2019 PSY30008 Unit Outline SP3-1 PDF

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Unit Outline PSY30008 Psychology of Personality Study Period 3, 2019 Please read this Unit Outline carefully. It includes:

PART A

Unit summary

PART B

Your Unit in more detail

PART C

Further information

PART A:

Unit Summary

Unit Code(s)

PSY30008

Unit Title

Psychology of Personality

Duration

One SP

Total Contact Hours

Up to 36

Requisites: Pre-requisites

25cps of PSY2XXX

Co-requisites Concurrent pre-requisites Anti-requisites Assumed knowledge

How to learn independently, how to write psychological reports in APA style

Credit Points

12.5

Campus/Location

OUA

Mode of Delivery

OUA / FULLY ONLINE

Assessment Summary

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One written report (individual) 40% One online test (individual) 20% One final exam (individual) 40%

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Aims This subject is a core unit in an APAC-accredited psychology undergraduate major at Swinburne University of Technology and is designed to introduce students to the major psychological theories of personality.

Unit Learning Outcomes Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to: 1. Explain the main features of some of the major perspectives on the psychology of personality (e.g., psychoanalytic/neoanalytic; trait, motive, learning and social-cognitive approaches, and the narrative approach). Be able to describe basic elements of historically important theories within each perspective.

2. Describe basic elements of historically important theories within each perspective

3. Discuss some major elements of historically important theories within each perspective. 4. Be able to critically evaluate how various approaches to personality explain specific issues such as the unconscious, the self, personality change, the effect of early childhood experiences, the effect of motivation on personality. 5. Explain how an integration of many of these theories leads to a better understanding of human personality.

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Key Generic Skills You will be provided with feedback on your progress in attaining the following generic skills: • Self-motivated and independent in learning style. • Analytic, critical. • Problem solving. • Knowledge in the areas of the helping professions and in professional psychology or other generic skills.

Content 

Various theories of Personality



The assessment of Personality



The disorders of Personality

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PART B:

Your Unit in more detail

Unit Improvements Feedback provided by previous students through the Student Survey has resulted in improvements that have been made to this unit. Recent improvements include: • •

A new form of assessment has been developed. This new assessment structure has been vetted by past PSY30008 students

Unit Teaching Staff Name

Role

Room

Phone

Email

Consultation Times

Dr Simone Buzwell

Convenor

ATC930 9214 8104 [email protected] By appointment

Dr James Williams

Tutor

[email protected] By appointment

Learning and Teaching Structure Activity

Study Period Weeks

Introductory videos and lecture slides

Weeks 1 to 12

Collaborate sessions

Most Weeks. Please attend or listen to the recording. As the assessments may be discussed, at the very least, listening to the tutorials is essential.

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Week by Week Schedule Week 1

2

Week Beginnin g Aug 26

Sept 2

Teaching and Learning Activity

Student Task or Assessment

Introduction to Personality : The Trait Perspective

Readings : Chapters 1 & 2

The Motive Perspective

Collaborate: No tute this week but please introduce yourself to colleagues in the student lounge and read the assignment handout and please complete data collection [see under ASSESSMENTS]. Readings : Chapter 3 Collaborate: Introduction to the subject

3

Sept 19

Genetics and evolutionary perspective

Readings : Chapter 4 Collaborate: Discussion & Preparation for first assessment

4

Sept 16

Biological Perspective

Readings : Chapter 5 Collaborate: Discussion of the first assessment

Sep 16 CENSUS DATE: Last day to withdraw

without financial or academic penalty*

5

Sept 23

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Readings : Chapter 6 Collaborate: Discussion about the midterm test / learning activities

6

Sept 30

Psychosocial theories

Readings : Chapter 7

7

Oct 7

Learning Perspective

Readings : Chapter 8 Collaborate NO TUTE: MID-TERM TEST

8

Oct 14

Self-Actualisation and Self-determination

Readings : Chapter 9

The cognitive perspective

Collaborate: Assignment discussion/Learning activities Readings : Chapter 10

9

Oct 21

Collaborate: Learning activities RESEARCH REPORT DUE Oct 25 by 11.55PM 10

Oct 28

Self-Regulation

Readings : Chapter 11 Collaborate: Learning activities

11

Nov 4

Narrative self

Readings: Chapter 10 McAdams “The Person”. Collaborate: Narrative analysis

12

Nov 11

Summary & linking together

Readings : Chapter 12 Collaborate: Exam Preparation

Nov 18

REVISION WEEK

Nov 25

Exam period commences. If applicable (and it is!) the time and date of your exam will be advised by OUA Examination Services

