Psychology for Health Professionals (9830.1)

Required texts

Required Text:

Morrison, V. &  Bennet, P. (2016). Introduction to Health Psychology (4^th ed.).  Harlow : Pearson

Recommended Text:

Barkway, P. (2013). Psychology for Health Professionals, 2nd Edition.  NSW: Elsevier

Burton, L. J. (2010). An interactive approach to writing essays and reports in psychology (3rd ed.). Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. 

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Extensions:

Please read this information BEFORE contacting your unit convener for an extension.

1. Assignment extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
2. Students are expected to work on the assessment items throughout the teaching period. Early communication of problems is strongly advised. Students should assess early in the teaching period whether they have a reasonable likelihood of being able to complete the unit and should consider withdrawing by the census date, if required.
3. Requests will require documentary evidence (see below for information on acceptable documentation) and must be submitted to the unit convener. An extension will not be granted on the grounds of academic or employment workload, for undocumented issues or for technical problems.
4. To request an extension, email the unit convener with "Extension request" in the subject line and include:
   1. Which assessment item the extension is requested for (and which unit)
   2. Length of extension requested
   3. Reason for the extension request
   4. Attached documentary evidence. Appropriate evidence includes the following:
      1. A medical certificate signed by a registered medical, dental or health practitioner. The certificate must contain the registered provider number, the duration of the student's incapacity to study, and the date of consultation.
      2. A death notice or other appropriate documentation for bereavement.
5. The unit convener will consider your request, determine the length of the extension to be granted and email you advising whether your request is approved or declined. If approved, the new due date will also appear on your Moodle site where your assignment is submitted.
6. Penalties for late submission (without an approved extension) of assessed work will be applied. Marks will be deducted at the rate of 5% of the value of the assessment item per day it is overdue (including weekends). For example, if an assignment is worth 40 marks, 2 marks will be deducted each day. Submissions received more than 7 days after the prescribed date and time will not be accepted for marking, a mark of zero (0) will be awarded for the item.
7. Assignments submitted after the due date, regardless of whether an extension was granted, will be returned at a later date than those submitted on time.
8. Assignment submissions will not be accepted once the university examination period has commenced unless an extension has been granted in writing before the end of the teaching period. Such extensions will be granted only in exceptional circumstances.

Note: In order to pass this unit, students must submit/attempt the Literature Review Assignment and Final Examination.  Students must also achieve an overall mark of at least 50% in order to be eligible for a pass in this unit.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Students are encouraged to attend all lectures and participate in tutorials.  When attending and participating in lectures and tutorials, it is expected that students be mindful of others' rights to teach/learn, be respectful of staff and fellow students by having mobile phones switched off or on silent mode, and that personal/private conversations be conducted outside the classroom.

Required IT skills

None.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

Communication with staff is to be via email or through the Moodle discussion forums.  Communication with fellow students should be via the Moodle discussion forums.  During this unit, you are encouraged to engage in discussion and activities via forums on Moodle.  Please be respectful to all participating in the forums by ensuring that you use appropriate forms of communication.  Announcements made in lectures, and/or via Moodle, will be deemed to have been received by all students.

Email Communication

The Unit Convenor receives numerous emails each day.  To assist with providing a timely response to all student queries, please consider whether the question can be addressed via Moodle, if the unit convenor is the appropriate person to contact, and if the information has been provided in the unit outline.

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