Motivation and emotion

Moodle - Discussion - #motev2011

About

Syllabus Motivation and Emotion is a semester-long undergraduate psychology unit. It will discuss drives and instincts, theories of motivation, consciousness and volitional behaviour, self-control, and self-regulation, the structure and function of emotions, relationships between emotion and cognition, and the regulation of emotions. Learning outcomes Students will be able to integrate theories and current research towards explaining the role of motivation and emotions in human behaviour.

This is the homepage for Motivation and emotion. See also: Moodle: 2010, ucspace Subject classification: this is a psychology resource . Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource. Resource type: this is a unit of study. Completion status: this resource is considered to be complete. This is a support website for the Motivation and Emotion unit (7124/6665) being taught by James Neill Aug-Nov 2010-2011 at the University of Canberra.

Generic skills This unit addresses the following generic skills: Generic skill Description Assessment Communication The ability to present knowledge, ideas and opinions effectively and communicate within and across professional and cultural boundaries Textbook chapter, multimedia presentation Working independently and with others The ability to plan their own work, be self-directed, and use interpersonal skills and attitudes to work collaboratively Textbook chapter, quizzes Professionalism and social responsibility The capacity and intention to use professional knowledge and skills ethically and responsibly, for the benefit of others and the environment Textbook chapter, multimedia presentation

Delivery mode The unit will be delivered via on-campus lectures and tutorials (see schedule). The unit design also embraces flexible learning principles. For example: Lecture video and audio is not livestreamed, but it is recorded. Access to these recordings is available via the Calendar tool in the unit’s Moodle website or via the lecture pages on Wikiversity. Lecture, tutorials, and assessment materials are available via the unit websites. Social networks: Follow and use the #motev2011 hashtag on Twitter

Get started

Here's how you can get started with Motivation and emotion:

1. Admin (for students wanting credit from University of Canberra)
   1. Enrol in the unit
   2. Enrol in a tutorial
   3. Check logged in Moodle access to the unit website
2. Materials
   1. Read the unit outline
   2. Get the textbooks
3. Learn about Wikiversity and how to use it
   1. Create a Wikiversity account - choose a user name appropriate to your privacy requirements.
   2. Sign the participants page
   3. Practice editing the sandbox.
   4. Put a bit about yourself and areas of interest in Motivation and Emotion on your Wikiversity user page.
4. Browse the 2010 Motivation and emotion student-authored textbook. Think about what chapter topic you would like to contribute to the 2011 book about motivation and emotion. Ask questions, share your ideas, and get some feedback.

Participants

Anildhakarwal 06:44, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

1. Jtneill - Talk - c 03:24, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
2. Jeanette 09:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
3. ShaunaB 21:55, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
4. Courtney.reis 14:28, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
5. Pinksalt 05:33, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
6. JayAr 03:55, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
7. Rfoster 01:46, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
8. Reid Morris 14:36, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
9. Susann 06:31, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
10. Marko12 09:33, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
11. HarryMMM 22:03, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
12. U990911 00:20, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
13. AlexMC 04:43, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
14. Jemmasanderson 02:22, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
15. TabithaJ 02:58, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
16. U112052 04:00, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
17. Jay-bird 05:53, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
18. LanaJ 06:23, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
19. Aimesch 06:33, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
20. Crazydaisy 06:37, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
21. Uzi 06:44, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
22. Mike.j 09:03, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
23. Danielle.d 09:51, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
24. FLC66 13:27, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
25. Roald2 01:13, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
26. Wikitwit 04:54, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
27. Raw george 05:17, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
28. Amayo 07:13, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
29. U881426 07:35, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
30. Michelle.n 11:36, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
31. Tashc 01:38, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
32. Flow 02:41, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
33. Ltb 05:34, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
34. Laura.smith 00:47, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
35. Mexicanita 02:03, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
36. Bwest9 06:38, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
37. Miz.mira 10:49, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
38. SKM1501 00:27, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
39. Blondlox 02:19, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
40. WestS 06:45, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
41. Diego418 15:31, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
42. U3043705 02:22, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
43. Benk 13:23, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
44. Mandygal1304 23:56, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
45. Tyrtaeus 04:20, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
46. Psych 125 04:45, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
47. NLR 05:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)NLR
48. Jaybay 06:54, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
49. EFA 09:45, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
50. Shanti 12:49, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
51. Skachwalla 01:12, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
52. A-bryant 02:56, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
53. Claremw 03:47, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
54. Mlac 05:26, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
55. Momentai 05:27, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
56. Paris1974 06:11, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
57. Rednoodles 07:10, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
58. Scarney1290 10:56, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
59. Ashleetronerud 23:16, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
60. RJasmine 00:46, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
61. Noodles&Wedges 09:47, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
62. AngelaC 23:06, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
63. Livy194 03:08, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
64. EssDubz 03:07, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
65. Rajama08 13:48, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
66. Lucas K 01:04, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
67. Imago 09:44, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
68. Maz 07:22, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
69. Trinand 11:52, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
70. U3036254 23:39, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
71. U895075 21:17, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
72. U3033746 20:43, 7 September 2011 (UTC))
73. U3067255 10:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
74. U3035473 03:05, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
75. Naomi 12:06, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
76. Yapp84 06:24, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
77. Atice 01 04:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
78. KristaLeanne 02:03, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
79. Jackson997 12:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
80. U3014461 00:36, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
81. Typify 03:58, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
82. Katie-marie88 09:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
83. U3025302 08:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
84. Sotirios 23:59, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
85. Katie-marie88 00:53, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
86. Cowboy Dan 07:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
87. Callum6052 14:46, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
88. Kayla - hasn't signed

