HPS105 - Foundations of Psychological Practice
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Alexa Hayley Trimester 2: Alexa Hayley All enquiries to HPS105@deakin.edu.au |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on-campus interactive lecture per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online interactive lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Note:Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details. | |
Content
This unit introduces students to the ways that the profession of psychology applies, and also informs, psychological knowledge to solve problems associated with human behaviour. The content of the unit provides a context for understanding and applying the discipline-specific knowledge and skills acquired through completion of the Psychology undergraduate courses.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Recognise and demonstrate professional and academic ethics; identify and explain ethical and non-ethical professional conduct and consequences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Understand the principles underlying the scientist-practitioner model and the scientist-practitioner gap. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply principles and frameworks of evidence-based practice to address psychological problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Understand the varying types and quality of information used in psychological practice/allied fields, such as evidence used for case formulation, levels of evidence, research findings, and logical fallacies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Recognise the importance of acknowledging individual and cultural diversity in psychological practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Identify career options and the relevant education and training pathways to these careers. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Career and course plan | 1000 words + | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Case Analysis - Ethics and Case Formulation | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Case Analysis - Evidence-Based Practice | 1 x online quiz | 40% |
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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 HPS105 can be found via the University Library.
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.
Unit Fee Information
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