Motivation and emotion/About

Motivation and emotion - About this unit

Syllabus

Motivation and emotion/About/Syllabus

Learning outcomes

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

1. Identify the major principles of motivation and emotion;
2. Integrate theories and current research towards explaining the role of motivation and emotions in human behaviour; and
3. Critically apply knowledge of motivation or emotion to an indepth understanding of a specific topic in this field.

The learning outcomes mapped to the weighted assessment items:

Outcome	Topic dev.	Book chap.	Multimedia	Quizzes
1. Identify the major principles of motivation and emotion				✔
2. Integrate theories and current research towards explaining the role of motivation and emotions in human behaviour	✔	✔	✔
3. Critically apply knowledge of motivation or emotion to an indepth understanding of a specific topic in this field	✔	✔	✔

Prerequisites

Psychology 101 and Psychology 102, or permission of unit convener.

Delivery mode

This unit is flexible:

• Weekly lectures are delivered online and recorded options
• Weekly tutorials are delivered on-campus, online, and recorded options
• No on-campus attendance is required
• There is no exam

Schedule

Week	Module	Lecture	Reading (Ch)	Quiz	Tutorial	Assessment
01	1 - Introduction	01 - Introduction	UO, 01	1	01 - Topic selection	-
02		02 - Historical development and assessment skills	02		02 - Wiki editing	Topic selection Mon 9am 5/8
03	2 - Needs	03 - Brain and physiological needs	03, 04	2	03 - Physiological needs	Topic development Fri 9am 16/8
04		04 - Extrinsic motivation and psychological needs	05, 06		04 - Psychological needs	Quiz 1 Mon 9am 19/8
05	3 - Goals and self	05 - Implicit motives and goals	07, 08	3	05 - Functionalist theory and self-tracking	-
06		06 - Mindsets, control, and the self	09, 10, 11		06 - Learned optimism	Quiz 2 Mon 9am 2/9
07	4 - Emotion	07 - Nature of emotion	12	4	07 - Core emotions	-
08		Mid-semester break	-		-	Quiz 3 Mon 9am 16/9
09		08 - Aspects of emotion	13		08 - Measuring emotion	-
10	5 - Individual emotions	09 - Individual emotions	14	5	09 - 20 emotions	-
11		10 - Unconscious motivation	16		10 - Time perspective	Academic integrity module Mon 9am 7/10 Book chapter Mon 9am 7/10 Quiz 4 Mon 9am 7/10
12	6 - Growth	11 - Growth psychology	15	6	11 - Positive psychology
13		12 - Interventions and review	17		12 - Review	Quiz 5 Mon 9am 21/10
14	-	-	-	-	-	Multimedia presentation Mon 9am 28/10
15	-	-	-	-	-	Quiz 6 Mon 9am 4/11

Timetable

There are 10 lectures on Tuesdays 12:30-14:30, in 2B7, Weeks 1 to 7, 9, 10 and 12.

There are 4 tutorials on Wednesdays 09:30-11:30, 12:00-14:00 and 14:30-16:30 in 12B16 and a 18:00-20:00 online tutorial. Tutorials are during Weeks 01, 03, 05, 09 or Weeks 02, 04, 06, and 10 depending on which tutorial group you enroll in. Check your timetable. The online tutorial will be conducted via Blackboard Ultra (access the link via UCLearn).

In addition, there will an all-day drop-in lab report workshop on Wednesday Week 12 to provide assistance with the lab report.

Wednesday tutorials

Tutorial	Start	End	Duration	Weeks	Room
Computer Laboratory 01	09:30	11:30	2:00	01, 03, 05, 09	12B16
Computer Laboratory 02	12:00	14:00	2:00	01, 03, 05, 09	12B16
Computer Laboratory 03	14:30	16:30	2:00	01, 03, 05, 09	12B16
Computer Laboratory 04	09:30	11:30	2:00	02, 04, 06, 10	12B16
Computer Laboratory 05	12:00	14:00	2:00	02, 04, 06, 10	12B16
Online Tutorial 06	18:00	20:00	2:00	02, 04, 06, 10	Online

In addition to lectures and tutorials, drop-in tutorial time is provided in 12D16 on Wednesdays before and after tutorials at 09:00-09:30 and 11:30-12:00 (Weeks 1 to 6 and 9 to 10), 14:00-14:30 and 16:30-17:00 (Weeks 1, 3, 5, 9) and 17:30-18:00 and 20:00-20:30 online (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 10). For more information, see Drop-in tutorials.

