Course Title: The Psychology of Training the Individual
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: The Psychology of Training the Individual
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BESC1074 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
150H Health Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Diane Mead Niblo
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7375
Course Coordinator Email: diane.niblo@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This elective is designed to introduce students to the study of groups and group dynamics. It aims to help students become more aware of their own interactive modes and to understand how these influence and are influenced by group processes. It helps students build an experientially informed, coherent, theoretical understanding of:
- the ways in which groups develop and function
- the factors that constrain and improve group performance
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
By the end of the course students are expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of theory and research in the formation, development, and structure of small groups; group decision making and performance; leadership; intragroup conflict; and power.
- Articulate an organised and coherent understanding of group behaviour informed by their own experience of small group interaction.
- Provide evidence of small group observation skills.
- Develop, prepare, and present a piece of psychological research related to group dynamics.
- Work effectively in a small group.
- Understand their preferred mode of operating in small groups.
- Demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate ideas in a range of media
Overview of Learning Activities
Lectures are designed to help students acquire a theoretical framework of social psychological knowledge. Lecture outlines will be available on the WWW for one week following the lecture. It is important that students read the set chapters prior to the lecture.
Tutorials enable students to engage in synthesis, critical analysis and further exploration of the lecture material, forging practical links to their areas of interest. Emphasis is on collaborative learning; students are required to play an active role in tutorial activities.
Students build on their skills of psychological research in the key research summary and observational field study.
The end of semester test provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the consolidation of their theoretical and experiential learning.
Overview of Learning Resources
Combination of text and library resources.
Overview of Assessment
Combination of individual and group assessment.