Dept. of Psychological Sciences. BSc Psychology. Handbook. 3-Year Full-Time Programme 2012-13

Dept. of Psychological Sciences BSc Psychology Handbook 3-Year Full-Time Programme 2012-13 1

Contents Introduction Welcome from Director of Undergraduate Studies 5 Programme of Study Aim and learning outcomes 6 Overall structure 6/7/8 BSc Regulations 9 Core, compulsory and optional modules 9 Modules needed to complete an award 10 Progression 10 Break in Studies 10 Timetable 11 Term Dates 2012/13 12 Programme General Contacting students 13 Cancelled lectures 13 Teaching and Learning Teaching methods 14/15 Attendance 15 Independent Private Study 16 Academic Support 16 Guidance on Essay writing 16/17 2

Assessment Examination and module confirmation 18 Exam Dates 18 Past Exam Papers 18 Exam techniques 19 Coursework guidance on presentation of work 19 Marking criteria 19 Submission Deadlines 19/20 Mitigating circumstances 21 Plagiarism policy 22/23 Referencing 24-26 Results 26 Failure and reassessment of module 27 Number of attempts permitted 27 Appeals procedure 28 Completion of Award Programme requirements 29-31 Award Scheme 31/32 Feedback Mechanisms for providing feedback 33 Student Staff Exchange 33/34 Student Support Services Student Centre 35 Personal Tutor System 35/36 Academic Support 36 College Study Skills Support 37 Disability 39-41 Finance 42/43 Student Union 44 Counselling 45 Health 45 Careers 46 Catering 47/48 Learning Resources IT 49-51 Library inc E-Learning 52-54 Moodle 55 3

Accreditation and Further study British Psychological Society and Graduate Basis for 56 Chartered Membership Birkbeck Psychological Society 57 Department of Psychological Sciences Location 58 Key contacts 59-61 Advice, Support and Complaints 61-62 Appendix Module Outlines 64-79 Assignment Cover Sheet 80 Marking Criteria 81 Essay Feedback Form 82/83 *Please note that the contents of this handbook may change during the academic year. For the most up to date version, see Moodle. 4

INTRODUCTION FOR NEW STUDENTS Welcome from Director of Undergraduate Studies On behalf of all the staff of the Department of Psychological Science may I welcome you to Birkbeck. This booklet contains a great deal of valuable information on the department, its staff, the content of the courses you will be following and the timetable, assessment arrangements, and many other useful bits and pieces. Keep it close! You have come to our department to pursue a BSc honours degree in Psychology. The course, accredited by the British Psychological Society, can lead to a variety of careers in psychology, besides being fascinating in its own right. It is worth pointing out, even at this stage, that the first year often sets the tone for your performance over the whole course, so aim for a good degree from day one. This Summer 42 out of 76 finalists received firsts (11) or upper seconds (31). A second class honours degree, preferably an upper second, is the pathway to postgraduate courses. Besides teaching, the academic staff of the department are also heavily involved in research and on pages 13 and 14 you will find a list of academic staff and their research interests. In the last nationwide Research Assessment Exercise this department was rated as 5', the second highest rank, fifth in the UK. This was a considerable achievement for a medium-sized department in a mediumsized college, and means that during the course you will have the opportunity to interact with psychologists working at the forefront of their fields. The final point I want to mention is your responsibilities on the course. Doing a degree course at Birkbeck is difficult, with pressures from college, work, and home. Our aim is to provide high-quality education which will enable you to fulfill your potential, but we also realise that problems can arise which make this difficult. Students are allocated a Personal Tutor and at least once per term you will be invited to discuss progress (of course you can meet more frequently if necessary) and we also monitor attendance and coursework. We will contact you if attendance, for instance, is patchy, but it is far easier if you contact us if you see problems developing. Talking to your Personal Tutor and/or Learning Coordinator (or any other member of staff if it is more convenient) can often nip problems in the bud, and prevent them escalating out of control. You will also have opportunities to comment on the courses you follow, and student representatives sit on the Student-Staff Exchange Committee where matters relating to teaching and examining are discussed. Your responsibilities are to keep up with the course, to do as well as you are able, to seek advice and help when necessary, and to offer constructive suggestions if you feel aspects of the courses could be improved. The course is intensive, but we also hope it is stimulating and, most importantly, that you enjoy your time in the Department of Psychological Science. Simon Green, Director of Undergraduate Studies 5

