Pyc4808
PYC4808 Ecosystemic
Psychology
Assignment 1
Memorandum
Due date 17 May 2023
, Pyc4808
For assignment 1 - you are required to create a poster that both differentiates between and integrates the different
knowledge systems. Your poster should demonstrate your understanding of the content, but also your understanding
of which paradigms are linked / integrated into certain aspects of Ecosystemic Psychology. In order to complete his
assignment you should be knowledge about modernism and postmodernism, the underlying premises of first order
and second order cybernetics, and African knowledge systemsb. In your poster, include the modernist and
postmodernist approaches, first and second order cybernetics, as well as African, or indigenous knowledge systems.
However, your poster should not include only academic and theoretical concepts, but also personalised and
relational concepts (this can be done in the form of pictures, words, phrases, idioms, metaphors, etc).
The requirements for your poster are as follows:
Your poster must be presented on one A4 page
Your poster must incorporate at least two different forms of information (text, images, diagrams etc.).
You will be marked for the content, integration, criticality and reflectivity of your work.
In order to successfully attempt this assignment, you must consult your prescribed material (as indicated above). We
also recommend that you read at least two of the recommended articles.
Please ensure that you submit your poster as a PDF document only. You should have a front page, the poster (that
fits on one A4 page), a reference list and a plagiarism declaration page (declaration can be found under Additional
Resources). Please do not send a poster that spans several pages.
Please ensure that your PDF document is not a read-only document, as the on-screen marking tools will not work. If
we are unable to open you assignment for marking, it will be cancelled. Please always check your myLife email
accounts for notification of cancelled assignments.
Assignments must not be emailed to lecturers.
If you have submitted the incorrect assignment, you can resubmit the assignment by clicking on the Resubmit option.
Please note: You have a maximum of 3 submissions (in other words 2 re-submissions). If you have resubmitted
twice and used up all three submissions - the submission will close and no further submissions will be allowed, and
the last assignment submitted will be stored.
Your poster must include in text references and a reference list reflecting all the resources you consulted to create
your poster. Please refer to and follow the seventh edition of the American Psychological Association (APA)
referencing guidelines. You will be penalised for work that is not referenced correctly.
Work that is not referenced at all will receive a final mark of 0, and disciplinary action may be taken against the
student who has submitted the work.
PYC4808 Ecosystemic
Psychology
Assignment 1
Memorandum
Due date 17 May 2023
, Pyc4808
For assignment 1 - you are required to create a poster that both differentiates between and integrates the different
knowledge systems. Your poster should demonstrate your understanding of the content, but also your understanding
of which paradigms are linked / integrated into certain aspects of Ecosystemic Psychology. In order to complete his
assignment you should be knowledge about modernism and postmodernism, the underlying premises of first order
and second order cybernetics, and African knowledge systemsb. In your poster, include the modernist and
postmodernist approaches, first and second order cybernetics, as well as African, or indigenous knowledge systems.
However, your poster should not include only academic and theoretical concepts, but also personalised and
relational concepts (this can be done in the form of pictures, words, phrases, idioms, metaphors, etc).
The requirements for your poster are as follows:
Your poster must be presented on one A4 page
Your poster must incorporate at least two different forms of information (text, images, diagrams etc.).
You will be marked for the content, integration, criticality and reflectivity of your work.
In order to successfully attempt this assignment, you must consult your prescribed material (as indicated above). We
also recommend that you read at least two of the recommended articles.
Please ensure that you submit your poster as a PDF document only. You should have a front page, the poster (that
fits on one A4 page), a reference list and a plagiarism declaration page (declaration can be found under Additional
Resources). Please do not send a poster that spans several pages.
Please ensure that your PDF document is not a read-only document, as the on-screen marking tools will not work. If
we are unable to open you assignment for marking, it will be cancelled. Please always check your myLife email
accounts for notification of cancelled assignments.
Assignments must not be emailed to lecturers.
If you have submitted the incorrect assignment, you can resubmit the assignment by clicking on the Resubmit option.
Please note: You have a maximum of 3 submissions (in other words 2 re-submissions). If you have resubmitted
twice and used up all three submissions - the submission will close and no further submissions will be allowed, and
the last assignment submitted will be stored.
Your poster must include in text references and a reference list reflecting all the resources you consulted to create
your poster. Please refer to and follow the seventh edition of the American Psychological Association (APA)
referencing guidelines. You will be penalised for work that is not referenced correctly.
Work that is not referenced at all will receive a final mark of 0, and disciplinary action may be taken against the
student who has submitted the work.
