HPS773 - The Human Mind
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Melissa Hayden Trimester 3: Stefanie Sharman |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is at a postgraduate level and students enrolled in undergraduate courses cannot undertake it. PG students must check with their course adviser before enrolling in the unit. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS203 |
| 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 1: 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per fortnight, 1 x 1 hour online activities per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Trimester 1: 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per fortnight, 1 x 1 hour online activities per week. Trimester 3: 1 x 1-hour class per week 1 x 30-minute Q & A (online) per week 1 x 1-hour seminar (online) per week. |
Content
This unit presents a broad coverage of theories proposed by psychologists to explain the processes by which humans acquire, store, communicate, and use knowledge or information; the various research methods used by psychologists to study these processes; and some classic experimental findings in cognitive psychology which are the cornerstones of the theories referred to above. Topics covered include object recognition, attention, memory, reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving. These topics are treated within an information-processing approach to human cognition.
| 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 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in cognitive psychology, from a variety of cultural perspectives including Indigenous Australian perspectives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the practical and theoretical skills of cognitive psychological research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply theories and principles of cognitive psychology to novel findings and situations that arise in everyday life. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Compare and contrast the different theories used in cognitive psychology and explain the key mechanisms and theories within the sub-fields of object recognition, attention, memory, concepts, visual knowledge, judgement and reasoning, problem solving and intelligence and unconscious processes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Develop skills in the derivation of empirical predictions and assess the adequacy of these against a set of experimental findings in cognitive psychology. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Independently interpret cognitive psychological research to develop a well-structured, evidence-based written lab report that conforms to APA formatting conventions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO7 | Critically evaluate concepts, theories and empirical findings from published cognitive psychology research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO8 | Present a written lab report that is coherent, concise and exhibits a clear progression of ideas. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1 :| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1: Laboratory Report Introduction | 1000 words | 25% |
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| Assessment 2: Complete Laboratory Report | 1500 words (+ 1000 words AT1 resubmission) | 35% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 2 hours | 40% |
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| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1: Laboratory Report Introduction Skills | 750 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Laboratory Report Discussion | 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 mins | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS773 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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