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COURSE TITLE:

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LOVE AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

COURSE CODE:

PSY 338

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Feelings of love are among the most powerfully felt (and powerfully
motivating) in human experience. In this course, we will focus on
romantic and companionate forms of love as they are thought about and
studied by psychologists and scientists. How are love-related phenomena
appropriately studied? Is romantic love the same in all cultures? How does
psychology understand love? What happens when people fall in love?
These are some of the topics that will be covered in discussing current
evolutionary, psychological and sociocultural theories and research about
love and intimate relationships. The course seeks to facilitate an
application of such knowledge to daily life and modern day scenarios.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the subjects, subjects should achieve the following:
A deeper knowledge and understanding about the theories of love
from an evolutionary- biological, psychological and sociocultural
approach using current research.
Possess greater critical thinking skills with regards to the theories and
knowledge that has been put forth by science and psychology and
being able to discuss, debate and apply these findings.
A greater awareness of how our understanding and perception of love
affects our decision making, understanding of human relationships
and daily life.
A greater depth of understanding about ones own personal and
intimate relationships in the past, present or future and take steps
towards maintaining a healthy, thriving intimate relationship.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Describe and explain current theories, research and concepts about love and intimate relationships
2. Apply these concepts, theories and expert knowledge to your own personal lives, living healthier more
functional relationships
3. Examine and critique the strengths and limitation of current psychological research in the area of love and
intimate relationships
4. Conduct student-based workshops in the classroom using theories, research and approaches on current
issues that are related to the course.
PREREQUISITES:

MAIN
TEXTBOOK:

LECTURER:

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Developmental Psychology, Human Personality, Social Psychology

classes. Completion of 18 1st and 2nd Year Subjects

Miller, R., & Perlman, D. (2009). Intimate relationships. (6th ed.).

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Jocelyn Tan
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Masters in Clinical Psychology (HELP)
EMAIL: jocelyn.tan@help.edu.my

TELEPHONE:

GRADUATE TUTOR:
EMAIL:

Teo Shi Wei

shiwei.teo@help.edu.my

COURSE ASSESSMENT:

Group Assignment- Paper

Group Assignment- Video Talk
Individual Reflection Series Paper
Quizzes
Final Exam

CREDIT HOURS:

10%
20%
15%
15%
40%

Course Assessment
1. Individual Reflection Series (3 part assignment)- Due Week 4, 20th June Friday @ 5pm
This course serves its purpose not just to educate students on knowledge but on application to your own
personal relationships. Therefore, this 3 part reflection series aims to put your critical thinking, reflection
and personal thoughts and experiences into words.
a. This assignment is a 3 part reflections series in which you will create/ ask a critical thinking
reflection question based on the two topics covered for each reflection paper. E.g. For Reflection
1, you can ask a critical thinking/ reflection question on Building Blocks of intimate
relationships and/ or Social Cognition
b. You can reflect on an issue raise, a question discussed, a recent discussion with a friend a video
shown, an article discussed. You can even go on ted.com and browse through TEDTalks on the
topic of love and relationships and find a video that you can listen and reflect on. Remember it
has to be related to the topics covered that two weeks.
c. You are to state the question at the top of your paper, following by an indepth personal reflection
and critical thinking on your answers. The question you ask carries weight and is an important
grading component. Thus, if you ask a superficial question with superficial answers, you will get
a lower grade.
d. If you are using a TEDtalk video to discuss, be sure to state the title and author of the talk as per
title in the video.
e. You are required to label your reflection series as Reflection Series Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Each
parts should be around 3 pages, with a total of 9-10 pages. You are to submit your 3 part
assignment together under one cover page and references if any. Please attach the marking
scheme at the title page.
f. I would suggest that you complete your reflection as the course progresses and not a last minute
work when the lecture and class discussion content is still fresh in mind.
Reflection Assignment Marking Scheme (PSY 338)
Part 1: Depth of personal reflection, critical thinking and writing style
(Grammar, flow of paper)
Part 2: Depth of personal reflection, critical thinking and writing style
(Grammar, flow of paper)
Part 3: Depth of personal reflection, critical thinking and writing style
(Grammar, flow of paper)

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Total: 15%

/30 marks

2. Group Assignment Video Talk and Paper Paper due week 6 @ Friday, 5pm.
*Please refer to the Group Assignment Brief at the end of this Course outline for more information.
3. Quizzes
There will be 5 Quizzes that given in class from Weeks 1- 6. The quizzes will be based on the lectures
and your textbook. Each quiz is worth 3 marks. Total quizzes marks are worth 15% of your grade.
4. Final Exams
Your final exams will include all the topics covered in your lectures only as per course outline. There
will be MCQ questions and short answer questions. More details given later in the course.

