HPS104 - Foundations of Psychological Science
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HBS108 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week |
| Note: | All activities in this unit are optional. LECTURES will be held live but also recorded and made available to students who cannot attend. There is no need to sign up for them. LEARNING OBJECTIVES. These are pre-recorded, focus exclusively on assessment-related material, and can be used for self-study. Students who attend/watch Lecture Classes do not need to watch these recordings. SEMINARS are optional, run fortnightly, are recorded, and are offered primarily in online mode. Three of the seminar topics, where students may benefit from small-groups in-person attendance, are also offered on-campus (in weeks 3 or 4, 5 or 6, 7 or 8). Students must sign up on STAR to attend these three topics on-campus. There is no need to sign up to attend online. MEETINGS/DROP-INS are available online and run in weeks when seminars do not. These are 'Drop-In' sessions where students can meet staff, ask questions, receive additional support, etc. These are optional and are NOT recorded. |
Content
This unit introduces students to the empirical foundations of psychology. The central question addressed is: 'What does it mean to be an evidence-based practitioner of psychology?'. Topics include: the nature of evidence in psychology; the relationship between psychological research and practice; experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental quantitative research designs; qualitative research; threats to the reliability and validity of research; statistics and the interpretation of results; ethical research and ethical practice in psychology.
Unit Fee Information
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