sociology brochure 2009-2010

The University of the West Indies Mona

The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work

Members of staff of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at the Departmental Retreat 2009

Graduate Programmes 2009-2010

Olivene Thomas photograph

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GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

WELCOME

In the Caribbean, as graduate students and researchers, it is our responsibility to seek to

understand society, social forces and psychological functioning, and to be able to identify both

the global and the distinctive. Our work can serve to add to the body of social science

knowledge, and to the techniques for intervention, both at the individual and the social levels.

Within the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, our graduate programmes

cover a range that spans individual psychotherapy, identity and group functioning

organisational and macro-social analysis, and social-historical development. This diversity

places us in a unique position as it can be a source of creative exchange, and a catalyst for

problem-solving for groups and individuals. We are therefore poised to impact deeply on

Caribbean societies at all levels. While this promise is there, it can only be realised if we

subject ourselves to the unrelenting demands of academic discipline, and if we keep in mind the

inter-penetrations between society, culture and personality. This society is ours; we must

understand it and we must change it. If you make the Graduate Commitment, you can do this!

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Clement Branche

Head of Department

Graduate Studies is a space reserved for critical

enquiry and interaction. It is a space where we

encounter new ideas and gain a deeper

understanding of familiar concepts. It is here

that we consciously test theories, and re-assess

concepts and taken-for-granted philosophies

against the sounding-board of social life.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME 2

THE UNIVERSITY’S MISSION 5

THE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION 5

GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES 6

GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE DEPARTMENT 6

ADMISSION PROCEDURES 6

OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES 7

M.SC. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 7 Objectives 8

Programme Structure 8

Method of Assessment 9

Admission Requirements 8

Fees 9

M.SC. IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 10 Objectives 10


Approved Electives 12



Fees 12

M.SC. IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD) 13 Objective 13




Financing 14

Specially Admitted Students 14

M.SC. IN DEMOGRAPHY 15 Objectives 15




Fees 16

STUDENT SOCIETIES 16

M.SC. IN SOCIOLOGY 17 Objective 17


DUAL SPECIALISATION 18

THE MSC. SOCIOLOGY - SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 18

THE MSC. SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER 19

THE SY69A, SY69B & SY69C CRITICAL APPROACHES TO CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 20 Method of Assessment 20


Part-Time Students 21

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 22 Objectives 22


ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 23

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 23

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND POLICY PRACTICE 24

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THE MSW SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH REPORT 25 Method of Assessment 26

Admissions Requirements 26

Admission Procedures 26

Fees 26

MPHIL AND PHD DEGREES 27

PHD IN SOCIOLOGY 27

PHD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 27 Admissions Requirements 27

Assessment 27

PHD IN ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 27 Target Groups 27

Entry Requirements 28

Course Structure 28

DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 30 Introduction 30

Entry Requirements 30

Funding 31



CENTRE FOR POPULATION, COMMUNITY AND CHANGE 32 The Centre’s Mission 32

Activities 33

Training 33

Outreach and Community Activities 33

Research 34

GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 34

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK 48

SOME LIGHT READING 48

THE ROLE OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS, GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND TUTORS 49 Duties of a Teaching Assistant 49

The Graduate Assistant 49

Criteria for Selection 49

Duties of a Graduate Assistant 49

Tutors 49

USEFUL UWI TELEPHONE NUMBERS 50

GRADUATE COURSES BY COURSE CODE, COURSE NAME AND LECTURER 51

SELECTED RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 53

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 56

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 57

A FEW OF OUR WELL-KNOWN GRADUATES 62

JOB OPPORTUNITIES OPENED UP BY OUR DEGREES 63

ADJUSTING TO LIFE AT UWI 65

TO CONTACT US 66

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THE UNIVERSITY’S MISSION

UWI’s mission is to unlock West Indian potential for economic and cultural

growth by high quality teaching and research aimed at meeting critical regional needs, by providing West Indian society with an active intellectual

centre and by linking the West Indian community with distinguished centres of research and teaching in the Caribbean and overseas.

UWI recognises that, as a regional university supported by the West Indian people, and as the sole organ equipped to meet local requirements and to

relate its own developmental programmes to them, it should give priority to regional needs.

THE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION

In light of our responsibility to address the social, cultural and economic

problems facing the Caribbean region, and in keeping with the University’s

overall mission to unlock the potential of the region, the Department of

Sociology, Psychology and Social Work sets itself the following mission:

To develop a research, policy and service-oriented culture of high academic

quality based on solid theoretical and empirical foundations. This will be

achieved through

(a) defining relevant areas of research, policy and service on which activities will be focussed;

(b) training students in social and behavioural analysis, research and problem solving skills, applied social work and community

intervention skills; and (c) encouraging the active engagement of its staff, students, graduates and

associated professionals with social issues.

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GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

The University of the West Indies was founded in October 1948

as a College of the University of London. It received its own

Charter in April 1962. There are three Campuses, Mona, the

oldest in Jamaica; St. Augustine, in Trinidad and Tobago and

Cave Hill, the newest in Barbados.

The University Campus at Mona has four Faculties that offer

graduate degrees. These are Arts and Education, Medical

Sciences, Pure and Applied Sciences and Social Sciences.

Degrees may be undertaken as either taught courses or by

research. The Department of Sociology, Psychology and

Social Work, a part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, was

formed in 1962 and offers both types of degree.

GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The Department offers several programmes at the graduate level, each functioning independently of the

others. The Graduate Coordinator for the Department is also the Head of Department while each

programme has a Coordinator who is responsible for guiding its technical content and ensuring that

University guidelines are observed. There is a Graduate Committee on which all graduate lecturers and

supervisors (full-time staff) are represented.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

Application forms may be obtained from the Office of the Assistant Registrar Graduate Studies at Mona,

Cave Hill, St. Augustine and from the Resident Tutors/University Representatives in Non-Campus

Territories. An application fee is payable on collection of forms. Persons resident outside of Jamaica who

may wish to forward this application fee by post are advised to remit same by Bank Draft or Postal Order.

Local applicants are required to pay their application fee to the Cashier, UWI Bursary. The receipt should

be submitted on collection of the forms. Daily opening hours for the Cashier are 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Completed application forms must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The

closing date for receipt of applications is usually the end of January, but applicants must find out the

specific date for themselves. Where the date indicated falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday, the

next working day will apply.

Graduates of tertiary level institutions (other than the University of the West Indies) should request

those institutions to forward transcripts DIRECTLY to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.

Graduation Day, 11 November 2006.

Former lecturers in the department, Dr.

Leachim Semaj (Psychology) and Mrs. Brigitt Hoo Sang-Brown (HRD) prepare for their presentations at the Psychology

Conference 2009.

Lecturer, Dr. Disraeli Hutton and a group of

MSc. HRD students present a television and computer to the Jamaica AIDS Support. These items supple ment the material donated by the students while developing a Resource Centre for the organisation as a class project.

Steve McDonald photo.

Some of our greatest resources are our

alumnae and the relations they help us to maintain with the world outside the University. Mrs. Myrtle Weir (centre), a member of Cohort I of the MSc. HRD presents a collection of books and software

valued at JA$138,000.00 to the Documentation Centre at SALISES on behalf of the Cigarette Company of Jamaica.

Disclaimer: The contents of this Brochure are accurate as at 21 July 2009. They do

not preclude any change to the course schedule, syllabus or programme content deemed necessary by the Department and approved by the University.

OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work offers the following Graduate programmes:

� M.Sc. Clinical Psychology

� M.Sc. Applied Psychology

� M.Sc. Human Resource Development (HRD)

� M.Sc. Demography

� M.Sc. Sociology

Specialisations are available in the following areas:

- Social Policy and Administration

- Sociology of Development

- Social Policy and Development (a joint specialisation) and

- Social Anthropology

� Master of Social Work (MSW)

� MPhil/PhD. Sociology (by research)

� PhD. Clinical Psychology

� PhD. Organisational Behaviour

� Diploma in Human Resource Development

Following is a detailed description of each of these programmes.

MSc. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

The Department of Community Health and Psychiatry and the Department of Sociology, Psychology and

Social Work jointly offer this training programme which is designed to prepare psychology graduates for

practice as clinical psychologists in the Caribbean region. The emphasis is on the scientist practitioner

model. Students develop their research skills within the clinical context, and carry out a clinically

relevant piece of empirical work. They are exposed to the full range of available theories underpinning

psychological treatments, with considerable opportunities to develop their clinical skills through a

number of placements in varied settings. Students are expected to acquire expertise in psychological

assessment and formulation. Novel features of the course include modules on neuropsychology, health

psychology and Caribbean perspectives and culture. Graduates will be well placed to contribute to the

future development of the discipline within the region.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the programme are:

� To provide a solid grounding in scientific psychology and the theoretical foundations of

practice in the substantive areas of professional psychology.

� To provide training in diagnosing problems through psychological assessment and

measurement and in formulating and implementing intervention strategies.

� To ensure that issues of cultural and individual diversity that are relevant to the Caribbean experience are fully integrated into training and practice.

� To encourage the development of attitudes that are essential for life-long learning,

scholarly inquiry, and professional problem solving as psychologists in the context of an

evolving body of scientific and professional knowledge.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Clinical Psychology programme comprises ten (10) taught courses, a Seminar on Caribbean

Psychology, a research paper and practical placements.

YEAR I

Semester I

PS61A - Psychopathology (3 credits)

PS62A - Psychological Assessment - Adult (3 credits)

PS63A - Clinical Research Skills (3 credits)

PS64A - Caribbean Psychology (3 credits)

PS60A - Practicum I - Diagnosis and Assessment of Adult Psychopathology (1 day per week)

(1 credit)

Semester II

PS65A - Issues of Caribbean Psychology: Ethics and Professional Practice Seminar-I (1 credits)

PS62B - Psychological Assessment - Child (3 credits)

PS66A - Individual Psychotherapy - Research and Theory (3 credits)

PS67A - Issues of Human Development (3 credits)

PS60B - Practicum II - Diagnosis and Assessment of Adult and Child Psychopathology (2 days per

week) (2 credits)

Summer Session

PS60C - Practicum III (4 days per week) (4 credits)

YEAR 2

Semester I

PS68A - Applied Health Psychology (3 credits)

PS69A - Clinical Neuropsychology (3 credits)

SW-65C Group Therapy (3) or SW68B Family Therapy (3 credits)

PS60D - Practicum IV (2 1/2 days per week) (3) (Can be taken in either Semester I or Semester II)

Semester II

PS680 - Research Paper (6 credits)

PS60D - Practicum IV (20 hours per week)

PS65B - Issues of Caribbean Psychology: Ethics and Professional Practice Seminar-II (1 credit)

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

Course work is completed in the core discipline of psychology, and in the clinical areas of psychological

assessment, psychotherapy and ethics. Students must obtain at least a “B” grade (50%) to pass a course,

and are required to pass a written comprehensive examination at the end of the programme. Students

will be allowed to fail no more than 5 courses, and can repeat a course only once. Grading of Seminar and

practicum experiences and the comprehensive examination is PASS/FAIL. Students may also be required

to withdraw from the programme if their rate of progress is unsatisfactory. Students obtaining the grade

of A in seven (7) courses with good supporting grades will receive a Distinction in the programme.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have a Bachelors degree from a recognised university with at least Upper Second Class

Honours. Students must demonstrate aptitude in research/computer skills and have taken a number of

core undergraduate psychology courses including Abnormal Psychology, Statistics and Experimental

Psychology.

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FEES

The tuition cost for Academic Year 2009-2010 will be US$3,900.

The MSc. Clinical Psychology programme was off icially launched in April 2002. The

programme is run jointly with the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. At lef t, a student explains the mysteries of experimental

and psysiological psychology to another UWI

student.

Wife of the Convenor of the CaribHRForum, Mrs. Dale Pilgrim-Wade presents a cache of books to Ms. Norma Davis of the SALISES Documentation Centre. These

books dealt with topics from the various social sciences. A group of MSc. HRD students from Cohorts X and XI and the Diploma in HRD look on.

The Department’s course offerings are strengthened by frequent symposia. At right, participants from the annual psychology conference held in March 2009 look

on at a presentation by Dr. Leachim Semaj, consultant

psychologist.

At lef t, Professor Bernard Headley and Social Work Coordinator, Mrs.

Karlene Boyce-Reid, attend the Social Work Trainers Conference. At right, participants listen to a

presentation at the annual Derek

Gordon Research Seminar.

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MSc. IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

OBJECTIVES

The objective of the M.Sc. is to provide a core body of knowledge and skills from social psychology which,

when integrated with the theory, methods and research of specific areas of psychology, can be used to

study and resolve social problems. Special- interest areas in social psychology, industrial-organisational

psychology, and health psychology will be represented among a list of approved electives from which

students may build their course of study towards a degree in Applied Psychology.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The M.Sc. programme is designed on the scientist-practitioner model. It prepares graduates for research,

policy analysis, intervention and consulting in a wide range of different settings. These settings include

government agencies, industrial organisations, schools, social service agencies, community-based

organisations, research firms, trade unions, hospitals and clinics.

To earn the M.Sc. in Applied Psychology, students must successfully pass:

� core courses, including courses in advanced research methods and statistics

� approved electives

� a research seminar (2 credits)

� an ethics seminar (1 credit)

� a technical writing course (departmental requirement, 1credit)

� a practicum

� a research paper

Themes in Applied Psychology, one of the core courses, serves as an orientation to the profession. This

course focuses on the dynamic balance of theory, research and practice in applied psychology. The

remaining core courses provide students with additional knowledge in the field that is essential for their

basic training. The electives allow students to select from among specialised content areas, which may

narrow or broaden their training, according to their career goals and, if desired, chosen area(s) of

specialty.

The M.Sc. in Applied Psychology will be offered on a full-time basis. Students are expected to complete all

requirements for the programme, including the practicum and research paper, in two academic years.

Some part-time students may be admitted, with the permission of the coordinator.

Lecturer Marina Ramkissoon (right) makes a presentation to psychology prize winner

Mrs. Kimberley Royes.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Courses Credits

Core Courses

1. PS61F/PSYC 6000 – Themes in Applied Psychology

2. PS62F/PSYC 6001 – Applied Psychology Research Seminar

3. PS64F/PSYC 6002 – Psychological Testing, Measurement and Evaluation

4. PS68R/PSYC 6032 – Applied Research Methods in Psychology and Organisational Behaviour

5. PS65A/PSYC 6023 – Issues of Caribbean Psychology:

Ethics and Professional Practice Seminar I

6. SY69C/SOCI – Technical Writing

Subtotal

3

2

3

3

1

1

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Electives – 3 Credits each. Students will select 4 courses

PS 63G/PSYC 6003 – Group Behaviour Applications

PS 63F/PSYC 6009 – Self and Social Theory in the

Caribbean

PS 64G/PSYC 6011 – Communication and Persuasion

PS68A/PSYC 6022 – Applied Health Psychology

PS65F/PSY 6006 – Coping With Illness

PS66G/PSY6008 – Psychology of Work & Motivation

PS66F/PSY 6010 – Organisational Learning

HR66A/PSY6012 – Job Analysis, Recruitment &

Performance Management

Other approved elective(s)

Subtotal

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PS62G/PSYC 6007 – Applied Psychology Practicum 3

PS650/PSYC 6030 – Applied Psychology Research Paper 6

Total Credits 34

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APPROVED ELECTIVES Elective courses may be selected from a variety of M.Sc. programmes both within and outside of the

department. Prior to registering, however, students should first check the times and semesters in which

these courses are offered. They should also inform the Programme Coordinator of their chosen elective(s).


To pass a course, students must obtain a grade of 50 percent or higher on both the coursework and the

required examinations. Courses which are failed may be repeated only once. A maximum of four courses

can be repeated. Students whose rate of progress is unsatisfactory may be required to withdraw from the

programme.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS All applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with at least a Second Class

Honours, preferably in a field related to the content of this programme. They should have undergraduate

training in research methods and statistics, as well as general areas of psychology.

All applicants should have the following courses if they have a B.Sc. from the UWI, or equivalent courses

from another university.

Statistics and research courses as follows:

� Survey design

� Statistics for the behavioural sciences

� Experimental psychology

� Psychometrics

Additionally, persons thinking of specialising should have the following:

Health Psychology - PS27A (Human Behaviour Change) or its equivalent.

Organisational Psychology - PS21D (Social Psychology) or its equivalent.

Social Psychology - PS21D (Social Psychology) or its equivalent.

NB: Any student may be asked to acquire additional courses, as deemed necessary by the Department,

based on their academic history.

FEES Tuition charges for this program will be JA$250,000 per year plus applicable student fees charged by the

University.

