Module PSYS1081: IT AND STUDY SKILLS FOR PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology (Applied Psychology) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

PSYS1081: IT AND STUDY SKILLS FOR PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To make students confident, competent and comfortable in using basic and more advanced information technology in the concept of academic and workplace environments
• To encourage teamwork in students and reflection on the learning process
• To provide skills in writing and referencing and in the use of library and other resources for obtaining information in psychology

Content

• This module provides IT skills which are of use for academic study and a future workplace environment
• Each session consists of practical demonstrations with supporting teaching materials that reinforce and expand the topics covered in the sessions
• It also provides a background to skills, useful in studying at undergraduate level, including reflection on the learning process, presentations within a group setting and the use of information sources for compiling knowledge relevant for psychology
• Assessment is by in-course assessment and assignments

Learning Outcomes

• On successful completion students will be able to understand and make productive use of computer software related to web design and presentations and the creation of spreadsheets
• Students will be able to use these practical skills in the creation of documents, bibliographies and spreadsheets, for example, producing an annotated bibliography of a topic within psychology
• Students will be able to use computer-aided learning software in the context of psychology
• Students will be able to produce a reflective journal of learning experiences and to make short presentations of work within a group setting

• Students will be able to collate bibliographic information in Psychology

• Developing ability to organise and utilise knowledge
• Developing written communication skills
• Developing IT skills in word processing and data presentation

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• IT beyond the basics is skills based learning requiring initially, step-by-step explanation and instruction
• This approach is adopted in lab sessions through the use of detailed booklets and practical demonstrations
• Skills assessment will be through formative exercises and skill-specific summative assessments
• Creative use of IT will be tested via assignments based on academic study
• Study Skills is managed through group projects and team exercises
• Individual reflection is assessed by the requirement to keep a journal
• Skills in information collection are assessed by construction of a bibliography on a topic within psychology

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Written and PC based exercises accompany most lab sessions. Study Skills - Time management

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University