SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentJunior Class of Department of Psychology
Course NameGroup Dynamics
InstructorNG TING-TAT
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
PrerequisiteBasic Psychology、Elementary Psychology、General Psychology、Human Behavior & Psychology、Intro Psychology as a Natural Science、Introduction to Psychology、Psychology、Psychology - 2、Psychology:Intro to Psychology 1
Course Objective
Course Description
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週次



Week



課程主題



Topic



課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment



教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework (In-class and outside-of-class hours)


 
 

1



(9/12)



Introduction and methods to groups



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 1, 2



Lecture and videos (3+2 hrs)


 

2



(9/19)



Inclusion and identity



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 3



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

3



(9/26)



Group formation



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 4



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

4



(10/3)



Group cohesion



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 5



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

5



(10/10)



National Day (No class)



N/A



N/A


 

6



(10/17)



Group structure & influence



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 6, 7



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

7



(10/24)



Power and leadership



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 8, 9



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

8



(10/31)



Group performance



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 10



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

9



(11/7)



Mid-term Exam



Contents of Week 1 – 4, Week 6



Mid-term exam (3+9 hrs)


 

10



(11/14)



Teams



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 11



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

11



(11/21)



Group decision making (I)



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 12, 13



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

12



(11/28)



Group decision making (II)



De Dreu et al. (2023)



van Dijk & De Dreu (2021)



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

13



(12/5)



Intergroup relations



Forsyth (2019) Ch. 14



Lecture, class discussion, and videos (3+5 hrs)


 

14



(12/12)



Revision and project consultation



Project consultation



Project consultation for each group (3+5 hrs)


 

15



(12/19)



Proposal Outline Presentation



Presentation



Proposal outline presentation and peer feedback & suggestions (3+9 hrs)


 

16



(12/26)



Final Exam



Contents of Week 7 – 8, Week 10 – 13



Final exam (3+9 hrs)


 

17



(1/2)



Final report preparation



N/A



Final report (0+9 hrs)


 

18



(1/9)



Final report preparation



N/A



Final report (Due Jan 9 17:00)

(0+9 hrs)


 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBC


Requirement/Grading

1. Mid-term exam: 25%



 Multiple-choice questions & short questions



2. Final exam: 30%



  Multiple-choice questions & short questions



3. Group project: 30%



  Peer feedback and suggestions (5%) & final report (25%)



4. Class participation: 15%



       Attendance, active in-class discussion, mini in-class presentation


Textbook & Reference

Required reading:



Forsyth, D. R. (2019). Group Dynamics (7th ed.). Cengage Learning.



 



Supplementary readings:



De Dreu, C. K., Gross, J., & Romano, A. (2023). Group Formation and the Evolution of Human Social Organization. Perspectives on Psychological Science.



van Dijk, E., & De Dreu, C. K. (2021). Experimental games and social decision making. Annual Review of Psychology72, 415-438.



 



*Other in-class readings will be uploaded to Moodle.


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