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Course Project Guidelines

PSY 333: Motivation

Instructors:

Dr. Ivanna Shubina

Project Weight:

25%

Term: Fall 2019

INTRODUCTION

LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROJECT FILES

PROJECT SUMMARY (SCENARIO)

DELIVERABLES & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PLAGIARISM

MARKING SCHEME

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I. INTRODUCTION

In this project, you and your group will need to apply a theory of motivation from the course

textbook to a famous person of your choosing. This famous person must be someone who has a

motivation issue. You will need to 1. Explain this theory briefly, 2. Identify how this theory would

see the motivation challenge of the person you are studying and 3. Identify how this theory would

try to help this person with their motivation.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

The project addresses the following outcomes as defined in the Course Syllabus:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of motivational psychology through knowledge of motivational

behavioral principles.

2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to critically assess actual situations explaining human

behavior.

3. Evaluate scientific studies with an understanding of what constitutes a valid research method.

4. Demonstrate effective communication skills by reading primary and secondary source material,

discussing course content, and writing papers.

5. Demonstrate understanding of the diverse assumptions and values that motivate us and our

behaviors.

III. PROJECT FILES

The associated project files are on Moodle

IV. PROJECT SUMMARY (SCENARIO)

Motivation is a critical part of a healthy and productive life. Overcoming challenges to motivation

plays an important role in overcoming difficult times and achieving one’s goals. By understanding

how to apply a theory of motivation to another person, you will have a better idea of how to apply

this theory to yourself.

V. DELIVERABLES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DELIVERABLE 1 (10%): CASE STUDY “MOTIVATIONAL ANALYSIS”

For this deliverable, you will need to prepare an analysis of motivation on the famous person in which you

apply a knowledge of motivation. Your submission must have one reference for each member in the group.

Your case study must follow provided rubrics and count 1000 -1500 words. You must include in-text citations

and a references in APA style. Your submission needs to have depth and to show that you have thought

through it well and researched it well. Where students only provide content that is common sense, quite

obvious, vague, simple, and lacking in depth (ie: Our famous person should motivate himself by being positive

and giving himself rewards), students will lose points. Students are welcome to encourage positive thinking in

their papers, but should also write in a way that is specific, practical, yet meaningful. To avoid providing

information that is lacking in depth, students are encouraged to ask themselves questions about the content

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they are writing, such as: “Do most people already know what I am writing? Are they learning anything new

(that they didn’t know before) from my submission?”

For Project Deliverable 1, please make sure that you apply knowledge on motivation and relate it to the real

life example in a logic and clear way. Please make sure to answer/ discuss all of the below questions/

points, in order to get a strong grade.

Structure of PD1:

1. Introduction

2. Case description - Briefly describe the famous person you are studying.

a. Celebrity data (age, gender, education, profession, etc.);

b. Short biography with a special attention to the achievements and failures; Provide possible causes of

failures and supportive factors for achievements (physiological, individual, and social).

3. What are the most important needs and goals behind the famous person’s motivation?

4. How would you describe the famous person motivation applying known characteristics (e.g. activation, vigor,

persistence and direction)? Please be specific and detail-oriented.

5. Discuss what learned motives were in the analyzed case (what was gained through observation, conditioned

or reinforced).

6. Would you consider the motivation of the famous person as more intrinsic or extrinsic (Please consider

physiological, individual and social levels of analysis)? Provide supporting arguments.

7. Conclusion & suggestions.

The material you are supposed to apply in PD1 is Introduction to Motivation (chapter 1), Learned motives (chapter 5). The deliverable 1 should be coherent, logic and well-written. You have to show the relationships between theory and practice.

Submitted files have to include in the title: your course code, section, name and student ID of

the group leader. Additionally, all group members’ names with their ID have to be written in the

title page. Otherwise, 10 points will be deducted from the total of each deliverable.

Deliverable 2 (15%): Interactive Workshop “How to improve Intrinsic Motivation”

Your group must present your findings in a creative way to the class using an interactive workshop. The purpose of this

workshop is to give the other students in the class the opportunity to learn, practice, and interact about the findings that

you described in Project Deliverable 1. Activities, games, competitions, discussion and other creative teaching methods

are most welcome. You have to be able to answer questions from the other students or your professor related to your

project. Please be specific, professional, and familiar with the whole project content. Your workshop needs to show

evidence that it was well-practiced – reading from notes, phones or other devices is not acceptable. You are expected

to conduct a workshop 30-40 minutes long.

