Psychology for Young Professionals - SS2613 - CityU PDF

SS2613: Psychology for Young Professionals WELCOME! CLASS TIME: 9:00 ~ 11:50 (TUESDAY) VENUE: YEUNG G4702 What is a professional? Is “student” a professional?  What is a professional? – Profession is a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolong...

SS2613: Psychology for Young Professionals WELCOME! CLASS TIME: 9:00 ~ 11:50 (TUESDAY) VENUE: YEUNG G4702 What is a professional? Is “student” a professional?  What is a professional? – Profession is a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification(www.dictionary.com) – A person who participates in a particular and learned profession as a permanent/long-term career to receive financial return , exhibits a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace, and conforms to the technical or ethical standards of a profession. – A professional student participates in a learned discipline to receive financial subsidy, exhibits a courteous, conscientious manner in university and conforms to the technical and ethical standards. Let’s see what you expect from this course? Don’t worry! It’s anonymous!  Course Aims To prepare students for entering their professional world with knowledge of psychology and competence in understanding and dealing with people learn to describe and explain everyday human behaviors by applying psychology knowledge relate psychology to various disciplines, leading to development of cross-discipline competence  Course Intended Learning Outcomes Describe the relevance and importance of understanding human mind and behaviors as developing young professionals (30%) Explain everyday human phenomena by describing behaviors systematically and applying concepts and theories of psychology (30%) Synthesize major psychology concepts and theories with their own discipline knowledge and personal experiences (40%)  What can Psychology do for you being a professional? Enhance identity exploration – personality, thinking style, self regulation Foster collaborative work style – facilitation of teamwork, sensitivity to cross-cultural issues and human diversity Encourage positive adaptation to work environment – work style, learning and memory  Course Modules Module 1: Managing Yourself – Instructor: Hui Fang CHEN, [email protected], LI 5635 Module 2: Connecting with People – Instructor: Hui Fang CHEN, [email protected], LI 5635 Module 3: Adapting to Environment – Instructor: Yangchu HUANG, [email protected]  Module 1: Managing Yourself Lesson 1: Your Personality Lesson 2: How You Think Lesson 3: Emotion, Motivation, and Stress Who do you want to talk to in a party? What kind of person is Al? What kind of person is Bill? Please find 1 or two people for a group. Below are sentence completions of Al and Bill, candidates for a position in a business firm. Suppose you are among the interviewing board. Your task is to read their sentence completions and then answer 5 questions that follow.  Other people usually … Al: like me. Bill: like me, respect me, and work well with and for me. People think of me as … Al: a good fellow. Bill: a leader with my feet on the ground – one who is substantial and sincere. If people only knew … Al: my ability. Bill: how to build relationships, the world would be a happier place. People are slow to … Al: realize my ability. Bill: judge unfairly.  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) – a test of normal personality, loosely based on Carl Jung’s theories The MBTI classifies people as: – Extraverted or introverted – Sensing or intuitive – Thinking or feeling – Judging or perceiving  What kind of person are you? The Big Five Personality Dimension High End Low End Openness Independent, imaginative, Conforming, practical, broad interests, receptive to narrow interests, closed to new ideas new ideas Conscientiousness Well-organized, dependable, Disorganized, undependable, careful, disciplined careless, impulsive Extraversion Sociable, talkative, friendly, Reclusive, quiet, aloof, adventurous cautious Agreeableness Sympathetic, polite, good- Tough-minded, rude, irritable, natured, soft-hearted ruthless Neuroticism Emotional, insecure, Calm, secure, relaxed, self- nervous, self-pitying satisfied Is stress bad for us?  Module 2: Connecting with People Lesson 1: People in Groups Lesson 2: Cultural Mind  What Constitutes a Group? three people sitting in separate rooms Count Confidence (%) students in a college class an army defending its borders a mob of protesters marching in Central a family colleagues assigned the task of writing a final report a construction crew building a bridge Alice and Bob out on a first date newborns in the maternity ward members of Greenpeace  What constitutes a group? (Agans, 1999) Members are interdependent (I) Develop structured or patterned behavior (PB) Have common goals (CG) Create an atmosphere of perceived groupness (G)  What Constitutes a Group? I PB CG G three people sitting in separate rooms students in a college class an army defending its borders a mob of protesters marching in Central a family colleagues assigned the task of writing a final report a construction crew building a bridge Alice and Bob out on a first date newborns in the maternity ward members of Greenpeace  In-class Quiz 1 (30%) Format: 60 MC questions. – individual assessment. – Working together with another student/person is strictly prohibited and will be regarded as academically dishonest. Date: Oct 22, 2024 from 9:30 am until 10:45 am Module 3: Adapting well to the Modern World Lesson 1: Mind & Machine Lesson 2: Learning from the Environment Lesson 3: Malleable Mind Test Your Awareness Whodunnit?  In-class Quiz 2 (30%) Format: 15 MC + 1 essay-type question – individual assessment. – Working together with another student/person is strictly prohibited and will be regarded as academically dishonest. On Nov 19, 2024 from 9:30 am until 10:45 am.  Poster & Booklet (40%) Focus on any topic and demonstrate how psychology is relevant to the selected discipline and know the knowledge can be applied to enhance professional qualities specific to the discipline. Students are required to form groups of 5/6 members (or less than 5/6 members depending on the class size).  Poster & Booklet (40%) Final submission – (CANVAS) : Nov 25 (HKT 23:59) – (hardcopy): Nov 26 (HKT 12:00) Presentation – Day 1: Nov 26 2024 (HKT) – Day 2: Dec 3 2024 (HKT) * Session 12 & 13 (Poster presentation sessions) are compulsory sessions. All students are required to attend BOTH sessions. Presentation marks will NOT be awarded to students who absent from EITHER Session 12 OR Session 13.  Learning Materials Books are reserved in the CityU library. – Students are required to read these materials to deepen their understanding on the topics covered in the classes. Readings: Please refer to the course outline.  Available Resources Canvas – For slides and other recommended readings. – Assessment criteria for tests and final group projects. You are encouraged to google relevant materials and share your findings with the class.