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PSYC11011 Personal and Professional Development
Personal and Professional Development
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General Information

Overview

This unit is designed to help you, as a university student studying psychology, to build a set of evidence-based strategies to prepare you for your academic and professional life. You will receive practical instruction on how to effectively study at university; develop your written and oral communication skills; work effectively in groups; navigate the scientific literature; and apply American Psychological Association (APA) referencing conventions. Your communication, teamwork and research skills will be utilised in the design and preparation of a group presentation. You will also be introduced to career pathways in psychology-related disciplines, and given insight into the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge relevant to a career in psychology. The creation of a career portfolio will help you identify and market the transferable knowledge and skills that you will acquire throughout your degree.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 3 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 9 September 2024
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) Office

Feedback

Including a must-pass grade of 60% for Assessment 2 needs to be amended due to this unit being a first year, first term unit.

Recommendation

Reduce the pass rate for Assessment 2 to 25/50 (50%).

Feedback from Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) Office

Feedback

The assessments for this unit are all due at the end of the term and should be more evenly distributed.

Recommendation

Bring forward the due date for Assessment 3 (e-portfolio) from week 13 to week 5. This will require an adjustment to the schedule and content relating to portfolios.

Feedback from Student feedback, unit coordinator reflection, Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) Office

Feedback

Allocating groups after the census date (week 4) does not allow enough time for groups to complete their task.

Recommendation

Allocate groups by the end of week 2 of the term. This will require an adjustment to the schedule and content relating to groupwork.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Information for Unit Learning Outcomes has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 9 September 2024
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 14 October 2024
Academic Integrity Statement

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