PD2 has to include the following elements:

1. Brief overview of PD1 (1-2 slides)

2. Interactive part. You have to plan various activities directed on developing of our intrinsic motivation and solving

motivational problems or overcoming difficulties (e.g. self-evaluation, tricky questions, directed discussion, team

games, etc.).

During the workshop you can use as supportive knowledge taken form the motivation theories such as: Social Motivation Theory (Chapter 9), any of the attribution theories (Chapter 10), any of the cognitive consistency theories, any of the

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competence and control theories (Chapter 11), the expectancy value theories (Chapter 8), and any of the emotions as motivators theories (Chapter 12).

Submitted files have to include in the title: your course code, section, name and student ID of

the group leader. Additionally, all group members’ names with their ID have to be written in the

title page. Otherwise, 10 points will be deducted from the total of each deliverable.

VI. PLAGIARISM

Messages, mottos or slogans created for the purpose of this project should be expressions of students’ individuality, creativity, and personalities. Therefore, the possibility to plagiarize is minimal. For their theoretical framework, students will use the Textbook and not sources available on the internet.

However, upon suspicion and/or doubt of the authenticity of the work submitted, the course professor has the right to ask the student to verify her/his work. This can be done through, but not limited to, oral examination or discussion, or any other action deemed necessary.

If the student fails to prove the authenticity of the work, then the Instructor will apply the academic misconduct rules as mentioned in the AUM Student Handbook (see point 16.1.2, page 27) which may result to a zero grade.

Students are expected and encouraged, to be honest and to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity in their academic work and assignments at the University. Any act of Academic Dishonesty may result in severe consequences.

VII. MARKING SCHEME

 Deliverable 1 10%

 Deliverable 2 15%

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Deliverable 1 – Report

Please note that Deliverable 1 must be no less than 1000 words. This does not include the title page and references.

If a group does not complete 1000 words, the group will not be able to get a full grade. For example, if a group only

completes a paper of 500 words, the group will only be able to get a maximum of 50%, as only 50% of this deliverable

has been completed.

Please note also that you must carefully follow the expectations described in this document. For example, if students

submit a paper that does not deal with the topic of this paper, they would automatically lose 40% of this deliverable

grade. Additionally, if a group of four submits a paper in which they have only two references, they could expect to lose

10% for each missing reference. Further, if students do not write a paper that has any depth (ie: if all that they write is

common sense and has not been thought through well), they can expect to lose 40% accordingly. Where students do

not directly use a theory of motivation that is found in the textbook, they can expect to lose 40% immediately.

Criteria

Marks:

Poor

Award 2 marks for each box

ticked

Satisfactory

Award 3 marks for each

box ticked

Good/Very Good

Award 4 marks for each box

ticked

Excellent

Award 5 marks for each box

ticked

Content:

 clear and

detailed

content

 integrated

MOTIVATION

Principles

 shows limited

understanding of

MOTIVATION principles

 scant evidence of

implementing the

principles

 A lack of evidence of

synthesis of knowledge

and skills

 A lack evidence of how

MOTIVATION is

Developed during the

process

 limited analysis of

MOTIVATION problems

with creative and

uncommon solutions.

 shows some

understanding of

MOTIVATION

principles

 limited evidence of

implementing the

principles

 some evidence of

synthesis of knowledge

and skills

 some evidence of how

MOTIVATION is

Developed during the

process

 some analysis of

MOTIVATION

problems with creative

and uncommon

solutions.

 shows good understanding

of

MOTIVATION principles  evidence of implementing

principles to in an

interesting and way.

 Clear evidence of synthesis

of knowledge and skills

 good evidence of how

MOTIVATION is

Developed during the

process

 good analysis of

MOTIVATION problems

with creative and

uncommon solutions.

 outstanding understanding of

MOTIVATION principles

 evidence of implementing the

principles in an interesting

and engaging/ visual way.

 Outstanding evidence of

synthesis of knowledge and

skills,

 exemplary evidence of how

MOTIVATION is Developed

during the process

 outstanding evidence of

insightful analysis of

MOTIVATION problems with

creative and uncommon

solutions.

