I.

GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE : ISC Positive Psychology

CODE : AO23
CYCLE : 202202
ACADEMIC BODY : Alfaro Jimenez, Soledad
CREDITS : 5
WEEKS : 16
HOURS : 5 H (Theory) Weekly
FIELD OR CAREER : Digital and Online Learning

MISSION OF THE UPC

Mission: To train integral and innovative leaders with a global vision to transform Peru.

Vision: To be a leader in higher education for its academic excellence and its capacity for innovation.

III. INTRODUCTION

The ISC Positive Psychology course provides key theories and research in the field of psychology.
positive, as well as application opportunities that allow the student to master strategies and tools
that enable people and organizations to thrive. The content of this course has been designed by Dr.
Martin E.P. Seligman, who is considered the father of positive psychology. The topics that are addressed
includes: Positive Psychology: the visionary science of Seligman with Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, Psychology
Positive: Applications and Interventions with Dr. James Pawelski, Positive Psychology: Character, Determination
and research methods with Dr. Angela Duckworth and Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft; Psychology
Positive: Resilience Skills with Dr. Karen Reivich and; the Specialization Project in Psychology
Positive with Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman. At the end of the course, students design and justify.
small-scale positive interventions to improve specific aspects of their personal well-being based on
of the skills acquired in each course of the specialization. Personal reflections are implemented that
they provide students with the skills to impact their personal and professional lives.

ISC Positive Psychology is an elective course, theoretical-practical in nature and distance (100% online), aimed at
to students from all regular undergraduate academic programs starting from the fifth cycle. The students
enrolled in this course have access to the micro courses of the International Specialization Courses (ISC) that
allows them to obtain, in addition to the certificates for each micro course of the program, the certificate of
specialization or professional certificate from an international institution. It is required to complete and obtain the
certificates of all the micro courses that make up this ISC, in addition to the final work of UPC, to pass and
obtain the academic credits for this course.

This course aims to contribute to the development of the general competence of Critical Thinking Level
2. And complementarily, it develops, at this same level, the general competence of Written Communication.
Additionally, students will acquire the specific competencies of the ISCs in which they enroll.

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ISC Positive Psychology is part of the International Specialization Courses (ISC) elective course model;
which are composed of micro-courses that together make up a specialized program of a
international institution. In certain specific cases, the ISC has been divided into two UPC courses to dose the
contents and the number of hours required to complete the specialized program. The ISC provides to the
flexibility for students allows exploration of other fields of knowledge and gaining learning experience
international.

None of the International Independent Courses (IIC) and International Specialization Courses (ISC) - nor the
contents and micro courses within these portfolios - will be partially or fully valid for a course
mandatory regular, for an elective course of the mentions of the faculty programs, or part of them, nor for
other elective courses IIC or ISC of UPC; and vice versa.

IV. ACHIEVEMENT(S) OF THE COURSE

At the end of the course, the student argues, through a written essay, the relevance of the content.
addressed; and it articulates and integrates with the context of its professional field.

Competency 1: Critical thinking

Dimension 1 Formulation of the issue
Dimension 2 Information Analysis
Dimension 3 Context
Dimension 4 Reasoning
Nivel de logro: 2
Definition: It proposes a reasoning about a matter, considering the information and a context.
determined.

Competence 2: Written Communication

Dimension 1 Audience, context, and assigned task
Organization and structure
grammar
Dimension 5 Spelling and Punctuation
Nivel de logro: 2
Definition: Ability to construct messages with relevant content, solid arguments, and clearly
connected appropriately to various purposes and audiences.

V. LEARNING UNITS

UNIT NO: 1 Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman's Visionary Science

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student understands the scientific foundations of Positive Psychology, explains how it
they can learn and teach wellness skills, describe why the mind and body flourish together and discuss
new inspiring developments in the field of Positive Psychology.
Competence: Critical thinking

SYLLABUS
Week 1 - 2

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 Content (syllabus):
Positive Psychology Introduction by Dr. Martin Seligman.
The Skills of Well-being Can Be Learned, Taught, and Transformative.
Being Whole: Mind/Body Flourishing Throughout Life.
Future Directions in Positive Psychology.

Learning activities:
Register on the platform for each of the micro courses that make up this ISC course.
Viewing of all videos.
Reading the assigned texts.
Development of all questionnaires.
Completion and approval of all tasks reviewed among peers or colleagues of the micro course. The student
you should also review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

Learning evidence:
Final result or grade of the micro course.
Completion certificate of the micro course.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
- Week 1 - 2

UNIT NO: 2 Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student understands the theory of expanding and building positive interventions, uses
strategies to classify strengths and character virtues, choose goals that support personal well-being and describe
Why is it important to cultivate a healthy emotional life.
Competence: Critical thinking

Syllabus
Week 3 - 5

Content (syllabus):
Introducing the Course and Exploring Positive Emotions.
Understanding and Cultivating a Healthy Emotional Life.
Identifying and Using Character Strengths.
Setting and Achieving Goals.

