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Motivation and emotion - About this unit

Syllabus

Motivation and Emotion will cover 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 outcome

Integrate psychological theories and research towards explaining the role of motivation and emotion in human thinking, feeling, and behaviour.

Prerequisites

Psychology 101 OR 11399 Understanding People and Behaviour AND Psychology 102, or permission of unit convener.

Delivery mode

This unit is delivered in flexible mode via:

1. Lectures: 12 x 2 hour on-campus lectures, with online recording.
2. Tutorials: 6 x 2 hour face-to-face or virtual tutorials, with online recording
3. Materials: Lecture, tutorial, and assessment materials available online via the unit websites (UCLearn Canvas and Wikiversity).
4. Discussion: UCLearn Canvas forum and #emot19 hashtag on Twitter to discuss the unit.

Schedule

Modules	Weeks	Lectures	Readings (Ch)	Quizzes	Tutorials	Assessment skills
01 - Introduction	01	01 - Introduction	UO, 01	01	01 - Introduction	Topic selection Basic wiki editing
	02	02 - Historical development and assessment skills	02, Assessment	02
02 - Needs	03	03 - Brain and physiological needs	03, 04	03, 04	02 - Needs	Topic development Collaboration
	04	04 - Extrinsic motivation and psychological needs	05, 06	05, 06	02 - Needs	Topic development Collaboration
03 - Goals and self	05	05 - Implicit motives and goals	07, 08	07, 08	03 - Goals and self	Topic development (due Week 5 Monday 9am) Literature searching
	06	06 - Mindsets, control, and the self	09, 10, 11	09, 10, 11
04 - Emotion	07	07 - Nature of emotion	12	12	04 - Emotion	Images Tables
-	08	Mid-semester break	-		-	-
04 - Emotion	09	08 - Aspects of emotion	13	13	04 - Emotion	Images Tables
05 - Individual emotions	10	09 - Individual emotions	14	14	05 - Individual emotions	Peer reviewing Wiki-blitz
	11	10 - Unconscious motivation	16	16	05 - Individual emotions
06 - Growth and interventions	12	11 - Growth psychology	15	15	06 - Growth psychology	Book chapter (due Week 12 Monday 9am) Multimedia development Recording and sharing
	13	12 - Interventions and review	17	17
-	14	-	-	-	-	Multimedia presentation (due Monday 9am)
-	15	-	-	-	-	Quizzes (due Monday 9am)

Timetable

• See 7124 2019 S2 Timetable (UCLearn) and UC timetable.
• Enrol in a tutorial group.
• If you are unable to attend your scheduled tutorial, try to attend a tutorial at a different time.

Textbook

The textbook for the unit is "Understanding motivation and emotion" by Johnmarshall Reeve, published by Wiley.

Reeve, J. (2018). Understanding motivation and emotion (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. The School Locker. Google Books. Instructor companion site. UC Library. ISBN: Paperback 978-1-119-36760-4, E-text 978-1-119-36765-9. Rent e-text.

Access options include:

• 7th edition (paperback AU$200) is available from The School Locker.
• 7th edition (e-book AU$81.25) is the cheapest and quickest way to access.
• UC Library

Earlier editions can be used, but lectures and quizzes will be based on the 7th edition.

Equipment

An audio headset is recommended for:

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

IT skills

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

Websites

1. Canvas
2. Wikiversity
3. Twitter hashtag #emot18

Assessment

This table summarises the assessment item weightings and due dates. Click the assessment items for detailed guidelines.

Item	Weighting	Due	Description	Expected time involved
Topic development	5%	09:00 AM Mon Week 05	This early assessment exercise develops the topic and skills required for preparing the Book Chapter assessment exercise. Requirements: Register a Wikiversity account, sign up to an approved topic, create a Wikiversity user page, share a chapter plan which outlines major sections and key points and includes at least one relevant, reusable image, comment on the development of at least one another book chapter, and summarise this contribution on your Wikiversity user page.	~5 hours: ~1 hour to learn "how", 2 hours research, 2 hours preparation.
Book chapter	45%	09:00 AM Mon Week 12	Author an online book chapter up to 4,000 words about a unique, specific motivation or emotion topic. Topics must be approved by the unit convener. Includes a social contribution component.	~45 hours: ~7 hours to learn "how", 18 hours research, 20 hours preparation.
Multimedia	20%	09:00 AM Mon Week 14	Record and share an online multimedia presentation up to 3 minutes long about a unique, specific motivation or emotion topic, focusing on key problem(s) and answer(s) provided by psychological science. Address the same topic as covered in the book chapter.	~10 hours: 2 hours to learn "how", 6 hours preparation, 2 hours to record & finalise.
Quizzes	30%	09:00 AM Mon Week 15	17 equally-weighted 10-item online multiple-choice quizzes. One quiz per textbook chapter.	~90 hours: 12 lectures (x 2 hours each; 24 hours), 6 tutorials (x 2 hours each; 12 hours), 17 chapters (x ~3 hours each; 48 hours) and 6 hours completing the quizzes.

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.

See also

1. Equivalent units
2. Motivation | Emotion
3. Discussion forum
4. Gallery
5. Help
6. How to use Wikiversity
7. Lectures
8. Readings
9. Staff
10. Tutorials
11. Motivation and Emotion (Wikibooks)
12. Pearls of wisdom

External links

1. Unit outline: 7124 Motivation and Emotion (2019)
2. Unit description