PS12003: Controversies in psychology
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 400 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 80%, CWOG 20% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Online Debate 1 (CWES 10%)
- Essay 1 (CWES 30%)
- Online Debate 2 (CWES 10%)
- Oral presentation Group (CWOG 20%)
- Essay 2 (CWES 30%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit you will be able to:
- Present a structured and coherent argument, within essays, presentations, and debates.
- Communicate the results of your work by written and oral means.
- Evaluate different sides of an argument and provide synthesis.
- Use appropriate psychological sources in an ethical way.
- Take material from academic sources and clearly communicate that material to a non-academic audience.
- Show an understanding of professional ethics in psychology.
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| Synopsis: | Explore controversial issues and debates in psychology. You'll gain experience in writing, developing and presenting arguments, evaluating psychological evidence and presentations, while learning about professional ethics in psychology and how to avoid plagiarism.
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| Content: | The course will involve a combination of activities related to study skills, academic integrity and professional ethics, and debating and arguing controversial issues in psychology via multiple formats (such as in class & online debates, and essays). Support and formative feedback will also be provided. Most of the activities will happen as part of a small group teaching experience. Professional ethics will be explored by watching talks given by professionals working within various psychological fields.
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| Course availability: |
PS12003 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Psychology
- UHPS-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology (Year 1)
- UHPS-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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