Teaching Week

Lectures

1
(May 25-29)

Lecture 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships

Lecture 2: Attraction and Social Cognition
Group Discussion (1)
Lecture 3: Communication
Lecture 4: Interdependency and Friendship
Group Discussion (2)
Lecture 5: Love
Lecture 6: Love Part 2
Group Discussion (3)
Lecture 7: Sexuality
Lecture 8: Stress and Strain
Video Talks
Lecture 9: Conflict
Video Talks
Lecture 10: Power and Violence
Video Talks
Lecture 11: The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
Video Talks
Lecture 12: Maintaining and Repairing Relationships
Video Talks

2
(June 1-5)
3
(June 8-12)
4
(June 13-20)
5
(June 22-26)

6
(June 29-Jul 3)

Lecture 13: Guest Speaker Talk ( Ms Cathryn)

Video Talks
Video Talks
Study
Break
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Notes
Quiz 1 (Building blocks)
Quiz 2 (lecture 2)
Quiz 3 (Lecture 4)
Reflection Paper due, Friday
@5pm
Guest speaker: Bee Sean?
Quiz 4 (Lecture 8)

Quiz 5 (Lecture 11)

Video Talk paper due Friday@
5pm

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COURSE OUTLINE PREPARED BY: JOCELYN TAN

Department of Psychology Policies

Please note that the policies below apply to all students enrolled for this subject: BPsych
students, BBusPsych students and ADP students. Students from other departments taking this
subject as an elective are bound by all policies stated here except research participation and
attendance at colloquium + other compulsory events.
1. Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, falsifying documents, and
general unethical behaviour. Students who have been found engaging in acts of misconduct can be
referred to the Departmental Assessment Investigative Committee (DAIC) for further investigation.
If found guilty, the following penalties can be meted out at the discretion of the committee:
1. 0 for assessment
2. F grade for the subject
3. Suspension from the program
4. Expulsion from the program

2. Plagiarism note
All students must use the APA citation style refer to the guide posted on My Acel.
Plagiarism is defined as any unacknowledged use of ideas and material produced by someone
other than the writer him/herself.
Please note that you are NOT to submit any part of an assignment that you have already
submitted to any subject, whether in the same or different semester
All assignments must be submitted to Turnitin. Failure to do so will result in 0 marks for that
particular assignment.
The following rules apply:
1) Any information taken from any source must be cited.
2) If you copy the words (more than 3 words in the same sequence) from the source, this is
called a direct quotation. Quotation marks must be used and this must be cited.
3) If you re-write or summarize the information in your own words, this is called a
paraphrase. No quotation marks are necessary, but the source must be cited.
Category
Blatant plagiarism

Accidental

Description
Complete paragraphs and/or sentences used
without in-text acknowledgement
Clear intent to plagiarize

One or two in-text citations omitted

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Action
For cases of blatant plagiarism, students may be
called before the Dept Assessment Investigative
Committee (DAIC) consisting of the Head of
Department and two Senior Lecturers. The following
decisions can be made at the discretion of the lecturer
and/or the DAIC:
1. 0 for assignment
2. F grade for the subject
3. Suspension from the program
4. Expulsion from the program
In addition to this, all faculty staff will be made
aware of the students who appear before the
committee. Reference /recommendation letters will
not be provided for these students.
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plagiarism

Quotation marks omitted

Little or no evidence of intent to plagiarize

Poor paraphrasing

Material is acknowledged but at best, the

paraphrasing is only limited to a few words
being changed Quotation marks are also not
used)
Little or no evidence of intent to plagiarize

Lecturer discretion
Student to be notified of action. This will be
accompanied by a discussion/consultation on how
the mistake can be avoided in future.
Maximum 50% of available points
Lecturer discretion
Student to be notified of action. This will be
accompanied by a discussion / consultation on how
the mistake can be avoided in future.

3. Mid-Term / Class Test Attendance Policy

i.
ii.
iii.

