PSYCHOL 4306 - Advanced Health Psychology

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017

This course deepens and extends the student's knowledge of health psychology, especially as it applies at the level of the individual and to specific populations. Various aspects of health psychology including cross cultural and Indigenous populations is provided and the principles and applications of health psychology are demonstrated via a series of seminars

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Course Details

Course Code	PSYCHOL 4306
Course	Advanced Health Psychology
Coordinating Unit	Psychology
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 2 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Incompatible	PSYCHOL 4209, PSYCHOL 4309
Restrictions	Available to Honours Psychology students only
Quota	50
Assessment	3 hour written exam (70%) and mid-semester assessment (30%)

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Ms Yvonne Clark

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Review and critque the role of the Health Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist in maintaining health and preventing ill health in the Australian population.
2. Understand the unique challenges faced by various groups (i.e. Indigenous populations) in achieving equitable health outcomes from the perspective of health and clinical psychology.
3. Understand how psychological research can inform practice in preventative health.

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)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 3
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1, 2
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	3
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 2
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1, 2, 3

Learning Resources

Required Resources

There are no required resources for this course. A set of readings will be assigned by each presenter. Details will be available on MyUni throughout the course.

Online Learning

This course may use MyUni for one or more of the following to:

-Link or provide access to reading material;
-Provide material from the semenars;
-Communicate with students via Announcements and Discussion Board;
-Inform on assessment material;
-enable submission of summative assessment;
-Self-directed learning activities; and/or
-Exam preparation materials.

Link to MyUni: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/

Learning & Teaching Modes

Face to face interactive seminars

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Seminars: 6x2 hours: 12 hours
Mid Semester excercises: 26 hours
Exam preparation: 25 hours
Independent reading: 90 hours
Final Exam: 3 hours

Total = 156 hours

Learning Activities Summary

Week	Topic	Lecturer
Week 1	Course introduction to Advanced Health Psychology	Ms Yvonne Clark and Professor Anna Chur-Hansen
Week 2	Health Psychology and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Dr Stephen Meredith & Ms Feda Ali
Week 3	Adjustment to Physical disability	Dr Diana Dorstyn
Week 4	The bio-psychosociocultural model and its application to the case of companion animals	Professor Anna Chur-Hansen
Week 5	"Its the law"- The role of public health legislation in protecting and promoting community wellbeing	Dr Rachel Earl
Week 6	Course summary and assessment	Ms Yvonne Clark
Disclaimer: This program is provisional and subject to change

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	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning outcome(s) being addressed
3- hour written exam	Summative	70	All
Mid-assessment	Summative	30	All

Assessment Detail

The course is examined by 2 summative exercises: a mid-assessment, the details of which will be provided at the start of the course. The mid-assessment is weighted at 30% and covers all the learning outcomes; and a 3 hour written exam which will consist of 3 questions, 1 for each learning outcome. The questions will be provided prior to the exam and each question will be given an equal weight (adding up to 70% of marks).

Submission

The assessment is to be submitted via Turn-it-In on MyUni under the Assessment tab.
Please refer to the General Handbook for Undergraduate Psychology Students Handbook (available at link below) for information about late penalties, the process of applying for extensions and the staff "turn-around" timeline on assessments and the provision of feedback and policy relating to re-submission/redemptive work.

Students are advised to keep a copy of all assessments and take a screen shot of the submission page showing the date and time of submission should any problems be encountered due to MyUni or Turn-it-In server outages. This information should be saved for future reference.

http://health.adelaide.edu.au/psychology/current-students/forms-handbooks/

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M11 (Honours Mark Scheme)
Grade	Grade reflects following criteria for allocation of grade	Reported on Official Transcript
Fail	A mark between 1-49	F
Third Class	A mark between 50-59	3
Second Class Div B	A mark between 60-69	2B
Second Class Div A	A mark between 70-79	2A
First Class	A mark between 80-100	1
Result Pending	An interim result	RP
Continuing	Continuing	CN

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.

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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