Motivation and emotion

Moodle 2011

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

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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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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