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Week

Week Beginnin g TBC

Teaching and Learning Activity

Student Task or Assessment

RESULTS RELEASED

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Assessment a)

Assessment Overview

Weighting

Unit Learning Outcomes that this assessment task relates to

Assessment Due Date

Individual

40%

1-5

Oct 25

2. Mid Term online test

Individual

20%

1-5

Two hours within the period from midday Oct 8 –midday Oct 10

3. Examination

Individual

40%

1-5

Formal Exam Period

Tasks and Details

Individual or Group

1. Research Report

b) Minimum requirements to pass this Unit To pass this unit, you must:  achieve an aggregate mark for the subject of 50% or more. If you do not achieve at least 45% of the possible final marks for each Major Assessment Component you will receive a maximum of 44% as your total mark for the unit. c)

Examinations If the unit you are enrolled in has an official examination, you will be expected to be available for the entire examination period including any Special Exam period. Note: This unit DOES have an official closed book final examination.

d) Submission Requirements Assignments and other assessments must be submitted through the CANVAS assessment submission system (Turnitin). Please ensure you keep a copy of all assessments that are submitted and a receipt of submission. This is the student’s responsibility. An Assessment Cover Sheet must be submitted with your assignment. The standard Assessment Cover Sheet is available from the Current Students web site (see Part C). A title page must be submitted with your assignments. For submission via Turnitin, you must include the following statement on your title page: I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration. Note: the assessment declaration is at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/studentadministration/assessment/assessment-declaration.html. It should be read prior to inclusion on your title page.

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e)

Extensions and Late Submission Extensions to assignment due dates are available in circumstances where illness or extraordinary cause beyond your control has affected your ability to complete assignments on time. Contact the convenor BEFORE the due date to request an extension, supplying third party documentation. Note extensions are NOT automatically granted and documentary evidence (e.g. a medical certificate; statutory declaration) is required. Late Submissions - Unless an extension has been approved, late submissions will result in a penalty. You will be penalised 10% of the assessment’s worth for each calendar day the task is late, up to a maximum of 5 working days. After 5 working days a zero result will be recorded.

f)

Referencing To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work. Further details regarding plagiarism are available in Section C of this document. Referencing conventions required for this unit are: APA 6th ed Helpful information on referencing can be found at http://www.swinburne.edu.au/libary/referencing/

g) Groupwork Guidelines NA

Required Textbook(s) and Software The required textbook is available from Swinburne Bookshop: http://bookshop.swin.edu.au 

Carver, C. S. & Scheier, M. F. (2014). Perspectives on Personality: International edition (7th ed.). ISBN 978-1-29202-171-3

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This subject requires students to conduct statistical analyses. It is recommended students have a version of SPSS to conduct these analyses, or students may choose use Excel, conduct the analyses by hand, or use Python or R. Assistance will only be given with SPSS.

Recommended Reading Materials The Library has a large collection of resource materials, both texts and current journals. It is also recommended that you explore other sources to broaden your understanding. For your assignment, it is a very good idea to be familiar with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association- 6th Edition. Available in the library. It is also strongly suggested that students are familiar with Bruce Findlay’s most current version of ‘How to Write Psychological Research Reports and Essays.’

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PART D:

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information on any of the below topics, refer to Swinburne’s Current Students web page http://www.swinburne.edu.au/student/.

Student Charter Please familiarise yourself with Swinburne’s Student Charter. The charter describes what students can reasonably expect from Swinburne in order to enjoy a quality learning experience. As students contribute to their own learning experience to that of their fellow students, the charter also defines the University's expectations of students.

