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Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 24 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.5 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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).
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Thesis/Dissertation | 100% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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 (email)
Students appreciated the ability to choose a project type and topic area for their thesis.
Maintain, with guidance from teaching staff, student choice of project type and topic area for their thesis.
Student choice regarding their thesis project was maintained.
Source: Student feedback (evaluations)
Students would have liked more examples of recent student theses to view for guidance on structure and approach to writing the thesis.
Provide students with more examples of recent student theses, that used diverse methods and methodologies.
Additional sample theses were provided.
Source: Direct student feedback.
Students appreciated the support provided by the unit coordinator and their research project supervisors.
Maintain the support provided to students by the Unit Coordinator and project supervisors.
In Progress
Source: Direct student feedback.
Students appreciated the ability to choose a project type and topic area for their thesis.
Maintain, with guidance from teaching staff, student choice of project type and topic area for their thesis.
In Progress
Source: Direct student feedback.
Students appreciated having examples of recent student theses to view for guidance on structure and approach to writing the thesis.
Unit coordinator will provide and discuss the most recent available thesis examples.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation | • | • | • |
| 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 | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||