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PSYX234 – Social and Personality Psychology
2019 – S1 OUA
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Trevor Case
Simon Boag
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(PSYX104 and PSYX105) or (PSYC104 and PSYC105)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This is an introduction to theory, research and applications in the scientific study of social and personality psychology. The personality section of the unit provides an in-depth background to the prominent theories of personality and examines recent developments in personality research. The section on social psychology covers foundational scientific research in social psychology, focusing on developments in the three general domains of social thinking, social influence and social relations. The objectives of this unit involve acquiring a basic understanding of the principal theories, key empirical research, and basic issues in the fields of social and personality psychology. Overall, the following specific knowledge and skills are expected to be acquired from this unit:- an understanding of how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from common sense or lay understanding;- an awareness of research methods used in personality and social psychology research; an ability to construct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge within personality or social psychology;- an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field; and- an understanding of the key theories and research in the domains of social cognition, social influence and social relations.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Conduct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge of a topic within personality or social psychology
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
- Discuss the concepts attained in the lectures and readings in a small class forum
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Essay | 35% | No | Week 8 |
| Mid-Session Examination | 25% | No | Week 7 |
| Final Examination | 40% | No | Examination Period |
| Tutorial Participation | 0% | No | ongoing |
Essay
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 35%
Psychology Essay with maximum 1500 words
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Conduct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge of a topic within personality or social psychology
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
Mid-Session Examination
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 25%
Mid-session multiple-choice exam on lectures, tutes & readings
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
Final Examination
Due: Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
Multiple-choice exam on lectures, tutes & readings
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
Tutorial Participation
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 0%
Completion of tutorials is compulsory
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
- Discuss the concepts attained in the lectures and readings in a small class forum
Delivery and Resources
Lectures Live streamed Tuesdays 4-6pm via iLearn or available as recordings
Tutorials Number of tutorials: One tutorial per fortnight
Length of tutorials: 2 hours (approximately)
Prescribed text
Vaughn, G. & Hogg, M. (2018). Social Psychology (8th ed.). Melbourne: Pearson.
Suggested text
Feist, J., Feist, G., & Roberts, T. (2018). Theories of Personality (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Note that the 6th edition onwards is also acceptable.
Policies and Procedures
Late Submission - applies unless otherwise stated elsewhere in the unit guide
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Extension Request
Special Consideration Policy and Procedure (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration)
The University recognises that students may experience events or conditions that adversely affect their academic performance. If you experience serious and unavoidable difficulties at exam time or when assessment tasks are due, you can consider applying for Special Consideration.
You need to show that the circumstances:
- were serious, unexpected and unavoidable
- were beyond your control
- caused substantial disruption to your academic work
- substantially interfered with your otherwise satisfactory fulfilment of the unit requirements
- lasted at least three consecutive days or a total of 5 days within the teaching period and prevented completion of an assessment task scheduled for a specific date.
If you feel that your studies have been impacted submit an application as follows:
- Visit Ask MQ and use your OneID to log in
- Fill in your relevant details
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- Please keep copies of your original documents, as they may be requested in the future as part of the assessment process
Outcome
Once your submission is assessed, an appropriate outcome will be organised.
OUA Specific Policies and Procedures
Withdrawal from a unit after the census date
You can withdraw from your subjects prior to the census date (last day to withdraw). If you successfully withdraw before the census date, you won’t need to apply for Special Circumstances. If you find yourself unable to withdraw from your subjects before the census date - you might be able to apply for Special Circumstances. If you’re eligible, we can refund your fees and overturn your fail grade.
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
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- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
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- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
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Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
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:
Assessment task
- Tutorial Participation
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
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:
Learning outcomes
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Conduct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge of a topic within personality or social psychology
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
Assessment tasks
- Essay
- Mid-Session Examination
- Final Examination
- Tutorial Participation
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Identify how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from commonsense or lay understanding
- Understand the differences between common research designs used in personality and social psychology research
- Conduct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge of a topic within personality or social psychology
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key theories and research in social psychology
- Discuss the concepts attained in the lectures and readings in a small class forum
Assessment tasks
- Essay
- Mid-Session Examination
- Final Examination
- Tutorial Participation
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment task
- Essay
Effective Communication
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.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Conduct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge of a topic within personality or social psychology
- Discuss the concepts attained in the lectures and readings in a small class forum
Assessment tasks
- Essay
- Tutorial Participation
OUA Student Information
Macquarie University's OUA student guide can be found here: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/other-study-options/open-universities-australia/OUA-2019-Student-Guide-04122018.pdf This has all the MQ OUA-specific policies (info about studying online, extensions, exams, etc).
Students are also advised to visit this page https://www.mq.edu.au/study/other-study-options/open-universities-australia for more general information about studying at Macquarie via OUA.