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MSc. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD)

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this programme is to train a body of human resource development specialists who can

contribute to increased productivity and welfare by facilitating the broad human development of workers

and increasing human resource utilization within a range of organisational settings.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The M.Sc. Programme in Human Resource Development is delivered on a part-time basis over a two-year

period. It comprises twenty-five (27) credits from taught courses and a six-credit practicum. The schedule

of taught courses includes eighteen (18) courses that are structured into modules ranging from 1-3

credits.

YEAR I

TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 SUMMER

HR61A (HRNM6002) Intro. to Applied

Behavioural Sciences

HR63A (HRNM6007)

Introduction to

Organisational Design

HR63B (HRNM6008)

Organisational Design and

Intervention

HR61B

(HRNM6004)

Group Dynamics

HR61C

(HRNM6005)

Theory and Practice of

Small Group Behaviour

HR62B

(HRNM6020)

Organisational Ethics:

Developing Ethical

Organisations

HR65A

(HRNM6013)

Job Analysis, Training Design,

Delivery and Evaluation

or HR65C

Training Design,


(Course Approval Pending)

HR62C

(HRNM6019)

Strategic Human

Resource Management

HR64A

(HRNM6010)

Research Methods

HR64B

(HRNM6011)

Introduction to

Statistics

HR66E

Job Analysis


HR69A

(HRNM6018)

Technical Writing for Human Resource

Development

Practitioners

or HR69B

Communication Skills for Organisational

Research and Practice

(Course Approval

Pending)

YEAR 2

TERM 1

TERM 2 TERM 3 SUMMER

HR66C

(HRNM6022)

Staffing Organisations

HR66D

(HRNM6021)

Performance Management

HR63C

(HRNM6009)

Organisational

Intervention and

Evaluation

HR60A

(HRNM6017)

HRD Practicum

HR66B (HRNM6014)

Compensation

HR67A (HRNM6015)

Industrial Relations and

Negotiation

HR68A (HRNM6016)

Information Technology

and HRD

HR64C

(HRNM6012)

HRD Statistics II

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Award of the M.Sc. degree in Human Resource Development requires a minimum of a grade of B in each

course. Students are required to pass both the coursework component and the written examination.


Admission to the M.Sc. in Human Resource Development requires a good first degree from an approved

University, or an equivalent qualif ication and a minimum of three years’ work experience; preferably in a

supervisory capacity.

FINANCING

The tuition cost for the programme for academic year 2009-2010 will be JA$350,000.00 and this is

payable in two instalments; half during the last week of August, at the beginning of Semester I, and the

balance during the first week of January, at the beginning of Semester II. If necessary, a slight increase

in fees will be applied in 2010-2011. This sum does not include any miscellaneous charges levied by the

University. Limited financial assistance will be available in the form of three annual book prizes to be

awarded to the students who perform best in the programme during the preceding year; and one

scholarship generously donated periodically by a civic-minded Private Sector organisation. The

scholarship is advertised, when available, through the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.

SPECIALLY ADMITTED STUDENTS

A limited number of places will be available in individual courses for non-degree registration for persons

interested in upgrading their skills in such areas. For more information on registering as a Specially

Admitted Student, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Registry.

Former MSc HRD students, David (left) Hopelin and Sophia (right) are now in the PhD programme in Organisational Behaviour.

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MSC. DEMOGRAPHY

OBJECTIVES

The Masters in Demography is designed to provide exposure to the current body of demographic

knowledge and population issues deemed critical to development in the region, to provide a foundation in

the techniques of demographic analysis and research methods, as well as provide avenues for the

application of these skills in the analysis of demographic change, and the evaluation of population policy

and programmes in the Caribbean. The courses will have a basis in Sociology, though emphasis will be

given to appropriate techniques along with the substantive areas of social change, all with a comparative

focus. The programme will allow persons without a foundation in Sociology, but who meet the

prerequisites of their respective disciplines to benefit from this training.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Masters in Demography will be offered on a part-time basis initially, over two and a half years. The

programme will comprise eight taught courses, and includes a Research Paper and Seminar in Critical

Issues in Caribbean Society, comprising 33 credits. Students will take six courses from the demography

and research methods core, and have a choice of two electives. These electives may be chosen from a

selection within the Department. If a student has already taken one of the required courses within a five-

year period prior to entry into the programme, (s)he will be assigned an elective to replace this course.

YEAR I SEMESTER I YEAR II SEMESTER I

SY68A Demographic Methods I SY68D Social Demography

SY62A Advanced Quantitative Methods I Elective

Continuing Seminar Continuing Seminar

YEAR I SEMESTER II YEAR II SEMESTER II

SY68B Demographic Methods II SY68C Applied Demography

SY62B Advanced Quantitative Methods II Elective

Continuing Seminar

YEAR II SEMESTER III (MAY – JULY)

Research paper


Each course will be assessed on the basis of coursework and a written examination. Students are

expected to obtain 50 percent or more of both the course work grade and examination grade, and will only

be allowed to repeat any course once. Only a maximum of four courses may be repeated. Students may

be required to withdraw from the programme if their rate of progress is unsatisfactory. Students who

obtain a grade of A in 7 courses, inclusive of taught courses and the Research Paper, will receive a

Distinction in the programme.


Applicants must possess a good Bachelors degree (second class honours) from a recognized university to

be admitted, and must possess an undergraduate foundation in demography and statistics.

This Masters will be of interest to professionals working in applied settings (economic and social

planning, social reproductive health, evaluation research and urban planning), as well as those in the

public sector or research institutions.

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FEES

The cost of the Masters in Demography is equivalent to the half of one year’s tuition at the undergraduate

level. Where students are not from UWI contributing territories, the economic cost will apply.

Professor of Demography, Chukwudum Uche, assists two student panellists at the Derek Gordon Research

Seminar 2001.

The Population and Development Computer Lab is

the hub of studies in Demography and statistical

computing in the Faculty.

The support of several extracurricular forums for our students is one of the avenues through which the Department’s commitment to fully developing the human resource over which it has an influence is expressed. We are proud of the

strong ties that exist between the Department and the student and alumnae societies that have emerged from among our students and graduates at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Membership is open freely to all students/

alumnae and more information may be had from the main and unit offices.

The HRD Alumni Association was established in 1997 by the members of Cohort II of the MSc. Human Resource Development. Activities take the form of public lectures, debates, panel discussions, professional development courses

and socials.

E-mail us for more info at our e-mail address [email protected]

The Psychology Association is active at both the Undergraduate and Graduate level and students are encouraged to apply for membership in the Jamaica Psychology Associations.

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MSc. SOCIOLOGY

OBJECTIVE

The Masters degree programme in Sociology is designed to produce graduates with the ability to analyze

critically the structure of Caribbean societies, and to engage effectively with the problems of the society in

a manner that gives due weight both to social, cultural and institutional analysis, as well as problem-

solving.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

All students in the Master’s programme pursue a set of core courses in sociological theory and research

methods in addition to a structured sequence of courses in an area of specialization. Current areas of

specialisation include:

� Sociology of Development

� Social Policy & Administration

� Social Policy and Development (Joint specialisation)

� Social Anthropology

The full-time programme is delivered in three semesters in which students register for a total of 30

credits, as shown below:

Semester I - YEAR I Semester II - YEAR I YEAR 2

Sociological Theory

(3 credits)

Sociological Theory

(3 credits)

Departmental Seminar

(1 credit)

Research Methods (3 credits)

or

Quantitative Analysis in the

Social Sciences

(3 credits)

Research Methods

Qualitative or

Quantitative

(SY62B or SY62K)

(3 credits)

Research paper in Special Field

(6 credits)

Special Field

(3 credits)

Special Field

(3 credits)

Departmental Seminar

(1 credit)

Special Field (taught or

reading course

(3 credits)

Departmental

Seminar/Technical

Writing

(1 credit)

Total 10 credits Total 13 credits Total 7 credits

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DUAL SPECIALISATION

A select number of full-time only students may opt for a dual specialisation—in effect combining the

requirements for Social Policy & Administration and Sociology of Development, leading to the M.Sc.

Sociology with a dual concentration. Students wishing to pursue this two-track course will be required to

complete existing requirements for each of the two areas. Pursuit of this option will normally require an

extra semester (beyond the usual three) to complete the stipulated requirements.

The programme of study for students opting for this double concentration is as follows:

YEAR 1 (Semester I)

YEAR 1 (Semester II)

YEAR 2 (Semester III)

YEAR 2 (Semester IV)

Sociological Theory (3 credits)

Sociological Theory (3 credits)

Special Field II (3 credits)

Departmental Seminar (1 credit)

Research Methods I or Quantitative Analysis in the Social Sciences (3 credits)

Research Methods II or Quantitative Analysis in the Social Sciences (3 credits)

Special Field II (3 credits)

Research paper reflecting combined specialisation (6 credits)

Special Field I (3 credits)

Special Field I (3 credits)

Special Field II (Taught or Reading course—3 credits)

Departmental Seminar (1 credit)

Special Field I (Taught or Reading course—3 credits)

Departmental Seminar/ Technical Writing—1 credit)

Total 10 credits Total 12 credits Total 10 credits Total 7 credits

THE MSC. SOCIOLOGY-SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The programme for the M.Sc. Sociology-Social Anthropology is outlined below.

CODE COURSE CREDIT SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SUMMER/ SEMESTER III

SY66A and B Sociological Theory 6 X X SY62A Research Methods

and Statistics 3 X

SW62A Advanced Qualitative Research

3 X

Practicum (An Interim Course)

Anthropological Practice

3 X

SY61A Medical Anthropology

3 X

SY61B Urban Anthropology

3 X

SY69A Seminar 1 X SY69B Seminar 1 X SY69C Technical Writing 1 X SY690 Research Paper 6 X

TOTAL 30

* Supervised Fieldwork will be evaluated by a presentation of fieldwork. This presentation will be done to

an audience of Staff (including supervisors), other students doing the course, and public or private sector

personnel related to issue researched. A written copy of the presentation is also required. The

presentation will be graded.

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THE MSC. SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER

Please note that the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work will offer graduate students

three alternatives to complete their research requirement with effect from September 2009.

These include:

(i) Enrolment in SOCI 6118 Social Assessment

(ii) Enrolment in SOCI 6120 Integrated Methodologies for Social Research

(iii) Enrolment in the Research Paper (SOCI 6082)

The new course SOCI 6120 will be offered as a year-long research course in which students work in teams

with supervisors to conduct a study using mixed methodologies. It is expected that students should have

completed the majority of their taught courses before embarking on this research exercise. Students who

have registered full-time during the first year of their programme, and have successfully completed six

taught courses, will be allowed to register part-time during the second year when they take their

outstanding Special Field course and the Research course.

Semester One

In the first semester, students will review the logic of social research and existing research paradigms,

and will gain an understanding of the ways in which research methodologies can be integrated to produce

an in-depth analysis of social issues. The Research Group will select a research topic that is amenable to

exploration within the ambit of the year-long course. This may entail the exploration of the social,

cultural and psychological foundations of an observed social pattern, the identification of a policy so lution

to an existing need, or an assessment of an existing policy or programme. Preliminary field investigations

to guide the study will be undertaken in this semester, and instruments developed. A literature search

will be conducted to shape the study.

Semester Two

This semester entails the conduct of the fieldwork, and the preparation of different types of reports based

on fieldwork activities. This includes the survey report, reports on the conduct of interviews or focus

groups, or other related activities. Workshops will serve to ensure that there is exchange and

triangulation between each set of investigations. Each research team will be responsible for preparation

of their integrated report, while the entire research group will participate in preparing a report for the

project. At the end of the semester, each participant will be asked to conduct a personal assessment of

his/her own experiences in the use of integrated methodologies.

Derek Gordon Seminar f lyer. Dr. Derek Gordon was an eminent sociologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department. The Derek Gordon Research

Seminar, an annual event, was created in memory of Dr. Gordon who died in 1992.

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SY69A, SY69B & SY69C CRITICAL APPROACHES TO CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

There are three components to the Research Seminar: (i) A Seminar Series, (ii) Technical Workshops, (iii)

A Technical Writing Seminar.

Requirements for SY69A and SY69B

Full-time and part-time students are expected to attend a minimum of three (3) seminars each semester,

and to submit two (2) written reports over two semesters.

A register is taken at each seminar. Reports should be submitted within two weeks of the seminar.

Length of the Report

Each report should be approximately three pages or 600 words, and should be typewritten.

Content of the Report

Seminar reports are expected to include the following:

(i) A brief summary of the main arguments or the main findings of the presenter.

(ii) A description of the methodology in cases where the presentation dealt with proposed or completed

research.

(iii) An assessment of the new findings, methodologies, or arguments in the presentation.

Course Assessment

The grade for the course (pass/fail) will be based on presentations on the formal seminars and on the

technical writing component. However, graduate students will find it in their interest to participate in all

of the workshops and to complete any given assignments.

SY69C is the Technical Writing Workshop and this may be taken in semester II or in the Summer.


Each taught course will be assessed by a combination of coursework and written examinations.

Supervised Reading Courses will be assessed on the basis of overall command of the literature, and may

be examined either by written or oral examinations.


Admission to the Masters in Sociology will require a good first degree in Sociology, (at least lower second

class Honours) or the equivalent qualification of another degree with a Diploma in Sociology (at least a B

average). The Applicant's first degree should be from an approved university.

It is expected that applicants will already possess adequate exposure at the undergraduate level to

sociological theory and social research methodology before entering the programme. Where there are

deficits in these areas, it may be possible to remedy this by the assignment of departmental requirements,

but this will be determined on the basis of each applicant's record.

Any consideration of students without a first degree entering a Masters programme will require special

permission from the Board for Graduate Studies.

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PART-TIME STUDENTS

Part-time students are required to register for not more than seven credits (two courses and a seminar)

during each semester. The research paper must be completed by the end of Semester V.

Students working for more than eight (8) hours per week are not allowed to register as full-time students.

Senior Lecturer, and longest-serving member

of the Department, Mrs. Hermione McKenzie, right, holds the attention of former Minister of Government Maxine Henry-Wilson, lef t, and

Professor Pat Anderson.

A group of the MSc. Sociology students at

graduation 2007. Upon graduating from our programme these students can expect to f ind jobs in academia, the public, private or NGO sectors

doing research, teaching, policy analysis, project

implementation or administration.

Dr. Heather Ricketts (centre) graduated with the PhD in Development Studies (with High Commendation) from the

SALISES in November 2007. Dr. Ricketts is one of the bright stars of the department. MSc. Sociology (with

Distinction) student, Camille Daley (lef t), is now employed in the department.

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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW)

OBJECTIVES

The goal of the MSW Programme is to train persons who will either provide leadership as administrators

and managers of social service agencies, or serve as specialist practitioners in various social human

services settings and/or train and direct a wider body of agency personnel in those settings – all within a

clear policy framework guided by advanced professional, theoretical and ethical practices.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

This is a three (3) semester full-time, or five (5) semester part-time programme, including summer field

placements. The programme comprises four (4) major components:

� Three (3) Foundation Core Courses common to all Fields of Specialisation;

� Three (3) Fields of Specialisation:

- Administration and Management;

- Clinical Social Work Practice; and

- Community Organisation and Policy Practice

or

- Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice.

Students will be required to choose four (4) courses from among the three areas of specialisation and must

satisfactorily complete at least 3 courses in a single field in order for a Field of Specialisation to be

recorded when the degree is awarded. Students who choose to do the Advanced Generalist Social Work

degree may select courses across all three Fields of Specialisation.

� A Minor Practicum and a Major Practicum which may be arranged outside of Jamaica at the

student’s expense. Currently there is also a Caribbean Internship Project (CIP) which provides

placement opportunities (at least 2 – 3 months) within the Caribbean and which covers most major

expenses for students.

� Research (An Advanced Research Methods course; and a Social Work Research Report.

Three members of the first

batch of graduates of the MSW degree on Graduation Day in

November 1996. From left to right, Dr. John Maxwell, then

Head of Department, Mrs. Mary Clarke, Mrs. Claudia

Groome-Duke, Dr. Peta-Anne Baker, lecturer, Mrs. Judith

Daniels and Mr. John Small, Co-ordinator of the MSW

programme.

