| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | COUN13-102 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour introduces you to an evidence-based framework for understanding the functions of human behaviour. This subject focuses on teaching you the techniques used to conduct a systematic analysis of behaviour that limits human performance. You will also learn about the specific strategies that can be used to create meaningful and long-term change in human behaviour.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Apply and evaluate the basic steps for analysing human behaviour and its maintaining variables.
- Develop effective expressive, receptive and written communication skills as these apply to the counselling and behaviour management environments.
- Design and implement an individualised behavioural intervention to improve one specific behavioural concern.
- Construct A-B-C data-collection tools to monitor changes in behaviour and to use these data to judge the extent of behaviour change.
- Identify and explain the ethical issues significant to working with clients to alter their patterns of behaviour.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Subject outlines
- September 2025 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2025 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2024 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2024 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2023 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2023 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2022 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2022 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2021 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2021 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2020 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2020 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2019 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2019 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2018 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- January 2018 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
- September 2017 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
Subject dates
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September 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024 -
January 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 20/01/2025 Subject start: 20/01/2025 Last enrolment: 02/02/2025 Teaching census: 14/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 15/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 08/03/2025 -
September 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025 Semester start: 15/09/2025 Subject start: 15/09/2025 Last enrolment: 28/09/2025 Teaching census: 10/10/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 11/10/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 01/11/2025
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 02/02/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 14/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 15/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 08/03/2025 |
| Standard Offering | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment opens: | 20/07/2025 |
| Semester start: | 15/09/2025 |
| Subject start: | 15/09/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 28/09/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 10/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 11/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 01/11/2025 |