Learning activities:
Visualization of all videos.
Reading of the assigned texts.
Development of all questionnaires.
Completion and approval of all tasks reviewed among peers or colleagues of the micro-course. The student
You should also review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

Learning evidence:
Result or final grade of the micro course.

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 Certificate of completion of the micro course.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
Week 3 - 5

UNIT No: 3 Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student develops a research hypothesis and learns to understand the difference between
internal and external validity. Understand and apply the strengths and weaknesses associated with different types of measures
and evaluation designs. Then interprets the results in an empirical study
Competence: Critical thinking

Syllabus
Week 6 - 8

Content (syllabus):
Planning for Research.
Collecting Data.
Analyzing Data.
Using Research to Inform Your Work and the World Around You.

Learning activities:
Visualization of all videos.
Reading of the assigned texts.
Development of all questionnaires.
Completion and approval of all tasks reviewed among classmates or peers of the micro course. The student
You will also need to review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

Learning evidences:
Final result or grade of the micro course.
Certificate of completion of the micro course.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
Week 6 - 8

UNIT NO: 4 Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student understands the protective factors that make one resilient, develops the
thought traps and how they undermine resilience, makes use of non-cognitive strategies that diminish
anxiety and creates a buffer of positivity that increases resilience in stressful situations.
Competence: Critical thinking

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SYLLABUS
Week 9 - 11

Content (syllabus):
Resilience and Optimism.
Cognitive Approaches to Resilience: Strategies to Increase Optimism and Resilient Thinking.
Managing Anxiety and Increasing Positive Emotions Like Gratitude.
Leveraging Character Strengths and Strengthening Relationships.

Learning activities:
Viewing all videos.
Reading of the assigned texts.
Development of all questionnaires.
Completion and approval of all tasks reviewed among classmates or peers of the micro course. The student
You should also review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

Evidence of learning:
Final result or grade of the micro course.
Certificate of completion of the micro course.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
- Week 9 ? 11

UNIT No: 5 Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student identifies their five characteristic strengths, describes the strengths of
characteristics that promote well-being, develop a positive intervention using a signature strength and share
your work writing a post-intervention assessment.
Competence: Critical thinking

Syllabus
Week 12 - 14

Content (syllabus):
Character Strengths: One Concept to Rule them All.
Peterson Theory on Psychological Mental Illness as defined as an Excess, an Absence, or an Opposite of a Character
Strength rather than by the Presence or Absence of a Symptom in the DSM.
Developing a Positive Intervention using a signature strength to bolster a strength absence or strength opposite.
Hypothesis & Experiment Design for Personal Positive Intervention.
Putting the Positive Intervention into Action.

Learning activities:
Viewing all videos.
Reading of the assigned texts.
Development of all questionnaires.
Completion and approval of all tasks reviewed among classmates or peers of the micro course. The student
You should also review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

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 Learning evidence:
Final result or grade of the micro course.
Certificate of completion of the micro course.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
Week 12 - 14

UNIT No: 6 Essay of the International Specialization Course

ACHIEVEMENT
At the end of the unit, the student argues, through a written essay, the relevance of the course content and the
articulates and integrates with its professional field.
Competence: Critical Thinking and Written Communication

Syllabus
Week 16

Content (syllabus):
Development of a written essay.

Learning activities:
Development of the written essay, according to the guidelines indicated in the virtual classroom.

Learning evidence:
Final work: Written essay.

Bibliography:
ISC Positive Psychology (2022). [Online course]: [Link]

HOUR(S) / WEEK(S)
Week 16

VI. METHODOLOGY

The Educational Model of UPC ensures a comprehensive education, which is based on the development of
skills, which are promoted through a teaching-learning process where the student
plays an active role in their learning, constructing it from critical reflection, analysis, discussion,
evaluation, presentation, and interaction with peers, connecting it with their experiences and knowledge
previous.

This is a distance course, 100% online, of a theoretical-practical and self-directed nature. Students have
access to the micro courses that make up the International Specialization Courses (ISC) and in week 1 they must
register on the platform of each of the micro courses that make up this course.
To complete and obtain the certificate for each micro course of the International Specialization Courses (ISC), the
students must:
Watch all the videos.

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Read the assigned texts.
Complete and pass all questionnaires.
Complete and approve all tasks reviewed among peers or classmates of the micro course. The student also
you should review the tasks of other colleagues or peers.

ABOUT THE PEER-GRADED TASKS:

To successfully complete a peer-assessed task, students must:
Submit your homework and receive the number of necessary revisions*
Review the tasks of your colleagues.
The number of reviews that a task must obtain is the same number of reviews that the system requires.
to the student. For example, if the Coursera platform asks the student to review 3 assignments from their
Pairs, the student's assignment must also be reviewed by 3 other students.
If these requirements are not met, the micro course remains incomplete; therefore, the certificate will not be issued. If the
certificate will not be issued, the grade will not be transferred to Blackboard (Virtual Classroom) and the micro course will be graded with 0.