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ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Credits

I. CORE COURSES

1. SW60A: Professional Development and Ethical Issues in Human

Services

2. SY65A: Social Policy and Administration I

3. SW64A: Theory Development for Advanced Social Work Practice

Subtotal

3

3

3

9

II. SPECIALISATION COURSES

Required:

1. SW61A: Human Resource Management and Organisation

2. SW61B: Methods of Strategic Management

3. SW64C: Programme Planning, Management and Evaluation

One Elective – from the following or any other Field of Specialization

1. SW62C: Financial Management for the Human Services

2. SW66C: Methods of Policy Practice

3. HR66B: Compensation and Employee Assistance

Subtotal

3

3

3

3

12

III. PRACTICUM

1. SW63A

2. SW63B

Subtotal

3

6

9

IV. RESEARCH COURSES

1. SY62A: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods I or

SW62A: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

2. SW62D: Social Work Research Report

Subtotal

3

3

6

Total Credits 36

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Credits

I. CORE COURSES


Services 2. SY65A: Social Policy and Administration I


Subtotal

3

3

3

9

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Required:

1. SW65A: Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

2. SW65B: Evaluation of Clinical Social Work Practice

Two Electives from the following (to be offered in different years

according to the needs of students) or any other Field of

Specialisation:

Sub-Specialisation: Children and Family Issues

1. SW68B: Family Therapy

2. SW65C: Group Counselling

3. SW68C: Social Work Assessment and Treatment: Children and

Adolescents

4. SW68D: School Social Work

Sub-Specialisation – Health Issues

5. SW67A: Social Work Intervention in Substance Abuse and Addiction

Subtotal

3

3

3

3

12

III. PRACTICUM

3. SW63A

4. SW63B

Subtotal

3

6

9


1. SY62A: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods or



Subtotal

3

3

6

Total Credits

36

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION & POLICY PRACTICE Credits

I. CORE COURSES


Services

2. SY65A: Social Policy and Administration I


Subtotal

3

3

3

9


Required:

1. SW66C: Methods of Policy Practice

3

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2. SW66A: Advanced Community Practice

Two electives from the following or any other Field of Specialization:

1. SW66B: Community Economic Development for Social Change

2. SY62D: Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Programmes

3. SY63B: Sociology of Development II

4. SA63D: Social Inequality, Inequity and Marginalisation

Subtotal

3

6

12

III. PRACTICUM

5. SW63A

6. SW63B

Subtotal

3

6

9


1. SY62A: Advanced Social Research Methods I or



Subtotal

3

3

6

Total Credits 36

All courses are 3 credits except for the Major Practicum which is 6 credits. There is a total 36 credits for

the degree.

THE M.S.W. SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH REPORT (SW62D)

The Social Work Research Report is an essential component of the MSW Programme. It is intended to

ensure a complementary balance between the practica experiences and the research aspects. The

relationship between the research methodologies and the implementation of a specific research report will

also ensure a complete and smooth continuum of learning. The process will involve the preparation of a

proposal in the Research Methods course, followed by implementation of the proposal in the field as part

of a separate course – Social Work Research Report (SW62D) – in the following semester. This process

will ensure that students will be able to complete the programme within the specified time-frame.

Students will be required to produce a well-organised, systematic and clearly presented report which

seeks to analyse a theoretical or an empirical problem by critical application of the necessary conceptual

frameworks and methodological tools. The Report must be anchored in Social Work and reflect integrated

learning by the student.

The Report should:

(i) not be less than 8,000 words nor more than 10,000 words.(The student is required to indicate the

word count when submitting the report.);

(ii) be prepared in accordance with the University’s regulations regarding the presentation of post-

graduate papers and theses;

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(iii) follow the formatting guidelines for writing research papers as set out in the latest edition of the

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA);

(iv) be submitted to the Course Coordinator on the given deadline date.

Late submissions will automatically result in a failing grade. A “B” grade (50%) is the minimum

requirement for a pass.


Award of the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree requires a minimum of a B grade (50%) in both

coursework and examination in all courses.


To be accepted into the programme of study for the MSW, candidates must:

� Hold an undergraduate degree in Social Work with a GPA of 2.85 (i.e. with at least Lower Second

Class Honours) or another degree with a Diploma in Social Work (with a GPA of 2.85) from an

approved University.

� Have a minimum of 2 years post baccalaureate work experience or experience in a social work or

related human service setting.

� Application from persons without the required experience will be considered on a case-by-case

basis.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

The programme admits full-time students and part-time students. For the 2009-2010 academic year

programmes to be offered will depend on areas of specialisation chosen by applicants. Students should

fulfil the admission requirements online and, in addition, submit a detailed curriculum vita including

positions held and volunteer work. A one–page (300 words) outline of career goals and research interest

should also be appended. Students must also be available for attending an interview upon request.

FEES

The tuition fee for 2009-2010 for the full-time programme is JA$155,000.00 per year; and for part-time

studies, JA$77,000.00 for the academic year. These fees are subject to change. Please note that there are

also additional miscellaneous fees to be incurred.

Clement Branche (lef t) and Karlene Boyce-Reid, (second lef t), lecturers in the Department, sit with MSW students at a

seminar.

The Department maintains close ties with the community. Here Community Work specialist, Aldene

Shillingford, welcomes Mr. Kenneth Wilson, community leader from

August Town to the Social Work Agency Seminar.

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M.PHIL. AND Ph.D. DEGREES

THE PH.D. IN SOCIOLOGY

The MPhil and Ph.D. Degrees in Sociology are offered to highly qualif ied candidates who show

capabilities for independent research. Both MPhil and Ph.D. Programmes are offered in the fields of

specialization indicated above. Although these degrees are examined by Thesis, students are usually

assigned departmental requirements for which there are written examinations. Admission to the PhD

programme also depends on the availability of Faculty to provide supervision.

THE PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

The Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is offered jointly by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social

Work and the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. The Ph.D. is a three-year programme

that includes professional training experience in parallel with a research thesis. It is this professional

training that will allow the student to practice independently upon qualification. This additional training

consists of not more than ten credits of didactic teaching (including courses in Psychological Treatment of

Mental Health Problems, Issues in Clinical Psychology and an Advanced Research Seminar), clinical

placements and a year-long internship. Students are also involved with much of the training provided to

the psychiatric residents but with different clinical responsibilities (e.g. psychological assessment, play

therapy, behaviour management and psychotherapy).


A Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from a recognised University is required for admission to the

programme. Students with Masters Degrees in other areas of Psychology (e.g. Educational Psychology or

Cognitive Psychology) must first complete courses in the UWI MSc in Clinical Psychology to obtain

equivalency. Students who need to complete no more than four courses in the MSc may be admitted

directly into the Ph.D. and complete these courses as a departmental requirement.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is based on successful completion of all aspects of the programme including a Comprehensive

Exam.

THE PHD IN ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

TARGET GROUPS

The programme is designed to develop scientists and practitioners who are adequately prepared for an

academic or a professional career in organisational analysis and intervention, whether in consultancy or

within industry or the public sector. This new doctoral programme will therefore seek to provide the

theoretical foundation and the technical skills needed to understand the complex issues which arise from

social interaction within organisations.

Left: Members of the first cohort of the Ph.D.

programme in Organisational Behaviour at their Orientation Session held in January 2006. Right: Members of the Ph.D. Organisat ional Behaviour Cohort I in their very first class in January 2006.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

It is expected that students who are admitted to the doctoral programme will already have a Masters

degree with a substantial background in management or the behavioural sciences. Although the Masters

degree is not required, it is highly recommended, as the programme is designed for persons with

demonstrated academic abilities. Successful applicants are likely to be those with at least a B+ average

during their graduate programme. Admission decisions are based on evaluation of the complete record for

the applicant, which includes academic performance, work experience, evaluations and recommendations

and evidence of motivation and skills relevant for a successful professional career. These include writing

and communication skills. Personal interviews will be conducted with all applicants. COURSE STRUCTURE

The structure of the Ph.D. programme is organised into two levels. The first level is designed to allow

students with different academic backgrounds to acquire a common set of competencies, so as to be able to

pursue the more advanced graduate courses. Level 1 is therefore a combination of existing graduate-level

courses drawn from the Masters in HRD, and the Masters in Applied Psychology. Equivalent courses

from the MBA (Human Resource Management Option) are acceptable. Collectively these are equivalent

to 24 credits, although it is not expected that most candidates will require all of these courses. It is only in

the situation where candidates are allowed direct entry and are admitted without a prior M.Sc. degree in

a related field that all of these courses will be required. In addition, it will be necessary for direct-entry

candidates to meet the departmental requirement for Level II undergraduate statistics and qualitative

research methods, in the event that they do not already have this qualification, or the equivalent.

Where these direct-entry candidates do not proceed beyond Level 1 of the programme, they may apply to

transfer to the M.Sc. in Human Resource Development programme. They will be eligible for the award of

this M.Sc. on satisfactory completion of specified courses in (i) research methods and statistics and (ii)

Industrial Relations. They will be required to complete the Minor Practicum but not the Research Paper.

The second level of the programme will include 15 courses. The core courses are all 3-credit offerings

except for the Dissemination Skills and Ethics courses that are both one credit each. The courses in

research methodology and quantitative analysis are also 3-credit offerings. Additionally, students will be

required to take four seminars, each of which is two credits. The structure of the programme is

summarised below:

� 7 courses in organisational studies

� 4 courses in research methodology and statistics

� 4 seminars in the specialisation

In addition to the formal course work, doctoral candidates will pursue experiential learning and

independent research. The experiential learning comprises two practica, which together require 620

hours of placement and related activities and are equivalent to 11 credits. These practica have been

designed to develop professional competence and given the nature of the discipline will develop skills and

orientations in an applied way. The competencies developed in the practicum setting will include such

areas as problem-solving, counselling, training and coaching. These placements will be accompanied by

structured skill-development workshops with trained practicum supervisors under the supervision of an

overall academic coordinator.

The research requirements for this degree are a 6-credit research paper and a dissertation which is

equivalent to 24 credits. The research paper is expected to be 12-15,000 words, while the dissertation is in

the region of 60,000 words. Students will be required to take a written comprehensive examination on

completion of the doctoral courses. This examination will be based on the material covered in the core

courses and the seminars, and the candidate is expected to demonstrate an integrated understanding of

these areas.

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Students who for any reason do not proceed beyond the coursework stage may apply for the award of the

Master of Science in Organisational Studies. To receive this MSc. degree, students will not be required to

take the comprehensive examination or to undertake the major practicum, but they will need to

successfully complete all of the 15 doctoral courses and seminars.

STRUCTURE OF THE PH.D. PROGRAMME IN ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Level 1 Courses (Students must register for these courses as necessary.)

1A. HR63A Introduction to Organisational Design and Development and

1B. HR63B Organisational Development and Change or

SB61E Organisational Development and Change

2. HR65A: Training Design, Delivery and Evaluation

3. HR61C: Theory and Practice of Small Group Behaviour or

SY67B: Social Psychology: Group Dynamics and Inter-group Relationships

4. SY67A: Social Psychology: Self and Interaction

5. PS64F: Psychological Measurement, Testing and Assessment

6. PS66G: Psychology of Work and Motivation

7. PS66F Organisational Learning

8. HR66B: Compensation and Employee Assistance

9. HR66C: Staffing Organisations

10. HR66D: Performance Management

11. HR69A: Technical Writing

HR70A (HRNM7001): Minor Practicum (140 hours)

HR70C: Research paper

Level 2 Courses

Core

1. HR71A: Contemporary Issues in Organisational and Social Psychology

2. HR73A: Complex Organisations

3. SB63M: Counselling for HR Practitioners

4. HR72A: Legal, Ethical and Professional Behaviour

5. HR71B: Psychological Assessment in Organisations

6. HR79A: Dissemination Skills

7. SS79B: Research Writing

Research Methodology and Quantitative Analysis

8. HR74A: Qualitative Research Methods in Organisational Studies

and

9. SY62A: Advanced Research Methods I

or

10. PS68R: Applied Research Methods in Psychology and Organisational Behaviour

and

11. SY62B: Advanced Social Research Methods II

or

12. SY64B: Multivariate Analysis

and

13. HR78A: Computer Applications for Human Resource Management

or

26. HR74B: Organisational Theory Based Empirical Research

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Seminars (Eight credits from the courses listed below)

27. HR73B: Strategic Leadership and Change Management (2 Credits)

or

SB631: Transformational Leadership (3 Credits)

28. HR73C: Advanced Seminar in Organisational Design and Change (2 Credits)

29. HR73D: Organisational Decision-Making (2 Credits)

30. HR73E: Organisational Theory (2 Credits)

31. HR75A: Advanced Training (3 Credits)

32. HR76A: Organisational Consulting (2 Credits) 33. HR76B: Career Counselling (2 Credits) 34. HR77A: Selected Topics in Human Resource Development (2 Credits)

35. HR77B: Ergonomics, Health and Safety (2 Credits)

36. PS68A: Applied Health Psychology (3 Credits) 37. SB620: Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits) 38. SB62M: International Human Resource Management (3 Credits)

THE DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION

This programme seeks to distil a package from the functional courses offered in the MSc. Human

Resource Development degree. It is designed to offer continuing education credits either to persons who

already possess at least a Bachelors degree and who work in an administrative capacity with the human

capital of the organisation but who do not have the requisite academic training for their posts or to

persons who take it for continuing education credits as prescribed by an recognised professional body.

The programme will rest upon the foundation of the various curricula in which the students registered

have participated. It will benefit from their rich practical problem-solving skills and this advantage will

naturally extend to the Masters Programme where these students share classes with the MSc. HRD

students as well. These skills will be developed further through a combination of coursework, research

activities, independent study and experiential learning.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for this Higher Degree Diploma will be required to have a minimum requirement of a

Bachelors degree and at least three years’ post-graduation practical work experience at a senior

management level. Alternatively, candidates may be accepted where they are taking the course for

continuing education credits for certification by the Nursing Association of Jamaica, the Medical

Association of Jamaica or for a similar professional body that has entered into this agreement with the

University. Where the candidates do not fall into these categories and they cannot submit to the

University a statement from their employer stating that the qualification is vital for the survival of the

organisation, they will be required to either register for the Masters Programme in Human Resource

Development or register for the individual courses without the formal terminal diploma certification.

It should be noted that once committed to the Diploma candidates may opt to upgrade their registration

to the full MSc. Human Resource Development Degree. Upgrading will then require the candidate to

seek permission formally from and change their registration at the Office of Graduate Studies and pay

any difference in the requisite tuition fees. They may then apply for credit exemptions for the courses

already taken. Alternatively, persons registered for the MSc. Human Resource Development may opt to

qualify at the diploma status if for some reason they cannot continue in the Masters Programme. The

HRD Graduate Programmes will determine the portion, if any, of the tuition fees paid for the Masters

Degree that will be refunded.

Ph.D. Organisational Behaviour and Ph.D. Human Resource Development students pose for the camera after their proposal

defense seminars in April 2009.

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FUNDING

The programme will cost participants JA$300,000.00 or equivalent for the two year duration. This tuition

fee is subject to annual review and change and does not include the miscellaneous charges levied by the

University of the West Indies.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Diploma Programme in Human Resource Development will be delivered on a part-time basis over a

two-year period. It comprises twenty (20) credits from taught courses. The schedule of taught courses

includes eleven (11) courses that are structured into modules ranging from 1-3 credits. These courses

cover a range of content areas that include human resource theory and opportunities for personal

development.

DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

YEAR I

Term I

Term II Term III

HR61B

(HRNM6004)

Group Dynamics

(1 credit)

HR63A

(HRNM6007)

Introduction to

Organisational Design

(1 credit)

HR65A

(HRNM6013)

Job Analysis, Training

Design, Delivery and

Evaluation

or HR65C

Training Design,



HR62D

(HRNM6204)

Strategic Human

Resource

Development

(2 credits)

HR61C

(HRNM6005)

Theory and Practice of

Small Group

Behaviour

(2 credits)

HR64D

(HRNM6404)

Financial Data

Analysis for Human

Resource

Development

Practitioners

(3 credits)

HR66E

Job Analysis (Course Approval Pending)

YEAR II

Term I Term II Term III

HR66C

(HRNM6022)

Staffing

Organisations

(1 credit)

HR66D

(HRNM6021)

Performance

Management

(1 credit)

HR67A

(HRNM6015)

Industrial Relations

and Negotiation

(2 credits)

HR66B

(HRNM6014)

Compensation

(1 credit)

Approved Free Elective

(3 credits)

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It should be noted that of these eleven courses required for the Programme, one (1) may be taken from a

list of approved electives that includes the following courses:

� PS66F: Organisational Learning

� PS66G: The Psychology of Work and Motivation

� SB63M: Counselling for HR Practitioners

� SB631: Transformational Leadership

� SY62A: Advanced Social Research Methods I

� SY62B: Advanced Social Research Methods II

The programme has twelve (12) credits (in seven (7) courses) in common with the Ph.D. Organisational

Behaviour programme and candidates would be able to offer these for consideration when applying for

admission to the second cohort of the Ph.D. Programme in 2010.


Courses will be assessed on the basis of coursework and formal examinations. These examinations may

take the form of projects as well as by written submissions where deemed appropriate to the learning

objectives of the course by the lecturer in consultation with the Academic Directors. Students are

expected to obtain at least 50 percent of BOTH the course work and examination components of the

course where applicable. Failure to get a grade of 50 percent in either the coursework or the final

examination will result in failure of the course. Students will be allowed to repeat any course only once.