See also

• Category list
• 2010 participantsDavidthespecialone 19:36, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Vinod naraniwal 02:05, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Schedule - Lectures - Tutorials

Week	Lectures	Readings (Ch)	Tutorials (M&E)	Tutorials (Assessment skills)
01	01 - Introduction	1, 2	-	-
02	02 - Assessment task skills	Online	01 - Introduction	Chapter topics
03	03 - Brain & physiological needs	3, 4	01 - Introduction	Chapter topics
04	04 - Psychological & social needs	6, 7	02 - Needs	Chapter plans
05	05 - I-E motivation & goal setting	5, 8	02 - Needs	Chapter plans
06	06 - Personal control & The self	9, 10	03 - Self & goals	Developing Chapter content
07	No lecture	-	03 - Self & goals	Developing Chapter content
08	Mid-semester break	-	-	-
09	07 - Nature of emotion	11	04 - Emotion	Working with images & layout
10	08 - Aspects of emotion	12	04 - Emotion	Working with images & layout
11	09 - Personality, motivation & emotion	13	05 - Personality	Creating multimedia
12	10 - Unconscious motivation	14	05 - Personality	Creating multimedia
13	11 - Growth psychology	15	06 - Growth psych.	Chapter peer-reviewing
14	12 - Summary & conclusion	16	06 - Growth psych.	Chapter peer-reviewing

Assessment - Book - Multimedia

The assessment tasks for this unit are summarised in the table below. Click the names of the assessment items for more detailed information.

Task	Weighting	Description	Expected time involved
Book chapter	55%	Author a free, online, book chapter about a specific motivation and/or emotion topic. See Table of contents.	~50 hours: 8 hours to learn "how", 20 hours research, 22 hours preparation.
Multimedia	25%	Create a 5 min. instructional video explaining the main problem and relevant theory and research, with examples, based on your chapter.	~10 hours: 2 hours to learn "how", 6 hours preparation, 2 hours to record & finalise.
Quizzes	20%	Online quizzes about each of the 16 textbook chapters.	~90 hours: 12 lectures (x 2 hours each; 24 hours), 6 tutorials (x 2 hours each; 12 hours), 16 chapters (x 3 hours each; 48 hours) and 6 hours completing the quizzes.

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• Motivation and emotion/Schedule
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• Motivation and emotion/Gallery
• Motivation and emotion/Videos
• Motivation and emotion/Get started
• Motivation and emotion/External links

See also

• Emotion
• Evaluation
• Lectures
• Motivation
• Motivation and emotion (Introduction to Psychology - Lecture)
• How to use Wikiversity
• Readings
• References
• Videos
• Topics
• Tutorials
• Motivation and Emotion (Wikibooks)
• Introduction to Psychology/Motivation and Emotion (Wikibooks)

External links

1. UC Handbook description, 2010 (7124/6665)
2. UC Moodle site: 2011, 2010
3. Motivation and emotion (psychwww)

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