01 October, 2010

Debates on tutorial-7

  1. Each team will consist of four debaters and one advisor.
  2. They will deliver speeches in the following order:
    • Prime Minister: 1st debater of government team
    • Opposition Leader: 1st debater of opposition team
    • Deputy Prime Minister: 2nd debater of government team
    • Deputy Opposition Leader: 2nd debater of opposition team
    • Member for the Government: 3rd debater of government team
    • Member for the Opposition: 3rd debater of opposition team
    • Government Whip
    • Opposition Whip.
  3. The first two debaters from both teams will deliver a substantive speech of three minutes duration. This should be signaled by two strikes of the call bell.
  4. Next, 3rd debater for both side will stand and have liberty debate for 3 minutes each. Start from the government team. Once one debater stopped their argument and sit down, and time for the 3rd debater from the opponent team will start counting, until 3 minutes end. Then, each of them has to make a sub-conclusion for 2 minutes, starting from the government team.
  5. Following is the liberty debate; with each team has 5 minutes. Start from any one of the debater from the government team, once the debater has sit down, the time of other side will start counting, until 4 minutes end for both teams.
  6. Finally, the last debater from opposition team will give a final conclusion within 4 minutes; follow by the last debater from the government team.
  7. The elements of presentation include eye contact, voice modulation, hand gestures, language, the use of notes and any other element which may affect the effectiveness of the presentation of the member.
  8. The use of notes is permitted, but members should be careful that they do not rely on their notes too much and detract from the other elements of manner.
  9. Titles are yet to be confirmed. Please select 2 of your classmates to be the time keeper and one as the host.

30 September, 2010

Overview of the Course

This unit UAPP2063 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY conveys the importance of studying adolescents, research findings, and practical applications to give a picture of adolescent’s developmental task in realistic, everyday contexts.

The objectives of this course are:

  • To expose students to the physical, cognitive, social and personality changes during adolescence
  • To introduce various theories of adolescent development
  • To gain understanding of the developmental task of adolescents

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Discuss the physical, cognitive, social and personality changes during adolescence
  • Analyze various theories of adolescent development
  • Evaluate the developmental task of adolescents