A maximum of four courses may be repeated. Students may be required to withdraw from the

programme if their rate of progress is unsatisfactory. Students who obtain a grade of A in 8 courses, AND

who have an overall average of at least 70% (A), AND who have not failed any course while registered in

the programme will receive a Distinction.

THE CENTRE FOR POPULATION, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

The Centre for Population, Community and Social Change embraces all the members of the Department

of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Our partners are a

wide range of community-based organisations and non-governmental organisations who share our goals

to transform Jamaican society.

THE CENTRE’S MISSION

Established in 1995, the Centre’s mission is to address the

factors that retard Human Development in the Caribbean

that are expressed in poverty, social exclusion, interpersonal

and community violence and in societal alienation.

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ACTIVITIES

The activities of the Centre for Population, Community and

Social Change focus on:

� Outreach and Intervention

� Training

� Research

� Advocacy

TRAINING

The Centre currently provides training in the following

areas:

� Population and Development

� Community Action

� Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) and Social

Assessment

� Evaluation of Social Programmes

� Leadership Formation and Community Development

� Peer Counselling

� Curriculum Development for Managing Violence in

Schools

� Reproductive Health

OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Current Centre activities include:

� Partners for Peace Initiative

� Children and Violence Clinic

� Resource Network for Children and Families

� Community-building in Dublin Castle and Woodford

Top: NHT Survey Student interviewer engages a

resident of Denham Town. Below: NHT student

field workers pose for the camera.

Data from the Children and Violence project.

Professor Amy Ong Tsui meets with students in the Diploma in Population.

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RESEARCH

Faculty attached to the Centre have made significant

contributions to advancing knowledge and information in

the following areas:

� Poverty and Violence

� HIV/AIDS

� Social Capital

� Community Conflict and Leadership

GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HR 60A HRD PRACTICUM

The practicum is structured

around the core content of the

courses offered in the HRD

Masters programme with the

intention of broadening and

deepening, by means of a

supervised practical attachment,

the knowledge and skills of the

students in the chosen area of

concentration. Students are

provided with an opportunity to

test, improve and further develop

their conceptual and practical

abilities in relation to any of the

following areas of concentration: Training – Implementation and

Evaluation; Research;

Performance Evaluation;

Industrial Relations;

Compensation; Organisational

Diagnosis and Development;

Human Performance Technology.

HR61A INTRODUCTION TO

APPLIED BEHAVIOURAL

SCIENCE

Pre-requisite: None This course looks at human

behaviour, both individual and

collective, as significantly shaped

by the factors of society, culture

and personality. It is an

applied/practical course that is, at the

same time, concerned with theoretical

fundamentals.

HR61B INTRODUCTION TO

GROUP DYNAMICS Pre-requisite: None

This course is designed to develop the

awareness of students regarding the

nature and functions of groups, the

impact of interpersonal styles and

behaviour upon group development,

teams and organisations.

HR 61C THEORY & PRACTICE OF

SMALL GROUP BEHAVIOUR

Pre-requisite: HR61B This course is designed to develop the

awareness of students regarding the

potential of well-managed groups to

improve performance at work. It will

also increase their ability to identify

barriers of effective groups, and

solutions. The course will provide

opportunities for theoretical and

experiential exploration of issues that

affect teamwork, including

personality, group dynamics,

communication, leadership and

conflict management.

HR62B: ORGANISATIONAL

ETHICS: DEVELOPING ETHICAL

ORGANISATIONS Pre-requisite: None

This course invites students to examine at both theoretical and practical levels, the issues informing the ethical issues facing contemporary workers, organisations and societies regionally and internationally. These issues will include, but are not limited to the problems surrounding globalisation and e-culture, organisational strategy and competition, the treatment of workers with diverse needs, corporate privacy and security, research and development, and corporate social responsibility. Students will explore their awareness of themselves as HR professionals and the need for the organisation to think about what it does as it operates within the society.

Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown conducts play therapy with the children at the Violence Prevention

clinic.

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HR62C - STRATEGIC HUMAN

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Pre-requisite: None

This is a foundation course for the

other courses in the Masters in

H.R.D. programme. Its objective

is to provide an overview and

appreciation of the major HRM

functions within the framework of

Strategic Management.

HR63A INTRODUCTION TO

ORGANISATIONAL

DESIGN AND

DEVELOPMENT

Pre-requisite: None

This course emphasizes the

importance of effective

organisational diagnosis, design

and transformation for the

achievement of organisational

goals. The aim is to expose

students to the assumptions

underlying traditional and

contemporary organisational

designs and the implications of

these designs for human

performance.

HR63B ORGANISATIONAL

DESIGN AND INTERVENTION

Pre-requisite: HR63A This course introduces students to

the techniques used in diagnosing

organisations, and to important

issues that should be considered in

the selection of appropriate

techniques. Students will also examine the issues related to

individual, group and

organisational change and some of

the factors that would hinder

effective change. Throughout

students will relate the literature

to Caribbean data and theory as

well as to their own experiences.

HR63C ORGANISATIONAL INTERVENTION & EVALUATION

Pre-requisite: HR63B This course provides an

opportunity for participants to

work as a team in addressing a

real life problem in an

organisation. They are expected to

develop additional insights and

competencies that are required in

providing focussed interventions that

add value to the organisation. The

course is practical in orientation, and

represents a culmination of the stream

of courses offered in this programme. This group project also serves to equip

students to conduct their practicum on

an independent basis.

HR64A RESEARCH METHODS

Pre-requisite: None This course seeks to provide students

with an understanding of the range of

quantitative and qualitative research

techniques that are appropriate to

different HRD issues, and to equip

them with basic skills for

organisational research.

HR64B HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS I Pre-requisite : None

This course provides an introduction

to basic statistics for behavioural

science. The application of these

methods to human resource

assessment and development is

emphasized. Students are also

expected to gain familiarity with

methods of data manipulation

through the use of selected computer

packages.

HR64C HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS II

Pre-requisite: HR64B

This course allows students to

strengthen their skills in the

analysis and interpretation of data

generated and used in HRD contexts.

HR65A JOB ANALYSIS, TRAINING

DESIGN, DELIVERY &

EVALUATION

Pre-requisite: None

This course seeks to introduce

students to the basic elements of the

training process and the contribution of these elements to the achievement

of training goals and objectives. The

role played in the training process by

the main constituents inside and

outside of the organisation will be

examined to determine relevance,

centrality and influence. The course

will analyse the principles of

adult learning and identify

strategies and tools used for

effective training. Students

will also be introduced to

methods of assessing training

needs, and evaluating the

training function.

HR66C: STAFFING

ORGANISATIONS

This course seeks to provide

participants with exposure to

theory and current practice in

the staffing area in order to

create a strategic approach to

organisational staffing and

develop the skills required to

properly manage the function.

Participants will be exposed to

traditional and modern

approaches to staffing with

emphasis on the utilization of

technology. They will be

encouraged to analyse varying

approaches with a view to

developing the capacity to

devise a system most suitable

for achieving their

organisation's objectives.

HR66D PERFORMANCE

MANAGEMENT

This course examines the

fundamentals of Performance

Management Systems.

Students are introduced to the

traditional personnel functions

of hiring, assessment,

appraisal, promotion and

termination in the context of

the human resource

development approach. Issues

of particular relevance in the

Caribbean are highlighted.

HR66B COMPENSATION &

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Pre-requisite : None

This course provides students

with the fundamentals of

compensation management, and introduces some of the

emerging issues.

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HR67A INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & NEGOTIATION Pre-requisite: None

This course seeks to establish the

institutional framework within

which organisations and workers

operate within the Caribbean.

The organisation is located

within the regulatory framework

and in relation to the activities of

formal organisations such as

trade unions, employers and

worker associations, and other

relevant groups in the wider

society. It is intended that an

appreciation of the way in which

labour/management relations are

realized in actuality will be

achieved.

HR68A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Pre-requisite: None

This course introduces students

to the importance that

Information Systems have for

modern management and H.R.D.

practice. It introduces students

to theories that discuss the bi-directional relationship between

Information Technology and

Organisational Design.

Emphasis is placed on issues

surrounding the emergence of

new organisational forms, with

special attention to one method

used to bring about deliberate

organisational changes, that

being business process re-

engineering. The course

discusses the need for the H.R.D.

professional to understand the

implications for training and

human resource development

created by these new forms of

organisations and the concomitant increased use of IT

in these new structures.

HR69A: TECHNICAL WRITING FOR

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

PRACTITIONERS (Three groups conducted during Year I) Pre-requisite : None

At the end of the course

students should be able to

identify the main uses of and

employ the main features of

writing to meet the expectations

of readers in their field. They

will also be able to use writing

and reading for inquiry, learning

and thinking, integrate their

ideas with those of others, apply

technology to the writing process

and use the requisite techniques

to produce academic work of

acceptable integrity and

accuracy.

HR71A: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

IN ORGANISATIONAL AND

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

In addressing the social psychology

of organisations this course looks

at contemporary issues both in

social psychology and in the social

psychological processes in

organisations. It also provides

multidisciplinary coverage of the

organisational contexts in which

social psychologists may work in a

variety of professional domains.

Familiarity with social

psychological methods is assumed

but their application within

organisational processes and

contexts will be examined in detail

within the course.

The course aims to give a social

psychological perspective on the

elements of continuity and change

in contemporary organisational life

allowing students to develop a

critical and reflective

understanding of these key

processes. The course will be

informed throughout by a dual

mandate: a rigorous approach to

theory yet one firmly placed within

the context of emerging

organisational issues and relevant,

current topics of debate.

HR71B: PSYCHOLOGICAL

ASSESSMENT IN

ORGANISATIONS

This is a course in theory and

practice. The course covers

the necessary skills that

students will need to select,

administer, interpret and

report on the psychological

assessment of individuals

within organisations.

Students will learn how to

administer tests of interest

such as the Strong-Campbell

Vocational Interest

Inventory, Tests of Aptitude

such as the Differential

Aptitude Test, Tests of

Personality such as the 16-

PF; Behavioural Sampling

Techniques such as In-Basket

Exercises and integrate the

findings of these into a

comprehensive report.

As part of this course

students will be expected to

conduct four assessments.

HR72A: LEGAL, ETHICAL

AND PROFESSIONAL

BEHAVIOUR

This course will entail a

review of the guidelines for

the use and application for

psychological tests

internationally. Material will

be derived from the Codes of

Ethics for programme

evaluators – American

Evaluation Association,

American Educational

Research Association and the

Canadian Psychological

Association among other

sources. Group discussion of

ethical dilemmas will be a

feature of the course.

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Additionally, students will

have a module on the

implications for human

resource practitioners of the

law of tort, contracts,

employment, intellectual

property, partnerships and

companies.

HE73A: COMPLEX

ORGANISATIONS

This is a course in the theory of

organisations. It surveys the

current state of the art of

organisational analysis from a

variety of disciplinary

perspectives. Particular

emphasis is placed on

identifying new and emerging

organisational networks in an

increasingly globalised world.

Course Objectives

After completing the course the

student should be able to

understand and explain

1. dimensions describing

the organisational

structure, including

the degrees of

formalisation,

specialisation,

standardisation,

complexity, and

centralisation; the shape

of the hierarchy of

authority and the

degree of

professionalism among

other parameters;

2. dimensions describing

the organisational

context, including the

size of the organisation,

the question of global

scale, the technology,

environment, goals and

strategies and its

internal culture;

3. how these contextual and

structural dimensions are

interrelated, and

4. the mechanisms underlying

major organisational

processes including

innovation and change,

information processing and

control, decision-making,

the dynamics of internal

politics and intergroup

conflict and relationships

among organisations and

populations of

organisations.

HR73B: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

This seminar will cover theories of

leadership as well as group

dynamics within a multi-cultural

context. It also incorporates a

strong practical and experiential

component based on the

recognition that leadership

qualities and skills are linked to

self-awareness, the ability to

manage oneself in different

situations, and a high level of

interpersonal skills. In this

context, participants will have the

opportunity to assess and explore

their leadership experiences and

styles of communication, with the

aim to define areas of strength as

well as areas that need further

development.

The course provides students with

the ability to reflect upon and

improve their capacity to act

effectively as an innovator and

change agent. It introduces

students to the nature of power

and politics in organisations, how

this dimension of organisational

life impacts upon individual

careers and organisational success,

commonly recommended

approaches and techniques for

managing politics, and the

personal and ethical issues

involved in either

participating in or abstaining

from politics. The subject

reviews current management

research on organisational

politics and change

management, and provides

checklists, case studies,

guidelines and exercises for

improving the students’

practical knowledge and

experience.

People do not always resist

change but rather tend to

resist being changed. This

theme is central to the focus

of this course. The subject of

change management is

concerned with

implementation of decisions

through people. The

management of people's

response and reactions to the

change process is a key

leadership skill to ensure

that management decisions

can be realised. The course

will compare literature on

prescriptive approaches to

change with descriptive

perspectives by focusing on

experiences and case studies.

HR73C: ADVANCED

SEMINAR IN

ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN

AND CHANGE

Topics in this seminar

include: nature of the

organisation, history of

organisational design,

contemporary designs for

vertical integration,

diversification, low-cost,

differentiation and mixed

strategies; organisational

environment, sociotechnical

systems and organisational

design problems.

Additionally, organisations

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will be analysed from a macro

perspective.

HR73D: ORGANISATIONAL

DECISION-MAKING

This seminar considers topics

from organisational science and

strategic management that are

related to organisational

decision making. Topics include

organisational power and

politics, managerial cognition,

strategy formulation,

organisational learning, and

organisational information

processing. The course is

concerned with how decisions

and strategies are developed in

organisations, rather than how

they should be. The intent is to

develop a better understanding

of organisational decision

making, particularly at the top

management level and

particularly when the task is

strategy formulation. A related

intent is to review and develop

theories about organisational

decision processes, and thereby

help us predict the outcomes of

these processes. The content of

the course is based on the

readings and in-class analysis

of journal articles and book

chapters.

HR73E: ORGANISATIONAL

THEORY

This foundation seminar aims

to enhance participants’

understanding of the impact of

organisational structures and

managerial strategies and

practices on people’s behaviour.

Students will study the overall

relationship of management

and organisation structure and

their impact on the

performance of individuals and

groups within the organisation.

Learning outcomes

• Identification and analysis

of effective organisational

practices

• Research and evaluation of

common patterns of

behaviour within

organisations

• Identification and

recommendation of methods

of assessing organisations

and monitoring their

progress

HR74A: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

METHODS IN ORGANISATIONAL

STUDIES

Organisational research takes a

broad multi-disciplinary

qualitative approach to the study

of organisations and organising.

This course provides students with

a detailed understanding of the

issues underlying the conduct of

rigorous, theoretically correct and

practically relevant qualitative

organisational research. Students

who have completed this unit will,

at an advanced level, be able to

design research proposals; collect

qualitative data using a variety of

research techniques; analyse

qualitative data; and design

probability and non- probability

samples for conducting qualitative

research.

HR75A: ADVANCED TRAINING

This course will focus for the most

part upon the actual performance

of the training exercise rather than

taking the mainly theoretical

approach used in the HR65A:

Training Design, Delivery and

Evaluation course taught in the

programme at Level I. The course

will involve site visits and the

development of a training

programme.

HR76A: ORGANISATIONAL

CONSULTING

This seminar involves the

study, analysis and

presentation of

recommendations for solving

significant problems

confronting organisations.

Specifically, it will provide an

opportunity to explore action

inquiry, the different

perspectives on organisation,

review current consulting

practice and the alternative

approaches to the consulting

process. Students will also

examine their relationship to

the broader social context in

which they work.

HR77A: SELECTED TOPICS

IN HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT

This seminar will focus, as

necessary to meet student

demand, on topics such as

compensation, job evaluation,

staffing organisations,

employee assistance, quality

assurance, quality

management and

performance management.

The seminar will build on the

material covered in Level I of

the programme that is not

addressed by any other

specific course or seminar in

Level II.

HR77B: ERGONOMICS,

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Organisations are legally

required to provide their

employees and contractors

with safe premises, safe plant

and equipment and safe

systems of work. This

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seminar provides practical

skills and advice in job safety

management and examines

issues affecting employee

wellness. In this seminar

participants will explore the

physical, physiological,

environmental and cognitive,

design factors that affect

productivity in the workplace,

injury prevention in the

workplace and community

ergonomics, the development of

protective clothing and

practices in the workplace, the

physical demands of work,

HIV/AIDS and other chronic

disease policies in the

workplace, employee

performance in extreme

conditions of heat/cold/noise,

the use of computers, cellular

phones and audiovisual

equipment at work and the

evaluation of the effects of

using these and other common

workplace equipment on

worker health (i.e.

musculoskeletal

discomfort/disease/stress).

