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You are encouraged to visit the instructor/lecturer/tutor concerned for assistance during office hours. If the office
hours do not meet your schedule, notify the instructor and set appointment times as needed.
1.1
1.2
1-3
Cognitive Capabilities
2.0
Lifelong Learning
2.1
2.2
3.0
3.1
3.2
1,2
3
Soft Skills
4.0
4.1
5.0
5.1
6.0
Communication Skills
Communicate appropriately in various setting and modes
1,3
Interpersonal Skills
Understand team dynamics and work with others in a team
Intrapersonal Skills
6.1
6.2
6.3
7.0
7.1
7.2
8.0
8.1
Digital Literacy
Effective use of information and communication (ICT) and related
technologies.
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General Rules and Regulations (Refer to programme guide and student handbook 2012)
Late Submission Penalty
The School imposes a late submission penalty for work submitted late without a valid reason e.g. a medical
certificate. Any work submitted after the deadline (which may have been extended) shall have the
percentage grade assigned to the work on face value reduced by 10% for the first day and 5% for each
subsequent day late. A weekend counts as 1 day.
Individual members of staff shall be permitted to grant extensions for assessed work that they have set if they
are satisfied that a student has given good reasons.
The Board of Examiners may overrule any penalty imposed and allow the actual mark achieved to be used if
the late submission was for a good reason.
Absenteeism at intermediate or final presentations will result in zero mark for that presentation.
Attendance and Participation
Attendance is compulsory. Any student who arrives late after the first half-hour of class will be considered as
absent. A minimum of 80% attendance is required to pass this module and/or be eligible for the final
examination. You are expected to attend and participate actively in class. The lectures and tutorials will
assist you in expanding your ideas and your research progression.
Your work will be graded based on your performance throughout the semester. Your class participation is as
important as the end product.
It is compulsory for the student to attempt and submit all assessment components including Portfolio.
Failing to do so will result in failing the module irrespective of the marks earned.
It is also compulsory for the student to submit the final group assignment. Groups who do not submit final
group assignments will result in failing the module even though the student has achieved more than 50% in
the overall assessment.
Plagiarism (TU Student Handbook 2011)
Plagiarism, which is an attempt to present another persons work as your own by not acknowledging the
source, is a serious case of misconduct which is deemed unacceptable by the University. "Work" includes
written materials such as books, journals and magazine articles or other papers and also includes films and
computer programs. The two most common types of plagiarism are from published materials and other
students works
a. Published Materials
In general, whenever anything from someone elses work is used, whether it is an idea, an opinion or the
results of a study or review, a standard system of referencing should be used. Examples of plagiarism may
include a sentence or two, or a table or a diagram from a book or an article used without acknowledgement.
Serious cases of plagiarism can be seen in cases where the entire paper presented by the student is copied
from another book, with an addition of only a sentence or two by the student. While the former can be
treated as a simple failure to cite references, the latter is likely to be viewed as cheating in an examination.
Though most assignments require the need for reference to other peoples works, in order to avoid
plagiarism, students should keep a detailed record of the sources of ideas and findings and ensure that
these sources are clearly quoted in their assignment. Note that plagiarism refers to materials obtained from the
Internet too.
b. Other Students Work
Circulating relevant articles and discussing ideas before writing an assignment is a common practice.
However, with the exception of group assignments, students should write their own papers. Plagiarising the
work of other students into assignments includes using identical or very similar sentences, paragraphs or
sections. When two students submit papers which are very similar in tone and content, both are likely to be
penalised.
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Office Hours
Students are encouraged to visit the lecturer concerned for assistance. Please email the lecturer to
schedule an appointment.
Types of Assessment and Feedback
Each student will be graded in the form of formative and summative assessments that will be provided in class
sessions. Formative assessments will guide the student in the assignments. This form of assessment will be
conducted through discussions in tutorial sessions. Summative assessment will inform the student about the
level of understanding and performance capabilities achieved at the end of each assessment. Portfolio is used
as a reflection of the acquisition of learning outcomes.
Assessment Plan
Type
Learning outcomes
Submission
Marks
Assignment 1: Journal
Individual
1-3
20%
Assignment 2: Comic
Strip
Group
1-3
Week 5
10%
Project:
Report + Group
Presentation
Test 1 & 2
Group
2,3,4
40%
Individual
1, 4
20%
E-Portfolio
Individual
Week 18
10%
Total
100%
Coursework
This module will be graded in the form of coursework and one mid-term test. It consists of 3 projects, a
presentation, in class assignment and a test.
Assignment 1: Journal (20%)
The first assignment requires student to write a journal by incorporating the concepts learned in lectures. The
journal is designed to assess students ability in applying theories and concepts to their personal lives and
that of others.
Assignment 2: Comic Strip (10%)
The second project requires student to draw a comic. On the day of submission, there will be an oral examination
whereby you will need to briefly explain your mind map/comic and I will ask you questions on the chapter
Project: Video Clip, Report, Presentation. (40%)
The third project consisted of 3 components which include making up a video clip by incorporating the
concepts learned in class, written report of the clip and presenting the clip to the class. This project allows
students to recognize and identify the connections among concepts and perspectives within psychology and
with other disciplines. This project allows students to engage in psychological inquiry and become selfregulated learners.
Test (20%)
The test is designed to assess the ability of the students in defining and explain psychological content such
as concepts, facts, terms, and theories and remember them. The format of the assessment will be multiple
choice questions.
Taylors Graduates Capability Portfolio (10%)
The portfolio is an edited document to include all the work produced in this module Students will compile
their assignments and selected work digitally with a reflection on what they have learned from each
assignment this semester. The portfolio is used to as a record of students progress and reflections of the
acquisition of Learning Outcomes.
Please refer to the assignment briefs for more information.
Student Input
Student participation is encouraged through various means. In this module, students have the opportunity to
participate in the following ways:
Student input is sought to understand their perspectives, ideas and needs in planning module
revision.
Students are offered opportunities to give feedback with the assurance that issues will be addressed in
response to that feedback.
Student evaluation allows their views and experiences about the sessions are actively sought and
used
as an integral part of improvement in teaching and continuous improvement.
Marks and Grading Table
Assessments and grades will be returned within 2 weeks of your submission. You will be given
the grades and necessary feedback for each submission. The grading system is shown below:
Grade
Marks
Grade
Points
Definition
Description
80 100
4.00
Excellent
A-
75 79
3.67
Very Good
B+
70 74
3.33
65 69
3.00
Good
B-
60 64
2.67
C+
55 59
2.33
Pass
50 54
2.00
D+
47 49
1.67
44 46
1.33
Marginal
Pass
D-
40 43
1.00
0 39
0.00
Fail
WD
Withdrawn
F(W)
0.00
Fail
IN
Incomplete
Pass
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