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Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social and Clinical Psychology (PSYC1030)

Study period
Sem 1 2025
Location
St Lucia
Attendance mode
In Person

Course overview

Study period
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
Study level
Undergraduate
Location
St Lucia
Attendance mode
In Person
Units
2
Administrative campus
St Lucia
Coordinating unit
Psychology School

The School of Psychology recommends only two of the three first year courses is undertaken in the first semester of study.
Psychology is the scientific study of how people behave, think and feel. This course spans a variety of topics including the development of thought, language and personality as well as issues in clinical psychology. The course also covers social issues including communication, aggression, and altruism, Students will be given the opportunity to participate in both classic and state-of-the-art psychological research and to demonstrate their understanding of the research process. Contact hours:
Semester 1 and Semester 2: Flipped class model with a two hour tutorial and a one hour learning enrichment session per week. Summer Semester: accelerated Flipped class model with a two hour tutorial and two on-line lectures per week. This course may not be offered over Summer if enrolment is less than 15 students.

This course will give you an overview of topics in developmental, social and clinical psychology. Lectures are presented online in the form of a series of videos with associated activities. Each week there will be a 1-hour lecture in person (RECORDED), online lectures (UQ Extend), and in most weeks, you will also haveᅠa 2-hour tutorial (NOT RECORDED).


EXPECTATIONS

It is expected that each week you will attend the lecture (or watch the recording) and watch the online lecture videos in your own time. A significant proportion of the marks for the course will be awarded based on tutorial activities - these can ONLY be completed (and must be submitted) during the tutorial and many tutorial activities are group based. As such, it is essential that you not only attend your tutorial but that youᅠmaximise engagement with your peers and tutors/lecturers in these sessions.

This course is designed as a blended course. This means that both the self-learning component and in-class participation (tutorials and lecture sessions) are necessary for successful completion of the course.ᅠ

You must sign on to a tutorial session using the standard UQ signon procedure via Allocate+.


Study Tips

Important: You will need to spend between 6 to 10 hours per week doing the in person and online lectures, relevant readings,ᅠandᅠpreparing for tutorials for this course. Assessment is spread throughout the semester, so you need to work consistently and regularly to keep up. There is no final exam so you cannot delay your study until the end of the semester.

If you want to take notes, you should aim to take notes from the lecture videos as though you were sitting in an actual lecture. Focus on the main points that are being covered, rather than trying to write down every word (transcripts of each videos are available in the captions). Transcribing the videos word-for-word will be very time consuming and is not an effective way to learn.ᅠ

Tutorialsᅠwill not be recorded as they are designed to be highly interactive. A significant proportion of the tutorial hours will be dedicated to group work. Therefore, you will need to be present in class for the duration of eachᅠtutorial, and we expect that you will engage with your classmates and tutors.ᅠ

Class attendance and participation are an integral part of this course.ᅠᅠ


ASSESSMENT

Rationale for assessment:ᅠThe assessment for this course is based on some of the principles of effective learning identified by scientific research.

If you want to learn more about the science behind effective learning, we highly recommend that you read the following book:

"Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" (2014) by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel.

The very brief summary is that learning is more effective when:

  • Repeated testing is used;
  • Feedback on performance is delayed;
  • Recall rather than recognition is used;
  • Learning is interleaved with other topics;
  • Learning is spaced out over time.

In this course, we will test you throughout the course to encourage spaced learning, rather than massed study before an end of semester exam. We would also encourage you not to try and watch all of each week's videos in a single sitting. You might want to break up the videos by completing study for some of your other courses.ᅠ

Students will also be able to gain course credit for participation in psychological studies being conducted in the School of Psychology. This is a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience of how research is conducted, and what sorts of questions psychologists ask.

Course contact

Course staff

Lecturer

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

Lectures

Lectures will be delivered via Blackboard. You will be given instructions through Blackboard on how to sign up.

