PSYC20039 - Inter-disciplinary and Cross-cultural Approaches to Wellbeing

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The concept of wellbeing is central to Positive Psychology and it has been explored across many disciplines, cultures and spiritual traditions. In this unit, you will take a critical approach to cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural and spiritual theories and research on wellbeing. Through this exploration you will develop a holistic understanding of wellbeing concepts and practices. You will gain an understanding of how wellbeing is determined in different cultural and spiritual settings and across a range of academic disciplines and the implications for Positive Psychology.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Presentation 35%
3. Creative work 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.49% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Feedback and Student Evaluations
Feedback
Variations in assessment instructions between Workshop and Moodle materials and other course materials confused some students.
Recommendation
Ensure instructions are consistent between different unit materials.
Action Taken
The Unit Coordinator reviewed materials and re-drafted assessment instructions across these formats, ensuring all instructions are coherent.
Source: Student Feedback and Unit Coordinator Reflection.
Feedback
Pausing recordings (i.e., not recording) during live online Workshop discussions enabled students to engage with each other and the content more freely.
Recommendation
Continue to record task instructions and pause recording for more sensitive student discussions.
Action Taken
The Unit Coordinator paused the recording for sensitive student discussions.
Source: Unit Coordinator's observations.
Feedback
The inclusion of First Nations' knowledges in the unit content was well received and many students engaged with this material in rich and nuanced ways.
Recommendation
Unit Coordinator will continue to revise, review and enhance the First Nations' knowledges in the unit materials.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator's observations.
Feedback
Students continue to engage with the assessments exploring their own and other culture's perspectives on wellbeing in ways that demonstrate good critical thinking and positive change.
Recommendation
Unit Coordinator will continue to revise and review unit material to support growth in critical thinking in relation to culture.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator's observations.
Feedback
Some students taking this unit have underdeveloped research and writing skills which can impact their understanding of assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Unit Coordinator to request the Academic Learning Centre to provide a tutorial on research and writing skills and how to understand assessment tasks.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Evaluate wellbeing theories, research and practices in different disciplinary, spiritual and cultural systems
  2. Apply knowledge of different approaches to wellbeing to generate comprehensive, holistic models of wellbeing
  3. Apply communication skills to translate complex knowledge and ideas about wellbeing to a variety of audiences.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Presentation • •
3 - Creative work • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Knowledge • •
2 - Communication • • •
4 - Research • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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2 - Presentation • • •
3 - Creative work • • •
1 - Written Assessment • • • •