PSYC2121: CONTEMPORARY AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

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• The aim of this module is to develop skills in researching and communicating a range of contemporary and conceptual issues in psychology
• It will provide students an opportunity to discuss psychological research in a tutorial context

• Students will undertake weekly tutorials to discover, share, and discuss contemporary research in areas of psychology under investigation within the Department of Psychology
• The focus of the module will be on research-led teaching and the development of skills for understanding and communicating empirical findings and theoretical concepts

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• In depth knowledge relating to a sub-set of topics researched within the Department of Psychology

Subject-specific Skills:

• Understand the relationship between theory and data, including the ability to evaluate theories and concepts
• Ability to formulate research questions and hypotheses

Key Skills:

• Competent in written communication skills
• Competent in presentation skills
• Competent IT skills in word processing and data presentation
• Location, reading, and review of a body of research evidence
• Critical evaluation of the quality of evidence and arguments
• Ability to adopt different theoretical positions and see relationships between them

• Acquisition of knowledge and understanding in the areas studied is facilitated by activities undertaken in tutorials, as determined by individual tutors, and by individual study outside the tutorial setting
• The tutorials will guide understanding of the relationship between theory and data
• Knowledge and understanding will be assessed via an essay assignment and a recorded presentation
• The essay assignment will assess the ability to organise, review and evaluate evidence and theory, to provide critical appraisal, and to contrast theoretical positions
• The presentation assignment will assess the ability to verbally review and evaluate evidence and theory, to provide critical appraisal, and to contrast theoretical positions
• A key component in the preparation of the essay is the acquisition of adequate word processing skills
• A key component in the preparation of the presentation is the acquisition of adequate computer visual display skills
• Feedback on progress in the module will be provided via in-class activities
• Subject-specific and Key skills are fostered through discussion and will be assessed via the coursework assignments

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