PROGRAMME OF STUDY AIMS This degree aims to equip you with a knowledge and critical appreciation of contemporary psychological theory and research. Although the scientific nature of contemporary psychology is emphasised, the degree also covers non-experimental approaches. If you wish to pursue a career in psychology - perhaps in academic psychology or in applied areas such as educational, clinical or occupational psychology - or if you have a keen interest in psychology as a science, this degree will be suitable for you. 6

Overall Structure Modules in the first year deal with the foundational aspects of psychology. You will explore in depth a range of core areas in the second and third years. In your final year, you will select modules from a range of options, carry out a supervised research project and attend modules in Critical Analysis and The History and Philosophy of Psychology. The following are the full range of modules, with module code and credit, that make up the BSc Psychology: Year 1 - all compulsory modules: General Foundations of Psychology (PSYC030S4) 30 credits Psychobiology (PSYC048H4) 15 credits Introduction to Research Methods (SCPS154S4) 30 credits Developmental Psychology (PSYC030S4) 15 credits Psychobiology II (PSYC044H5) 15 credits Year 2 - all compulsory modules: Research Methods (PSYC063S5) 30 credits Social Psychology (PSYC067S5) 30 credits Individual Differences (PSYC068S5) 30 credits Perception, Attention and Performance (PSYC045H6) Language (PSYC034H6) 15 credits 7

Year 3 Compulsory Modules: Advanced Research Methods (PSYC011H6) 15 credits Memory and Cognition (PSYC036H6) 15 credits Critical Analysis (PSYC025S6) 30 credits History and Philosophy of Psychology (PSYC076S6) 30 credits Year 3 Core Modules: Project (PSYC046S6) 30 credits Year 3 -Compulsory Psychological Options: Students choose one module from the Autumn term and one from the Spring term, or select certain combinations of modules which will allow them to take both optional modules in either the Autumn or Spring terms. Autumn Term Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (PSYC069H6) 15 credits Health Psychology (PSYC031H6) 15 credits Family Studies (PSYC028H6) 15 credits Theoretical Debates about Human Memory (SCPS151H6) 15 credits Spring Term Health Psychology (PSYC031H6) 15 credits Brain and Cognitive Development (PSYC019H6) 15 credits Genetics and Psychology (PSYC072H6) 15 credits Psychoanalysis (PSYC047H6) 15 credits Forensic Psychology: Sexuality, Psychology and the Law (SCPS001H6) 15 credits Plasticity, constraint, expertise and talent (SCPS153H6) 15 Credits Human Evolution and Evolutionary Psychology (TBA) 15 Credits N.B. Module outlines and descriptions are available in the appendices section of this handbook on pages 64-79. Note that available optional modules may change from year to year. 8

Programme of Study BSc Regulations The BSc Psychology degree conforms to the Common Award Scheme. The degree is made up of 15 and 30 credit module totalling 360 credits required for the degree. Modules are assessed at Levels 4, 5 and 6 equating to the first, second and third year of a standard full-time degree.these are worked out as below: Module lasting 13 weeks or less = 0.5 course units = 15 credits Module lasting more than 13 weeks (normally the whole academic year) = 1.0 course unit = 30 credits The BSc is therefore made up of 12 course units, or 360 credits More on CAS regulations can be found at: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs/cas The BSc Psychology Degree at Birkbeck Core, Compulsory and Optional Modules Years one and two of the BSc Psychology are composed of compulsory modules. These modules must be taken and passed in order to graduate, though regulations allow for compensated fails in certain situations. Students taking the final year of the BSc Psychology will take the following compulsory modules: PSYC025S6 Critical Analysis PSYC076S6 History and Philosophy of Psychology and the following core module: PSYC046S6 Project (This must be passed in order to graduate). In addition students will chose two Advanced Psychological Options; one to be taken in the autumn term; one in the spring term. These are listed on page 76. Students will be prompted by email to select their Advanced Psychological Options in the summer term of their third year of study. 9

