College of Humanities
School of Applied Human Sciences
Discipline of Psychology
Pietermaritzburg Campus
Introduction to Psychology B
PSYC102P2
2024
Module Coordinator: Dr Adele Munsami
PSYC102 Introduction to Psychology B, Pietermaritzburg Campus
Version: 22 July 2024
MODULE DETAILS
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STAFF ON THE MODULE
Module Coordinator:
Module Administrator:
Contributing Lecturers:
Module representative:
Introduction to Psychology
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Dr Adele Munsami (munsamia@ukzn.ac.za)
Mrs Loveness Ndlovu (ndlovul@ukzn.ac.za)
Ms Hlakaniphile Nokwazi Msane; Ms Sindisiwe Mazibuko; Mrs
Nozipho Ndlazi; Dr Adele Munsami; Ms Zamalotshwa Mncube;
and Dr Thabani Khumalo
To be appointed.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Staff in the School of Applied Human Sciences encourage you (as students) to work together
with us to encourage and develop a high-quality learning experience for yourselves and your
peers.
The following principles underpin our approach to student engagement:
 You are partners in your educational experience.
 You all have the right and the opportunity for your voice to be heard in the delivery of
your education.
 Your voice is valued.
 You are assured that your feedback is provided without detriment to your individual
academic progress.
 We will facilitate opportunities for formal and informal student engagement.
 Student engagement processes take account of the differing needs of a diverse
student body.
 We will provide feedback to you on the outcomes and actions taken in response to
your feedback.
Module Representative
The Module Representative is a student elected in terms of the Student Representative Council
Constitution (approved 18 June 2018) to represent the interests of students registered for a
specific module. Section 20 of the SRC Constitution (2018) provides the terms of Module
Representatives as follows:
 Each module shall elect a Module Representative.
 The Module Representative shall represent and promote the interests of all students in
academic and related matters in the module.
 The Module Representative shall advocate for the most ideal teaching and learning
environment in the module.
 The Module Representative shall liaise with and bring to the attention of the academic
member of staff concerned, all issues affecting students in the module.
 The nomination and election of Module Representatives shall be finalised no later than
seven (7) days of the commencement of lectures.
 The Student Governance and Leadership Development Office and the school
administrative staff shall facilitate the processes and elections of Module
Representatives.
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The Module Representatives in every School will constitute the School Students
Committee (SSC).
Staff-Student Liaison Committees
The Discipline of Psychology operates a Staff/Student Liaison Committee, which is chaired by
the discipline’s representative on the School Teaching and Learning Committee. There are
usually four meetings a year, two per semester. All Module Representatives should attend these
meetings.
These Staff/Student Liaison Committees serve as an informal arena for you to raise matters of
concern with the academic and administrative staff and for staff to share with you any general
matters pertaining to the module. The Staff/Student Liaison Committees report to the Discipline
of Psychology Staff Meetings,
QPA Module Evaluations
The Discipline of Psychology recognises that a fair and transparent system of evaluation is
essential to maintain the quality of teaching and learning. Student feedback questionnaires
are a way for you to provide us (lecturers) with anonymous feedback on the teaching quality
of the module.
Student feedback will be gathered towards the end of the module using the University of
KwaZulu-Natal’s Quality Promotion and Assurance [QPA] Student Feedback Questionnaire.
This is administered online via the Moodle site.
STUDENT SUPPERT SERVICES
The Student Support Services office offers a range of free, professional and confidential
psychological services (personal and career counselling) by a team of HPCSA registered
psychologists. Services also include a range of group life skills workshops.
The Student Support Services office also has a Career Development Office (CDO), which offers
career-related services such as, company networking, career exhibitions, employment and
bursary opportunities, and workshops to develop your CV writing, job-hunting and interview
skills.
Contact details and locations are:
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Howard College: Vinotha Moodley – 031 260 2668 – moodleyv28@ukzn.ac.za Brown
house right next to Gate 1 (in between Francis Stock and the CCA)
Pietermaritzburg: Mike Murray – 033 260 5233 – murray@ukzn.ac.za
House 6, Milner Road (next to Clinic)
Career Development Office: Edista Ngubane – 031 260 1429 – ngubanee@ukzn.ac.za
Level 4, Dennis Shepstone Building, Howard College Campus (but visits all campuses)
Academic Development Officers: Andile Moyo – 0332605853 – moyoa@ukzn.ac.za /
chum_ado_pmb_ahs@ukzn.ac.za
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MODULE DESCRIPTION AND AIMS
This module aims to provide a general introduction to psychology as an academic discipline
provide an overview of some of the major areas and sub-disciplines of psychology and how
they apply to the South African context. The module also aims to develop students’ written
communication, problem-solving, and computer skills. The module encourages the values of
criticality, an open and enquiring mind, and respect for diversity. This module covers a
selection of topics from: Human development; Personality theories; Social Psychology;
Community Mental Health; Health, Risk and Coping; Psychopathology; African Psychology.
MODULE ASSESSMENT
The module will be assessed through class and tutorial activities that will form the cumulative
assessments (40%) and a sit-down examination at the end of the semester (60%). The DP
requirement for this module is a minimum class mark of 40%.
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
 Demonstrate an understanding of the main concepts and discourse of each content
area.
 Demonstrate the ability to interpret a question and write an integrated response that
demonstrates understanding that is supported with evidence.
 Identify and discuss the key ideas related to particular theories, compare various
theories and identify the weaknesses and strengths of various theories.
 Demonstrate a deep understanding of the main content areas.
The prescribed textbook is:
Swartz, L., de la Rey, C., Duncan, N., Townsend, L., & O'Neill, V.
(2021). Psychology: An introduction (5th ed.). Oxford University
Press.
An e-book copy of the prescribed textbook is available online
through the library site below:
https://library.ukzn.ac.za/
Lecturers might make use of additional notes and readings related to their lectures. It is
essential that you attend both lectures and read the textbooks and readings for this course.
Simply getting the lecture “notes” from a friend or from the lecturer is not the same as being
there. We have found that most students who fail this course either do not attend lectures
regularly or do not study the textbook – or both. Attending all lectures will give you the
opportunity to engage with the lecturer, ask questions and seek clarification before you
attempt to study for the examination.
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MODULE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
The sections covered in Psychology 102 are summarised in the table below.
Topic
Lecturer
Module Introduction
Dr Adele Munsami
Chapters 5 & 6
Personality
Ms Hlakaniphile Msane (HM)
Chapters 17 & 20
Social psychology
Ms Sindisiwe Mazibuko (SM)
Chapters 21 & 22
Psychology and health
Dr Adele Munsami (AM)
Chapter 24 & 25
Psychopathology
Ms Zamalotshwa Mncube (ZM)
Chapter 26
Community psychology
Mrs Nozipho Ndlazi (NN)
Chapter 28
African and Eastern psychologies
Dr Thabani Khumalo (TK)
Lecture times and venues
Due to the large number of students enrolled in Psychology 102, the module is assigned to two
timetable blocks. This means that each lecture will be given twice in a week. For Psychology
102, the lectures are given once in Block B and once in Block C. Study your overall timetable
(i.e., the timetable blocks for your other modules) to see which block suits you best, and then
attend all lectures for that block. If you attend some lectures from Block B and others from
Block C, you may miss important module content, as the lecture pace may vary between the
two groups.
Timetable Block B lectures are in Lecture Venue C1 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and in the
Ronald MacMillan Lecture Theatre on Fridays. Timetable Block C lectures are all in the Ronald
MacMillan Lecture Theatre.
Block B
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Block C
Tutorial Group B
13:15 -14:00 (R-Mac)
08:40 - 09:25 (R14:10 -15:05
Mac)
13:15 -14:00 (C1)
12:20 -13:10
07:45 - 08:30 (RMac)
07:45 -8:30 (R-Mac) 10:30 -11:15 (R-Mac)
08:40 - 09:25
Tutorial Group C
12:20 -13:15; 14:1015:05; 15:05 -16:00
10:30 -12:15 (C1)
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Lecture schedule
Day
Monday
Date
22-Jul
Block B
Block C
Introduction
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
23-Jul
24-Jul
25-Jul
26-Jul
Monday
29-Jul
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
30-Jul
31-Jul
01-Aug
Personality
Personality
Psychopathology
Friday
02-Aug
Psychopathology
Psychopathology
Monday
05-Aug
Psychopathology
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
06-Aug
07-Aug
08-Aug
Psychopathology
Friday
09-Aug
Monday
12-Aug
Community
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
13-Aug
14-Aug
15-Aug
Community
Friday
16-Aug
Monday
19-Aug
Community
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
20-Aug
21-Aug
22-Aug
Psychology & Health
Community
Community (Double)
Psychology & Health
Friday
23-Aug
Psychology & Health
Psychology & Health
Monday
26-Aug
Tuesday
Wednesday
27-Aug
28-Aug
Thursday
29-Aug
Psychology & Health
(double)
Friday
30-Aug
Psychology & Health
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
02-Sep
03-Sep
04-Sep
05-Sep
Personality
Introduction
Personality (double)
Personality
Personality
Personality
Personality
Personality
Psychopathology
(double)
Psychopathology
Public
Holiday
Community
Psychopathology
(double)
Community
Community
Community
Psychology & Health
Psychology & Health
Psychology & Health
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Friday
06-Sep
African psych
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
09-Sep
10-Sep
11-Sep
12-Sep
African psych
African psych
African psych (double)
African psych
Friday
13-Sep
African psych
African psych
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
18-Sep
19-Sep
20-Sep
African psych
African psych
Social psych
Social psych
Monday
Tuesday
30-Sep
01-Oct
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
02-Oct
03-Oct
04-Oct
Social psych
Social psych
Social psych
Social psych (double)
Social psych
Social psych
Social psych
Other Important dates: https://registrar.ukzn.ac.za/sessional-dates-2024/
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12 August: Deadline to select a tutorial group on Learn24.
13 September: Final timetable for main and supplementary examinations to be
released.
21-29 September: Mid-term break.
28 October: DP refusals to be published.
29 October: Lectures end.
30 October – November: Study period
TUTORIALS
There will be three 60-minute tutorials per group for Psychology 102. There are seven possible
tutorial groups for each block with varying times for you to choose from. Once you have
chosen a tutorial group, you should attend all three tutorials in that group.
You must add your name to a tutorial group on the Learn site before 12 August. Look under
the “Tutorials” section once in the PSYC102 Learn24 site, and then click on “Tutorial groups sign
up”. Choose a tutorial group that suits your timetable. There are several days and times to
choose from depending on your lecture schedule. Please consider this before making a
choice. Once the class is full you will be unable to join the group. Ensure that you select a
group at the beginning of the module to avoid clashes should groups fill up. The final groups
will be shared on Learn24.
Block B
Group
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Venue
NAB117
NAB119
NAB211
NAB219
NAB221
NAB211
Day
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Time
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
12:20-13:15
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Group 7
Group
Block C
Group
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
NAB211
Friday
08:40 -9:35
Venue
NAB211
NAB116
NAB117
NAB210
NAB 219
NAB217
NAB211
Day
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Friday
Time
12:20-13:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
14:10-15:05
08:40 -9:35
Attendance at tutorials is compulsory and will comprise part of the course mark. You will not
accrue marks for tutorial attendance if:
 You do not sign the register,
 You arrive more than 10 minutes late,
 You leave more than 10 minutes early.
In the first two weeks of the semester, you must sign up for a tutorial group on UKZN’s Learn site.
How to sign-up for a tutorial group:
1. In an internet browser (preferably Firefox or Google Chrome), open the website:
https://learn2024.ukzn.ac.za/.
2. “Log in” to UKZN’s Learn system by clicking on the “log in” link on top right hand corner
of the screen. Use your UKZN email account to log in.
3. Then, click on “My courses” (see left hand side of screen), and click on
“2024/PSYC102/P/2”.
4. Once you have entered the “2024/PSYC102/P/2” module on Learn, look for the section
on “Tutorials”, and click on the icon “Tutorial groups sign up”.
5. Then, select a tutorial group that
suits your timetable. Once you have made your
tutorial group choice on Learn, make sure you click on “save my choice”.
TUTORIAL DATES
Date
Tutorial dates will be shared
on Learn24 once they have
been finalised.
Tutorial Topic
Exploring personality
Understanding social
influences
Community engagement
Pre-tutorial activities
Please complete all
activities in preparation for
the tutorial. The activities will
be posted on Learn under
the relevant topic.
MODULE ASSESSMENTS
Your final mark for the module will be calculated as follows:
Class mark (40%)
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Assignments (30%): All assignments must be submitted as a hardcopy to the module
administrator by no later than 14:00 on the day of the deadline.
 1st assignment (15% towards final mark). The assignment is out of 30.
 2nd assignment (15% towards final mark). The assignment is out of 30.
The deadlines for each assignment will be posted on Learn24.
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Three online quizzes that form part of the tutorial programme (10%)
Examination (60%)
 Sit-down examination. The exam is out of 100.
 100 multiple choice questions
Applications for Assignment Extensions
Applications for assignment extensions should only be submitted by students who have valid
reasons for missing the original deadline. It is up to you to notify the module coordinator and
request an extension prior to the deadline for foreseeable challenges. In the case of
unforeseeable challenges the module coordinator must be notified no later than two days
after the deadline, or the late submission penalty will be applied.
Valid reasons include:
 Medical Grounds
Where an application is made on such grounds, applications must be submitted
with supporting documentation from a medical practitioner, which must confirm
the applicant either sought medical treatment or was unable to write the test due
to medical reasons on the day of the test.
 Compassionate Grounds
Where an application is made on such grounds, applications must be submitted
with supporting documentation (e.g. a copy of a death certificate).
 Religious Reasons
Where an application is made on such grounds, the date of the original test must
be on the Religious Day.
 Extra-Curricular University of KwaZulu-Natal Obligations
Where an application is made on such grounds, a letter confirming your obligation
must be provided by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (e.g. a letter confirming that
you were playing sport for UKZN on the day of the test).
Late Submission Penalty
The School of Applied Human Sciences has implemented a penalty for late submission of
assignments. 5% will be deducted per day (inclusive of weekends) for a maximum of 5 days,
after which any assignment submitted late will not be accepted. Extensions can be given by
the Module Coordinator in advance of the deadline, providing that supporting evidence is
provided.
Coversheet
All assignments must be submitted together with a signed School of Applied Human Sciences
coversheet. Assignments will not be accepted without a signed coversheet. Coversheets are
available on Moodle for you to print out and sign.
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Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct
You are advised to consult the UKZN Plagiarism Policies and Procedures document, as well as
the Student Rules for this academic year. Both have been uploaded onto the Moodle site for
this module.
According to the UKZN Plagiarism Policies and Procedures, it is your responsibility to:
 Read, understand and comply with the University plagiarism policy and procedures;
 Familiarize yourself with the concept of plagiarism and observe the conventions of
referencing and academic writing made available through teaching and research
processes;
 Learn and acquire the academic literacy required to prevent and avoid plagiarism;
 Request assistance from staff for any concerns about plagiarism in your own writing;
 Ensure that you do not submit work that can be considered plagiarised;
 Attach the required signed declaration to each piece of work that is submitted for
assessment purposes;
 Ensure that ideas generated in group discussions are expressed in your own words;
 Utilize plagiarism identification software programmes prior to submitting your work for
assessment; and
 Note that the utilisation of plagiarism software is compulsory for postgraduate students
prior to submission of their research projects/dissertation/thesis for examination.
 If you are caught using artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, you will receive 0 for
your assignment and the matter will be escalated.
The assignment coversheet includes the following declaration that you need to sign:
 I know that plagiarism is wrong and that the University of KwaZulu-Natal considers
plagiarism a form of Academic Misconduct (Rule 9.28 of the Rules for Students
Handbook).
 I understand what plagiarism is and I am aware of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s
Plagiarism Policy and Procedures (Ref: CO/05/0412/09).
 I have used a recognised convention for referencing in this work (e.g., Harvard or APA),
as stipulated by the Module Coordinator and/or Discipline.
 I declare that this submission is my own original work. Where another person’s work has
been used (either from a printed source, Internet or any other source), this has been
specifically acknowledged and referenced.
 I have checked this work to ensure that there are no instances of plagiarism contained
within.
 I understand that disciplinary action may be taken against me if there is a belief that I
used someone else’s work without their permission and/or did not acknowledge the
original source in my work.
Turnitin
Students are required to submit their work to Turnitin prior to the deadline, and to include a
copy of their Originality Report when submitting their work to the Postgraduate Office. No
assessments will be accepted or marked with an originality score of over 15%. Turnitin details
are provided below:
https://www.turnitin.com
PSYC102P2
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Class ID: 44382115
Enrolment Key: 6163
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