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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)

Module PSYS1091: Classic Papers in Applied Psychology: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science

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

PSYS1091: Classic Papers in Applied Psychology: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science

Type Tied Level 1 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2014/15 Module Cap None. Location Queen's Campus Stockton
Tied to C817
Tied to C800

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • PSYC1061 Classic Papers: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science

Aims

  • To introduce students to the scientific study of Applied Psychology by studying a set of classic papers in Applied Psychology
  • To provide an opportunity for students to discuss the application of psychological research in a tutorial context

Content

  • Students will undertake weekly tutorials in Applied Psychology
  • Students will attend lectures introducing them to Psychology as a science and instructing them on communicating scientific knowledge in Psychology

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Acquisition of knowledge in core areas of Applied Psychology
  • Detailed understanding of some sub-areas within core areas
  • Basic knowledge of some key research methods in Applied Psychology
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Emerging understanding of the relationship between theory and data
Key Skills:
  • Developing ability to organise and utilise knowledge
  • Developing written communication skill

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

  • The tutorials in this module guide students’ acquisition of knowledge of the relationship between theory and data and some research methods in Applied Psychology. The tutorials will introduce students to core areas of Applied Psychology and more detailed knowledge of some sub-areas. Assessment of this knowledge is provided by the formative essay and examination
  • The tutorials develop students’ ability to organise and utilise knowledge and to present that knowledge. In addition, students will prepare and present posters describing one of the papers they have studied
  • The lectures will provide specific training in written communication skills, both for the preparation of a short formative essay and the poster. Written communication skills are assessed in the examination

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Introductory Lecture 1 Once at the start of the module 2 hours 2
Skills Lectures 2 Termly 1 hour 2
Tutorials 16 Weekly in four four week blocks 1 hour 16
Poster Session 1 Once in second term 2 hours 2
Feedback Sessions 2 Weekly in final term 2 hours 4
Preparation and Reading 174
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Poster Component Weighting: 20%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Poster n/a 100% Yes
Component: Examination Component Weighting: 80%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Examination 2 hours 100% Yes

Formative Assessment:

The module is formatively assessed by a 1,500 word essay


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