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~ ~ 3 0 6 Reading Vietnamese Newspapers
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: AV204 or approved equivalent
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to provide 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 Texts Melbourne, Swinburne
Press, 1994
References
Dang, C.L. and Le. K.K. Tu Dien Viet-Anh (Vietnamese-English
Dictionary). Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi-Ha Noi, 1990
Modern English-Vietnamese Dictionary Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa
Hoi-Ha Noi, 1991
Nguyen, V.K. Viet-Anh Tu-Dien. Vietnamese English Dictionary.
Saigon: Khai-tri, 1966
AYIOO P~ychology 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
AYl 00 and AYl 01 are designed to introduce students to the
content and method of psychology. Topics introduced in
AYIOO include psychology as a science, ethics in research,
biological foundations of behaviour, sensation, perception
and consciousness, emotion, 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 first lecture in AYlOO
No. of hours per week: four hours daytime or
three and a half hours evening
Prerequisite: AYIOO
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 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: AYIOO, AY101, 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 provide 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 decision-making, perceptual-motor
performance and clinical and organisational applications.
Textbooks
Best, J.B. Cognitive Psychology 3rd edn, St. Paul, M.N., West
Publishing Company, 1992
Bushnell, I.W. and Mullin, J.T. Cognitive Psychology: A Computerised
Laboratory Course. London, Laurence Erlbaum. 1987
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY3 13 Cognition and Human Performance.
*AYZO~
Developmental Psychology
No. of hours per week: four hours daytime or
three and a half hours evening
Prerequisites: AYI 00 and AYI 01
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/or a tutorial class per week.
Reference
Berk, L. Child Development. 3rd edn, Boston, AIlyn & Bacon, 1994
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AYZOO Psychology
*AY~O~ Social Psychology
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: AYI 00, AYI 01, 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 an individual's 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 tutorial/
practical session and an average of one hour of project work
per week.