Outline

Overview

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to various ways in which psychological theory and research can be applied in the real world. In particular, this unit will focus on Health Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and Organisational Psychology. The Health Psychology component of this course may include investigation into why we engage in risky health behaviours including smoking, overeating and alcohol use; inequalities in health including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island health; dealing with chronic illness including death and dying, and survivorship. The Forensic Psychology component of the course may include investigation into lie detection, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and eyewitness memory. The Organisational Psychology component of the course may focus on personnel selection, training in organisations, performance measurement, workplace motivation, leadership and aspects of positive psychology.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Psychology Academic Operations
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	PSYC3019
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Helen Paterson, helen.paterson@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Celine Van Golde, celine.vangolde@sydney.edu.au
	Helen Paterson, helen.paterson@sydney.edu.au
	Lisa Kim, lisa.kim@sydney.edu.au
	Haryana Dhillon, haryana.dhillon@sydney.edu.au
	Ilona Juraskova, ilona.juraskova@sydney.edu.au

Assessment

The census date for this unit availability is 2 September 2024

Details
Criteria

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Tutorial quiz	Tutorial Quizzes See Canvas for details.	20%	-	See Canvas for details.
Outcomes assessed:
Supervised exam ?	Final Exam See Canvas for details.	40%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Participation	Engagement Engagement in tutorials (or a reflective journal).	10%	Ongoing Closing date: 03 Nov 2024	See Canvas for details.
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Essay Written assignment.	30%	Week 08 Due date: 20 Sep 2024 at 23:59 Closing date: 18 Oct 2024	See Canvas for details.
Outcomes assessed:
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Assessment summary

Tutorial Quizzes: There will be six quizzes that will take place during your tutorials, but only the marks from your five best quizzes will count towards your final grade. Each of the five quizzes will be worth 4% of the total marks for this.

Quiz #1 will be completed in the Week 3 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 1-2.
Quiz #2 will be completed in the Week 5 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 3-4.
Quiz #3 will be completed in the Week 7 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 5-6.
Quiz #4 will be completed in the Week 9 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 7-8.
Quiz #5 will be completed in the Week 11 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 9-10.
Quiz #6 will be completed in the Week 13 tutorial and will assess lectures, tutorials, and readings from Weeks 11-12.

If you miss one quiz, then your marks from the other five quizzes will count towards your final grade. If you miss more than one quiz and successfully apply for Special Consideration, you will be asked to sit a replacement the week after the quiz (or quizzes). If you cannot attend the replacement quiz (or quizzes) and successfully apply for another Special Consideration, you will receive 'mark adjustment', where the mark you receive for that quiz (or quizzes) will be the average of the quizzes that you have completed.

Engagement: Attendance and participation in tutorial discussions will contribute to your engagement mark.

There is the option of completing a reflective journal - this option is for students who do not wish to or are unable to contribute to class discussions. Each journal entry should be a half-page reflection on the tutorial content from that week. If you choose to submit a reflective journal, it is due by midnight of the following Sunday.

Essay: A full marking rubric and guidelines for the Essay will be posted on Canvas and discussed in your tutorials.

Final Exam: Multiple-choice and short-answer questions based on lectures, set readings, and tutorials. Any replacement for the Final Exam will be in a different format with entirely different questions and consist only of short-answer questions.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

You will receive a penalty of 5% of the maximum value of the assignment (5 marks / 100) for each calendar day or part thereof it is submitted after your due date. After 10 calendar days after your due date, a mark of zero is applied. Submissions will not be accepted after the closing date of the assignment.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Support for students

The Support for Students Policy 2023 reflects the University’s commitment to supporting students in their academic journey and making the University safe for students. It is important that you read and understand this policy so that you are familiar with the range of support services available to you and understand how to engage with them.

