HPS207 - Preparing for Employment
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online), CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Elizabeth Clancy |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in course A301, D387, D390, D391, H300, H344, H345 |
| Prerequisite: | Eligible students will have completed at least eight credit points of study and be enrolled in one of the following courses: A301, D387, D390, D391, H300, H344, H345 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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: | 1 x 1 hour class (online) per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 1 hour class (online) per week |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery | |
Content
This unit aims to:
(i) provide students with an introduction to psychology as it applies in the workplace, and,
(ii) develop strategies and skills that will help students to build purposeful and relevant career plans and gain meaningful employment at the completion of their studies in psychology
The unit is very practically oriented and is designed to provide students with insight into careers that relate to the application of skills gained from a behavioural science degree such as psychology. There is particular emphasis on relevant careers available to students exiting after a three year (Bachelor degree) or four year (Honours or equivalent) sequence in psychology. The unit is delivered within a framework of key theoretical concepts of organisational psychology, and their relation to work and employment, and covers three main areas:
- The various options that are available for employment and career advancement within the field of Psychology and related occupations. Students will gain insight into their own interests, aptitudes, and other characteristics and critically evaluate this information to identify relevant and meaningful career/employment options.
- The importance of communication and teamwork in an organisational context. Students will explore the way teams develop and function and, utilising information gained about themselves in Theme 1, specifically analyse and evaluate their own interactions and contributions in a team setting.
- Preparation of key materials relating to job seeking in order to improve students’ success when applying, interviewing and marketing themselves to employers. This will involve the integration of concepts explored and identified throughout the unit including potential career options, transferrable skills, strengths and development areas and course learning outcomes.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Synthesise and apply theoretical concepts of organisational psychology to real life settings in seeking employment and developing career plans. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse and identify transferable skills and evaluate these individual skills against published selection criteria. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Analyse and synthesise information relating to personal style, attributes and strengths, and address how these may apply to employment and career planning. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Create solutions to problems utilising appropriate group decision making and problem-solving techniques or models. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Analyse team functionality in a work setting through examining team formation and development, evaluating team performance and assessing the impact of individual personal style on the ability to interact and communicate successfully with others. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 2:Assessments in this unit are particularly applied in nature. They involve a high degree of self-reflection and self-assessment as well as application of information obtained through lived experiences and applied activities.
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Self-assessment report and career development action plan | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Part A: Team solution of organisational psychology related business problem Part B: Individual analysis of the development of a newly formed team and evaluation of team performance and roles of team members in solving the problem | Part A: 10 minute group presentation | Part A: 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Submission of a job application for a nominated real-life position including a document addressing key selection criteria and a cover letter and a curriculum vitae to be attached to the job application | 1500 words | 30% |
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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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS207 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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