HPS307 - Personality

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester.

Last updated: 5 October 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Beatrice Alba
Trimester 2: Sharon Horwood
Prerequisite:

Must have passed one of: HPS201, HPS202, HPS203, HPS204, HPS205, HPS310

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with: HPS791
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Trimester 2: 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:Trimester 2 and Trimester 3: 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.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Show a deep understanding of the major theories of Personality.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO2

Integrate and apply theories to real world settings.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Understand conceptual issues relating to the study and application of personality theory.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Communicate academic content effectively in written form.

 GLO2: Communication

ULO5

Critically evaluate scientific information.

 GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO6

Demonstrate understanding of the practical purpose and function of personality testing in clinical settings.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

 

For more specific learning objectives for assessments and for each topic please see the relevant documents in CloudDeakin (study guide / online modules and the assignment instructions).

Assessment

Trimester 3:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Lab report 2000 words 45%
  • Week 6
Assessment 2: Personality profile report 1000 - 1500 words 25%
  • Week 10
Assessment 3: Examination 90 minutes 30%
  • Examination period

Assessment

Trimester 2 and Trimester 3:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Lab report 2,000 words 45%
  • Week 6
Assessment 2: Personality profile report 1,000 - 1,500 words 25%
  • Week 10
Assessment 3: Examination 2 hours 30%
  • Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS307 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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