HPS307 - Personality
Unit details
| Year | 2017 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Trimester 2: Sharon Horwood Trimester 3: Jacqui Macdonald Email: HPS307@deakin.edu.au |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed one of: HPS201, HPS202, HPS203, HPS204, HPS205, HPS310 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS791 |
| Contact hours: | Trimester 2 Campus: 1 x 2 hour seminar per week Trimester 2 and Trimester 3 Cloud (online): 1 x 2 hour cloud (online) seminar per week |
Content
This unit provides students with an opportunity to explore a range of theoretical frameworks which are used in the study of personality. It will provide students with a sound knowledge of the nature of personality theories, and the major themes, assumptions and issues involved in this area. Students will analyse the psychoanalytic, learning, phenomenological, dispositional and cognitive approaches, in order to assess their practical usefulness and scientific status. Activities will tend to focus on application of the theories.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Lab report (2000 words) 35%
Assessment task 2: Personality profile online quiz 10%
Assessment task 3: Seminar report (maximum 2500 words) 15%
Assessment task 4: Examination (2 hours) 40%
Unit Fee Information
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