For class tests / mid-terms that are 1 hour or less students are not allowed to enter after / leave
before the first 10 minutes of the test.
For class tests / mid-terms that more than 1 hour students are not allowed to enter after / leave
before the first 30 minutes of the test.
For class tests / mid-terms, students are not allowed to leave in the last 10 minutes of the test.

4. Barring from Final Examinations

Please note that effective from the Jan 2011 semester, for all Psychology subjects, students must attempt any assessment
within the enrolled subject that is 10% and above, and obtain at least 10% of the total marks for that particular
assessment. Failure to do so will result in the student being barred from Final Examinations for that particular subject.
For example, for a subject that has the following assessment:
Quizzes:
5%
Assignment 1: 10%
Assignment 2: 15%
Mid-terms:
30%
Final Exams:
40%
If a student does not submit/attend any of the following: Assignment 1 / Assignment 2 / Mid-terms (and obtain at least
10% of the marks for those assessments), this student will be barred from sitting for the final examinations of this
subject. E.g. if a student attempts Assignment 1 and receives only 8 marks out of 100 (or 0.8% out of 10% - i.e. less than
10% of the marks for that assessment), they will be barred from that subjects final examinations.
Please note that students have to submit their assignments within 7 days of the due date (the 7 days include weekends).
Assignments submitted after that will not be considered. (i.e. students who submit assignments later than 7 days after
the due date will be barred from final exams)
5. Assignment Submission and Late Assignment Deductions
All assignments should include a title page. Once an assignment is submitted, no additions or changes can be made, even
if this is done before the deadline.
Late submission of assignments will incur a penalty of 2% per day (24 hours) (including Saturdays and Sundays). This
2% deduction per day is incurred on the total percentage of the assignment.
For example:
Assignment 1, worth 20% of your total grade, is marked upon 100 marks.
The 2% deduction per day is from the 20% and not from the 100 marks.
If a student submits the assignment 2 days late = 4% deduction = student receives a 16% maximum for the assignment.
In addition to this, late submission of assignments within the first 12 hours incur a penalty of 1% and not 2%. For any
late submissions after the first 12 hours, penalties are counted on a daily basis (2% per day).

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For example, for a 20% assignment:
1. Submission = 10 hours late. This student will receive a 19% maximum for the assignment.
2. Submission = 13 hours late. This counts as 1 day late and this student will receive an 18% maximum for the
assignment.
3. Submission = 1 day and 2 hours late. This counts as 2 days late and this student will receive a 16% maximum for the
assignment.
6. TurnItIn Information
All assignments have to be submitted to TurnItIn. Instructions:
1. Sections of assignment to be uploaded from the Title Page to the last page of content. Do not include your references
and appendices when you upload your assignment to TurnItIn because this results in a high plagiarism percentage.
2. In your hardcopy, after the last page (of references or appendices, if applicable), attach your TurnItIn receipt as proof
of submission. The TurnItIn receipt includes your name, date & time of receipt. You will see it after you have uploaded
your assignment to TurnItIn.
3. When uploading your assignment to TurnItIn, make sure you use your registered name (i.e. what is in the attendance
list) & not a nickname.
4. Failure to submit your assignment to TurnItIn will result in ZERO marks for the assignment.
5. Failure to attach the Turnitin receipt to your assignment will result in a deduction of 2% per day (if it is submitted
within the first 12 hours, 1% per day)
6. Failure to use your registered name on TurnItIn will result in a deduction of 5% deduction.
7. New Policy on Extra Credit
Effective from the May 2015 semester, research participation and attendance at Colloquium will no longer be
compulsory. Instead, the Department of Psychology will offer extra credit to students who wish participate in research
and attend Colloquium.
Please note the following important information about extra credit:

1. The maximum extra credit for each psychology subject is 3%.

2. Certain subjects (e.g. Career Modules, MPU3223, PSY 301, PSY 313) will not be eligible for extra credit.
3. Students may obtain extra credit from participating in research advertised on
ipsy.help.edu.my/experiments (30 minutes = 0.25%, 1 hour = 0.5%) or from attending Psychology
Colloquium sessions (1 hour = 0.5%, minimum attendance = 1 hour)
4. Individual subjects may also choose to offer other extra credit options (e.g. attending in-house seminars,
helping out during Colloquium) these options, if available, will be explained by the lecturer in class.
5. The total extra credit earned through research participation + colloquium + total extra credit earned
through individual subjects opportunities cannot exceed 3%.
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For example:
Extra credit offered by PSY 105 lecturer:
1. In-house seminar = 1%
2. Acting as colloquium assistant = 1%
3. The maximum extra credit that you can allocate from your research participation and colloquium attendance
for PSY 105 is 1%.
Total = 3% (maximum extra credit for PSY 105 reached).