Students will also learn the

principles of Duty of Care, how

to identify and document

hazards and develop a

hierarchy of Hazard Controls,

risk Assessment methods, how

to prepare a job safety analysis,

how to conduct an accident

investigation, how to conduct

and document spot checks and

audits, how to influence others

through effective

communication, how to conduct

an effective toolbox meeting,

the basis of human error and

strategies to minimise, the

impact of latent conditions on

workplace safety and the non-

conformance report as a tool for

improvement

HR76B: CAREER COUNSELLING

This seminar will focus on

conceptualising the role of

assessment in career counselling.

The process of client self-

exploration will be discussed and

major standardized and self-

assessment instruments will be

reviewed. Career assessment

models will be discussed including

the following assessment

components: Intellectual/Cognitive

Resources, Skill Identification,

Motivational Factors (values,

needs and interests), Style

Assessment, Personality

Assessment and Internal Barriers/

Developmental Needs. We will

review the goals of assessment in

career counselling and discuss

issues including job/person fit,

career compatibility, career

identity, and the interview as a

basic assessment tool. This course

will strengthen the students’

understanding of, and experience

in, the interpretation and use of

assessment results in career

counselling. Students will take

various career assessments

themselves, analyse the results,

and develop a self/career identity

profile.

HR78A: COMPUTER

APPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Firms that effectively exploit IT

out-perform others. IT can play a

major role in opening new

distribution channels,

streamlining supply chains and

providing efficient electronic

markets. But many firms do not

understand IT and do not manage

it well. This course covers

managerial applications and also

helps students develop their

understanding of the underlying

technologies and the frameworks

needed to successfully

manage these.

The course also aims at an

understanding of the

relationships between

information technology and

information systems,

business strategy and

organisational improvement.

It will examine information

technology as an enabler and

facilitator of business

strategy and as a control tool

to track performance and

improve managerial decision-

making.

Additionally, the course

provides exposure and hands-

on experience with software

and hardware related to

computer applications in

human resource

management. Students are

required to complete a

research project related to

human resource management

applications.

HR79A: DISSEMINATION

SKILLS

This course would involve

techniques essential to

facilitate the utilisation and

understanding of findings of

research and consultation. It

would involve training

specifically in writing

executive summaries,

technical manuals and press

releases. Additionally

students would be taught

how to engage the media.

This would involve handling

television, radio and

telephone interviews, a radio

interview and a telephone

interview. Students would

specifically be taught the

wedge format in structuring

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messages to the media.

Students would also be

instructed in the proper use of

the media to disseminate the

findings of their work. They

would be taught how to

negotiate an interview.

Oral presentations to

stakeholders will also be

explored.

SB620: BUSINESS POLICY &

STRATEGY

This course is designed to

improve the participant’s

ability to integrate functional

area knowledge into a general

management perspective and

evaluate internal and external

conditions and forces impacting

business organisations.

SB62M: INTERNATIONAL

HUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

This course is aimed at

exploring how to leverage HR

to make value added

contributions to the survival

and success of the business

enterprise in the international

marketplace. The course will

make students aware of HR

competencies which are critical

building blocks for determining

the future directions of

organisations. The course will

also expose students to topical

issues which highlight the

emerging connectivity between

International Trade and

Labour and Employment

Relations.

SB631 TRANSFORMATIONAL

LEADERSHIP


influence the views and behaviours

of participants in relation to

leadership and transformation. It

focuses on principle centred

behaviour, the ability to inspire

self and others, creative thinking

and problem solving as the driving

forces for influencing and

managing change in the

organisation.

SB63M COUNSELLING FOR

HUMAN RESOURCE

PRACTITIONERS

The course is intended to increase

awareness of the nature and scope

of counselling and of its place

within the classification of helping

professions and is also intended to

increase awareness of the

relevance of counselling to

management and the scope for its

practice within organisational

settings. The course will expose

students to the theories, principles

and issues associated with the

practice of counselling in

organisations.

Above: A view of the members of Cohort VI

on Graduation Day, 6 November 2004.

PS61A PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

This course aims to provide

students with the knowledge

and skills required to

accurately diagnose the wide

range of mental health

problems affecting adults,

adolescents and children in the

Caribbean. This course will

focus on the multi-axial

diagnostic approach of the

Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual – IV. The course will

begin with a review of the

development of the multi-axial

approach, cover issues

pertaining to the reliability

and validity of making a

diagnosis and discuss the

stigma of being diagnosed with a mental illness. All major

diagnostic categories of mental

illness will be discussed,

including the diagnostic

criteria, associated features

and risk factors. Special

attention will be given to the

application of relevance of the

diagnostic categories to the

Caribbean people.

PS62A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT – ADULT

PS62B –

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT – CHILD

These courses will introduce

students to the major

assessment instruments used

by Clinical Psychologists to

assist in the understanding,

diagnosis and treatment of

mental disorders. Part A will

focus on the assessment of

adults and Part B will focus on

the assessment of adolescents

and children. Each course will

cover theoretical issues related

to psychological assessment,

choice of assessment

instruments, scoring and

interpretation of measures and

writing an integrated

psychological assessment

report. The course will also train students to carry out a

Below: Dr. Jose-Jorge Saavedra, of INDES/IDB, conducts the second Leading Organisational Transformation

workshop on 14-18 July 2004.

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diagnostic interview, a mental

status examination and to do a

suicide assessment.

PS63A CLINICAL

RESEARCH SKILLS

This course aims to build upon

and consolidate the research

skills that students will have

acquired as part of their

undergraduate studies, so that

they are competent to undertake

and evaluate research during

their clinical career, and be able to rigorously determine the

success of any clinical

intervention strategy. The

course will commence with a

review and revision of basic

statistical concepts, including

correlation, regression, and

comparison of means. It will then

go on to consider multiple

regression, factor analysis, and

advanced analysis of variance

techniques. The design and

analysis issues involved in a

variety of clinical areas will then be outlined. The statistical

package used will be SPSS.

PS64A CARIBBEAN

PSYCHOLOGY

The goal of this course is to help

students develop their

understanding and awareness of

the psychological and cultural

characteristics of Caribbean

people through an examination

of their historical and social

development. Topics to be

covered include the effects of

colonization, modern Caribbean

life and manifestations of mental

illness in Caribbean people.

PS66A INDIVIDUAL

PSYCHOTHERAPY:

RESEARCH AND THEORY

This course will expand on

students’ knowledge of the

techniques and process of

individual psychotherapy. The

course will also examine the major

theories that guide the application of psychotherapy, and psychotherapy

research. The course will begin with

an in-depth overview of the ethical

principles of psychotherapy.

Following this will be an exploration

of communication, interviewing,

therapeutic and problem-solving

skills, as well as the development of

treatment plans. Major psychological

theories will be reviewed and applied

to individual cases. Finally, research

into the effectiveness of

psychotherapy will be reviewed and

discussed.

PS67A ISSUES OF HUMAN

DEVELOPMENT

This course explores the

social/cultural dilemmas affecting

humans as they interact with the

environment and takes students

through the stages of human

development from conception to

death. The course will examine the

impact of aging on mental health.

Students are encouraged to learn

and apply a variety of psychosocial

perspectives to the various crises of

human development. Though

emphasis is placed on the

psychosocial challenges of the

healthy individual at each

developmental stage, students will

examine both the positive outcomes

as well as pathologies of each stage

with a view to better understanding

the complexity of possible presenting

issues of clients.

PS68A APPLIED HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGY

This course aims to provide students

with a thorough knowledge of

current theories in health psychology

and how these can be applied to

problems and interventions within

the health sector. The course will

review theories that have been put forward to explain patient behaviour and behaviour change, stress and

coping, illness perception and pain.

In each case, the use of theory to

guide appropriate intervention

strategies will be discussed.

PS69A CLINICAL

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

This course aims to provide

students with a thorough

knowledge of current

neuropsychological theories and

how these are applied to

assessment. The course will

review the theories which have

been put forward in the major

domains of cognitive functioning,

i.e. perception, attention,

memory, and language.

Students will be introduced to

the various assessment

instruments that have been

designed to evaluate functioning

in each of these domains.

Students will have opportunities

to practice carrying out each of these various types of

assessment and guided through

the appropriate reporting of

findings. The major neurological

conditions will be covered and

the typical neuropsychological

findings discussed, including

head injury, stroke, alcohol

abuse and dementia. Finally,

issues around the assessment of

children and specific disorders

such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will be

discussed.

PS60A - PRACTICUM I - DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT

OF ADULT

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

PS60B - PRACTICUM II -

DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT

OF ADULT AND CHILD

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

PS60C - PRACTICUM III

PS60D - PRACTICUM IV

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PS680 - RESEARCH PAPER

All students will complete, under

academic supervision, a research

paper in a topic relevant to

Clinical Psychology.

PS65A - ISSUES OF

CARIBBEAN PSYCHOLOGY:

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL

PRACTICE SEMINAR I

PS65B - ISSUES OF

CARIBBEAN PSYCHOLOGY:

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL

PRACTICE SEMINAR II

These courses will be attended by

all students in the programme and

delivered via student-led

seminars. The goal is to develop

an awareness of current

professional and ethical issues in

the practice of clinical psychology,

and to foster an awareness of the specific context of future practice

within the Caribbean region.

Three white mice. A teaching tool in the Psychology Unit…

Drs. Rose Johnson left, and Stacey Brodie-Walker, seated, share a light moment in the Undercroft at the Psychology Conference 2003.

Research findings are shared with members of the University community and the public at seminars, workshops and symposia held regularly by the Department.

Professor Nancy Foner and health psychologist, Dr. Tracy McFarlane, presenters in the Derek Gordon Seminar prepare themselves.

SW60A - PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT & ETHICAL

ISSUES IN HUMAN

SERVICES

This course is intended to

deepen students’ awareness of

the importance of ethics in their

day to day work as human

service professionals; to develop

their skills in ethical decision-

making and to assist them in

internalizing norms of

professional conduct appropriate

to their profession and field of

service. The course will also be

a vehicle for increasing students’

professional commitment to the

creation of effective and just

policies for the people of the

Caribbean.

SW61A HUMAN

RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

This course will focus on the

strategic management of Human

Resource by Human Service

administrators. In so doing,

emphasis will be placed on (1)

the role of administrators in

statutory and non-governmental

organisations in the Caribbean;

(2) strategic managers rather

than on operational activities that belong to the area of

personnel management; (3)

analysing and testing corporate strategic issues.

One MSc. Clinical Psychology student explains the r igors of her discipline.

Dr. Brigitte Matth ies makes a point at a psychology seminar.

Left: Dr. Brigitte Matthies and Assistant Lecturer Nicola Smith-Kea demonstrate working with the lab rats.

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SW61B METHODS OF

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN HUMAN SERVICES

This course will focus on the

theory and practice of strategic

management in human services. It

will examine existing and

emerging theories and concepts

and the interaction between

administration, management,

policy and strategy.

SW62A ADVANCED

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

METHODS I

The course seeks to develop an

understanding of the foundations

of the social research process and

the ability to decipher (understand

and evaluate) social work

research, apply techniques of

qualitative research and to carry

out qualitative data analysis.

SW64A THEORY DEVELOPMENT

FOR ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

This course will bring a critical

perspective to social work practice

in the Caribbean. It will be

anchored in rigorous examination

of present theories and the

economic, political, ideological &

social/psychological framework

that underpins current practice. In

pursuit of intellectual rigor, the theoretical base of the discipline

will be deconstructed and

reconstructed within the dominant

assumptions of developing

societies in general and the

Caribbean in particular. The

primary focus will be the

construction of a new ‘praxis’ and

theory relationship.

SW64C PROGRAMME PLANNING,

MANAGEMENT AND

EVALUATION

This course seeks to equip

participants with a set of skills in

programme management,

including programme planning,

budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.

SW65A ADVANCED CASEWORK

This course assumes mastery in basic

counselling and social casework as

part of generalist social work practice.

Advanced casework will require

students to research, examine and

reflect on various theories, paradigms

and models as part of self-directed

clinical reasoning. This will be within

the context of a wider ecological effort

to provide help in a variety of settings

for clients with more difficult intra-

psychic and interpersonal problems.

The focus will be on strengths and

assets-building responses to complex

biological, psychological and social

issues.

SW65B EVALUATION OF SOCIAL

WORK PRACTICE

The central theme of this course is the

assessment of client systems in terms

of their operation and functioning.

This will include exposure to practice

evaluation techniques in all three

social work settings. The course will foster the cultivation of habits of

scholarly enquiry, as they relate to

social work practice with children and

families in the Caribbean. Students

will review outstanding research studies, examine the research

literature in relation to direct

intervention with children and

families in all practice modalities and will carry out evaluations of their own practice.

SW65C GROUP COUNSELLING

The group counselling course is both

theoretical and practical in nature.

Theories, models and techniques will

be examined from both generalist and

clinical perspectives within the

context of critical issues and problems

requiring counselling interventions.

Students are expected to participate in

self-exploration and leadership

activities as part of their own

development as group counsellors. In

addition, the course will provide

"hands on" exposure to the practice of

organizing and implementing a

group counselling project which

will require students to

participate in at least one and

possibly two week-ends of

workshop activities.

SW66A ADVANCED GROUP

AND COMMUNITY WORK

The objectives of this course are

to build on the foundation of

earlier undergraduate studies

by: deepening the students’

understanding of contemporary

theoretical and practice trends

in the areas of group work and

community organisation

practice; facilitating students

application of this knowledge to

the study and analysis of a

range of practice situations;

enabling students to achieve a

greater sophistication and

mastery of skills in both group

and community work.

Content includes: (a) Group

work: The knowledge base;

Practice principles in working

with groups: Treatment groups

and Task groups; (b) Community

work: Conceptualisation of

community; Community work

practice models; Issues in

community work practice.

SW66B COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

The course seeks to examine the

emergence of the concept of

community economic

development (CED) as an

intervention strategy for

addressing the social and

economic needs of marginalized

groups and enhancing their

status and influence in society.

It seeks to support the

development of the students’

competence in pursuing this

goal.

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SW67B SOCIAL WORK

SUPERVISION AND FIELD

INSTRUCTION

This course will enable students to

become qualified and effective

supervisors and field educators in

the context of social welfare

agencies by offering: knowledge of

the elements of the supervisory

process (as practised with staff

and with student trainees); an understanding of the principles of

adult learning and the application

of adult education methodology to

the supervisory process;

techniques and models of

individual and group supervision;

an exploration of popular issues to

be confronted in the supervisor-

supervisee relationship; and

knowledge and skills applicable to

assessment and performance

evaluation.

SW68B FAMILY THERAPY IN

SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

This course will provide students

with an opportunity to understand

the theoretical concepts and

techniques of family therapy as

they apply to social work practice.

In pursuing this course, the

student will have an opportunity

to integrate class and field

experiences with a special focus on

family assessment and treatment. There will be an emphasis on

professional awareness and self-evaluation. Students will develop

perceptual and conceptual skills

that enable them to identify

transactional patterns in families

and to understand family

functioning from a systems

perspective. A range of strategies

will be examined, involving the

differential use of contemporary

therapeutic modalities,

particularly as they relate to their

usefulness for the Caribbean.

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A student interviewer receives some vital

information from a member of the community as part of the Social Work training programme.

Generations of Social Workers. From Left Dr.

Peta-Anne Baker, Ms. Winnie Hewitt and Mrs. Sybil Francis.

The Department emphasises the need for students to do practical work to reinforce

theory received in lectures.

Mrs. Cecille Bernard, lef t, of the PIOJ, Dr. Fatiha Serour, centre and Dr. Catherine Gaynor of the United Nations Department of

Economic and Social Affairs plan the activities for the Social Assessment Workshop 2003. The workshop was hosted jointly by the PIOJ,

UNDESA and the department.

Participants in the Social Assessment Workshop 2003 take notes.

SY62A ADVANCED

SOCIAL RESEARCH

METHODS I

This course will introduce

students to some of the

important theoretical and

methodological issues related to

the use of the scientific method

in social research. By the end of

this course participants should

be able to use and critically

assess a variety of techniques of

analysis. Additionally, they should have developed a fairly

high level of competence in one

of the techniques of analysis.

SY62B ADVANCED

SOCIAL RESEARCH

METHODS II

This objectives of this course are

to: critically appraise the social

scientific method in regard to its

role in helping to explain social

reality examine the

methodological bases of theory

construction in the social

Members of the Social Work Unit attend a Departmental Retreat. L-R: Karlene

Boyce-Reid, Patricia Anderson, Lita Allen and John Maxwell.

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sciences; examine the

epistemological bases of selected

approaches to social research

methods.

