Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture

Practical

Tutorial

Module Offerings

4501PSYSLI-SEP-PAR

Aims

1. To equip students with selected academic skills necessary for successful engagement with the psychology degree programme. 2. To train students to think critically about key issues in psychology. 3. To provide opportunities through experiential learning for students to gain an understanding of the practice of psychological research, and ethical matters that arise from such practice.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Transform and synthesise a key issue in psychology from an original source into their own words.
2.
Analyse journal papers to identify and describe conceptual, methodological and ethical issues, and key research findings.
3.
Demonstrate self-awareness by reflecting on personal development and skill attainment during the first year of the psychology programme.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Tutorials - these will focus on academic skills such as literature searching, citing and referencing of sources, academic writing and authorship, and critical thinking. 2. Lectures – some of the lectures will be skills-related and will tie in with the tutorials (e.g., presentation skills, critical analysis, ethical practice in writing and conducting research). Other lectures will focus on key issues in psychology, and encourage students to challenge popular misconceptions related to the brain and behaviour. 3. Participating in psychology research studies (8 hours) – independent learning in the student’s own time.
Module Overview:
1. To equip students with selected academic skills necessary for successful engagement with the psychology degree programme. 2. To train students to think critically about key issues in psychology. 3. To provide opportunities through experiential learning for students to gain an understanding of the practice of psychological research, and ethical matters that arise from such practice.
Additional Information:Lectures on the module will introduce students to key issues in psychology and explode common myths about the brain and behaviour. Students will also have the opportunity to engage in experiential learning by participating in research studies. Tutorials will focus on academic skills such as literature searching, citing and referencing sources, academic writing and authorship, and critical thinking. Some lectures will tie into these tutorials and focus on skills such as critical analysis, or ethical practice in writing and conducting research. At the end of the year students will be asked to reflect on their personal development as critical, psychologically literate citizens, and identify the skills that they have developed during their first year of study.

Assessments

Dissertation

Presentation