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PSYU3339 – Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Kay Bussey
kay.bussey@mq.edu.au
Aileen Luo
aileen.luo@hdr.mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
20cp at 2000 level including PSY235 or PSYU2235 or PSYX235 or PSYX2235
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit aims to provide information about children's and adolescents' development in applied contexts. There is an emphasis on theories and processes relevant to children's psychological development, and the applied significance of children's social cognitive development for public policy. The lectures are devoted to a critical appraisal of contemporary research findings and the application of these findings to children's and adolescents' everyday life. The unit comprises both a lecture series and a tutorial strand.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

  • ULO1: Demonstrate skills to apply child and adolescent development research to guide intervention and prevention programs.
  • ULO2: Understand the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in child and adolescent psychology.
  • ULO3: Critically and creatively analyse the child and adolescent development theories and empirical research.
  • ULO4: Communicate effectively in a variety of modes (e.g. written and oral).
  • ULO5: Recognise individual differences in child and adolescent development that vary across contexts (e.g. cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic).

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Participation in tutorials 5% No Weekly
Group presentation 10% No Week 8 - 12
Final exam 45% No 11-28 June 2020
Essay 40% No Monday, 4th May 2020 (by 5 pm)

Participation in tutorials

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%

Students will be assessed on participation during tutorials
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Understand the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in child and adolescent psychology.
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of modes (e.g. written and oral).
  • Recognise individual differences in child and adolescent development that vary across contexts (e.g. cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic).

Group presentation

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Week 8 - 12
Weighting: 10%

Each group of 4-5 students debates the pros and cons from a different perspective of a topic relevant to children and adolescents.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate skills to apply child and adolescent development research to guide intervention and prevention programs.
  • Understand the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in child and adolescent psychology.
  • Critically and creatively analyse the child and adolescent development theories and empirical research.
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of modes (e.g. written and oral).
  • Recognise individual differences in child and adolescent development that vary across contexts (e.g. cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic).

Final exam

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 11-28 June 2020
Weighting: 45%

Invigilated examination of 45 multiple choice questions and 2 short answer questions to be completed in 2 hours.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate skills to apply child and adolescent development research to guide intervention and prevention programs.
  • Understand the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in child and adolescent psychology.
  • Critically and creatively analyse the child and adolescent development theories and empirical research.
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of modes (e.g. written and oral).
  • Recognise individual differences in child and adolescent development that vary across contexts (e.g. cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic).

Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Monday, 4th May 2020 (by 5 pm)
Weighting: 40%

A 1500 word essay that critically appraises the contemporary empirical and theoretical literature
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate skills to apply child and adolescent development research to guide intervention and prevention programs.
  • Understand the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in child and adolescent psychology.
  • Critically and creatively analyse the child and adolescent development theories and empirical research.
  • Recognise individual differences in child and adolescent development that vary across contexts (e.g. cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic).

1 If you need guidance or support to understand or complete this type of assessment, please contact the Learning Skills Team

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Required and Recommended texts and/or materials

 

Journal articles referred to in the lectures are electronically available on the library website (multisearch). There is no reference list for the unit.

 

Unit web page

 

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