Contemporary Issues in Applied Psychology

Code	School	Level	Credits	Semesters
PSGA2005	Institute of Work, Organisation and Wellbeing	2	10	Spring Malaysia

Code: PSGA2005
School: Institute of Work, Organisation and Wellbeing
Level: 2
Credits: 10
Semesters: Spring Malaysia

Summary

This module allows students to examine contemporary issues in psychology applied to a range of topics such as environmental psychology and design, work-related violence and/or counter-productive behaviour, counseling at work, workplace health promotion, among others. This is a dissertation module where students are encouraged their own areas of interest in preparation for developing their undergraduate research project.

Target Students

2nd year students in BSc Applied Psychology & Management only

Classes

One 2-hour lecture each week for 13 weeks

Assessment

75% Coursework 1: 1 x 3000 words essay
25% Presentation 1: 1 x 20 minutes Individual presentation

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

On completion of the module students gain an understanding of careers in psychology, research methods in applied settings, awareness of the variety of work activities and settings in applied areas, and knowledge of research findings in applied areas.

Learning Outcomes

a) Knowledge and Understand

The theoretical underpinnings of areas of research and

How the theories and research they study can be used to generate practical advice and interventions

b) Intellectual Skills

The cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, define terms, etc.

The ability to create, evaluate and access a range of options and to apply ideas and knowledge to business situations

c) Professional Practical Skills

The ability to apply business and applied psychology models to real-world problems and phenomena

d) Transferable (Key) Skills

Effective oral and written communication skills

The interpersonal skills for effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation

Problem solving in applied psychology, and being able to integrate applied psychology with management studies

Conveners

Dr Risky Harisa Haslan

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Last updated 09/01/2025.