Student behaviour and wellbeing Swinburne has a range of policies and procedures that govern how students are expected to conduct themselves throughout the course of their relationship with the University. These include policies on expected standards of behaviour and conduct which cover interaction with fellow students, staff and the wider University community, in addition to following the health and safety requirements in the course of their studies and whilst using University facilities. All students are expected to familiarise themselves with University regulations, policies and procedures and have an obligation to abide by the expected guidelines. Any student found to be in breach may be subject to relevant disciplinary processes. Some examples of relevant expected behaviours are: 

Not engaging in student misconduct

Ensuring compliance with the University’s Anti-Discrimination, Bullying and Violence and Sexual Harassment requirements  Complying with all Swinburne occupational health and safety requirements, including following emergency and evacuation procedures and following instructions given by staff/wardens or emergency response. In teaching areas, it is expected that students conduct themselves in a manner that is professional and not disruptive to others. In all Swinburne laboratories, there are specific safety procedures which must be followed, such as wearing appropriate footwear and safety equipment, not acting in a manner which is dangerous or disruptive (e.g. playing computer games), and not bringing in food or drink. 

CANVAS You should regularly access the Swinburne Course Management System (CANVAS) available via http://ilearn.swin.edu.au. CANVAS is regularly updated with important Unit information and communications.

Communication All communication will be via your Swinburne email address. If you access your email through a provider other than Swinburne, then it is your responsibility to ensure that your Swinburne email is redirected to your private email address.

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Plagiarism Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and submitting or presenting the thoughts, writings or other work of someone else as though it is your own work. Plagiarism includes any of the following, without full and appropriate acknowledgment to the original source(s):  The use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person; 

the use, in essays or other assessable work, of the whole or part of a written work from any source including but not limited to a book, journal, newspaper article, set of lecture notes, current or past student’s work, any other person’s work, a website or database;

 

The paraphrasing of another’s work; The use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models,

 The use of realia that is objects, artefacts, costumes, models and the like. Plagiarism also includes the preparation or production and submission or presentation of assignments or other work in conjunction with another person or other people when that work should be your own independent work. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is with the knowledge or consent of the other person or people. It should be noted that Swinburne encourages its students to talk to staff, fellow students and other people who may be able to contribute to a student’s academic work but that where independent assignment is required, submitted or presented work must be the student’s own. Enabling plagiarism contributes to plagiarism and therefore will be treated as a form of plagiarism by the University. Enabling plagiarism means allowing or otherwise assisting another student to copy or otherwise plagiarise work by, for example, allowing access to a draft or completed assignment or other work. Swinburne University uses plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin) for assignments submitted electronically via CANVAS. Your Convenor will provide further details. The penalties for plagiarism can be severe ranging from a zero grade for an assessment task through to expulsion from the unit and in the extreme, exclusion from Swinburne. Consequently you need to avoid plagiarism by providing a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work.

Student support You should talk to your Unit Convenor or Student Services, for information on academic support services available for Swinburne students.

Special consideration If your studies have been adversely affected due to serious and unavoidable circumstances outside of your control (e.g. severe illness or unavoidable obligation) you may be able to apply for special consideration (SPC). Applications for Special Consideration will be submitted via the SPC online tool normally no later than 5.00pm on the third working day after the submission/sitting date for the relevant assessment component.

Special needs Sometimes students with a disability, a mental health or medical condition or significant carer responsibilities require reasonable adjustments to enable full access to and participation in education. Your special needs can be addressed by Swinburne's Disability Services, who can negotiate and distribute an 'Education Access Plan' that outlines recommendations for university teaching and examination staff. You must notify the University Disability Liaison Officer of your disability or condition within one week after the commencement of a unit of study to allow the University to make reasonable adjustments.

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Review of marks An independent marker reviews all fail grades for major assessment tasks. In addition, a review of assessment is undertaken if your final result is a marginal fail (45-49) or within 2 marks of a grade threshold. If you are not satisfied with the result of an assessment you can ask the Unit Convenor to review the result. Your request must be made in writing within 10 working days of receiving the result and must explain why you believe your result is ‘incorrect’. The Unit Convenor will review your result to determine if your result is appropriate. If you are dissatisfied with the outcomes of the review you can lodge a formal complaint.

Feedback, complaints and suggestions In the first instance you may discuss any issues with your Unit Convenor. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the discussions with the Unit Convenor or would prefer not to deal with your Unit Convenor, then you can complete a feedback form.

Advocacy You are advised to seek advice from the staff at the Swinburne Student Amenities Association (SSAA) if you require assistance with any academic issues.

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