1 Course Name: PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Course Code: BHPY2003

Course Classifica on: Major (core)

This course will examine the ethics, obliga ons, and competence as a professional in social science in general, and in psychology in par cular. It will look into the
2 Synopsis:
ethical dilemmas in work se ngs as well as professional behaviour and accountability

1 CHUAH HOOI MEI

Name(s) of Academic
3 2
Staff:
3
Semester and Year
4 Year Offered 2 Semester 3 Remarks:
offered:

5 Credit Value: 3

Pre-requisite/
6 NONE
co-requisite (if any):

7 CLO1 Explain the code of ethics in accordance to APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. (A3, PLO11)

CLO2 Analyse situa ons related to ethical prac ce of psychologists in various professional roles. (C4, PLO2)

CLO3 Examine ethical course of actions in resolving ethical dilemmas. (C4, PLO2)

Course Learning
Outcomes (CLO)

8 Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes to the Programme Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and Assessment Methods

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Course Learning
Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
PLO 10

PLO 11
PLO 1

PLO 2

PLO 3

PLO 4

PLO 5

PLO 6

PLO 7

PLO 8

PLO 9

Outcomes

CLO1 √ Lecture & Tutorial Wri en Assignment/ Test/

Presenta on/ Final Examina on
CLO2 √ Lecture & Tutorial Wri en Assignment/ Test/
Presenta on/ Final Examina on
CLO3 √ Lecture & Tutorial Wri en Assignment/ Test/
Presenta on/ Final Examina on

Mapping with C2 C5
MQF Cluster of
Learning
Outcomes

Indicate the primary causal link between the CLO and PLO by cking '√' in the appropriate box.

C1 = Knowledge & Understanding, C2 = Cogni ve Skills, C3A = Prac cal Skills, C3B = Interpersonal Skills, C3C = Communica on Skills, C3D = Digital Skills,
C3E = Numeracy Skills, C3F = Leadership, Autonomy & Responsibility, C4A = Personal Skills, C4B = Entrepreneurial Skills, C5 = Ethics & Professionalism

9 Transferable Skills (if applicable)

(Skills learned in the course of study which 1 Ethics and Professionalism

can be useful and u lized in other se ngs) 2 Cogni ve skills

3
Open-ended response (if any)
4
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10 Distribu on of Student Learning Time (SLT)
Note: This SLT calcula on is designed for home grown programme only.

Learning and Teaching Ac vi es**

Face-to-Face (F2F)
Course Content Outline and Subtopics CLO* Online/ NF2F Total SLT
Physical Technology-mediated Independent Learning
(Synchronous) (Asynchronous)
L T P O L T P O
On Being An Ethical Professional -
1 Introduc on & Background of APA Code CLO1 2 1 2
of Ethics (Part 1)
On Being An Ethical Professional -
2 Introduc on & Background of APA Code CLO1 2 1 2
of Ethics (Part 2)
CLO1
General Standards - Resolving Ethical
3 CLO2 2 1 2
Issues
CLO3
CLO1
4 General Standards - Competence CLO2 2 1 2
CLO3
CLO1
General Standards - Human Rela ons
5 CLO2 2 1 2
(Part 1)
CLO3
CLO1
General Standards - Human Rela ons
6 CLO2 2 1 2
(Part 2)
CLO3
CLO1
General Standards - Privacy and
7 CLO2 2 1 2
Confiden ality
CLO3
CLO1
General Standards - Adver sing and
8 CLO2 2 1 2
Other Pulic Statements
CLO3
CLO1
General Standards - Record Keeping and
9 CLO2 2 1 2
Fees
CLO3
CLO1
Area Specific Standards - Educa on and
10 CLO2 2 1 2
Training
CLO3
CLO1
11 Area Specific Standards - Assessment CLO2 2 1 2
CLO3
CLO1
12 Area Specific Standards - Therapy CLO2 2 1 2
CLO3
CLO1
Area Specific Standards - Research and
13 CLO2 2 1 2
Publica on (Part 1)
CLO3
CLO1
Area Specific Standards - Research and
14 CLO2 2 1 2
Publica on (Part 2)
CLO3

15

16

17

18

19

20

SUB-TOTAL SLT: 70

Face-to-Face (F2F) NF2F

Independent Learning for
Con nous Assessement % Online/
Physical Assessment
Technology-mediated
(Asynchronous)
(Synchronous)
1 Wri en Assignment / Test/ Presenta on 30 2 15

2 Wri en Assignment / Test/ Presenta on 30 2 15

5
 SUB-TOTAL SLT: 34

Face-to-Face (F2F) NF2F

Online/ Independent Learning for
Final Assessement %
Physical Technology-mediated Assessment
(Synchronous) (Asynchronous)

1 Final Examina on 40 2 14

SUB-TOTAL SLT: 16

SLT for Assessment: 50

GRAND TOTAL SLT: 120

% SLT for F2F Physical Component:
A 40.00
[Total F2F Physical /(Total F2F Physical + Total F2F Online + Total Independent Learning) x 100)]
% SLT for Online & Independent Learning Component:
B 60.00
[(Total F2F Online + Total Independent Learning) /( Total F2F Physical + Total F2F Online + Total Independent Learning) x 100]
% SLT for All Prac cal Component:
C 0.00
[% F2F Physical Prac cal + % F2F Online Prac cal]
% SLT for F2F Physical Prac cal Component
C1 0.00
[Total F2F Physical Prac cal /( Total F2F Physical + Total F2F Online + Total Independent Learning) x 100)]
% SLT for F2F Online Prac cal Component
C2 0.00
[Total F2F Online Prac cal / (Total F2F Physical + Total F2F Online + Total Independent Learning) x 100]
60.00

Please ck (√) if this course is Industrial Training/ Clinical Placement/ Prac cum using 50% of Effec ve Learning Time (ELT)

Note:

* Indicate the CLO based on the CLO's numbering in Item 8

** For ODL programme: Courses with mandatory prac cal requiremnets imposed by the programme standards or any related standards can be exempted from complying to the
minimum 80% ODL delivery rule in the SLT.

Iden fy special requirement or resources to deliver the

11 course (e.g., so ware, nursery, computer lab, simula on NONE
room etc)

Main Reference(s):
1. Fisher, C. B. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A prac cal guide for psychologists (4th ed.). SAGE Publica ons.
References (include required and further readings, and
12 Addi onal Reference(s):
should be the most current)
1. Tribe, R & Morrisey, J. (2020). The handbook of professional, ethical and research prac ce for psychologists, counsellors,
psychotherapists and psychiatrists. Routledge.
2. Americal Psychological Associa on. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct with the 2010 amendments.

13 Other addi onal informa on (if applicable) NONE

Note: Number of PLO indicated is purely for illustra on purposes only and the number is subjected to the curriculum design.