Required texts

Reeve, J. (2015). Understanding motivation and emotion (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Coop. Amazon. Google Books. Companion site. UC Library. ISBN: Paperback 978-1-118-51779-6, E-text 978-1-118-80456-8.

Materials and equipment

An audio headset is recommended for:

• recording of the multimedia presentation assessment item
• those participating in virtual tutorials

Required IT skills

Required IT skills (wiki editing and multimedia recording) will be taught in the unit.

Unit websites

1. Canvas: TBA
2. Wikiversity: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23emot18

Assessment

The major project takes a deep dive into a specific topic of interest, while quizzes assess breadth of knowledge.

The major project provides a capstone experience scaffolded into four stages:

• Topic selection
• Topic development
• Book chapter
• Multimedia presentation

This project applies psychological science to real-world problems to produce useful open educational resources.

You can showcase this work in your resume and e-portfolio.

Summary

Item	Weight	Due	Late submissions	Extensions	Description	Time involved (150 hrs)
Topic selection	0%	Week 02 Mon 9am 05 Aug 2024	Not accepted	Not available	Ungraded early assessment exercise. Create a Wikiversity account. Sign up to a major project topic. Ask clarifying questions etc.	1 hour
Topic development	10%	Week 03 Fri 9am 16 Aug 2024	Not accepted	Not available; withdrawal before Census Date recommended	Develop plan for book chapter. Overview. Headings. Key points. Figure. Learning feature. Resources. References. User page. Social contribution.	14 hours: 4 hrs to learn "how" (incl. 2 x 1 hr tutorials), 5 hrs research, 5 hrs preparation
Academic integrity module	0%	Week 11 Mon 9am 07 Oct 2024	Not accepted	Available with documentation	Evidence of completion of the Academic Integrity Module in the current calendar year is required in order to pass the unit.	N/A
Book chapter	45%	Week 11 Mon 9am 07 Oct 2024	Up to 3 days (-10% per day)	Available with documentation	Author an online book chapter up to 4,000 words about a unique motivation or emotion topic. Includes a social contribution component.	60 hours: 15 hrs to learn "how" (incl. 10 x 1 hour tutorials), 18 hrs research, 28 hrs preparation
Multimedia presentation	20%	Week 14 Mon 9am 28 Oct 2024	Up to 3 days (-10% per day)	Available with documentation	Record and share a 3 minute online multimedia presentation focusing on key problems and answers provided by psychological science. Same topic as book chapter.	12 hours: 3 hrs to learn "how", 6 hrs preparation, 3 hrs to record & publish.
Quizzes	25%	1 - Week 04 Mon 9am 19 Aug 2024 2 - Week 06 Mon 9am 02 Sep 2024 3 - Week 08 Mon 9am 16 Sep 2024 4 - Week 11 Mon 9am 07 Oct 2024 5 - Week 13 Mon 9am 21 Oct 2024 6 - Week 15 Mon 9am 04 Nov 2024	Not accepted	Available with documentation	6 equally-weighted 10-item, 10-minute, multiple-choice, online quizzes. One quiz per module. Based on textbook readings.	63 hours: 24 hrs lectures (12 x 2 hrs), 34 hrs reading (17 chs x 2 hrs), 3 hrs completing quizzes (6 x 10 mins)

Evaluation

Previous students have generally indicated high levels of satisfaction with this unit, with several students reporting that this was the best unit of their degree. For more details, see evaluation.

Case study

A case study about collaborative online book chapter authoring using Wikiversity is being developed during 2018, for potential publication in the International Journal for Students as Partners. Students are warmly invited to comment, collaborate, contribute, coauthor etc. to the case study any time. However, this is optional.

See also

Activity

1. Assessment
2. Discussion
3. Pearls of wisdom

Admin

1. Evaluation
2. Staff

Content

1. Lectures
2. Readings
3. Schedule
4. Tutorials
5. Unit outline
6. Wikiversity

External links

1. Unit description (7124)