Content: Knowledge

 Facts are relevant

and correct

 content is minimally

relevant and to the point

 addresses the

question(s) posed with

some clarity

 limited use of

aspects/facts from

textbook with notable

omissions of key facts

 no examples additional

research from scholarly

journals included

 content is usually

relevant and to the

point

 addresses the

question(s) posed with

some clarity

 good use of

aspects/facts from

textbook with notable

omissions of key facts

 no examples additional

research from scholarly

journals included

 content is usually relevant

and to the point

 addresses the question(s)

posed with general clarity

 good use of aspects/facts

from textbook with few

omissions of key facts

 some examples additional

research from scholarly

journals included

 content is always relevant

and to the point

 addresses the question(s)

posed thoroughly

 outstanding use of

aspects/facts from textbook

 additional research from

academic texts and

scholarly journals included

Critical Thinking  Attempt at providing

evidence of critical

thinking

 some analysis of problem

with critical

understanding of

opposing views

 no problem statement

included

 some evidence of

critical thinking

 clear analysis of

problem with critical

understanding of

opposing views

 attempting to include a

problem statement

 good evidence of critical

thinking

 clear analysis of problem

with critical understanding

of opposing views

 including a problem

statement

 Exemplary evidence of

critical thinking

 clear analysis of problem with

critical understanding of

opposing views

 including a very clear an

attention grabbing problem

statement

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Deliverable 2 – Interactive Workshop

Workshop Content Points Possible

Points Achieved

Comments

Workshop flow clearly follows the organization and path of the outline and report. There is clear separation among the introduction, body, and conclusion within the workshop. There is an overall flow of thought from the beginning to end. The workshop teaches the subject matter in a way that allows for the audience to gain a full and complete understanding of the topics and subtopics. The presenters do not read from Project Deliverable 2 or any other outside sources.

20 /20

Workshop Creativity Points

Possible Points

Achieved Comments

The students use different creative ways to teach the material in their workshop. These creative methods hold the attention of the audience. There is evidence that students have thought through this workshop and have prepared it carefully, as they use different techniques such as drama, games, role plays, and audience involvement to teach the content.

30 /30

Workshop Skills Points

Possible Points

Achieved Comments

Holds attention of entire audience with the use of direct eye contact, seldom looking at notes or slides. Movements seem fluid and help the audience visualize. Displays relaxed, self-confident nature about self, with no-mistakes. Demonstrates a strong, positive feeling about topic during entire workshop. Uses a clear voice and speaks at a good pace so audience members can hear the workshop. Does not read off slides

20 /20

Virtual poster Points

Possible Points

Achieved Comments

Outstanding evidence of insightful analysis of MOTIVATION problems with creative and uncommon solutions. Content is always relevant and to the point. Excellent visuals that are tied into the overall story of the research. Clear analysis of problem with critical understanding of opposing views

30 /30

Please note that Project Deliverable 2 must be presented for the total length of time that your professor requests. If a

group does not present for this time, the group will not be able to get a full grade. For example, if your professor requests

a 30 minute workshop (not including questions and answers), and your group presents for only 15 minutes, your group

will only be able to receive a maximum of 50%, as only 50% of this deliverable has been completed.

Please note also that Project Deliverable 2 must be presented in a way that shows evidence that you are well prepared

and have practiced. If you do need to read from your notes while presenting, please look up very frequently. If you do

not look up at all while presenting, you can expect to lose 20% of your grade on this deliverable. If you only read from

Project Deliverable 2 (or some other outside source) for this deliverable, you can expect to lose 20% for this also.

Please note that students must be creative in the way that they present their Project Deliverable 2 workshop. Dramas,

games, etc. are most welcome. Where students are not interactive in the way they present this, but instead just give a

standard presentation, they can expect to lose 30% accordingly.

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Other Deductions: - Side conversations when other group members are presenting (-2% per group member).

- Presenting with a voice that is not loud enough (-2% per group member).

- Not presenting from the front of the room to all of the class (Standing by the computer, or just under the

projector screen) (-2% per group member).

- Not being appropriately prepared (being late or not having files ready on USB for presentation at time

scheduled): (-5% per issue).

Please note that the amount of deductions taken depends on the size of the group. The above deductions

would be for a group of five members. Please note that the deductions taken apply to the entire group.

Naturally, it is understandable that group members may feel shy about presenting in front of a class, and may

find the expectations above to be challenging. When this is the case, these group members (together with

their groups) should practice all the more to make sure that they are well prepared.