 

Tutorials

Tutorials commence in Teaching Week 2 - there is preparation reading that you need to complete before each tutorial. You must sign up for a tutorial via Allocate+. Tutorial selection or change of preference can only be made via Allocate+.

Some course material will be available only in tutorials and not in the online lectures (e.g., exercises relating to the group project and lab report assignment will be conducted and discussed exclusively during tutorials). If you don't attend, you will not be able to access all the information. Tutors in PSYC1030 do not have weekly consultation times outside of the scheduled tutorials. If you need to ask your tutor about course content or assessment, please try to do so during tutorials or ask your questions on the Tutorial Forum on the Blackboard site or send your tutor an email. Tutor emails can be found on Blackboard -> Course Staff.

 

Learning Enrichment Sessions 

Students in PSYC1030 this semester will have the opportunity to attend weekly learning enrichment sessions . These sessions are designed to complement the material presented in the online lectures and tutorials and for you to gain a further appreciation of the three areas of psychology covered in the course (Developmental, Clinical, and Social). Additionally, these sessions are aimed to provide students an opportunity to connect with the lecturer and their classmates, so you feel engaged and well-supported throughout the semester. 

Aims and outcomes

The primary goal of the first year courses in psychology is to introduce students to both the topical diversity and the underlying theoretical and methodological continuity of psychology as a scientific discipline. We also aim to help students acquire the conceptual languages of psychology and to assist students in their development of a critical perspective on psychological issues. Pursuit of these goals should enable students not only to know something of psychology, but also to begin to think like a scientist. Please note, however, that it is NOT a goal of first year psychology to equip students with skills for the therapeutic practice of psychology.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

LO1.

Have a foundational understanding of research and theory in developmental, clinical, and social psychology, and their broad historical contexts

LO2.

Engage in scientific thinking to accurately interpret and meaningfully progress research in the field

LO3.

Use the language of psychology to engage in oral and written communication of research in the field

LO4.

Communicate and work effectively with others from diverse backgrounds to achieve a common outcome

LO5.

Become active participants in academic culture and practices at the university level

LO6.

Describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples identities, cultures, and histories with particular focus on connection to Country, cultural resilience, and resistance to colonisation.

Assessment

Assessment summary

Category Assessment task Weight Due date
Quiz In class lecture content quizzes 52%

Quiz 1 24/03/2025 - 28/03/2025

Quiz 2 28/04/2025 - 2/05/2025

Quiz 3 26/05/2025 - 30/05/2025

Tutorial/ Problem Set Tutorial Activity Workheets 42%

3/03/2025 - 7/03/2025

10/03/2025 - 14/03/2025

17/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

31/03/2025 - 4/04/2025

7/04/2025 - 11/04/2025

12/05/2025 - 16/05/2025

19/05/2025 - 23/05/2025

Participation/ Student contribution Research Participation 6%

24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025

Quiz Cultural Safety Module 1
  • Hurdle
P/F Required to pass the course

24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025

A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.

Assessment details

In class lecture content quizzes

Mode
Written
Category
Quiz
Weight
52%
Due date

Quiz 1 24/03/2025 - 28/03/2025

Quiz 2 28/04/2025 - 2/05/2025

Quiz 3 26/05/2025 - 30/05/2025

Learning outcomes
L01

Task description

Format: There are 3 in-tutorial quizzes as set out in the lecture schedule. The quizzes are CLOSED BOOK and comprise multiple choice questions with 60 minutes to complete.

Content: Each quiz will assess the previous 4 weeks of lecture material.

Time & Date: Quizzes are to be completed during your weekly tutorial in quiz weeks 5, 9, and 13. 

Further instructions and details will be provided in the lectures, tutorials, and on the Blackboard site.

Submission guidelines

To be submitted during tutorials

Deferral or extension

You may be able to defer this exam.

For full details please review the School of Psychology Student Guidelines - Extensions and Deferred quiz/exam.

