Unit name | Current Topics in Psychological Science |
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Unit code | PSYC30023 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18) |
Unit director | Dr. Kazanina |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Psychological Science |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit is designed to highlight selected topics in Psychological Science. Students select one seminar from a range of topics which are under active research within the School. The aim of this unit is to develop students’ critical evaluation skills via the synthesis, oral presentation, and discussion of research findings and debate related to important topics in psychology that are under active research within the School of Psychological Science.
On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:
Each seminar unit lead will provide an introductory lecture about the overall topic of the course and background needed to understand the scientific papers. Each student will be allocated one paper to deliver as an oral presentation. In Weeks 13-18, weekly small group seminars will take place where students will deliver their oral presentations followed by discussion of research findings. The seminar unit lead will guide student's learning by providing the papers they will read, brief introductions before each set of presentations, summaries after each presentation, and wrap-up summaries at the end of the set of presentations. They will also be available for a drop-in hour each week so that students can ask questions and discuss the topic in greater detail.
One oral presentation (50%) and one 1000-word research proposal (50%). Attendance and participation in group discussions is mandatory. For each non-attendance at a seminar, students will be expected to submit a 250-word summary of each paper discussed during that seminar (i.e., if four papers were discussed, four 250-word summaries would need to be submitted). These ‘summary documents’ will be marked on a pass/fail basis. Credit will be withheld from students who miss seminars without good reason and who fail the summary documents for non-attendance.
Recommended and further reading will be made available through Blackboard