6. Students may choose to allocate any extra credit earned in any combination (minimum 0.25%) to the
current subjects that they are enrolled for, provided that the extra credit per subject does not exceed 3%.
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For example:
Total extra credit earned = 6%. Students can choose to allocate the 6% as follows:
1. PSY 201 = 2%
2. PSY 205 = 1.5%
3. PSY 209 = 2.5%
* Following the example above, the 6% extra credit cannot be allocated multiple times for each subject (i.e. it cannot
be 3% for PSY 201, 3% for PSY 205 and 3% for PSY 209 -- this would total up to 9%, which the student above has
not obtained.)
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7. Students are expected to monitor the extra credit obtained through individual subjects and ensure that this
does not exceed 3% when totalled with extra credit obtained through research participation and
colloquium.
8. To allocate extra credit obtained through research participation and colloquium, please fill in the google
form at the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/I2OvUdMljl by Monday, Week 8 (13 July 2015), 5pm.
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You must have a google account to fill in and submit the form (if you do not have a google account, click on the
link above and you will see an option to create a google account).
Your responses to this form can be edited up to Monday 13 July 2015 5pm, so please ensure that you are logged
in to your original google account so that you can edit your responses. Do not log in to a different google
account to fill in this form as that will be logged as two different entries in your name and will affect the extra
credit that you receive.
Changes made after Monday 13 July 5pm will not be entertained.
If you only wish to apply for extra credit for 1 subject, only fill in the information under "Subject 1" (leave the
rest empty). If a subject does not appear in the options given, this means that the subject is not eligible for extra
credit.
Business Psychology / ADP students please choose subjects according to the PSY subject code that
corresponds to your subject.
Please ensure that the amount of extra credit that you are allocating tallies with your total research participation
(experimental hours attended experimental hours missed) + colloquium attendance.

9. Important: the google form is only for extra credit earned through research participation (advertised on
ipsy.help.edu.my/experiments) and colloquium. Extra credit offered by individual subjects will be
monitored by the lecturer/tutor.
10. The Department of Psychology does not guarantee that there will be sufficient extra credit opportunities
for students to obtain the maximum amount of extra credit for every psychology subject that they are
enrolled for.
8. Research Participation
Students may sign up for all experiments eligible for extra credit at http://ipsy.help.edu.my/experiments. There are
instructions on the main page for all experimenters and participants, so please refer to the instructions there.
30 minutes of participation = 0.25% extra credit. 1 hour of research participation = 0.5% extra credit.
Important Note: Total Hours eligible for Extra Credit = Attended Hours Absent Hours (clarify with the department
if you are unsure). Students must ensure that they attend every experiment that they sign up for. Failure to attend an
experiment will result in the number of hours of that experiment being deducted from the total hours you have completed.
Example 1: If one signs up for a 2-hour experiment but fails to attend this experiment, the total research hours eligible for
extra credit = -2 hours. When a student has negative research participation hours, this will then be tallied with the
colloquium attendance hours (if any), and will reduce the amount of extra credit earned. Using this example, if a student
has -2 research participation hours and has attended 4 hours of colloquium: 4 hours (colloquium) - 2 hours
(negative research participation hours) = 2 hours eligible for extra credit = 1% extra credit.
Example 2: If one attended 2 hours of experiments and was absent from 0.5 hours, their total hours eligible for extra credit
= 1.5 hours. 1.5 hours = 0.75% extra credit.
Please refer to the Department of Psychology admin staff if you have any questions about this.

Attention: All Experimenters

Kindly update your participants' attendance on ipsy latest by Friday, Week 7, 12pm (10th July). It is
the experimenters responsibility to ensure that all students who have signed up and attended the
experiment receive a confirmation of attendance.
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Please double-check your research participation hours on ipsy for accuracy. If there are
discrepancies, kindly notify your experimenters to update your attendance. The last day to do this is
Friday, Week 7, 12pm (10th July). No changes will be entertained after this.
9. Departmental Events
In the May 2015 semester, the following Departmental Events will be held:
1. Colloquium Saturday 11 July 2015
1 hour of colloquium attendance = 0.5% extra credit.
Further information about the Colloquium event will be sent out via eLearning, closer to the date of the event.
10. Policy on Participation for Group Assessment
1. It is the policy of this department that when group assessments are assigned, each individual in that group holds the
following responsibilities:
1.1

in the case of written assessment, to contribute to the finished product, be it presentation notes, a research report
or a project report. This contribution may include archival research, drafting, editing or formatting.