Tutorial Activity Workheets

Mode
Written
Category
Tutorial/ Problem Set
Weight
42%
Due date

3/03/2025 - 7/03/2025

10/03/2025 - 14/03/2025

17/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

31/03/2025 - 4/04/2025

7/04/2025 - 11/04/2025

12/05/2025 - 16/05/2025

19/05/2025 - 23/05/2025

Learning outcomes
L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Seven (of the 10) tutorials are content tutorials. A short answer worksheet (2 or 3 questions each requiring 50-100 words) based on the tutorial activity is to be completed in the final 20 minutes of the tutorial and handed in at the end of the tutorial.

Each worksheet will be worth 7 marks and the best 6 worksheets will form the total worksheet mark (out of 42).

There are no options for deferral or late submission.

Submission guidelines

To be submitted during tutorials

Deferral or extension

You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.

There are no extensions or deferrals available. To account for this, only the best 6 of 7 submissions count towards the final mark.

Research Participation

Mode
Activity/ Performance
Category
Participation/ Student contribution
Weight
6%
Due date

24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025

Learning outcomes
L05

Task description

As a valuable adjunct to learning about research from lectures, tutorials, and texts, PSYC1030 students have the opportunity to learn first-hand through participation in actual research studies, and to earn up to six percent marks towards their course grade.

Submission guidelines

Using SONA portal as per email instructions in Week 2. Alternative research participation assessments should be submitted via the submission portal in the Blackboard Assessment -> Research Participation folder.

Deferral or extension

You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.

Cultural Safety Module 1

  • Hurdle
Mode
Written
Category
Quiz
Weight
P/F Required to pass the course
Due date

24/02/2025 - 30/05/2025

Learning outcomes
L06

Task description

Students need to complete the online cultural safety module before the end of semester and complete the short answer quiz for this on the blackboard page. Students will be automatically enrolled in the UQ Extend course for the whole Faculty with a link available on the PSYC1030 page.

 

Students must complete the online quiz via the PSYC1030 blackboard page. This quiz will have 2 short answer questions and students will be marked on whether theirs is an appropriate response, evidenced by module content and resources. Inappropriate or derogatory/disrespectful answers will fail this assessment.

Hurdle requirements

You must pass this assessment to pass the course

Submission guidelines

Submission is via the online quiz on blackboard before the due date.

Deferral or extension

You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Grade Cut off Percent Description
1 (Low Fail) 0 - 24.99

Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes.

2 (Fail) 25 - 46.99

Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes.

3 (Marginal Fail) 47 - 49.99

Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes

4 (Pass) 50 - 64.99

Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes.

5 (Credit) 65 - 74.99

Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes.

6 (Distinction) 75 - 84.99

Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes.

7 (High Distinction) 85 - 100

Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes.

Additional course grading information

Students cannot pass the course without passing the Cultural Safety Module 1 and its assessment.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is available for this course.

Additional assessment information

Appealing Worksheet Marks

If you are unhappy with your mark for the written worksheets in the course, or would like more feedback, you must correspond withᅠyour tutor first. We askᅠthat you take your worksheet away for at least 48 hours andᅠread the comments carefully before you contact your tutor.

If you still feel that there are points of contention after taking the time to reflect on your work in light of your tutor's comments, we ask that you write an email to your tutor specifying your justification for why you believe your mark should be re-evaluated.

If you are unable to resolve your queries via written correspondence with your tutor, you can then apply for worksheet to be remarked. Please note that, as part of your application for remark, you will be required to attach a copy of the written correspondence with your tutor. Applications without evidence for written correspondence with your tutor will not be accepted. Please consult myUQᅠfor information on how to apply for a remark (UQ Policy and Procedures (PPL) Assessment Procedure, Section 3, Part G Assessment

Procedure / Document / Policy and Procedure Library (uq.edu.au).ᅠAlso note that this remark is final and your mark (and possibly your grade for the course) can go up or down.

