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PSYC 4080 Course Outline Sem 1 2015
PSYC 4080 Course Outline Sem 1 2015
COURSE OUTLINE
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Kulliyyah
Department
Psychology
Programme
BHSc (Psychology)
Name of Course /
Module
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Course Code
PSYC 4080
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Name(s) of Academic
staff / Instructor(s)
Rationale for the
inclusion of the
Knowledge of the content of this course is essential
course / module in the for the mastery of the field of psychology
programme
Semester and Year
Semesters 1 and/or 2 / Level 4
(Level) Offered
Course Status
Core
10 Level of Programme
Bachelor
11 Start Date
Batch of Students to
be Affected
13 Total Student
Learning Time (SLT)
Others
12.0
32.5
Independent Learning
ExaminationEnd-of-Sem
32.50
Others
Practical
Lecture /
Classroom
Instruction
12
course outline)
Total
44.00
121.0
PSYC 2999
17 Course Objectives
18 Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills:
Skills and how they are
developed and
19 assessed. Project and
practical experience
and internship
Teaching-Learning
20 and Assessment
Strategy
21 Course Synopsis
Mode of Delivery
22 Lecture, Tutorial,
Workshop, Seminar etc.
Skills
(correspondi
ng to LOs)
CTPS3
CS
Skill
development
techniques
Video and
discussion
Discussion
Teaching-learning
strategy
Interactive teaching
Assessment
method
Essay/
Examination
Presentation
Assessment strategy
Combination of
coursework evaluation
and final written
examination
Assessment Methods
and Type / Course
23 Assessment
State weightage of each
type of assessment.
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Course
LOs
1
2
3
Programme Aims
Aim 1
Aim 2
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Course
LOs
1
2
3
Programme Outcomes
4
5
6
7
8
10
Content outline of the course / module and the SLT per topic
Learning
Weeks
Topics
Task/Reading
Hours
Introduction to cross-cultural
Matsumoto &
psychology
Juang (2008):
History of cross-cultural
Chapter 1;
Wan Rafaei Abdul
psychology
Rahman (2004a),
Definition and goals of cross1- 17; (2005): 6cultural psychology
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Relationships with other
1,2
11.00
Berry, Poortinga,
disciplines
Segall & Dasen
A general framework for cross(1995): Chapter
cultural psychology
1;
Advantages and disadvantages
of cross-cultural approach
3,4
Problems in cross-cultural
research.
In search of equivalence:
minimizing the problems
Review and critique
Types of cross-cultural research
methods
Cross-cultural research in
Malaysia
Indigenization of psychology in
4
14.00
Malaysia.
07.00
06.00
03.50
07.00
Al-Faruqi (1982):
Chapter 9
Badri (1997);
Darwish (2000):
513-537;
Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman (2006a):
1 20; (2006b):
1 - 20
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 4;
Adler & Gielen
(1994): 61-87
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 6
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 5;
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 3;
Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman (1980):
196 - 248
Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman (1983):
1-16
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 14;
Berry et al.
(1992): Chapter
3;
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 8
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 3
07.00
11
12
07.00
05.00
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 7;
Berry et al.
(1997): Chapter
5;
Adler & Gielen
(1994): 89-101;
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 7
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 11;
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 6;
Adler & Gielen
(1994): 125-138
03.00
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 8;
Gardiner &
Kosmitzki (2008):
Chapter 10;
Berry et al.
(1997): Chapter
11
13
14
03.00
03.00
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 12;
Berry et al.
(1997): Chapter
12;
Badri (1997)
Matsumoto &
Juang (2008):
Chapter 15;
Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman &
Che Su Mustaffa
(2005): 75-86;
Che Su Mustaffa
&
Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman (2006):
47-66
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modern Muslim
psychotherapists? Paper presented at the International Seminar on
Counselling and Psychotherapy: An Islamic Perspective. International
Islamic University Malaysia.
Berry, J. W., Poortinga Y. H., Segall, M. H. & Dasen, P. R (1995). Cross-cultural
psychology:
Research and applications. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University
Press.
Berry, J. W., Segall, M. H. & Kagitcibasi, C. (1997). Handbook of cross-cultural
psychology:
Social behaviour and applications. (Volume 3). Needhams Height, MA:
Allyn & Bacon.
Che Su Mustaffa & Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (2006). The implication of
organizational
citizenship behaviour on job satisfaction and organizational
commitment. Bangladesh
Psychology Studies, 16, 47-66.
Che Su Mustaffa, Maznah Abu Hassan, Faizah Ahmad & Wan Rafaei Abdul
Rahman (2007).
Work culture and organizational citizenship behavior among Malaysian
employees. The
International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management,
7, 35-50.
Darwish, A.Y. (2000). Organizational Commitment as a mediator of the
relationship between
islamic work ethic and attitudes toward organizational change. Human
Relations, 53, 513-537.
Frijda, N. & Jahoda, G. (1966). On the scope and methods of cross-cultural
research.
International Journal of Psychology, 1, 109-127.
Gardiner, H.W., Mutter, J. D & Kosmitzki, C. (1998). Lives across cultures.
Cross-cultural
human development. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Niblo, D. M. & Jackson, M. S. (2004). Model for combining the qualitative
enrich approach with
the quantitative derived ethic approach. Australian Psychologist, 39,
127-133.
Shiraev, E. & Levy, D. (2007). Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and
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contemporary
applications. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Sweeney, B. (2002). Hofstedes model of national cultural differences and
consequences: A
triumph of faith, a failure of analysis. Human Relations, 55, 89-118.
The Holy Quran (1410H; 1989) English translation of the Meanings and
commentary. Medina:
King Fahd Holy Quran Printing Complex.
Triandis, H. C. & Berry, J. W. (1980). Handbook of cross-cultural psychology.
Methodology.
(Volume 2). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman. (1980). Achievement motivation in school
children from Malaysia
and the United Kingdom. Unpublished PhD thesis. University of Wales
Institute of
Science and Technology.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (1983). Kegunaan alat/ujian psikologi dalam
konteks silang budaya:
Kesesuaian repertory grid di Malaysia. Nusantara, 10, 116.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (2004a). History of Psychology in Malaysia. In Z.A.
Ansari, M.N.
Noor, & A. Haque, (Eds.) Contemporary Issues in Malaysia Psychology.
Singapore:
Thomson.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (2004b) Cross-cultural research in Malaysia.
International Journal of
Management Studies, 11, 1-25.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (2004c). Uncovering a model of motivation from
the Malay
proverbs. Kesturi. 1-4.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman. (2005). In search of equivalence in research: the
cross-cultural
approach. In Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman (ed). The First International
Research Colloquium: Research in Malaysia & Thailand. Kuala Lumpur:
Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia.
Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman and Che Su Mustaffa. (2005). Relationship
between work culture and
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ENDNOTE:
1 The programme aims are developed from the statement of the purpose of the programme.
Purpose statement: To produce professional in the field of psychology who is competent and
competitive, having Islamic vision and orientation and are committed to its values. Designed
based on the rationale that the society needs psychology professional and researchers in
psychology who demonstrate the aforementioned characteristics. This programme therefore
aims to provide an alternative curriculum to achieve that purpose.
Aims: 1. To produce competent graduates for the workforce.
2. To produce balanced individuals characteristics by sufficient knowledge and skills as well
as positive values for their impending roles in society.
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