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References
Dang, C.L. and Le, K.K. Tu Dien VietAnh &77tnames&nq/ish
Dictionary). Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi-Ha Noi, 1990
Modem Engli+Vietnamese Dictionary. Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa
Hoi-Ha Noi, 1991
In addition videotaped materials and texts selected by the lecturer
will be provided
~ ~ 3 0 6 Reading Vietnamese Newspapers
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: AV204 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to prwide further training in reading skills
to enable students to deal with contemporary and original
Vietnamese texts on their own. Selected texts, contemporary
in nature and diverse in topic, will form the basis for the
required reading for this subject.
Textbooks
A Selection of Contemporary Reading TWs (in preparation)
References
Dang, C.L. and Le, K.K. Tu Dien VietAnh (Vietnamese-English
DiaMnaM. Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi-Ha Noi. 1990
Modem English-Vietnamese Dictionary. Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa
Hoi-Ha Noi, 1991
Nguyen, V.K. VietAnh Tu-Dien. Vietnamese English Dictionary. Saigon:
Khai-tri, 1966
AY 100 PSy~hology 100
No. of hours per week: four hours daytime or
three and a half hours evening
Prerequisites: nil
Assessment: practical exercises (including
participation as a subject in research), a practical
report and an examination
Subject aims and description
AY100 and AYlOl are designed to introduce students to the
content and method of psychology. Topics introduced in
AY 100 include psychology as a science, biological
foundations of behaviour, sensation, perception and
consciousness, motivation, learning and experimental design
and analysis.
Preliminary reading
Students wishing to familiarise themselves with concepts in
psychology could read any recent introductory psychology text
available from most regional libraries
Textbook
Details will be provided in the fint lecture in AY100
AY101 Rychology 101
No. of hours per week: four hours daytime or
three and a half hours evening
Prerequisite: AY 100
Assessment: an essay, a practical report (including
participation as a subject in research) and an
examination
Subject aims and description
This subject concentrates on various aspects of cognition
such as memory, information processing, intelligence and
problem solving. Other topics covered include emotion,
motivation, genetics, personality, sexuality, stress and coping
and psychopathology. The design and analysis of
experimental studies forms a major part of the teaching
program.
*AY202 Cognition and Human Performance
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisites: AY1 00, AY 101, SM278
Assessment: project work, laboratory exercises
and an examination
Subject aims and description
This subject examines major theories of cognitive functioning
and the mechanisms and processes involved in memory,
attention and human performance. It will prwide a basis for
the understanding of skill acquisition and examine the
effects of motivation, overload and arousal levels on
performance. After a general introduction to theory,
contemporary issues are considered, including decisionmaking,
perceptual-motor performance and clinical and
organisational applications.
Textbooks
Best, J.B. Cognitive Psychology 3rd ed, St. Paul, M.N.: West
Publishing Company, 1992
Bushnell, I.W. and Mullin, J.T. Cognitive Rychology: A Computerised
Laboratory Course. London: Laurence Erlbaun Association Ltd., 1987
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY3 13 Cognition and Human Performance.
*AY203 Developmental Psychology
No. of hours per week: four hours daytime or
three and a half hours evening
Prerequisites: AY 100 and AY 101
Prerequisite or corequisite: SM278
Assessment: a practical report, an essay, and an
examination
Subject aims and description
This subject focuses on development and maturation in the
early periods of life from infancy and childhood through to
adolescence.
The emphasis is on social, emotional, cognitive and
intellectual development with a comprehensive experiential
and experimental program supporting the theoretical
material.
The teaching program consists of two lectures, a practical
session and a tutorial class per week.
Reference
Berk, 1. Child Development 2nd ed. Boston: Alwyn & Bacon. 1991
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY2OO
Rychology 200.
*AY204 Social Psychology
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: AY100, AY101, SM278
Assessment: a practical report, an essay, and an
examination
Subject aims and description
This subject involves the scientific study of the personal and
situational factors that influence individuals' behaviour in
social situations. The aim is to introduce students to the key
conceptual and theoretical models in social psychology and
to develop an appreciation of how our behaviour is affected
by the presence or awareness of others.
The teaching program involves two lectures, a
tutoriallpractical session and an average of one hour of
project work per week.
Reference
Sabini, J. Social Rychology New York: Norton, 1992
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY20 1 Psychology 201.