The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy 2023. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

If you are having difficulties completing your studies, or are feeling unsure about your progress, we are here to help. You can access the support services offered by the University at any time:

Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
Course planning and administration
Meet with an Academic Adviser

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Organisational Psychology: Introduction and Job Analysis	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	Organisational Psychology: History and Theory	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Organisational Psychology: Job Performance	Lecture (1 hr)
	Organisational Psychology: Motivation	Lecture (1 hr)
	Introduction to PSYC3020 and Job Analysis	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Organisational Psychology: Training	Lecture (1 hr)
	Organisational Psychology: Teams and Leadership	Lecture (1 hr)
	Job Selection; Quiz 1	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	Forensic Psychology: Introduction and Theories of Crime	Lecture (1 hr)
	Forensic Psychology: Criminal Offenders I	Lecture (1 hr)
	Group decision-making and leadership	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	Forensic Psychology: Criminal Offenders II	Lecture (1 hr)
	Forensic Psychology: Criminal Offenders III	Lecture (1 hr)
	Risk Assessment and Treatment of Offenders; Quiz 2	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Forensic Psychology: Eyewitness Memory and Credibility	Lecture (1 hr)
	Forensic Psychology: Lies and the detection of deception	Lecture (1 hr)
	Eyewitness Memory Tutorial I	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Forensic Psychology: Child Witnesses I	Lecture (1 hr)
	Forensic Psychology: Child Witnesses II	Lecture (1 hr)
	Eyewitness Memory Tutorial II; Quiz 3	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Forensic psychology: Police psychology	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Forensic Psychology: Victims of Crime	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	Health Psychology: Introduction to Health Psychology; Dr-Patient-Family Communication & Medical Decision-Making I	Lecture (1 hr)
	Health Psychology: Dr-Patient-Family Communication & Medical Decision-Making II	Lecture (1 hr)
	Medical Communication; Quiz 4	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	Health Psychology: Where social, legal, & health psychology collide	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Health Psychology: Models of Health Behaviour	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Health Psychology: Health disparities and adjustment to illness	Lecture (1 hr)
	Health Psychology: Health risk and enhancing behaviours	Lecture (1 hr)
	Closing the gap – co-designing interventions and challenging individual biases; Quiz 5	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	Health Psychology: Interventions: Individual and public health	Lecture (1 hr)
	Health Psychology: Psychosexual adjustment following illness	Lecture (1 hr)
	Using Health Models to Change Behaviour	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Health Psychology: End of life issues and palliative care	Lecture (1 hr)
	Health Psychology: Cancer survivorship	Lecture (1 hr)
	Motivational Interviewing; Quiz 6	Tutorial (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Comprehend key concepts, empirical findings, and theories in organisational psychology.
LO2. Comprehend key concepts, empirical findings, and theories in forensic psychology.
LO3. Comprehend key concepts, empirical findings, and theories in health psychology.
LO4. Describe, analyse, and critically evaluate key research and theories in psychology.
LO5. Apply core psychological research and theories to organisational, legal, and/or health settings.
LO6. Generate evidence-based recommendations/solutions to applied problems in psychology.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Student feedback is very important to us and we do our best to incorporate student evaluations into our teaching and unit coordination. Based on the feedback last year, we plan to give students more detailed information about the essay and exam questions. We also will ensure that students get more prompt feedback on their quizzes.

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Due to the nature of the class, some topics that will be covered may make you feel uncomfortable or uneasy (e.g., descriptions of crimes including sexual assault, murder, child abuse, domestic violence, discussions of death and dying). If you anticipate that this may be a problem, then we advise you not to take this elective unit of study. However, if you do decide to take it and feel uncomfortable or uneasy, it is important that you contact the unit coordinator or another member of the team as soon as possible to discuss this with them. You are not required to share confidential information with us if you do not wish to. If you attend the class but at any point you feel uncomfortable, you are free to leave. However, you should contact one of the lecturing staff afterwards, who will be happy to assign you comparable readings and study materials since the content of the tutorials and lectures is examinable. They can also provide contact details for support services.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

To help you understand common terms that we use at the University, we offer an online glossary.

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Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Support for students

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

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PSYC3020: Applied Psychology

Semester 2, 2024 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Support for students

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect