In the custom textbook approach, different learning modules have been carefully selected by the course team from a textbook on psychology for everyday life and organised into a volume specifically designed for SOSC A121 students.
In addition to the custom textbook, you will be working through the course using a Study Guide produced by HKMU. The Study Guide leads you along your study pathway unit-by- unit, providing commentary on each textbook chapter, and supplementary self-learning and self-assessment opportunities.
The third main reference for learning resources is HKMU's Online Learning Environment (OLE). There, you will have access to materials such as the introductory video, and you will be able to discuss topics with other students and your tutor on the course discussion board. This course is further supported by regular face-to-face meetings in the form of tutorials and a day school.
To start off, you should watch the introductory video for the course that you can find on the OLE. Then turn to the Study Guide for further guidance through the course.
The custom textbook
The title of the custom textbook is SOSC A121 Psychology for Everyday Life. The chapters are selected from the following textbook:
Weiten, W, Dunn, D S and Hammer, E Y (2018) Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century, 12th edn, Cengage Learning.
The Study Guide will indicate at which point you should read each chapter of the custom textbook.
The Study Guide
The Study Guide sets out your study pathway through the custom textbook and other course learning resources. It is divided into five units, and serves as a guide to the textbook chapters, helping you to organise major ideas. It also contains activities and self-tests to facilitate your learning and revision. You will therefore need to keep it by your side as you work through the course.
E-Library E-Reserve Readings
In the Study Guide, you may be instructed to read articles in the E-Library E-Reserve. To read these items, go to the University's E-Library homepage and click on 'E-Reserve'. Log in, click 'Accept/Agree' on the Copyright Restrictions page, fill in the 'Course Code' box, and click 'Search'.
Alternatively, you may access the readings via a hyperlink in the online course materials.
The Online Learning Environment (OLE)
A dedicated area for SOSC A121 students has been set up on HKMU's OLE. You will need to log on regularly to the OLE to access the course discussion board and online learning components.
Face-to-face support
You will be supported throughout the course by regular face-to-face meetings in the form of tutorials and a day school. Basically, every unit will be covered by a tutorial, while the day school will be arranged around the end of the course. Details of the date and time of these sessions can be found on the Course Schedules page on the OLE.