1.2

in the case of an oral presentation, to verbally present part of the presentation. No individual should be exempt
from speaking during the oral presentation.

1.3

to be clear on what your specific roles and contributions are to the group effort, as well as the expectations your
group members have in terms of your contributions.

1.4

attend group meetings unless there are legitimate and documented reasons for missing them.

1.5

attend group meetings with supervisors unless there are legitimate and documented reasons for missing them

2. Group members have a right to report fellow members for negligence if there are deemed to have failed in any of the
responsibilities listed above.
2.1

Group members are encouraged to raise these complaints with their lecturers and attempts made to resolve
differences before a formal complaint is lodged.

2.2

Negligence (social loafing) reports can be filled in by one or several members of the group (see attached form)
using forms that can be downloaded from the myacel site.

2.3

Negligence reports should be submitted to the course lecturer who will then make a decision having investigated
the issues raised. The group member accused will have an opportunity to defend themselves against the
allegations made.

2.4

If a student is found to be negligent in this matter, a lecturer can penalize them by deducting any amount of
marks from their group assessment marks and/or their individual assignment marks.

11. Evaluations
Every semester, there will be 2 evaluation processes for each subject:
1.
Mid-semester evaluations:
These evaluations are held in class and consist of 2 subjective questions. This is so that lecturers and tutors can
receive feedback in the middle of the semester, in order to address student concerns and make improvements
within the same semester.
2.
Compulsory end of semester evaluations:
These evaluations are conducted online and consist of Likert-scale questions as well as 2 subjective questions.
The purpose of this is to obtain feedback that will be beneficial for future semesters.

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Students are strongly encouraged to fill in BOTH evaluation forms as feedback is important and can help the faculty
make important decisions about the curriculum and the direction of the course.

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GROUP ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING (SHORT SEMESTER)
(PAPER AND VIDEO TALK - 30% AND GROUP DISCUSSION- BONUS MAX
3%)
OVERVIEW
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This course, with its topic focusing on love and intimate relationship, is highly
interactive, practical and personal. Therefore, the best way to apply the theories and
research in the classroom is to create an environment where students peer educate
each other through a series of methods. There will be three (3) parts to this group
assignment: 1) A Video Talk presentation (aka TED Talk) 2) A Topical paper based on the
Video talk. 3) Group Discussions Activity.
Beginning from week 1 to 3, there will be an allocated time during your lecture to
engage in a group discussion activity that would require a simple write up on the
groups discussion outcomes. The purpose of this activity is to a) encourage individual
participation b) to train students to speak up and contribute their thoughts and
opinions in class. The write up will contribute to BONUS MARKS for the group of up to
3%.- 1 % for each group discussion.
From week 4-7, your groups will begin a TED Talk like presentation in class via video.
You will choose your topics for the talk, train yourself and shoot a video talk to be
presented in class. At the end of week 6, you are required to submit a topical paper in
line with your video talk.
Your team should consist of minimum 5, maximum 6 people. Please look for your own
groups. If you are unable to find a team, you can email your tutor to request to be
assigned to a team.
PART 1: VIDEO TALK PAPER INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES (10 %)
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Once you have decided on the topic of your video talk, you are to do substantial
research as an expert in that topic you are interested in. You are to write a paper to
support the things you say/ present during the video talk presentation.
Your video talk paper should contain the following sections:
1. Title and Topic Summary: In this section, you are to state the title and scope
of your paper so that the readers/ audience know the area you are covering,
discussing and the boundaries of your topic. E.g. if you chose the topic on
Sexuality, then in your paper SPECIFY what exactly are you going to discuss
about. Give a summary of your video talk here. ( 1 page)
2. Content: This section contains all your theoretical framework, research findings,
empirical data and expert opinion that is related to your video talk. This part
should not be a repetition of your talk itself. This part should consist of more in
depth content that might not have been mentioned in your video talk. Cite your
references.
3. Conclusion: In this section, conclude your paper with appropriate concluding
remarks as deem fit.
You are required to use a minimum of 10 journal articles to reflect depth, credibility of
your research.
Your paper should be between 6-8 pages (excluding cover page and references)
adhering to proper APA formatting and referencing. This video talk paper is due on
week 6, Friday @ 5pm.
PART 2: VIDEO TALK PRESENTATION (20%)
In hopes of training third year students to be a more competent public speaker, your
group is required to create a TED Talk like presentation, using their rules and
guidelines found here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_speaker_guide.pdf
As a team, you will brainstorm on an interesting idea that is related to this course, do
your research and prepare the talk that will last a maximum 18 minutes (like TED Talk
style). Your topics can be as far fetched, fascinating and interesting. Be mindful of a
diverse audience that might hold different worldviews and beliefs. Thus be sensitive on
your topic and content but do not be limited by boringness. Search on www.ted.com
for more ideas, but DO NOT plagiarize ideas from anywhere.
Choose your own best public speaker to be videoed live as they speak. This video will
then be presented in class to the audience. If you find that none of your members
might be good in public speaking, you are encouraged to get some help from the HELP
Toastmasters Club or other sources that might be able to give you intense training on
public speaking. This is a group effort, therefore a good speaker benefits all. The
lecturer expects that every member in the group contributes fairly, each playing a role
that maximizes the groups success.
If you want to use slides, please stick to the TED Talk guidelines given. The goal is for
your presenters to be trained to be amateur professionals who can talk, capture
audience and present in an interesting manner. This shouldnt be your boring class
presentations every semester.

