Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Psychology of Everyday Thinking

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

 

 

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BESC1071	City Campus	Undergraduate	150H Health Sciences	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
BESC1071	City Campus	Undergraduate	150H Health Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010
BESC1071	City Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025
BESC1392	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	150H Health Sciences	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015
BESC1392	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021
BESC1526	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2022, Viet1 2023
BESC1558	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2023

Course Coordinator: Sarah Bonnell

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: sarah.bonell@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course will introduce you to the study of psychology by examining the current state of knowledge of some fundamental psychological concepts and processes including consciousness, perception, learning, memory, motivation, personality and psychological disorders. You will also explore some basic research methods used by psychologists to study behaviour and the conscious experience.  Finally, this course will examine what it means to be an undergraduate psychology student at RMIT. For example, you will be introduced to university policies and procedures, study skills, and academic integrity. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP154 Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology):

• PLO 1:  Understand appropriate and relevant fundamental and applied evidence-based knowledge and undertake lifelong learning to improve personal and professional practice 
• PLO 2: Demonstrate a capacity to employ a variety of approaches and procedures to research to permit judgements and decisions to be supported by appropriate evidence that places practice within a global and local context.
• PLO 4: Engage in dialogue with a diverse range of people and communicate in a broad range of forms (written, electronic, graphic, oral) to meet the circumstances of the situation and the capabilities of the audience.
• PLO 5: Maintains tolerance and respect for individuals and   groups from diverse backgrounds, holding diverse values, adhering to professional expectations and demonstrating ethical behaviour.

On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Acquire a foundational understanding of human behaviour from a psychological perspective through the study of selected psychological theories and concepts.
2. Apply psychological knowledge to critically analyse and propose evidence-based solutions for complex real-world problems.
3. Critically evaluate designated psychological theories, systematically examining their empirical foundations, practical relevance, ethical implications, and potential limitations.
4. Understand and demonstrate skills required of all undergraduate university students (e.g., understanding of university policies and procedures, study skills, and academic integrity).
5. Demonstrate academic written communication skills. 

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Tutorial Tasks (5)
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports 1,2, 3, 4, & 5 

Assessment Task 2: Quizzes (2)
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports 1, 2, 3, & 4 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.