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Unit Overview

Description

This unit provides a capstone experience in the Master of Business Psychology course, allowing students to integrate and apply learnings from preceding units in the degree to realistic organisational cases. In addition, it provides the opportunity for students to engage with literature that is critical to the knowledge base they acquire in the course. In this unit, students are first required to read and produce a learning journal on critical readings on Business Psychology. Next, in an intensive mode, students are required to carry out, in a group, a simulated organisational consultancy project that aims to diagnose and solve an organisational problem. Students work in groups under the guidance of academic staff in the unit and present a group response to the case, students then produce individual reports in the case incorporating feedback on the group presentation.

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Semester 1UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) critically analyse an organisational problem; (2) clearly and concisely present their diagnosis of the organisational problem; (3) reflect on critical readings in business psychology; and (4) illustrate appropriate solutions to organisational consultancy problems to clients.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) learning journal; (2) group presentation; and (3) individual report. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Lisette Kanse
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73550 Master of Business Psychology
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) PSYC5544 Professional Skills
or Unit(s) PSYC5515 Organisational Development and Change
Incompatibility
Unit(s) PSYC4440 Organisational Consultancy Project Part 1
and Unit(s) PSYC4441 Organisational Consultancy Project Part 2
Contact hours
3 x 7-hour workshops.
Note
Organisational Consultancy Case Study is the capstone unit in the Master of Business Psychology course. This unit provides the opportunity to demonstrate integration and synthesis of their knowledge from various units in the Master of Business Psychology in a simulated work environment. Students in this unit will be work to provide cogent evidence-based responses to business psychology cases derived from the real world with the guidance of staff in the unit.
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  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.