Academic Integrity

Written assessment in the course will be electronically screened for potential academic misconduct (e.g., plagiarism, collusion) using TurnitIn. Any assignments that are flagged by TurnitIn to have substantial overlap in content with other sources will then be manually examined by the course coordinator and the course tutor(s). If the nature of overlap is deemed to be of valid concern by course staff, then your assignment, along with the TurnitIn report and any other relevant documentation (e.g., overlapping sources) will be sent to the UQ School of Psychology's Academic Integrity Officer to be formally investigatedᅠfor academic misconduct. You will not receive any marks for the criteria (based on the marking rubric) whichᅠcontainᅠwork concluded as non-original. Further penalties may apply depending on the nature of the case. For the Lab Report Introduction, all students will be required to submit an originality statement along with their assignment--more information on this will be provided on Blackboard and in the tutorials.

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.

Additional learning resources information

PSYC1030 eLearning Blackboard site

This site contains information about the course (including this course profile), online lectures, Zoom links to learning enrichment sessions, recordings from the learning enrichment sessions, tutorial forums, assessment resources and results, and important announcements. Your myUQ login and password (the same ones you use for mySi-net and your UQ student email account) will allow you access to the PSYC1030 Blackboard site. To access the site log onto MyUQᅠhttps://student.my.uq.edu.au/ᅠand select 'Learn.UQ'.

Suggestions for Approaching Your Learning in PSYC1030

General Approach to Learning

You will need to be organised in your approach to learning PSYC1030. Below are some hints for learning in PSYC1030. These hints will also be useful for other courses.

University study is more demanding than Year 12. You are required to cover a considerable amount of material in each course, and you are responsible for your own study. The key toᅠthriving at university is to be organised. If you adopt a methodical approach to your study, then you are more likely to have time to enjoy the wider aspects of university life, in addition to achieving well in your course work.

Study habits that were encouraged by your secondary school teachers are just as important at university. It is beneficial to regard university study as an occupation. You should develop a regular routine that enables you to maintain pace with current material, and to prepare for assignments well in advance of the due date. Set aside fixed times for your studies, so that you do not fall behind in any of your courses. Plan for written assignments in advance, so that you do not have to miss important work to meet the due date, or fall behind in other courses in the weeks in which those assignments are due. It is also a good idea to vary your working day, rather than spending all of one day on a particular course. It is also more effective to limit study sessions to no more than two hours without taking a rest or coffee break in which you actually leave your desk.

At all times, prepare before attending the tutorials so that you can most effectively engage with your classmates and your tutors/lecturersᅠduring in-class hours. Active engagement during your classesᅠwill help you better process and understand the material which, in turn, will be reflected in your performance on the assessments for the course. If there are any points that are unclear when taking notes, you may want to put a question mark in the margin.ᅠBy doing this, you can easily clarify the unclear concepts soon after class with the lecturer, a tutor, or a classmate. Each week's material builds on each other, so it is essential that you are engaging with the material in a timely manner (i.e., week-by-week) and that you clarify any points of confusion before moving ontoᅠsubsequent weeks.

Some Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to sign on for a tutorial?

Yes, you need to sign on to a tutorial via Allocate+. You must attend the same tutorial session you are signed on for each week.ᅠThe tutor who runs the tutorial you sign on for is the person who will be marking your written assessment, so you want to get instruction directly from that person.

Should I really attend all my tutorials?

Yes! Tutorial worksheets can only be completed and submitted during tutorials and form a significant proporation of the available marks for the course.

I can’t make it to my usual tute this week.ᅠWhat can I do?

Tutorial groups are full so unfortunately, there are no opportunities to sit alternative tutorials. If you can not make it to a quiz tutorial, then you can apply for a deferral. If you can not make it to an activity tutorial then you will forfeit the activity worksheet for that week. In order to allow for such circumstances, only the best 6 of your 7 worksheets will count towards your final mark.

How do I contact my tutor? Can I have their email address?

Tutors don’t have weekly consultation times outside of tutorials. You can find their email addresses on Blackboard -> Course Staff Contacts, however, you should endeavour to raise issues in class or directly afterwards. You can also use the Tutorial Forum on Blackboardᅠto raise questions about course content and to communicate your queries to your tutor and other students in your tutorial.


