Inherent Requirements - for undergrad students

Requirement: Work with others effectively, co-operatively, and in a professional manner in diverse and changing academic settings including in-person and via video links and other electronic forums.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Work effectively in a team in all learning environments, including the classroom, on-line, laboratory, and workplace settings.
• Show behavioural stability and effective interactions in emotionally challenging situations.
• Manage uncertainties and adapt to change.
• Adhere to academic and non-academic ethical guidelines, codes and policies.
• Reflect on ethical dilemmas and issues relevant to academic and non-academic settings.
• Comply with all professional/accredited standards.
• Receive and respond appropriately to constructive feedback.
• Demonstrate insight and be able to reflect on how personal behaviour impacts others and modify behaviour.
• Cope with own emotions and behaviour effectively when dealing with others.
• Use emotional intelligence and empathy and maintain behavioural stability in a wide range of situations.
• Respect individual’s/group’s diversity by demonstrating reasonable sensitivity to individual differences.

Verbal

Requirement: Communicate effectively in spoken English.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Respectful, clear, attentive, honest, empathetic, and non-judgemental verbal communications.
• Coherent verbal communication appropriate to the circumstances.
• Understand and respond to verbal communication accurately, appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Provide timely and audible responses to classes and groups in all learning environments, including the classroom, laboratory, technology-based forums (e.g., video links) and workplace settings.
• Demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in communication with individuals and groups from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Non-verbal

Requirement: Respond and participate in effective non-verbal communication.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Recognise, interpret and respond appropriately to non-verbal cues in all learning environments, including the classroom, on-line, laboratory, and workplace settings.
• Use of non-verbal communication that is respectful, clear, attentive, empathetic, honest and nonjudgemental.

Written

Requirement: Communicate effectively in written English.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Coherent written communications appropriate to the circumstances including formal (assessment) and informal (discussion board) contexts.
• Competently and appropriately producing both concise and extended pieces of written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar, punctuation and correct referencing to the required academic standards
• Effective transmission of information in academic settings.
• Undertake assessment tasks, including on-line exams, with reasonable adjustments only available for exceptional circumstances such as poor internet connection, or privacy/legislative requirements.

Cognitive tasks

Requirement: Consistently and effectively use and apply cognitive skills.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Effectively identify and locate appropriate and relevant information.
• Effectively conceptualise, integrate, process, interpret, and implement knowledge and information for academic tasks.
• Appropriately apply policy and procedures in academic and work experience settings.
• Accurately recall information without reference.
• Understand that other perspectives/interpretations than one’s own exist.
• Analyse and evaluate scientific results.
• Collate and synthesise information and use it to make informed decisions.
• Communicate complex ideas effectively to a range of people in variety of formats.
• Maintaining the appropriate level of commitment to coursework tasks, and actively participate in activities related to the course, including group work.
• Remaining focused and performing consistently during tasks.
• Being aware of and managing your own workloads and personal commitments outside of university to ensure sustainable performance of course requirements.
• Being aware of and managing your own stress and/or anxieties so that sustainable performance can be ensured within course requirements.
• Completing academic learning activities and assessment tasks within reasonable set timeframes.

Literary tasks

Requirement: Consistently and effectively use and apply literacy skills.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Read and understand a range of literature and information, including typed documents, spreadsheets and graphs.
• Integrate and summarise information in a meaningful manner.
• Produce accurate, concise and clear documents and reports.
• Paraphrase, summarise and reference in accordance with appropriate academic conventions associated with the referencing format used by the School of Psychology (i.e., American Psychological Association [APA]).

Numeracy tasks

Requirement: Consistently and effectively use and apply numeracy skills.

Example of Tasks: 

• Perform accurate calculations including advanced statistics.
• Accurately record and interpret numerical data including advanced statistics.
• Correctly apply data, measurements and numerical criteria.

Auditory

Requirement: Safely and effectively complete tasks with auditory components.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Accurately receive and record information delivered verbally.
• Listen attentively to people.

Visual

Requirement: Safely and effectively complete practices and tasks with visual components.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Make observations and accurately take measurements using a range of mental health screening tools/scales.
• Create and interpret representations of data including graphs and tables.

Gross motor tasks

Requirement: Safely and effectively complete assessment tasks that involve gross motor skills.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Physically manipulate material, systems and processes.
• Sustain physical, cognitive, and psychosocial performance sufficient to engage in learning opportunities.
• Undertake on-line examinations and quizzes with adequate, sustained levels of physical energy and concentration in the time allocated.

Fine motor tasks

Requirement: Safely and effectively complete practical and assessment tasks that involve fine motor skills.

Examples of Tasks: 

• Manipulate instruments and equipment in tests and measurements.
• Competently use a computer operating system (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS).
• Access a computer and have sufficient computer skills to engage in online learning, reading, and responding as required to emails and completing relevant assessments for the course.