Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Society and Psychology Capstone
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO2391 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO2391 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFx2020 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Jean Hopman
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4256
Course Coordinator Email: jean.hopman@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 08.10
Course Coordinator Availability: Please email to arrange an appointment.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Enforced Pre-Requisite
Courses Successful completion of
HWSS2247 Working with Human Service Consumers AND
HUSO2393 Transformative Research & Evaluation
Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course. For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.
Course Description
This course includes seminars and a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to your experience.
This capstone course provides an opportunity for you to prepare for and reflect on your transition from university into your future professional career.
The course is designed for you to apply and critically reflect upon the ideas, skills and graduate capabilities you have gained through your program. It will also help you to critically evaluate professional practices and organisational demands using scholarly ideas and your own professional insights. In this course you will draw on skills and knowledge developed throughout your degree. You will explore your future professional context through a WIL component where you undertake a 20 day (minimum) placement in an appropriate organisation, undertaking the kinds of professional tasks you could expect in your work after graduation. Placements may be longer than 20 days due to an agency’s requirements.
This WIL placement experience allows you to develop new professional skills and to reflect on the process of developing a professional identity as you seek out, enter, and experience what is involved in your professional field. WIL placement opportunities in the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) are in a range of organisations in community, public sector and corporate settings. Placements are negotiated between you, the University and organisations.
Students will engage in the University’s processes which will connect you with opportunities with organisational placements.
If you have experience in relevant voluntary or paid employment, you may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which would give you credit for this course. You will be required to undertake written work in support of your application. Relevant information is available on the BP112 Program Canvas.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Apply professional, theoretical and practical knowledge of the social sciences and psychology to your professional practice and further study;
- Critically analyse, synthesise and apply theoretical and professional insights from the psychological and social sciences to reflect on the challenges facing professional practice in a rapidly changing world.
- Apply logical, critical and creative thinking from the psychological and the social sciences to respond effectively to a range of issues associated with changing social, cultural and political contexts.
- Work professionally, ethically and effectively with others from diverse cultural, linguistic and organisational contexts.
- Reflect on the experience of personal and professional practice in international and cross-cultural settings and act in professionalized settings responsibly, ethically and with integrity.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Synthesise knowledge, experience and skills developed through studying psychology in a social sciences frame and professional practice;
- Draw upon a set of professional skills and knowledge to advance your professional working life;
- Critically reflect upon the professional practice experiences of your own and others through applying a range of concepts and ideas.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include interactive seminars that engage group-based discussion and problem-solving tasks. Course learning materials will be made available in a range of formats which may include lectures, guest speakers, suggested articles, videos and online media.
WIL Placement
We recognise and value inclusivity, health, safety and wellbeing and cultural safety for all students on campus and on WIL placements. You may contact your course coordinator or WIL coordinator if you have any concerns before or while on placement. If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability, you can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services to negotiate adjustments during the WIL placement.
Student engagement with placement tasks must begin no later than the 31 October the previous year of undertaking the course. Students will be notified of when and how to initiate the placement tasks on the BP112 Program Canvas. Students who do not engage with the required placement tasks before 31 October the previous year of undertaking the course may not be granted permission to enrol in the course. Permission to enrol late may be granted by the course coordinator. If the necessary placement tasks (e.g. Working with Children Check, WIL agreement, insurance documents, WIL Preparation module) are not completed and approved prior to the start of semester, you may be unenrolled from the course.
The 20-day placement must be undertaken between weeks 1 and 12 of the semester you are enrolled in the course. You may apply for a placement extension if extra time is needed beyond week 12. Extensions will only be approved where evidence of the need is required.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. These resources may include book chapters, journal articles, media articles, lectures, digital micro-credential units, videos and external websites.
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
You are assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment in the course brings together the activities of undertaking a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement with the capstone task of synthesising your learning across the Social Science (Psychology) program.
There are three assessment tasks in Society and Psychology Capstone, all of which relate to your WIL field placement. The three assessments will be assessed by RMIT Staff. The placement hours (a hurdle) will be signed off by a workplace supervisor. The Learning Plan will be assessed by RMIT staff and the workplace supervisor needs to witness it. This is a pass/fail requisite assessed by the Course Coordinators through considering the feedback in your Supervisor Evaluation Form. You cannot pass the course without successfully passing placement.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Learning Plan and Reflection, 30%, CLO 1 and 2.
Assessment Task 2: Self-Care Plan, 30%, CLO 1 and 2.
Assessment Task 3: Critical Reflection Simulation 40%, CLO 1 and 3.
Please note, Assessment 1 and 3 will be completed and assessed in class in Week 1 and 10 respectively.
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
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.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.