SY62D MONITORING AND

EVALUATION OF SOCIAL

PROGRAMMES

A student who successfully

completes this course will possess

a reasonable level of knowledge

and skills related to programmes

monitoring and evaluation.

Students will work with an

established social programme to

develop skills in each area of monitoring and evaluation. Case

studies of relevant social

programmes and policies will be

used as illustrative examples.

SY62K QUANTITATIVE DATA

ANALYSIS IN THE SOCIAL

SCIENCES

This course provides students

who already have some

previous experience of

quantitative methods or

statistics with a good working

knowledge of commonly used

statistical techniques in social

science research. At the end of

the course, students should be

able to carry out effectively

univariate and bivariate data

analyses and have an

appreciation of simple

regression. This course is also

expected to provide “hands on”

training using Statistical

Package for the Social Sciences

(SPSS) software. Cross-

sectional data from existing

data sets will be utilised.

SY63A THE SOCIOLOGY OF

DEVELOPMENT I


encourage the student to critically

examine the main conceptual and

theoretical issues in the study of

social change and development. The

expectation is that the students will

demonstrate a solid grasp of the main

approaches to the development

phenomenon. It must be emphasized

that the course is a discussion of the

‘ideas’ of development, rather than the

actual case studies of development

strategies followed. In short, it is a

meta-theoretical course.

SY63B SOCIOLOGY OF

DEVELOPMENT II

This course follows from SY63A - The

Sociology of Development I, and

attempts to explore critically the

various practical issues in

developmental strategies. It takes

into consideration the range of

approaches which have been pursued

in the post-World War II period.

Jamaica’s experience with Structural

Adjustment is one of the main areas in

this course.

A crucial point of discussion is the

trend towards globalisation since the

late 1990s and the process of

“McDonaldization” with particular

respect to the Third World.

Nonetheless, there is also some

attention being paid to community-

based development and other micro

approaches. In the end the expectation

is that the student will glean from the

literature and offer suggestions about alternative development strategies.

SY63C RESEARCH SEMINAR IN

SOCIAL ISSUES

This seminar course is designed to

allow graduate students the

opportunity to undertake in-depth

reading in a specialized area of social

research, and to become familiar with

the theoretical debates and research

methodologies currently employed in

the field. The main areas on which the

course will focus are the sociology of

family, social stratification, religion

and culture, economic life and

sustainable development, although

other areas will be developed in

response to the research interests of

students and faculty.

It is expected that students will

participate in this seminar in

tandem with the preparation of

their M.Sc. research paper in the

Sociology of Development. However, registration will not be

limited to this group as the

seminar is expected to be a

useful elective for graduate

students in other sub-fields as

well as other disciplines.

Interdisciplinary participation

will be encouraged.

SY63D URBAN SOCIOLOGY

This course will examine the

structure of urban areas and the

cultural, political, economic and

demographic processes

governing their development

and change. Students will also

be exposes to the ways in which

patterns of urbanisation interact

with policies to promote

economic growth and social

inequalities. These

relationships will be

demonstrated through an

analysis of the ways in which the emergence of new social

groups within urban areas in the

Caribbean coincides with

enormous social pressure as it

relates to crime, unemployment,

poverty, housing and the

provision of social services.

SY64B MULTIVARIATE

ANALYSIS

This course pursues more

advanced topics in

Multivariate Analysis such as

structural-equation

modelling. A theoretical

approach is used, but

emphasis is on applications to

management and

administrative problems.

Applying packaged computer

programmes to implement

statistical tools is outlined as

well as interpreting and

analysing computer output.

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Additionally, the course will

cover the mathematical

methods for psychometric

testing – Calculation of

Reliability and Estimation of

Validity including multi-

trait/multi-method matrices

that lead to item analysis and

the item-response theory.

SY65A SOCIAL POLICY AND

ADMINISTRATION I

This course provides a foundation

in social policy and

administration. Its aims are to

examine ideas on and approaches

to social policy, both Caribbean-

wide and internationally, in the

context of rapidly changing

political, economic and social ideas

about social conditions, social

needs and social interventions;

review Caribbean social policies in

the both historical and

contemporary setting; develop graduate student skills in policy

analysis, policy planning and

policy implementation.

SY65B SOCIAL POLICY AND

ADMINISTRATION II

Prerequisite SY 65A

This course seeks to strengthen

the skills of graduate students in

policy analysis and programmes

development and implementation.

The course is designed to allow in-

depth study of key social sectors,

with emphasis on their

functioning in the contemporary

Caribbean. The content explores:

Programme development towards

improvement of social conditions;

Meeting of needs; Ideas and

procedures for social allocation:

Redistribution, equality, equity;

Organisational challenges in social

programmes; Programmes and

projects; Universalism and

selectivity; Efficiency and

effectiveness; Resource needs and

resource development in social

programmes.

SY65D HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMMES AND

INTERVENTIONS IN THE

CARIBBEAN A student who successfully completes

this course will possess a reasonable

level of knowledge related to health

status, including assessing status and needs, designing and implementing

public health programmes and

interventions and developing

demographic and epidemiological

profiles within the Caribbean context.

Specifically, students will choose one

Caribbean country and apply the

knowledge learned to develop a

demographic and epidemiological

profile for the chosen country. For

each special topic, the topics covered

in the beginning of the course will be

discussed (e.g., assessing health needs

related to HIV/AIDS; designing and

implementing public health

programmes to prevent HIV/AIDS,

etc.)

SY66A SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY I

This course is intended to bring the

student to a deeper appreciation of the

origins of sociological thought and the

ideas of main thinkers during the

formative years of the discipline. The

objective is to establish a mastery of

the bedrock subject matter in the

discipline and to develop a critical eye. Beyond the subject matter, students

are brought to the epistemological and

ontological bases of social thought.

The emphasis is on the meta-theory,

not simply theory.

SY66B SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY II

This course builds on the classical

theories of Semester I. It is intended

to bring the student to a deeper

understanding of the 20th Century

developments in sociology. Apart from

being a continuation of the classical

material, the objective is to raise some

of the critical issues in contemporary

sociology. Like the preceding course it

is meta-theoretical. Yet, one main

concern is the search for a Caribbean

sociology. In the end it is expected

that the student will raise and answer

questions about the nature of

sociological theory today.

SY66D SOCIOLOGY AND

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

This course stands between the

sociological sub-discipline’s

detailed concentration on a

specific subject area on the one

hand and the attention to the

technicalities of sociological

theorising on the other hand. It

covers a number of

contemporary social problems

and examines the sociological

contribution to the identification

and definition of social problems,

to the analysis of social problems

and to the articulation of social

policy and other social responses

designed to alleviate these

problems.

SY67A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: SELF AND INTERACTION

This course establishes the

nature of the ‘social

psychological enterprise’ at the

conceptual methodological,

institutional and practical levels.

After a brief historical overview,

the course develops on the

current state of the discipline of

social psychology; examining general issues and problems in

theory and in method and

reviewing, mainly from a

psychological social psychology

perspective, the topics of self,

attitude, persuasion, perception, interpersonal communication

and interaction.

UWI Graduate students at the American Sociological Association Conference.

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SY67B SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: GROUP DYNAMICS AND INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS

This course examines both intra-

group relations and inter-group

relationships. Attention is given to

the impact of the group situation

on judgment, decision-making and

task performance, and there is

also an in-depth review of the

fundamentals of inter-group

relationships and of the

procedures for mediation and

conflict resolution.

SY67C METHOD AND

MEASUREMENT IN SOCIAL

PSYCHOLOGY Prerequisites SY67A, SY67B

This course covers the basics of

method and measurement in

Social Psychology. It reviews

research deign formats in Social

Psychology and examines

procedures for data collection and

analysis. Most of the course-time however, is spent on the

construction and application of

various test and measurement

protocols. Although several

general issues, principles and

problems are identified and

discussed, this course is more

practical than theoretical and is

more directed to an applied social

psychology.

SY68A DEMOGRAPHIC

METHODS 1

Prerequisites SY 35B, SY35C

This is the first part of a two-

course sequence in Demographic

Methods. The objective of this

sequence is to expose the students

to the basic tools for Demographic

Analysis that a master’s degree

student specializing in

Demography is expected to

possess. At the end of this course

the student should be well

equipped to analyse demographic

data and report results

intelligently. Topics covered

include sources of demographic

data, evaluation methods,

correction, graduation & interpolation,

standardisation & decomposition,

direct measures of mortality, fertility,

nuptiality, internal and international

migration, family and household

demography, cohort analysis.

SY68B DEMOGRAPHIC

METHODS II

Prerequisite SY 68A

This course seeks to provide training

in indirect methods of demographic

estimation. A student who successfully

completes the course is expected to

gain considerable mastery in

undertaking indirect estimation of

fertility and mortality, topics that are

important for developing countries.

Topics covered include model life

tables, model stable populations,

models of nuptiality and fertility,

indirect techniques for estimating

fertility and mortality.

SY68C APPLIED DEMOGRAPHY

In this course, students will explore

the ways in which demographic

theory, methods and data can

contribute to decision-making in both

Government and the private sector.

Areas covered include the application

of demographic theory and models to

problems such as systems to monitor

small-scale demographic change,

estimating the effects of natural

disasters and identifying markets for

consumer products. The study of

applied demography will allow the

students to understand the extent to

which demographic changes have

consequences for social and economic

processes and phenomena.

SY68C SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY

Prerequisites SY68A, SY68B


deepen the student’s knowledge

of the substantive areas rather

than the technical issues in

population studies. The course

starts from a review of

population theory and proceeds

to examine the theoretical issues

and the substantive patterns of

change in each of the main

components of population

change.

SY68E INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

The GIS course is a component

of the MSc. in Demography.

This introductory course is

designed to facilitate the

adoption of GIS in the social

sciences, and is skewed towards

demography. There is much

debate among environmental

scientists on the need to include

more of the people perspective in

the land cover/land use studies.

The use of GIS and remote

sensing techniques has become a

common phenomenon in

activities relating to physical

land cover/land use. Students

will be introduced to the

components of GIS and the

procedures for executing spatial

data analysis. Since the power

of A GIS can be bound in its

analytical capabilities, and the

social sciences place great

emphasis on decision-making,

the course content will weigh

heavily on the use of GIS for

decision support. Data quality

issues will focus on scales,

projections and sources of errors

in spatial data. Laboratory

exercises will provide hands-on

training to supplement the

theoretical aspects of GIS.

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NHT Housing Survey interviewers.

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY , PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK?

(Easy – Level I stuff! ☺)

1. In which unit of this department is demography taught? [Sociology] 2. Who is the Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and what is the function of this person? [Dr. Peta Anne Baker. She ensures that all procedures and careful records are maintained about all graduate students so that all University Regulations governing registrations and examinations are observed. ]

3. Who is the Head of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work? [Clement

Branche]

4. Name the Unit Coordinator for Social Work. [Dr. Peta Anne Baker]

5. Who is the Office Manager of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work? [Mr. Franklyn Wapp]

6. In which Unit of the Department is the PhD in Organisational Behaviour offered? [HRD]

7. Name the Unit Coordinator for the Psychology Unit. [Dr. Dennis Edwards]

Some Light Reading… About Sociology: http://www.sociosite.net/topics/texts/berger.pdf

http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-science-of-social-relations-an-introduct ion-to-sociology-by-hornell-hart.jsp

About Social Work: http://homepage.nt lworld.com/richard .pipcairn/theory.html

http://ep.lib .cbs.dk/download/ISBN/8791839068.pdf

About Psychology:

http://www.ncbuy.com/careers/blsj/job056.html

About Demography: http://www.jstor.org/view/00104175/ap010071/01a00060/0

About Human Resource Development:

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dia logue/sector/techmeet/jmps98/jmpsrep3.htm

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THE ROLE OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS, GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND TUTORS

Appointing students as Teaching Assistants, Graduate Assistants and Tutors is one means by which the

Department seeks to broaden the training of its graduate students as well as help them to finance their

studies.

DUTIES OF A TEACHING ASSISTANT

A Teaching Assistant is a graduate student who has successfully completed the taught courses and is

working on the research paper/thesis. (S)he while registered as a part-time student, is in a full-time post,

assisting one or more lecturers. The duties of a TA will include teaching tutorials, coordinating course

tutors, assisting course lecturers as required and performing administrative duties as authorised by the

Head of Department. TAs may also be required to teach a course.

THE GRADUATE ASSISTANT

A Graduate Assistant is a beginning graduate student or one who has not successfully completed taught

courses. The general principle is that graduate assistants should be seen as apprentices working under

mentors as part of the professionalisation process.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

• Academic merit: A Graduate Assistant should have a good honours degree (at least second class

honours lower division) in her/his particular discipline of interest.

• Need: Graduate students who have met the criterion above who are able to demonstrate a need

for financial assistance will be considered for appointment as Graduate Assistants. (Such

persons must not be in receipt of any study award, leave on pay, or scholarship from a

government or non-government body etc.)

• The duration of the appointment is normally for one academic year. Renewal is subject to an

acceptable level of performance and availability of funds.

• Graduate Assistants will, in the main, be recruited from among full-time students.

DUTIES OF A GRADUATE ASSISTANT

(i) Attendance at lectures of the course for which they are serving as tutors.

(ii) Communication with lecturers in charge of the course and with teaching assistants who

coordinate tutorials (especially attendance at tutors meetings.)

(iii) Four (4) tutorial hours per week

(iv) Coursework grading and final exam grading

(v) Invigilation of examinations/course tests

(vi) Assistance with the functions of the Departmental Student Services Office

(vii) Support with Departmental seminars, workshops and conferences.

TUTORS

A Tutor should have at least a second class honours (lower division) degree in the relevant discipline. A

critical requirement for a tutor is the importance of regular attendance at tutorial sessions. A tutor may

be selected from among beginning or returning graduate students or, in certain circumstances, may be

recruited from persons who have earned their Masters degree. The position is intended, however, to be

filled by persons in the status of graduate students.

Duties will be as for a Graduate Assistant but the number of tutorials taught will usually be less and

remuneration will be directly related to the tutorial load.

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Useful UWI Telephone Numbers

� Bursary (Billings and Receivables) – 935-8884 � Bursary (Customer Services) – 935-8358 � Campus Security – 935-8748-9 � Human Resource Development Graduate Programmes Info. & Student Services Office – 512-3466 � Human Resource Management Division (Personnel Office) – 935-8680-1/935-8356 � Office of Graduate Studies and Research – 935-8263/708/995/7 � Old Dramatic Theatre – 935-8404 � Old Library – 935-8329 � Guild of Graduates (Jamaica Branch) and Docuspot – 935-8727/741 � Guild of Students (Students’ Union) – 935-8250 � Mae’s Catering (Mrs. Z. Wray) – 977-0880 � Main Library – 935-8294-6 � Mona Information Technology Services – 927-2148, 935-8436/442 � Mona Police Post – 977-6290/7418 � Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre – 970-2823 � Psychology Unit Office – 970-3896 � SALISES Documentation Centre – 927-0233 � Social Sciences Faculty Office – 977-0640 � Social Welfare Canteen (Mrs. D. Headley) – 977-7321 � Social Work Unit Office – 512-3009 � Sociology and Social Work Main Office – 977-0315 � Student Records Unit – 935-8747, 977-6409 � University Bookshop – 935-8269, 977-1401 � University Health Centre – 935-8270/935-8370

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY , PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK?

(More Challenging Level II Stuff ☺)

1. Name three compulsory courses in the MSc. Sociology degree. 2. Name three compulsory courses in the MSc. Applied Psychology degree. 3. Name three compulsory courses in the MSc. Clinical Psychology degree. 4. What is the referencing style used in presenting Psychology, Organisational Behaviour and HRD academic papers in this department?

5. What are the criteria for receiving a distinction in a Masters degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences?

