Overview

This unit will introduce students to the scientific discipline of psychology and provide a foundation of understanding in several key topic areas. Specifically, we will cover topics such as personality, motivation, emotion, sensation and perception and social psychology. Students will also examine how psychologists acquire further knowledge and test their … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

OCT-MY-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-CAULFIELD-DE-ONLINE
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Swati Mujumdar

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Adrian Willoughby
Associate Professor Alexandre Schaefer
Dr Christopher Siva

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Describe key concepts underlying core psychology topics, including: personality, motivation, emotion, sensation and perception, and social psychology;

2.

Describe the key concepts underlying the research process, research methods and design; 

3.

Apply psychological research methods and the principles required to evaluate data;

4.

Summarise key aspects of scientific journal articles on a chosen topic and prepare a written document on reported findings.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - 12 x online quizzes
2 - Research proposal plan (950 words) (Part A)
3 - Research proposal (2,000 words) (Part B)
4 - Examination (90 minutes)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources