Overview
Applied Positive Psychology Project B is the second of two integrated thesis units. In these units, you will plan, design - and have the option to conduct, assess and report - an advanced intervention project in a positive psychology/wellbeing or resilience-related field. Stage 2 of the thesis process will occur in this unit and includes two options, both conducted under the supervision of a qualified Academic supervisor. Option 1 Submit a completed thesis, which will include: • A Systematic Review, submitted in journal article format • Reporting all elements of your proposed intervention, as specified in the Unit Assessment Guide. Option 2 (only recommended for students working 0-3 days per week). • Implement your intervention project • Collect and assess data and/or interviews (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods) or utilise an existing dataset • Submit a completed thesis. Your completed thesis submission will include a comprehensive literature review as well as reporting all elements of your research project, as specified in the Unit Assessment Guide. Support and training will be provided within both units for planning, conducting and evaluating a rigorous Master's level research study, and for reporting a study or proposed study via a thesis format.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PSYC20044 Applied Positive Psychology Project A
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 2 - 2019
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 24-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 50 hours of study per week, making a total of 600 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Apply research project knowledge and skills applicable to working as a positive psychology practitioner and researcher
- Competently apply a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method design approach to conducting and evaluating a research project
- Apply high-level written communication and research skills to the production of a thesis, including a Literature Review or Systematic Review.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation - 100% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||
| 2 - Communication | |||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||
| 4 - Research | |||
| 5 - Self-management | |||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||
| 7 - Leadership | |||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation - 100% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
There are no prescribed textbooks for this unit. Readings and resources will be supplied as part of the coursework.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.gerace@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue literature review and methods.
Systematic review report students: Continue data collection and methods.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue literature review and methods.
Systematic review report students: Continue data collection and methods.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue literature review and methods; begin data analysis.
Systematic review report students: Continue data collection and methods; prepare PRISMA.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Intervention report students: Submit draft of literature review and methods to supervisor.
Systematic review report students: Submit draft of methods to supervisor.
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue data analysis (intervention report students).
Systematic review report students: Begin data analysis; draft results, including tables.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue data analysis.
Systematic review report students: Continue data analysis; draft results, including tables.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Continue data analysis; draft results; prepare appendices.
Systematic review report students: Continue data analysis; draft results, including tables.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Draft results.
Systematic review report students: Draft introduction and discussion.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Intervention report students: Submit draft of literature review, methods, and results to supervisors (intervention report students).
Systematic review report students: Submit draft of methods and results to supervisor.
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Draft discussion.
Systematic review report students: Draft introduction and discussion.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Draft discussion.
Systematic review report students: Draft introduction and discussion; prepare short proposal for future study.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Draft discussion (intervention report students).
Systematic review report students: Draft introduction and discussion; prepare short proposal for future study.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
All students: Finalise literature review/introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
All students: Submit thesis draft to supervisors.
Module/Topic
All students: Finalise literature review/introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
All students: Finalise thesis.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Complete final ethics report.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intervention report students: Complete final ethics report.
Chapter
All resources, including notes, videos, and activities, are available on Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Thesis/Dissertation
For this unit, you are required to complete your thesis, which may consist of either:
- Option 1: a systematic review and a proposal for a future study
- Option 2: an intervention report of your study, consisting of your introduction, methods, results, and discussion.
Further task details for both types of thesis, including formatting and presentation guidelines, will be available on the unit Moodle site.
Review/Exam Week Monday (14 Oct 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
Examination of the thesis will take 2-4 weeks.
You will be assessed on:
- understanding of the research question and issues related to it
- review of relevant literature
- clarity of reporting of methods and procedure
- data analyses, including data screening, statistical and/or critical analyses
- interpretation of results in light of research question, relevant research, and study design
- quality of written communication and presentation, including correct APA referencing and formatting.
Detailed information regarding assessment requirements and criteria for assessment can be found in the Unit and Assessment Guide on Moodle.
- Apply research project knowledge and skills applicable to working as a positive psychology practitioner and researcher
- Competently apply a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method design approach to conducting and evaluating a research project
- Apply high-level written communication and research skills to the production of a thesis, including a Literature Review or Systematic Review.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