6. Name three sources of emotional support for use while you are pursuing your degree.

7. Who are the Founders of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work?

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GRADUATE COURSES BY COURSE CODE, COURSE NAME AND LECTURER Course Code Banner codes Course Title Lecturer

HR60A HRNM 6017 HRD Practicum Various Persons

HR61A HRNM 6022 Applied Behavioural Science Ms. Marina Ramkissoon

HR61B HRNM 6004 Introduction to Group Dynamics Ms. Sophia Morgan HR61C HRNM 6005 Theory and Practice of Small Group Behaviour Ms. Sophia Morgan

HR62B HRNM 6020 Organisational Ethics: Developing Ethical Organisations Mrs. Elizabeth Libert

HR62C HRNM 6019 Strategic Human Resource Management Mr. Ward Mills

HR62D HRNM 6204 Strategic Human Resource Development Mr. Ward Mills HR63A HRNM 6007 Introduction to Organisational Design Mrs. Elizabeth Libert

HR63B HRNM 6008 Organisational Design and Intervention Mrs. Elizabeth Libert

HR63C HRNM 6009 Organisational Intervention and Evaluation Dr. Disraeli Hutton

HR64A HRNM 6010 Research Methods Mr. Andrew Grant HR64B HRNM 6011 HRD Statistics I Mr. Roy Russell

HR64C HRNM 6012 HRD Statistics II Mr. Roy Russell

HR64D HRNM 6404

Financial Data Analysis for Human Resource Development Practitioners

Mr. Michael Roofe

HR65C HRNM 6503 Training Design, Delivery and Evaluation Dr. Disraeli Hutton

HR66B HRNM 6014 Compensation and Employee Assistance Mr. Benthan Hussey HR66C HRNM 6002 Staffing Organisations Dr. Grace Martin-Hall

HR66D HRNM 6021 Performance Management Dr. Grace Martin-Hall

HR66E HRNM 6605 Job Analysis Mr. Benthan Hussey

HR67A HRNM 6015

Industrial Relations and Negotiation Dr. Orville Taylor and Dr. Trevor Murray

HR68A

HRNM 6016

Information Technology and HRD Dr. Paul Golding, Dr. Law rence Nicholson, Mr. Craig Perue and Mr. Steven Powell

HR69B HRNM 6902

Communication Skills for Organisational Research and Practice

Ms. Loren Newbold, Ms. Olivene Thomas and Mr.

Paul Sharp HR70A HRNM7001 Minor Practicum Various Persons

HR71B HRNM7102 Psychological Assessment in Organisations Dr. Garth Lipps

HR73C HRNM7303 Advanced Seminar in Organisational Design & Change Dr. Anne Crick

HR73E HRNM7305 Organisational Theory Professor Rajiv Kishore HR74A HRNM7401 Qualitative Research Methods in Organisational Studies Dr. Jennifer Cadogan and

Mr. Andrew Grant HR76B HRNM7602 Career Counselling

HR78A HRNM7801 Computer Applications for Human Resource Management Dr. Law rence Nicholson

PS60A PSYC 6031 Practicum I – Diagnosis and Assessment of Adult Dr. Rosemarie Johnson PS60B PSYC6024 Practicum II – Diagnosis and Assessment of Adult and

Child Psychopathology

Dr. Rosemarie Johnson

PS60C PSYC 6025 Practicum III Dr. Dennis Edwards

PS60D PSYC 6026 Practicum IV Dr. Dennis Edwards

PS680 PSYC 6027 Research Paper

PS61A PSYC 6021 Psychopathology Mr. Howard Gough PS61F PSYC 6000 Themes in Applied Psychology Dr. Garth Lipps

PS62A PSYC 6014 Psychological Assessment -Adult Dr. Rosemarie Johnson

PS62B PSYC 6015 Psychological Assessment - Child Dr. Rosemarie Johnson

PS62F PSYC 6001 Applied Psychology Research Seminar Dr. Gillian Mason PS62G PSYC 6007 Applied Psychology Practicum Dr. Gillian Mason

PS63A PSYC 6017 Clinical Research Skills Mrs. Carole Mitchell

PS63F PSYC 6009 Self and Social Theory in the Caribbean Mr. Clement Branche

PS63G PSYC 6003 Group Behaviour Applications Ms. Sophia Morgan PS64A PSYC6016 Caribbean Psychology Dr. Kai Morgan

PS64F PSYC 6004 Psychological Testing, Measurement & Evaluation Dr. Garth Lipps

PS64G PSYC 6011 Communication and Persuasion

PS65A

PSYC 6023 Issues of Caribbean Psychology: Ethics and Professional Practice Seminar I

Dr. Kai Morgan

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PS65B

PSYC6020 Issues of Caribbean Psychology: Ethics and Professional Practice Seminar I

Dr. Kai Morgan

PS65F PSYC 6006 Coping w ith Illness Dr. Rosemarie Johnson

PS66A PSYC6018 Individual Psychotherapy: Research & Theory Dr. Stacey Brodie-Walker

PS66F PSYC 6010 Learning Organisations Ms. Marina Ramkissoon PS66G PSYC 6008 The Psychology of Work & Motivation Ms. Marina Ramkissoon

PS67A PSYC 6019 Issues of Human Development Dr. Karen Carpenter

PS68A PSYC 6022 Applied Health Psychology Dr. Rosemarie Johnson

PS68R PSYC 6032 Applied Research Methods in Psychology & Org. Beh Dr. Garth Lipps PS69A PSYC6028 Clinical Neuropsychology Dr. Dennis Edwards

PS650 PSYC 6030 Applied Psychology Research Paper Various Persons

PS 690 PSYC 6029 Comprehensive Examination

SW60A SWOK6100 Ethical Issues & Professional Development for Human

Service Professionals

Dr. Peta-Anne Baker

SW61A SWOK6101 Human Resource Management and Organisation Ms. Olivene Thomas

SW61B SWOK6102 Methods of Strategic Management Ms. Olivene Thomas

SW62A SWOK6103 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods Dr. Peta-Anne Baker

SW62D SWOK6115 Social Work Research Paper Dr. Peta Anne Baker, Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown

and Ms.Olivene Thomas

SW64A SWOK6104 Theory Development for Advanced Social Work Practice Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown

SW65A SWOK6106 Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice Dr. Claudette Crawford

Brown

SW65B SWOK6107 Evaluation of Social Work Practice Dr. Claudette Crawford-

Brown

SW65C SWOK6108 Group Therapy Mrs. Lita Allen

SW66C SWOK6118 Methods of Policy Practice Dr. Peta-Anne Baker

SY61A SOCI 6116 Understanding Folk Medicine Through Anthropology Dr. Moji Anderson

SY61B SOCI 6117 Urban Anthropology Dr. Herbert Gayle

SY62A SOCI 6067 Advanced Social Research Methods I Dr. John Talbot and Professor Ian Boxill

SY62B SOCI 6068 Advanced Social Research Methods II Professor Chukwudum Uche

SY62D SOCI 6069 Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Dr. Garth Lipps SY62E SOCI 6118 Social Assessment

SY62K SOCI6115 Quantitative Data Analysis in the Social Sciences Dr. Gillian Mason

SY63A SOCI 6002 The Sociology of Development I Dr. John Talbot

SY63B SOCI 6003 Sociology of Development II SY63C SOCI 6065 Research Seminar in Social Issues

SY63D SOCI 6066 Urban Sociology

SY64B SOCI 6001 Multivariate Analysis Professor Chukwudum Uche

SY65A SOCI 6102 Social Policy and Administration I Dr. Heather Ricketts SY65B SOCI6103 Social Policy and Administration II Dr. Heather Ricketts

SY65D SOCI 6104 Health Related Programmes & Interventions in the Caribbean

SY66A SOCI 6105 Sociological Theory I Dr. Michael Barnett

SY66B SOCI 6106 Sociological Theory II Mr. Clement Branche

SY66D SOCI 6107 Sociology and Social Problems SY67A SOCI 6108 Social Psychology: Self & Interaction Mr. Clement Branche

SY67B SOCI 6109 Social Psychology: Group Dynamics and Intergroup Relationships

SY67C SOCI6110 Method and Measurement in Social Psychology

SY68A SOC1 6111 Demographic Methods I Ms. Sharon Priestley

SY68B SOCI 6112 Demographic Methods II Ms. Sharon Priestley SY68C SOCI 6113 Applied Demography Professor Chukwudum Uche

SY68D SOCI 6114 Social Demography Mr. Colin Williams

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SY68E SOCI 6088 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Mr. Julian Devonish

SY69A SOCI 6079 Seminar: Critical Approaches to Caribbean Society & Culture

Dr. Moji Anderson

SY69B SOCI 6080 Seminar: Critical Approaches to Caribbean Society & Culture

Dr. Moji Anderson

SY69C SOCI 6081 Technical Writ ing Mrs. Wendy McLean

SY690 SOCI 6082 Research Paper Various Persons SY680 SOCI 6083 Demographic Research Paper Various Persons

SELECTED RESEARCH IN PROGRESS/RESEARCH INTERESTS

DEMOGRAPHY

Devonish, Julian

- Population Ageing/The Elderly

Priestley, Sharon

- Fertility and Union Status in Jamaica

- The Proximate Determinants of Fertility

Uche, Chukwudum

- Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health

- Jamaican Elderly Population

- Social, Demographic and Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Branche, Clement

- Psychological Presence in Caribbean Organisations

- The Meaning of Work

Thomas, Olivene

- Leadership Transfers: Lessons in Organisational Theory

- Making the Grade: Crafting the successful HRD Graduate Student from selection to graduation

- Redefining Organisational Leadership: The transformational potential of the intrapreneurial spirit

- The Effect of Locus of Control on Leadership Style

- Organisational Culture and Productivity (with Stanford Moore)

- Rage

PSYCHOLOGY

Branche, Clement

- Self and Social Theory in the Caribbean

- The Representation of Cities in the Caribbean

- Community, Conflict and Development in Urban Jamaica

- Family and Gender in the Caribbean

Brodie-Walker, Stacey

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- Juvenile Delinquency

- Conduct Disorder in Adolescents

- Self-esteem in adolescents and its impact on behaviour.

- Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Edwards, Dennis

- Natural Disasters & Children's Projective Indicators of Traumatic Stress

- Profiles of Conduct Disorder Among Jamaican Students

- A Strategy for Measuring Conduct Disorder in Jamaica

- Psychological Assessment (History)in Jamaica (with Dr. Rosemarie Johnson and Dr. Audrey

Pottinger)

Johnson, Rose

- Validation of Psychological Assessment Tools

- Gifted Children

- Infidelity Among Married Men

Lipps, Garth

- Loneliness

- Educational Transitions

- Adolescent Depression

- Validating Measures of Depression

Ramkissoon, Marina

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

- 2006 – Book Chapter entitled “Children at risk in Jamaica” for book edited by Dr. Marcia

Sutherland

- 2006 – Book Chapter entitled “Family Life in the Caribbean: Assessment and Counselling Models”

by Marina Ramkissoon, Orlean Brown Earle, Barry Davidson and Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol, for

book edited by Prof. F. Hickling

- 2006 – Book Chapter entitled “US/Caribbean Couples” by Stanley Gaines and Marina Ramkissoon

in edited publication with Haworth publishers. Kyle Killian and Terri Karis are the book editors.

AWAITING RESPONSE FROM REVIEWERS

- “Descriptions of child shifting in Jamaican children” submitted to Caribbean Childhoods and/or

conference coordinators for Caribbean Child Research Conference

SOCIAL WORK

Allen, Lita

- A Human Skills Laboratory Approach to Training Social Workers: Evaluation and Implications for

Social Work Education (with Dr. Lisa Norman)

- “Police Helping Police”: An Analysis of a Peer Counselling Programme for the Jamaica

Constabulary Force.

Baker, Peta-Anne

- Aging in the Caribbean Diaspora

- Social Work History (Simey papers)

- Community-based Disaster Mitigation

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Boyce-Reid, Karlene

- Women and Substance Abuse

Crawford-Brown, Claudette

- Children as Victims of Violence

SOCIOLOGY

Anderson, Patricia

- Changes in UWI’s Enrolment (1983-2003) (With Chukwudum Uche and Julian Devonish).

- Parenting in Jamaica (with Heather Ricketts and Camille Daley).

- Fathering in Jamaica. A replication of the 1991 Study (With Janet Brown and Marina

Ramkissoon).

- Housing and Community: A study of inner city communities which focuses on the relationship

between community conflict and housing sustainability.

Boxill, Ian

- The Political Culture of Democracy in Jamaica. National Survey in association with the Latin America Public Opinion Project and Vanderbilt University.

- Assessing High Risks groups for HIV/AIDS using PLACE methodology, a study for the North East Regional Health Authority, Ocho Rios.

- Social and economic implication of tourism development in the Caribbean (focused on Mexico, Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua, Belize and Dominica)

Headley, Bernard

- Restorative Justice Models and Procedures, with application to West Kingston

McKenzie, Hermione

- The Poor and the Community: Exploring the Realities

- Social Assistance and the Poor

Ricketts, Heather

- Gender Differentials in Earnings among Women in the Labour Force

Stewart, Kingsley

- Visual Ethnographic Research on the Jamaican Culture

Talbot, John

- The History and Political Economy of Blue Mountain Coffee

Taylor, Orville

- Industrial Conflict, Dispute Resolution and Labour Standards in the Commonwealth Caribbean

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Left: Tourism and Change in the Caribbean and Latin America – Ian Boxill (Sociology), Orville Taylor (Sociology and HRD) and Johannes Maerk.

Right: A Spade is Still a Spade: Essays on Crime and the Politics of Jamaica – Bernard Headley

(Sociology).

Below: A to Z of Industrial Relations in the Caribbean Workplace – George J. Philip and Benthan H. Hussey, lecturer in the MSc. HRD

Programme.

Right: Deported Vol. I by Professor Bernard Headley (Sociology Unit) with Assistant Lecturers Michael Gordon (Psychology Unit) and Andrew

MacIntosh (Sociology Unit).

Lef t: Gender, Contest and Conf lict in the Caribbean - Clement Branche (Sociology, Psychology and HRD), Aldrie Henry-Lee

(Sociology), and Wilma Bailey.

Below: Edited by Dr. Noel Cowell and Mr. Clement Branch, both of the HRD Unit, Human Resource Development and

Workplace Governance in the Caribbean is the Proceedings Volume from the Mona

Academic Conference 2000.

Above: Ideaz, an interdisciplinary social science and humanities journal creates an alternative space for alternative expression. This journal is the

brainchild of Professor Ian Boxill of the Sociology Unit.

Right: The Department also publishes the Caribbean Journal of Psychology from its Psychology Unit.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: What is the difference between Human Resource Development and Human Resources Management?

A. Human resource development is an approach to the extension, elaboration, and transformation

of human capacity that is historically rooted in the training function. HRD operates both at the

micro and the macro levels. At the macro level, the focus is the organisational context and here,

the concern with sustainable training extends to issues of organisational diagnosis and change.

Human resource management, a specialisation in HRD, is concerned with co-ordination and

managing the activities of the individuals within the organisation to ensure that maximum

efficiency and effectiveness is attained.

Q: Is it true that I must pass both my course work and final exam to pass a course at the Masters level?

A: This is indeed true.

Q: How much of my money do I get back if I withdraw from a programme?

A: You need to ask your programme coordinator about this since formulae for determining refunds

vary within the general guidelines prescribed by the University.

Q: If I fail a course when can I re-sit it?

A: The University’s regulations state that a course or part of a course failed may be sat at the next

available sitting of that course. This means that if a course is offered in Semester I but not in

Semester II then you would have to wait until Semester I of the next academic year to be given an

opportunity to re-sit your course. You are allowed to re-sit a course only once. If you fail your re-

sit, you will be required to withdraw from the programme.

Q: How often am I allowed to fail a course?

A.: You are normally allowed only one re-sit of a course. This means that if you fail your re-sit then

we would have to get special permission from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research for you

to be allowed to have another try. Their permission is influenced by such factors as your academic

record in other courses in your programme of study. If the Office of Graduate Studies does not

give permission for you to re-sit the course then you will be required to withdraw from your

programme of study for at least one academic year.

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Q: Are there any scholarships available for graduate study?

A: From time to time the Office of Graduate Studies and Research publishes notices of available

scholarships. You would have to apply for these there. Although we do not offer scholarships in

the department we do offer a few “Book Prizes” for students who excel in certain criteria

announced by the department. Remember too that we do have a Graduate Assistant/Teaching

Assistant/Tutor scheme for which you may apply. These are not scholarships, but they are means

to gain financing.

Q: What do I get for my fees?

A: You will receive excellent tuition and research supervision. Unfortunately your fees do not include

the cost of your books and handouts. You should budget an additional JA$50,000.00 to meet the

cost of your reading materials when calculating what graduate school will cost. Please note that

you will not do as well as you might if you are not consistent with your reading.

Q: Do you have a payment plan for graduate programmes in the department?

A: While we would prefer if you pay your fees for the entire academic year in August, you may pay for

your courses in two instalments – half in August at the beginning of the school year and the

balance in December before coming for your second semester. You will not be allowed to sit

examinations until your school fees have been paid in full.

Q: Where do I get the course materials?

A: The course text books are ordered by the department through the University Bookshop. You may

also borrow books from the libraries. The library that caters to graduate students in the Faculty of

Social Sciences is the Documentation Centre at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and

Economic Studies (SALISES).

Q: Do I have to fill in the Course Evaluation Forms?

