Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance

[ultimateone]

Hey guys

I heard quite a lot about the breadth subject 'Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance' with many people saying it's an enjoyable and interesting subject. I am considering taking it for the next semester but I don't have much information on it as overview on the handbook is vague. Can anyone who took the subject tell me their honest thoughts on the subject and if getting a H1 is doable?

[Orb]

Fantastic subject and I would highly recommend it.
Grading changed a bit in 2016, I managed to scrape a H1 (but I put around 2x as much effort as my Finance 1 subject, yet still got lower). So it is definitely do-able, but you definitely need to put in considerable effort into research and creating a solid piece for your final assignment.

[aqple]

Highly recommend as well. It's basically an introductory subject to the field of Positive Psychology. Lectures and tutorials were always enjoyable, interesting and laid-back. Assessments are quite straightforward.

[ultimateone]

Thanks for the insight guys!

But one thing I'm worried about is the subjective nature of essay-based assignments, which are a big part in the assessment for this subject. Is/was that an issue for you?

[Orb]

Thanks for the insight guys!

But one thing I'm worried about is the subjective nature of essay-based assignments, which are a big part in the assessment for this subject. Is/was that an issue for you?

Like I said, you're going to need to put significant effort if you want to 'guarantee' yourself a good score, as the effort:reward correlation is lower in this subject than Calculus 2, for example.
Unless you really need a good WAM for your postgrad (if you wanted to do one) or some other reason, try not to pick subjects based on how the mark allocation goes. Pick it based on how much you perceive you'll enjoy it (in my case, I enjoyed it tons!!).
Although I may have gotten like ~5 marks higher or more with another subject, at the end of the day your mark is just a number on a piece of paper and what you get out of the subject is arguably significantly more important to your overall 'wellbeing'

[ultimateone]

Like I said, you're going to need to put significant effort if you want to 'guarantee' yourself a good score, as the effort:reward correlation is lower in this subject than Calculus 2, for example.
Unless you really need a good WAM for your postgrad (if you wanted to do one) or some other reason, try not to pick subjects based on how the mark allocation goes. Pick it based on how much you perceive you'll enjoy it (in my case, I enjoyed it tons!!).
Although I may have gotten like ~5 marks higher or more with another subject, at the end of the day your mark is just a number on a piece of paper and what you get out of the subject is arguably significantly more important to your overall 'wellbeing'

Yeah that's the thing, I need my WAM to be as high as possible so I'm tryna pick subjects that I can get better marks in. Of course, at the same time I'm not going to do something I despise just because it's 'easy'

[Orb]

Yeah that's the thing, I need my WAM to be as high as possible so I'm tryna pick subjects that I can get better marks in. Of course, at the same time I'm not going to do something I despise just because it's 'easy'

Then my recommendation would be to switch it out for Glee Singing or Blaw. If it's an absolute need (eg. job/postgrad entry) then you can definitely go without it

[ultimateone]

Then my recommendation would be to switch it out for Glee Singing or Blaw. If it's an absolute need (eg. job/postgrad entry) then you can definitely go without it

Yeah I'm planning on doing Glee Singing at some point during my course. But are you saying Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance is hard? Also, besides a research pathway, everyone either goes for a job or a postgraduate course after their Bachelors, right?

[Orb]

Yeah I'm planning on doing Glee Singing at some point during my course. But are you saying Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance is hard? Also, besides a research pathway, everyone either goes for a job or a postgraduate course after their Bachelors, right?

Yeah probably lol, others probably know more about that than me, but for my course (BCom) that tends to be the case.

Take it this way, my friend with Chancellors got like 76 for it after writing 3-4 drafts per essay, but I also know people who got like 81 from bs-ing their two essays. The effort:reward correlation is low for the subject, so if you desperately need good grades it's probably not the subject you want to do.

[hockeystick]

I got 88 in 2016 (my highest score for the year lol) but found the subject relatively boring. Content wasn't difficult, just requires strong essay skills. You essentially address appropriate references from the course and discuss the implications! I attended two lectures all semester because I worked on the day it was presented.
I finished the 60% essay a few hours before it was due and wasn't confident like I was for the earlier assignment, yet I scored 92% on it.   

[Orb]

I got 88 in 2016 (my highest score for the year lol) but found the subject relatively boring. Content wasn't difficult, just requires strong essay skills. You essentially address appropriate references from the course and discuss the implications! I attended two lectures all semester because I worked on the day it was presented.
I finished the 60% essay a few hours before it was due and wasn't confident like I was for the earlier assignment, yet I scored 92% on it.   

I spent 20+ hours on that essay

Spoiler

Cries internally

[sjayne]

would this be an easyish subject to do alongside third year psych or nah?

[vegemitesandwich]

Is attendance taken for lectures? Also, should you do this subject if you have mediocre essay writing skills?