Week 1.3 Flashcards
For those not intending to become a psychologist, what will they be seeking to do?
- Employment using my degree in the following area (over 50%)
- Further study in the following non-psychology realted area (around 25%)
- Time out from study and work (<5%)
- Further study in the psychology-related area (<5%)
I am going to apply for psychology fourth year
Just over 60% say yes, 25% unsure, 12% say no
Stakeholder definition
A stakeholder is any party that has an interest in a program and can either affect or be affected by that program
The primary stakeholders in a typical University degree course will be:
1) Students
2) Staff
3) Heads of Discipline and School
Types of stakeholders
Internal; External
Example of internal stakeholders
Students who invest (time, money, effort) into the program’s courses but also influence how each course runs/develops/evolves which then influences the success of students as they graduate
Example of external stakeholders
Include employers of three and four year psychology graduates; While they do not have a direct relationship, the University is influenced by this input to ensure higher rates of graduate employment
The problem (graduate employment)
Since 2008, there has been a steady decline in graduate employment (as measured four months after graduation)
(see graph)
Problems with stakeholders
All stakeholders operate for their own self-interest and the various self-interests may not always align and therefore will be conflict (and compromise)
Examples of conflict: (2)
1) Universities try to offer courses as economically as possible (fewest resources) but students want to gain as much as possible from each course (which means spending more of these resources)
2) Students want to get high marks for all courses to ensure they get into honours (or obtain employment), but Universities try to maintain standards (an appropriate failure rate) to ensure the program maintains a high reputation (to attract students with high ATARs)
Proximal internal psychology program stakeholders
- Students
- Academic staff
- Admin staff
- University management
Distal internal psychology program stakeholders
- Government statutory AHPRA/psychology registration board
- Psychology accreditation APAC
- Psychology profession APS
External psychology program stakeholders
- Parents
- Other academic staff
- Media
- General community
- Employers - human services
- Employers - business
- Graduate training programs
- Psychology 4th year programs
- Non psychology 4th year programs
- Student union
- Staff union
- Government funding
- Government policy
- Alumni
- Secondary schools
- Future students
- Funding bodies
- Tax payers
Employers graduate attributes (10)
1) Leadership
2) Communications skills
3) Team work skills
4) Aptitude/willingness to learn
5) Interpersonal skills
6) Work experience
7) [work] Cultural fit (core values of an organisation)
8) Flexible/adaptable
9) Innovation/problem solving
10) Academic results/relevant qualifications
APS attribute #1
1) Knowledge and understanding of Psychology (human behaviour)
- Demonstrate understanding of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in the core topics of psychology