Please note that completing and obtaining the grade for the peer-reviewed activity may take 7 to 10.
days or more, after the assignment due date. Students must start the courses and complete them
with the due notice regarding the deadline, since this activity depends on others
students. It is not the responsibility of Coursera or the UPC; therefore, if some evaluations remain unanswered
if not completed within the timeframe indicated in the UPC course schedule, the micro course will be considered incomplete
and the note cannot be considered.
More information about peer grading: [Link]

All the contents of each micro course are recorded and online, therefore, students can complete
the micro courses they have chosen at the time and place they wish.
Upon successfully completing each micro course, you will receive a certificate from an international institution.
they can share in their professional network or in their resume.

To pass and obtain the academic credits for the course, the student must enroll, complete, pass and
obtain the international certificates for all the micro courses that make up the current ISC course, in addition
to carry out the final work of UPC.

Students will be able to develop and complete the micro courses, and obtain the certificate for each one, from the
week 1 up to the first day of week 15 (before the final evaluation week). During the week
16, from final assessments, students will be able to access the content, but the system will not allow them to obtain
the certificate.
It is important for the student to estimate the number of hours per week they should dedicate to each micro course.
in which they have registered, depending on the hours indicated on the platform; in order to complete them
in a timely manner according to the schedule established in this syllabus.
The description of the content of each micro course and the total hours of each one are indicated in the
platform of each micro course.

In case of any concerns about the content of a specific micro-course, the student can use the Forum of
Debate of the micro course in which you have enrolled. Each micro course has its own debate forum, in which you
the teachers from the foreign institution that designed and offers this micro course will respond; or also
students from around the world taking that micro course.
And if the student has any questions about the ISC Positive Psychology course, such as access to the courses at
the Coursera platform, the final evaluation of UPC and in general, any inquiry or difficulty you may have

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present; you can contact the Online Learning Academic Team.

SPECIFIC CONDUCT STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS OF

THIRD-PARTY LEARNING AS PART OF UPC COURSES
The student recognizes that in the forums of the Coursera platform, global students participate who do not belong to
part of the UPC, therefore, they must avoid sharing or providing their personal information in that Forum or in any
course activity. For more information, refer to Annex 7 of the UPC Study Regulations:
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ABOUT ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The grading of a job or evaluation will be partially or totally affected in case any is detected.
part of the text that is not original or poorly cited.
The intellectual production of students is highly valued by the UPC. Therefore, in the ISC courses,
it considers original creation fundamental in all types of academic work. In this sense, the Regulation of
The UPC discipline outlines various situations that threaten academic honesty, copying in the
preparing an academic work or any type of evaluation, presenting someone else's work or the one created
with others as if it were one's own, falsifying information, among other cases and the sanctions. In this regard, it can
Review the UPC Disciplinary Regulations.

CODE OF HONOR OF COURSERA

If the University or Institution that issues the certificate through Coursera detects that any or all of your
Tasks have been plagiarized, the following measures may be taken:
a) You will be notified that it has been discovered that the work has been plagiarized and a report of the case will be provided to you.
Coursera.
b) The plagiarized work will receive a failing grade. If the assignment previously received a grade of
approved, this will revert to zero.
c) If the suspended work lowers the course grade to a failing one, the certificate will be retained or
revoked.
d) Including, the University / Institution and/or Coursera could cancel your enrollment in the course or program of
learning.
More information: [Link]

EVALUATION
The course evaluations consist of the following activities:
a) DD - PERFORMANCE EVAL, which corresponds to the average of the grades obtained in each micro course
of the present ISC.
b) TF - FINAL WORK, which corresponds to the final evaluation UPC and consists of writing a two-page essay.
pages, following the guidelines and rubric for this activity.

Only the final grades obtained in the completed micro courses will be taken into account and where it has been obtained.
the certification. Advances and partial grades from incomplete micro courses will not be taken into account.
To pass, the student must complete and obtain the certificate of all the micro courses that make up this.
ISC, in addition to the final UPC evaluation which consists of submitting an essay. Each micro course has its
own activities and assessments, which will also measure the student's learning throughout the cycle.

During the final exams week, the student will submit an individual Final Project, in which
will develop the topics studied in the current course. The description of this activity is detailed in guidelines and

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rubrics published in the Virtual Classroom of this course. The rubrics or grading matrices indicate indicators
explicit, with properly specified scores.

VII. EVALUATION

FORMULA
60% (DD1) + 40% (TF1)

TYPE OF NOTE WEIGHT %

DD - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 60
TF - FINAL WORK 40

VIII. SCHEDULE

TYPE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE NUMBER OF DATE OBSERVATION RECOVERABLE

TEST TEST
DD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION1 Week 1 to Evidence d e NO
the 15 average
from the obtained grades in
each micro course of the
presentISCandthe
certificate de
completion. Date
deadline: November 21,
until 6:59 PM
TF FINAL WORK 1 Week 16 Evidence of NO
learning: Essay
about the relevance
of the content addressed
in the current course, in
in their professional field.
Individual work. It
delivery through the Classroom
virtual. Deadline: 28
from November, until the
6:59 PM

IX. COURSE BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ANNEX

In this annex, the regulations that every student is obliged to read and comply with in their role as a student are found.
university student at UPC.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE REGULATIONS :
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REGULATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IN CASES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT - UPC:
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