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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2018-2019 (archived)

Module PSYC1061: Classic Papers: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science

Department: Psychology

PSYC1061: Classic Papers: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science

Type Tied Level 1 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2018/19 Module Cap Location Durham
Tied to C800
Tied to C817

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

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

Aims

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

Content

  • Students will undertake weekly tutorials in 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 Psychology
  • Detailed understanding of some sub-areas within core areas
  • Basic knowledge of some key research methods in 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 Psychology. The tutorials will introduce students to core areas of Psychology and more detailed knowledge of some sub-areas. Assessment of this knowledge is provided by the summative 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 and formative assignments in tutorials will provide specific training in written communication skills, both for the preparation of a summative 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: 50%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Examination 2 hours 100% Yes
Component: Summative Essay Component Weighting: 30%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Summative Essay 1500 words 100%

Formative Assessment:

Formative assignments and presentation opportunities within tutorials

■ 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