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Your video talk is to be edited to be as professional looking as possible. Therefore, do
look into the lighting, sound and environment that you are shooting the talk. There will
be a Q and A time at the end.
VIDEO SUBMISSION:
On 1st June when all the groupings have been confirmed, an invitation to collaborate via
Dropbox will be sent to the respective emails that you have provided upon your
presentation sign-up. Please upload your video presentation onto Dropbox on the
Wednesday before your presentation day, by 12pm. Failure to upload your presentation
video on time might result in late penalty. Also, please ensure that your video is clearly
labelled using the following format:
Video title: [Presentation Date - DDMM]_[Group number]_[Exact Same Title as Your
Paper]
E.g. 1806_G1_Is Long Distance Relationship Possible
Submission is due same time as your video talk paper on week 6.
PART 3: GROUP DISCUSSIONS ACTIVITY (MAX BONUS of 3%)
This group discussion is part of your in class discussion to hear your opinions, views
and thoughts about the subject matter. The goal of this activity is to provide an avenue
for students to voice their thoughts, values and stance on the various interesting and
challenging topics on love and relationships.
Each discussion will take about 20-25 minutes for in group discussion. Groups are
required to write a short report on the outcome of their discussion and hand in to the
lecturer for review at the end of the class. Your report should contain the names of
group members who participated physically in the discussions, the topic of discussion
and a summary of interesting points.
Your one page report should contain some points of your discussion and participation of
all members. A decent discussion will get a maximum bonus mark of 1 %. If your
groups submits all 3 discussion reports, that would be a max of 3 % bonus marks.

MARKING SCHEME FOR TOPICAL PAPER AND VIDEO TALK

____________________________________________________________________________________
You are required to attach the video talk paper marking scheme after your cover page
of your paper.

PSY 338- Video Talk Paper Marking Scheme

No
1.

Marking Criteria
Title and Topic Summary: The title given is clear,
focused and captures the essence of your talk. The
topic summary provides an excellent overview of the
talk, summarizing concisely the content of the talk

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2.

3.

Content:
Relevant references used to inform reader
about the topic.
Literature integrates different sources well,
synthesizing various relevant sources in a
coherent manner.
Writing style, grammar, formatting, flow,
references
Total:
10%

/ 15

/5
/30

PSY 338- Video Talk Evaluation Scheme

Video Title:
Group No:
No
1.

2.
4.

Marking Criteria
Content:
Idea presented has a clear introduction, body and
conclusion. It is interesting, engaging and well
presented.
Quality of Video Talk:
Video is excellently created, speaker and slides (if
any) is clear and engaging. It is a TED talk potential!
Teamwork effort and adherence to assignment
guidelines:
Substantial effort is put into video preparation,
teamwork was demonstrated. Team also followed
guidelines and instructions well as per assignment
brief.
Total:
20%

Bachelor of Psychology (May 2015)

Points
/10
/20

/10
/40