Brain and Behaviour
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- Hawthorn On-campus: 36 hours face-to-face Hawthorn Online/OUA: 13 hours Swinburne Online: 12 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn Winter |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Aims and objectives
Unit Learning Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Explain the general methods of investigation employed in psychological research, and show an appreciation of the main issues in research ethics;
2. Explain key concepts from major content areas in psychology. These include: biological underpinnings of psychology; sensory processes, perception, and consciousness; motivation, emotion, health, and abnormal psychology;
3. Locate, organise and integrate information from various sources concerning topics and problems relating to psychology;
4. Communicate in a logical and clear manner the results of investigating a topic or problems relating to psychology;
5. Apply psychological theories, methods, and data to explain everyday experiences and behaviours.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
2 1 |
12 12 |
24 12 |
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities Textbook readings Online activities and quizzes |
2 (approx.) |
12 |
24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Assignment preparation Revision | Recommended | 90 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Type (Hawthorn Online & OUA) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A | ||
Online Contact Collaborate Sessions | 1 | 13 | 13 |
Specified Learning Activities Textbook readings PowerPoint slides Online activities and quizzes Discussion Boards | 4 (approx.) | 13 | 52 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Assignment preparation Revision | Recommended | 85 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Type (SOL) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A | ||
Online Contact Collaborate sessions or other synchronous activities | Up to 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities Discussion board activities Prescribed readings | 5 (approx.) | 12 | 60 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Assignment preparation Revision | Recommended | 78 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Examination | Individual | 40% | 2, 5 |
Assignment 1 (Part A * and Part B) | Individual | 35% (Part A 5%; Part B 30%) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Assignment 2 | Individual | 25% | 1, 3, 4 |
* Assignment Part A provides students with automated feedback as low-stakes assessment.
Content
• Biological aspects of psychology
• Consciousness
• Motivation and emotion
• Neuropsychology
• Health and abnormal psychology
Study resources
- Reading materials.