Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title
Personality and Individual Differences  
Course Code PSY204
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s) PSY100 Introductory Psychology
Course Aims
This course will present major theories and research relevant to the study of personality. Students will learn different ways of conceiving individual differences and/or similarities, based on empirical research and grounded theories on human development, personality classifications, and a variety of innate and learning mechanisms involved in the formation of traits and characters. Students will also study various approaches in understanding the universality and cultural-specific aspects of personality.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Explain the development of major theoretical perspectives of personality;

2. Demonstrate the importance and relevance of cultures in studying personality;

3. Evaluate strengths and weakness of different personality theories;

4. Generate effective solutions to deal with daily issues by using related literature of personality         psychology.
Assessment

 

Assessment Tasks

Weighting
1.
Class Participation
10%
2.
Group Project Presentation
30%
3.
Term-End Test
30% 
4.
Personality Portfolio
30%
 
 
100%
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