own without clear acknowledgement of the source of the work or ideas”.
Plagiarism is a serious breach of the University's rules and carries significant penalties. The Academic honesty Procedure is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/procedure.html
This procedure notes the following responsibilities for students:
The penalties which can be applied for academic dishonesty are outlined in the Academic Dishonesty – Schedule of Penalties which can be found at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/schedule_penalties.html
The penalties range from applying a fail grade for the assessment task or requiring the student to re-submit the assessment task for a mark no greater than 50 to applying a fail grade to the unit of study and referral to the University Discipline committee.
You must read the University's Policy and Procedure on Academic Honesty.
Academic Senate has a set of guidelines for the achievement of grades across the range from fail to high distinction. Your final result will include one of these grades plus a standardised numerical grade (SNG).
On occasion your raw mark for a unit (i.e., the total of your marks for each assessment item) may not be the same as the SNG which you receive.
For more information please refer to the Macquarie University Handbook.
Read over your marker's feedback
Wait at least 24-48 hours and reread your marker's feedback
Requests for extensions for assignments in PSY224 are granted by the Faculty of Human Sciences Student Centre (via ask.mq.edu.au). A decision will be made by the staff in the Student Centre. PSY224 staff will not be notified that you have applied for an extension, nor will we be told if an extension is approved or denied. PSY224 staff do not have the ability to grant extensions.
All extensions must be made prior to the due date for the assignment. If you have not received a decision regarding your extension before the assignment deadline, and your request is denied, the official deadline will remain and the official late penalty will be applied. Further, if you submit by the official deadline for an assessment that does not allow multiple attempts, and then receive approval for an extension, you will not be able to re-upload your assignment (i.e., you will be opting not to use your extension). As such, not submitting by the deadline while waiting for a decision is a calculated risk you must consider. It is strongly recommended to apply for extensions as early as possible to prevent this.
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable (available at timetables.mq.edu.au/exam). The timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the exam period and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the exam period.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Essay | 40% | No | Week 7, Fri 12th April, 5PM |
Assessed Online Quizzes | 20% | No | Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 |
Final exam | 40% | No | Final exam period |
Due: Week 7, Fri 12th April, 5PM
Weighting: 40%
Description: 1500 word essay. Details of the essay question can be found in the Assessments tab on iLearn.
Format:
Guidelines:
Penalties:
Feedback:
Due: Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8
Weighting: 20%
Description: 4 compulsory quizzes that contribute towards your grade. Questions are primarily framed in an applied sense.
Format: Online multiple choice quizzes (10 questions, each).
Attempts: You can only attempt these quizzes once.
Weighting: Each quiz is worth 5%, totalling to 20% of your final grade.
Due Date:
Week Quiz Opens Quiz Closes 2Fri 8th Mar
6AM
Sat 9th Mar
6AM
4Fri 22nd Mar
6AM
Sat 23rd Mar
6AM
6Fri 5th Apr
6AM
Sat 6th Apr
6AM
8Fri 3rd May
6AM
Sat 4th May
6AM
Due: Final exam period
Weighting: 40%
Description: 1.5 hour closed book multiple choice exam held in the formal final exam period. The exam will cover lecture and tutorial content from weeks 1 to 13.
Format: Paper-based multiple choice quiz (100 questions).
Attempts: You can only attempt this exam once.
Guidelines:
Weighting: 40% of your final grade
Due Date: The university exam period is from the 11th of June to the 28th of June
Description: For most weeks there will be an optional test-your-knowledge quiz at the end of the lecture content. These quizzes do not contribute towards your grade, but do help to test your own knowledge
Format: Online quiz with mixed question styles
Attempts: Unlimited attempts
Weighting: 0% of final grade
Due Date: Available as soon as the associated lecture is available. Quizzes will then remain open until the end of the session.
Students are expected to submit the essay as a word-processed document. This is submitted online. Consequently, all students will need access to a computer and internet to complete these tasks.
Lecture
For PSY224 the lectures are provided online. They are given each week during semester and are accessed through iLearn.
Length of online lectures: Approximately 2 hours
Venue: iLearn
Tutorial
Number of tutorials: One tutorial per week commencing Week 2
Length of tutorials: 1 hour
Room | Time | Tutor |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 1PM to 2PM | Chris Kilby |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 2PM to 3PM | Chris Kilby |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 3PM to 4PM | Chris Kilby |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 4PM to 5PM | Sinead Day |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 5PM to 6PM | Sinead Day |
29 Wally's Walk (X5B) 012 | 6PM to 7PM | Sinead Day |
Week | Commencing | Topic | Lecturer | Tutorial | Assessment |
1 | 25th February | Introduction: Development of Health Psychology and Research Methods | Kerry Sherman | No tutorial | |
2 | 4th March | Models of Health Behaviour | Kerry Sherman | Introduction | Assessed Online Quiz 1 |
3 | 11th March | Representations of Health in the Media | Kerry Sherman | Health-related Advertisements | |
4 | 18th March | Keeping the Healthy, Healthy - Prevention and Health Promotion | Kerry Sherman | Health-related Media Communications | Assessed Online Quiz 2 |
5 | 25th March | Health Enhancing Behaviours | Jessica Alcorso/Kerry Sherman | Writing Essays in Psychology | |
6 | 1st April | Culture, Health, and Indigenous Issues | Kerry Sherman | Health Promotion (Smoking) | Assessed Online Quiz 3 |
7 | 8th April | Psycho-Oncology | Kerry Sherman | Indigenous Health | Essay |
BREAK | 15th April | Mid-Session Break from 15th April to the 28th of April | Mid-Session Break from 15th April to the 28th of April | ||
8 | 29th April | Stress and Coping | Sue Ferguson | Psycho-Oncology | Assessed Online Quiz 4 |
9 | 6th May | Coping with Chronic Illness | Sue Ferguson | Stress and Coping | |
10 | 13th May | Pain | Sue Ferguson | Pain | |
11 | 20th May | Putting it into Context - Case Study | Kerry Sherman | Review of case study | |
12 | 27th May | Positive Psychology | Sue Ferguson | Reflecting on health psychology | |
13 | 3rd June | Overview and Future Perspectives (Optional) | Kerry Sherman |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
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As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
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The assessments for this unit have changed since the previous offering.
Date | Description |
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20/02/2019 | Change of schedule of tutorial classes |