A: It is in your best interest that you do as the course Co-ordinators will be able to identify problems

with the course and make the necessary adjustments. Similarly, if your review is good then the

Lecturer is rewarded for good work. Please note that these forms are confidential. They are never

seen by the Lecturer who taught the course, but rather the result of the entire class’s evaluation is

communicated by the Deputy Principal’s Office to her/him. The lecturer will never be able to

identify you individually, so you need have no fears of a reprisal.

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Q: How do I submit a request to amend any aspect of my programme?

A: There will be times when you will need to make an adjustment to your programme. This may

involve a change from full-time registration, a request for leave of absence, a request for change of

course-registration, or a request for an extension of registration because your time has expired,

etc. In all cases you should first discuss your situation with your Programme Coordinator. After

that you may write directly to the Chairman, School of Graduate Studies and Research, but you

should always copy this letter to the Head of the Department. Since your letters are routinely sent

to the Head for comment, you save time by ensuring that you send a copy directly to the Head. It

is also an expected courtesy. You should also remember that if your letter includes a reference to

any other person (lecturer etc.) you are also expected to send that person a copy of your letter.

Q: What can I do if I cannot take an examination?

A: You need to advise the Office of Graduate Studies and Research if you must withdraw from an

examination. If you must withdraw on medical grounds then you will have to submit a medical

certificate. Please note that it is better to withdraw from a course than to fail it because you had a

serious illness or crisis in your life. You ought to notify the Department or the Office of Graduate

Studies if you have a non-medical crisis (you are going through a divorce, a close family member

has died, you have lost your job etc.) before the examination as we will be more able to assist you if

we know that you are having a problem. Under no circumstances should you just miss an exam

because you did not feel like coming. Remember that you are registered for your course

examinations by having registered for the course. You will be deemed to have failed the

examination if you do not show up. The University will not accept excuses that you either misread

or misheard the timetable and were therefore, unaware that you had an examination. You will

have failed the examination.

Q: What should I do if I really feel that I cannot cope with graduate studies?

A: The first thing that you should do is – not panic. Remain calm and speak with one of the

coordinators of your programme. We will try to help you see if your problems are related to poor

study techniques or time management. If there is anything that we can do we will help you or get

the necessary help for you. Your concerns will be confidential in as far as your classmates and

persons who are not directly involved in the helping process will not violate your privacy. If you

have more serious problems then we will give you the best advice and referrals that we can. We

genuinely want to see you graduate from your programme having learned as much as possible and,

yes, having enjoyed your time with us as much as possible too. ☺

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Q: Can I take a course in another programme?

A: In some cases this is possible but you will need to speak with the coordinator of your programme to

see if you will be given credit for taking the external course. Your coordinator will then have to

speak with the coordinator of the other programme to see if a cost will be involved in allowing you

to take the course.

Q: How easy is it to change from one programme to another graduate programme?

A: The degree of difficulty is relative. You may be able to switch easily if the courses are compatible

and you possess the required undergraduate foundation. Quite often though you would be

required to withdraw your candidacy from your programme and apply for the other programme.

You need to ask Graduate Studies and the Department Head for advice.

Q: What is plagiarism?

A: Plagiarism is theft. It is stealing the intellectual property of someone. The University of the West

Indies has very strict sanctions against persons who are found cheating in this way. A quotation

from the University’s regulations should be taken as all the warning that you will receive against

this practice.

The University Regulations Section IV (Conduct of Written Examinations) Item B, No. 73 states:

“Cheating is an attempt to benefit oneself or another by deceit or fraud. This includes

any representation of the work of another person or persons without acknowledgement.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Plagiarism is the unauthorised and/or unacknowledged use of

another person’s intellectual efforts and creations howsoever recorded, including whether formally

published or in manuscript or in typeset or another printed or electronically presented form.

Plagiarism includes taking passages, ideas or structures from another work or author without

proper and unequivocal attribution of such source(s), using the conventions for attributions or

citing (e.g. MLA; Chicago; ACS; AIP; ICMJE etc.) used in this University. Since any piece of work

submitted by a student must be that student’s own work, all forms of cheating including

plagiarism are forbidden.”

Remember though, that even if you are caught red-handed while cheating that there are other

University regulations that deal with that. We will, of course, not be discussing those here since it

is to be hoped that no one reading this booklet will ever need to know these rules unless they are

running for a post in student government. They can study the regulations for themselves at that

point.

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Q: What must I do if I am dissatisfied with my grade?

A: This depends on whether you actually failed the exam or not. If you failed then you may go to the

Office of Graduate Studies within one month of the publication of the results to request in writing

a ‘Go Through’ with the First Examiner or Lecturer of the course. During the Go Through you will

see where you fell down in your answers. If you are still dissatisfied then you may request that

the Office of Graduate Studies ask the Department to recommend an independent Examiner so

that your paper be re-marked by this newly appointed Examiner. There is a fee payable for the re-

mark process and the grade given by this person will be final. If you passed the paper, but are

dissatisfied with the grade then you may request a ‘Review’ of the script. Here, your script will be

examined to ensure that marks are allocated to all answers given, that course work marks are

added and that the total marks received is correctly added and reflected accurately on the mark

sheet. Again, if you are still dissatisfied you may request and pay for a re-mark. As said, this

must all happen within one month of the publication of your results online by the Office

of Graduate Studies because your script will be burned after this time.

Q: What courses must I register for?

A: You need to consult your programme brochure and/or the department’s web site at URL

http://www.mona.uwi.edu/spsw/ for this information. Please be sure to consult a current copy of

your programme’s regulations as these may change from time to time.

Q: Exactly where do I register for my courses?

A: UWI registration is done entirely online. So you will need to visit the SAS web site at

http://sas.uwimona.edu.jm to select the courses prescribed in this booklet for your programme.

Both the old and new course codes have been given here to facilitate your easy navigation of the

SAS site.

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A Few of Our WellA Few of Our WellA Few of Our WellA Few of Our Well----KKKKnown Graduatesnown Graduatesnown Graduatesnown Graduates

- Sylvan Alleyne – Professor of Human Development, Howard University (PhD Sociology)

- Orlando Patterson - John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University (BSc. Sociology)

- Donald Robotham – Professor, City University of New York (BSc. Sociology)

- Clement Branche – Head, Dept. of Sociology, Psychology & Socia l Work University of the West Indies

(BSc. Sociology)

- Jevene Bent - Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jamaica (MSc. HRD)

- Erna Brodber – Ethnographic Researcher, Novelist, Folklorist (MSc. Sociology)

- Barry Chevannes, Anthropologist, Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Mona (MSc. Sociology)

- Mary Clarke – Children’s Advocate, Jamaica (MSW)

- Judith Daniel – Anglican Priest, Mandeville Parish Church (MSW)

- Valerie Nam, Director of Censuses and Demographic Statistics, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (MSc.

Sociology)

- Claudia Groome-Duke – Director, Children Services, Trinidad and Tobago (MSW)

- Stewart Saunders, Major General – Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (MSc. HRD)

- Eleanor Wint – Consultant, Caribbean Development Bank (PhD Sociology)

- Novlette Grant – Assistant Commissioner of Police, Jamaica (MSc. HRD)

- Aldene Shillingford – Coordinator, Caribbean Internship Programme, UWI, Mona (MSW)

- Robert Carr – Former Director, Jamaica AIDS Support (MSW)

- Lenice Barnett – Director, Students Loans Bureau, Jamaica (MSc. HRD)

- M. Deanna Swaby – Dean of Studies, University College of the Caribbean (MSc. HRD)

- Faith Innerarity – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MSc.

Sociology)

- Benthan Hussey – Compensation Consultant (MSc. Sociology)

- Myrtle Weir – Training Consultant, Myrtle A. Weir and Associates (MSc. HRD)

- Claudette White – Chief HR Officer GK Investments (MSc. HRD)

- Clementia Eugene – Director of Welfare and Social Services, St. Lucia (MSW)

- Davis Letang – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dominica (MSW)

- Steadman Nobel – UNICEF and USAID (MSW)

- Richard Troupe – Founder and Director, Hope for Children Development Company (BSc. Social Work)

- Orville Taylor – Industrial Relations Researcher, Media Personality and Lecturer (MSc. Sociology)

- Teniesha Burke – Consultant, Entrepreneur, Journalist (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Olivia Rose – Sport Psychologist (MSc. Applied Psychology)

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Job Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our Degrees

- School Administration – (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Mentorship – (MSc. HRD, MSW, MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Human Performance Technology – (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Human Resource Development/Management – (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Employment and Placement Management – (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Pension Fund Management – (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Community Development – (MSW, MSc. Sociology)

- Advocacy – (MSW, MSc. Sociology)

- Corrections Services/Law Enforcement – (MSW, MSc. Sociology)

- Social Work (Medical, Clinical/Psychiatric, Youth Work) - (MSW)

- Social Agency Administration – (MSW)

- Guidance and Counselling – (MSW)

- Peer Mediation – (MSW)

- Family Therapy – (MSW)

- Social Work Supervision and Field Instruction – (MSW)

- Motivational Speaking – (MSc. Applied Psychology, MSc. HRD, MSW, PhD Organisational

Behaviour)

- Public Relations - (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Advertising – (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Development and Change Management – (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Journalism - (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Communication – (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Organisational Psychology – (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Health Psychology – (MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Occupational Health and Safety – (PhD. Clinical Psychology, PhD. OB, MSc. Clinical Psychology, MSc.

Applied Psychology)

- Counselling - (PhD. Clinical Psychology, MSc. Clinical Psychology)

- Psychological Assessment - (PhD. Clinica l Psychology, MSc. Clinical Psychology)

- Clinical Research - (PhD. Clinical Psychology, MSc. Clinical Psychology)

- Private Practice – (PhD. Clinical Psychology)

- Census Work/Polling – (MSc. Demography, MSc. Sociology)

- Statistical Analysis – (MSc. Demography)

- Business Demography – (MSc. Demography)

- Physical Planning – (MSc. Demography)

- Population Planning – (MSc. Demography)

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Job Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our DegreesJob Opportunities Opened Up By Our Degrees

- University Lecturing – (PhD Organisational Behaviour, PhD Sociology, PhD Clinical Psychology, MSW,

MSc. Demography, MSc. Sociology, MSc. HRD)

- Social/Market Research - (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology, MSc. Demography, MSc Applied Psychology)

- Ethnographic Research - (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology)

- Social Policy Analysis – (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology, MSc. Demography)

- Programme Planning – (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology, MSW)

- Programme Management – (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology, MSW)

- Public Sector Administration – (PhD Sociology, MSc. Sociology, MSc. Demography, MSc. HRD)

- Criminology – (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology)

- Secondary Education – (MSc. Sociology, MSc. Demography, MSc. Applied Psychology, MSc. HRD)

- Urban Planning – (PhD. Sociology, MSc. Sociology)

- Programme Monitoring and Evaluation – (PhD. OB, MSc. Sociology, MSW, MSc. HRD, MSc. Applied

Psychology)

- Strategic Planning – (PhD. OB, MSc. Sociology)

- Employee Benefits Management - (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Employee Assistance Plan Management - (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- International Human Resources Management – (PhD. OB)

- Career Development/Career Counselling – (PhD. OB)

- Organisational Consultancy – (PhD. OB)

- Organisational/Peer Counselling – (PhD. OB)

- Organisational Research – (PhD. OB, MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Executive Coaching – (PhD OB)

- Ergonomics – (PhD. OB)

- Compensation Analysis – (PhD OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Training and Development/Training Management – (PhD OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Conciliation/Mediation/Arbitration – (MSc. HRD, Dip HRD)

- Recruitment Consulting – (MSc. HRD, MSc. Applied Psychology, Dip. HRD)

- Management Consulting – (PhD OB, PhD. Sociology, MSc. HRD, MSc. Applied Psychology)

- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Consultation - (MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Occupational Analysis - (PhD OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Industrial Relations - (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Labour Relations/Disputes Resolution - (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Performance Management – (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- Project Management - (PhD. OB, MSc. HRD, Dip. HRD)

- HRMIS Management – (MSc. HRD)

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ADJUSTING TO LIFE AT UWI

We could not close without

saying a word about your

physical and emotional

adjustment to life on the

University Campus. If you

experience feelings of

excitement and fear at the

prospect of embarking upon

your new course of study then

do not be alarmed. This is

perfectly natural. The

University’s Survival Booklet

states that you can expect to

feel this way for weeks. In the

semesterised system however,

you cannot afford the luxury of

coasting through this period of

transition as you have to

remember that examinations

are always just around the

corner.

We would suggest that you

make careful plans before

doing anything. This will give

you a sense of having control

over your situation. You will

need to plan the books that

you intend to purchase and the

photocopies on which you will

spend your limited financial

resources, select your courses

where applicable, join an

appropriate study group and

manage to juggle your social

life, job and family as well as

your studies. Do not neglect to

exercise regularly as this will

assist you to keep your stress

levels under control.

For persons who are properly

enrolled you may visit the

University Counsellors if you

feel the need to talk to someone

or you may choose to see our

Administrative Assistants and

Programme Co-ordinators

who will try to offer similar

support. Please do not

hesitate to call or make an

appointment if you have a

difficulty that you feel we

should be able to help with. It

would also help for you to get

a copy of the Survival Booklet

from the Health Centre and

take a stroll through the stacks

in the SALISES

Documentation Centre in the

Faculty of Social Sciences.

The booklet will equip you

with necessary information on

how to study and manage your

time and your stroll through

the library will assist you to

know the resources available

in the library before you need

them for an assignment. You

are less likely to procrastinate

about doing an assignment if

you have already done some of

the legwork. The coordinators

of your programme are also a

wonderful resource as they

often know about past studies

and other resources in you

field of inquiry.

Make careful plans before doing

anything. This will give you a

sense of hav ing control over your situation.

It is important that you attend

all your lectures and tutorials.

Additionally, this department

has scheduled regular

seminars, symposia and

Public Lectures to enrich your

appreciation of the various

disciplines offered here. We

also encourage you to

participate in activities

planned by the Faculty of

Social Sciences as this will

increase your sense of

belonging.

It is important to remember

that you do belong here. Your

admission was no mistake.

Admittedly, for some your

undergraduate performance

may not have been what you

would have wished it to be,

but the fact that you are here

says that the academic

coordinators and Heads of

Department are confident that

you will make a decent go of

the programme for which you

have been selected. If you feel

it necessary then spend a few

hours in the library doing

some remedial work during

the weeks just before

beginning your programme.

This will shore up the

foundation that you take into

your studies. It will also give

you an idea of the areas in

which you will need to do a

little more work. There is no

need to be embarrassed if you

need to so some remedial

work. Unfortunately, there

will be others in you class who

do not face facts, develop this

discipline and reap the

rewards that you will in the

long term.

… you do belong here. Your

admission was no mistake!

Perhaps the most important

thing is from you to remember

that even if you really came to

graduate school only for the

certification it is still an

excellent opportunity to

actually learn something. Do

not let this opportunity pass

you by. You have paid for it

and it belongs to you.

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TO CONTACT US

If you need any further information about our department then please do not hesitate to contact us.

OPENING HOURS

During the semester:

Opening Hours (Main Office, FSS) Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

(Demography, Sociology and Applied Psychology) Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Opening Hours (Social Work and Clinical Psychology) Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Opening Hours (HRD and Organisational Behaviour) Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

HRD Unit Technical Support

During holiday periods the offices will close at 4:00 p.m. (Main Office) and 4:30 p.m. (HRD, Clinical

Psychology and Social Work) from Monday to Friday unless specially notified otherwise.

HELP DESK

Advice about negotiating the rules and regulations of the University is available to all students as follows:

Sociology and Demography

You may telephone Mr. Franklyn Wapp, Ms. Ava Mundell or Mrs. Jeanette Phillips-Higgins at 512-

3317/3319 or 977-6267 or e-mail them at [email protected].

Applied and Clinical Psychology

Mrs. Joan Williams and Mrs. Sharon Heron-Robinson will be happy to field your questions about Applied

and Clinical Psychology respectively at telephone 970-3896 or at [email protected].

Human Resource Development and Organisational Behaviour Programmes

Olivene Thomas and Faylyn Clayton may be contacted at telephone numbers 512-3466, at e-mail

[email protected], [email protected] or at [email protected]. All queries will be

processed within twenty-four hours of being received.

For the bigger issues like applying for Leave of Absence, or withdrawing from an exam you will need to

contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research at 935-8995/7 or at e-mail

[email protected]. Your finances are handled by the Customer Service and Billings and

Receivables Departments in the Bursary. These units may be contacted at 935-8358 and 935-8884

respectively.

Left, the main Office of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Wor k is

situated on the top floor of the three-storey building in the Faculty of Social Sciences. At right, lectures for the

HRD graduate programmes are held in the Trade Union Education Institute Lecture Room and in

GLT3 in the Alister McIntyre Building, FSS.

An Olivene Tho mas photo A Dianne Tho mas photo

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