I’ve lost my password for the Research participation system.

To login to the SONA system you will need your 8 digit student number (username) and the password which will be sent to you during orientation week. Once you have successfully logged into the system you will be able to change your password. If you have lost your login details for the SONA system there is a 'lost password' link in the system and your password will be emailed through to you. The email address the system recognises is your student email address which is in the formatᅠs1234567@student.uq.edu.au. Once you have access to the system please do not change email address as this is the only email address the SONA system recognises.

I participated in a research study but I still haven’t got the credit.

Contact the researcher who conducted the research. The researchers' contact details can be found on the SONA system.

I received an overall failing grade of 3ᅠin this course.ᅠWhat can I do?

You may be eligible to sitᅠa supplementary exam.ᅠSee point 5.4 of this outline for instructions

Can I change the way I have assigned the research credits?

Yes – up to Friday of week 13.

For other research system queries email:ᅠresearch-participation@psy.uq.edu.au

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

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Week 1

(24 Feb - 02 Mar)

Lecture

Clinical 1 - Lecture

Psychological therapies

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Clinical 1 - Online Lectures

Anxiety & mood disorders

Learning outcomes: L01

Week 2

(03 Mar - 09 Mar)

Lecture

Clinical 2 - Lecture

Personality 1

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Clinical 2 - Online Lectures

Personality 2

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 1 - Activity

Classical Conditioning and SORCK Analysis

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 3

(10 Mar - 16 Mar)

Lecture

Clinical 3 - Lecture

Measurement and intelligence

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Clinical 3 - Online Lectures

Schizophrenia

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 2 - Activity

Personality Assessment 

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 4

(17 Mar - 23 Mar)

Lecture

Clinical 4 - Lecture

Stress and coping

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Clinical 4- Online Lectures

Health in later life

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 3 - Activity

Dissecting a Paper 1

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 5

(24 Mar - 30 Mar)

Lecture

Social 1 - Lecture

Attitudes

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Social 1 - Online Lectures

Prejudice & stereotyping

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 4 - Quiz

Quiz 1 - Clinical

Learning outcomes: L01

Week 6

(31 Mar - 06 Apr)

Lecture

Social 2 - Lecture

Aggression and prosocial behaviour

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Social 2 - Online Lectures

Social cognition

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 5 - Activity

Persuasion

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 7

(07 Apr - 13 Apr)

Lecture

Social 3 - Lecture

Persuasion 1

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Social 3 - Online Lectures

Persuasion 2

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 6 - Activity

Dissecting a Paper 2

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 8

(14 Apr - 20 Apr)

Lecture

Social 4 - Lecture

Nonverbal communication

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Social 4 - Online Lectures

The self

Learning outcomes: L01

Mid-sem break

(21 Apr - 27 Apr)

No student involvement (Breaks, information)

MID SEMESTER BREAK

Week 9

(28 Apr - 04 May)

Lecture

Developmental 1 - Lecture

Infancy

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Developmental 1 - Online Lectures

Social development

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 7 - Quiz

Quiz 2 - Social

Learning outcomes: L01

Week 10

(05 May - 11 May)

Lecture

Developmental 2 - Online Lectures

Attachment / Cognitive development

Learning outcomes: L01

Week 11

(12 May - 18 May)

Lecture

Developmental 3 - Lecture

Moral development

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Developmental 3 - Online Lectures

Language development

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 8 - Activity

Designing a new study 1

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 12

(19 May - 25 May)

Lecture

Developmental 4 - Lecture

Later life development

Learning outcomes: L01

Lecture

Developmental 4 - Online Lectures

Adolescence 

Learning outcomes: L01

Tutorial

Tutorial 9 - Activity

Designing a new study 2

Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04

Week 13

(26 May - 01 Jun)

Tutorial

Tutorial 10 - Quiz

Quiz 3 - Developmental

Learning outcomes: L01

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.

School guidelines

Your school has additional guidelines you'll need to follow for this course: