PSYC20044 - Applied Positive Psychology Project A

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Applied Positive Psychology Project A is the first of two integrated units. In these units, you will plan and design a research project - either a research study or systematic review - in an applied positive psychology/wellbeing and/or resilience-related field. Under the supervision of a qualified Academic supervisor, you will develop a research project proposal. This will involve undertaking (i) a preliminary literature review to identify and support your proposal; and (ii) developing a project plan, including proposed Methods, Data Collection and Analysis sections. As part of the unit, you will also complete a relevant ethics application for a proposed project. In the unit Applied Positive Psychology Project B (PSYC20045), which is Stage 2 of the process, following proposal approval, you will undertake your research study or systematic review.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: PSYC20036; PSYC20037; PSYC20038; PSYC20039; PSYC20040; PSYC20041; PSYC20042; PSYC20043

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Research Proposal 0%
2. Practical Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% response rate.

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.

Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
Students found the Moodle site easy to navigate, with the specific sections devoted to different research approaches allowing students to focus on materials most useful to their project and to work at their own pace.
Recommendation
Retain the structure of the Moodle site and content.
Action Taken
The Moodle site was restructured with content ordered according to weeks, with key materials and tasks needed to be completed during each week under each week's tile. However, within each weekly tile, materials were still separated into sections for each research approach, allowing students to focus on materials most useful to their project. The decision to order materials by week was so that expectations as to pace of progression through the unit were clearer.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
Students felt that the support provided by their project supervisors provided excellent research training.
Recommendation
Students should continue to work with at least one project supervisor with oversight from the Unit Coordinator.
Action Taken
Students continued to work with one project supervisor with oversight from the Unit Coordinator, including more tutorial sessions run by the Unit Coordinator.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
One student felt that additional informal milestones around assessments (e.g., deadlines for drafts) would allow students to better manage their workload.
Recommendation
Review unit schedule to include additional informal milestones for assessment pieces.
Action Taken
Unit schedule was reviewed with key milestones for each week listed for each week of term.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
Students felt that the Moodle site was easy to navigate and materials were useful to their completion of assessment items.
Recommendation
Retain structure of Moodle site and content.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
Students felt supported by their research project supervisors and the Unit Coordinator.
Recommendation
Students will continue to work with a project supervisor with oversight from and tutorials run by the Unit Coordinator.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations).
Feedback
One student indicated that they would like more examples of assessment pieces and ethics applications.
Recommendation
More examples of assessment pieces and ethics applications will be provided.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge and ethical approaches from relevant research domains to develop a proposal for an applied Positive Psychology research project
  2. Apply critical evaluation skills to identify and evaluate relevant research literature for a research project
  3. Complete a relevant research ethics application for a project.

N/A - the Master of Applied Positive Psychology has no accreditation requirements.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Research Proposal • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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 •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Research Proposal • • • • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •