Interprofessional Education

As general psychologists with an Area of Specialisation (AoPE), organisational psychologists will, at times, work with other health professionals in the provision of psychological services. To develop students’ skills and knowledge in working with other professionals and with different populations, Macquarie University has a requirement that students engaged in the provision of health or allied health care complete a series of Interprofessional Education modules. These modules are available through iLearn and students are expected to complete at: (a) at least two interprofessional online modules (of their choice); and the (b) Your Mob Learning online module. Students can complete these requirements at any time during the semester, but they must be completed by the published due date.

Business Plan Proposal

This assessment is a group task. Students will be allocate to groups, and will identify a business opportunity that comprises the basis of a business plan. At a minimum, the business plan should comprise:

1. A cover page;
2. An executive summary;
3. A description of the business opportunity;
4. A description of the mission, vision and culture;
5. An Opportunity Analysis and Research;
6. A Marketing Strategy and Plan; and
7. A Financial Analysis  

Students must nominate the sections for which they are responsible. Business plans should be presented as a 'business report' (see the Program Manual) and are limited to 2,500 words (+/- 10%).

Quiz Questions

For each of the on-line presentations that comprise this unit, a short quiz is provided. Students are required to complete the quizzes on-line and submit their results by the due date.

Continuous Practice Development

This assessment task involves students examining the priority areas that are articulated by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council and selecting at least one Piority Area that they will seek to further develop during the unit. They will subsequently develop a plan of activities that will enable them to develop the competencies, undertake and record those activities (apprcximately once every two weeks), meet with a peer supervisor on three occasions, and then meet with the Unit Coordinator to discuss their outcomes. The intention of this assessment is to enable students to develop the skills necessary to undertake personal development plans once they become Registered Psychologists.

Open Book Ethics Examination (Online)

Students will be asked to review six ethical dilemmas that might be experienced as a practising organisational psychologist. In response to each scenario, students will be asked to refer to the code(s) relevent from the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethical Practice and explain why the code is relevant in the context of the scenario. Students will have 50 minutes to complete the examination which will be administered on-line through iLearn.

Late Submissions and Penalties

Late submissions, without an approved extension, will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays. No late submissions will be accepted more than 5 days after the submission deadline, unless special consideration has been granted. No further submissions will be accepted after the marked assignments are returned and feedback is released to students.

Word Count Penalty

5% of the possible mark will be deducted per 100 words over the word limit for an assessment task. An additional 99 words beyond the limit can be written without penalty.

Classes

This unit consists of alternating face-to-face and on-line classes. Where a class in delivered on-line, students will be expected to: (a) Review a 20 minute (approx.) video clip, read the relevant chapter(s) in the textbook, together with one or two additional papers, answer questions to a short, on-line quiz, and undertake any activities as directed for that week.

Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Learning objectives and assessment activities are based on the requirements of a minimum 80% class attendance.

If there are exceptional circumstances where a session must be missed, this will need to be arranged with the unit convener in advance. Failure to do so implies a lack of professionalism. Students should not attend on-campus classes if you are unwell or have any cold and flu-like symptoms. Ensure you follow the most recent University COVID-19 advice https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs/information-for-students 

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Scarborough, N., & Cornwall, J. (2018). Essential of entrepreneurship and small business management (9th edition). London, UK: Pearson Education