PSYCHOL 6600OL - Professional and Interpersonal Skills
Online - Online Teaching 6 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PSYCHOL 6600OL Course Professional and Interpersonal Skills Coordinating Unit Psychology Term Online Teaching 6 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s Online Units 3 Contact Up to 2 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Available to Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) (OL) students only Assessment Online Assessments and Written Assignments Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Tiffany Lavis
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Full details of each week's activities can be found in MyUni. -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Determine and integrate culturally responsive practices in interviewing and professional communication. 2 Demonstrate professional communication skills, including active listening, reflection and clarifying, effective questioning, summarising and paraphrasing. 3 Demonstrate effective rapport-building skills in a professional interview. 4 Respond appropriately to diverse psychological problems within a professional setting. 5 Reflect upon and appraise feedback on communication norms and interview techniques used in a professional setting. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 4 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1, 4 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
3, 5 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
1, 2, 3 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1, 2, 4 Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
1, 5 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
3, 5 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
This is a fully online offering using MyUni. Students will require access to the internet to access course content and will be provided with curated required and recommended readings and resources. They will use a telecommunications application (Zoom) to engage in online tutorials.Recommended Resources
Detailed reading lists will be provided within course modules; all reading will be accessible online. Assignments will be submitted via Turnitin.Online Learning
This is a fully online offering. MyUni will be used for all course materials, communication, links to curated resources, online tutorial support and assignments including submissions, feedback and grades.
Best practice for accelerated online learning at the University of Adelaide will be used, and will include the following elements:
1) Announcement
2) Syllabus Outlines
3) Assessment Overviews
4) Detailed assessment guidance for each assessment piece
5) Discussion boards
6) Turn-it-in
7) Modules
8) Group Collaboration Area
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Engagement with course content is facilitated by online videos, interactive online activities, curated readings and resources, and self-directed study supported by weekly online 90 minute tutorial sessions.
There are 6 Weekly Modules with learning scaffolded across the modules to ensure that students develop deep discipline knowledge as well as the academic literacy, research skills and capacity to apply and communicate their understanding as specified for an AQF8 level offering.
Students will complete all of the following activities online;
- Read the material presented in MyUni and participate in the interactive exercises, which will expand upon the material more thoroughly.
- Watch the videos that are in the course to learn about key concepts.
- Complete the exercises putting work into practice.
- Participate in the discussion boards & interactive group sessions.
- Attempt all the quizzes for learning purposes and are not graded to assist in parts of the course or ask for help on the discussion boards.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Hours per Week
Tutorials: 1.5 hours
Tutorial Preparation: 1 hour
Assessment Related Tasks: 8.5 hours
Engaging with online activities: 9 hours
Weekly Reading/Study: 5 hoursLearning Activities Summary
The course is presented over six weeks, with one module per week:
1. Interviewing Styles and Skills
2. Application of Skills in Reflective Psychological Practice
3. Interprofessional Practice — Collaboration and Team Care Provision
4. Professional Communication with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Clients
5. Case Formulation
6. Applying Professional and Interpersonal SkillsSpecific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type % Weighting Hurdle Requirement Course Learning Outcomes being assessed Assessment 1: Short-Answer Questions: Professional Communication Summative 20
No 2 Assessment 2: Part A - Interview Summative 20 TBC 2, 3 Assessment 2: Part B – Reflective Practice Summative 20 No 4, 5 Assessment 3: Case Formulation Summative 40 No 1, 4 Assessment Detail
Assessment 1: SAQs: Professional Communication
Students will complete five short-answer questions to gauge their knowledge of the key competencies and skills required for each stage of an interview. This will cover key communication skills, including:
• determining methods for building rapport
• active listening
• reflection and clarifying
• effective questioning
• summarising and paraphrasing.
Students will complete written responses (total of 1,000 words) to demonstrate their knowledge and the appropriate application of the key skills outlined above. The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate the advanced knowledge of students as it relates to each stage of the interview.
Assessment 2: Part A & Part B – Interview & Reflective Practice
Assessment 2 assesses professional communication and interpersonal skills, including identifying areas for further development. In Assessment 2—Part A, students will conduct a 7-minute interview (via Zoom), which will be recorded and observed by the tutor. The interview is standardised. Students are evaluated on their demonstration of key interview behaviours. Students then complete a reflective assessment (800 words) of their own performance (Part B).
Assessment 3: Case Formulation (1800 words)
Students will apply culturally appropriate responses to a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) case study. The purpose of this assessment is for students to use critical analysis to apply their knowledge in relation to advanced professional communication and interpersonal skills and case formulation.Submission
All assessment occurs online: e-submission, checking for academic integrity in written assessments, e-marking and uploading of videos and other content for both summative and formative assessment task.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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