Modules Needed to Complete the BSc in Psychology Students must pass all core modules. They must also pass two Advanced Psychological option modules (or modules to the value of 120 points) to graduate. Progression Students may only take Research Methods (PSYC063S5) on the successful completion of Introduction to Research Methods SCPS154S4). Before being permitted to progress to Year 2, all first year students will be required to participate as a subject in psychological studies totalling 10 hours. Students may only take Advanced Research Methods (PSYC011H6) on successful completion of Research Methods (PSYC063S5). Students may only take Critical Analysis (PSYC025S6) or the Final Year Project (PSYC046S6) on successful completion of Advanced Research Methods (PSYC011H6) and all year 2 modules. Break In Studies Students who are unable to continue with the degree due to personal problems, can take a break-in-studies for up to two consecutive years. Students should email the Administrator and the Learning Coordinator to request a break-in-studies. They should state the reason why they want a break-in-studies and the last date they attended a lecture. The Administrator will inform the registry of the student s decision confirm the break-in-studies by email. 10

BSc Psychology Timetable 2012/13 Year 1 Module Code Module Title Terms Length Day of Week Time Type of Course Module Coordinator PSYC048H4 Psychobiology Autumn 7 Wednesday 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 SCPS154S4 Introduction to Autumn 4 Wednesday 6-7.30 Research Methods Spring 11 7.30-9.30 Summer 4 PSYC0 30S4 General Foundations of Autumn 11 Thursday 6-7 Psychology 7.30-8.30 Spring 11 6-8.30 Summer 4 6-8.30 PSYC026H5 Developmental Autumn 11 Friday 6-7 & Psychology 7.30-8.30 PSYC044H5 Psychobiology II Spring 9 Friday 6-7 & Summer 4 7.30-8.30 Year 2 PSYC063S5 Research Methods Autumn 11 Spring 11 Summer 4 PSYC067S5 Social Psychology Autumn Spring Summer PSYC068S5 Individual Differences Autumn Spring Summer PSYC045H6 Perception, Attention and Performance PSYC034H6 Language Spring Summer Year 3 PSYC0 Advanced Research 11H6 Methods PSYC036H6 Memory and Spring Cognition Summer PSYC025S6 Critical Analysis Autumn Spring Summer 11 11 2 11 11 3 Lectures Lectures & Lab Lectures Seminars Lectures Lectures Lectures Lectures Monday 6-9 Lectures & Lab Thursday Tuesday 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 Autumn 11 Wednesday 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 11 Wednesday 6-7 & 2 7.30-8.30 Lectures Lectures Lectures Lectures Autumn 11 Thursday 6-9 Lectures & Lab 10 Thursday 6-7 & Lectures 3 7.30-8.30 8 Monday 6-9 Lectures 7 & Lab 1 Dr Green Dr Meaburn Dr Green Dr Kirkham Dr Nicholls Dr Press Dr Eatough Dr Tasker Prof Eimer Dr Aydelott Dr Longo / Dr Smith Dr Davelaar Dr Shepherd Seminars PSYC046H6 Project Seminars Autumn 2 Monday 6-9 Seminars Prof Smith Option Autumn 11 Tuesday (Family Studies Wednesday) 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 Lectures/ Seminars TBA Option Spring 11 Tuesday 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 Lectures/ Seminars TBA PSYC076S6 History and Philosophy of Psychology Autumn 11 Friday 6-7 & 7.30-8.30 Lectures Dr Green You can find the location of your lectures and seminars via your personalized timetable on your My Birkbeck profile page. 11

Term Dates 2012/13 Monday 1 October to Friday 14 December 2012 Monday 7 January to Friday 22 March 2013 Monday 22 April to Friday 5 July 2013 For holiday closures visit: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/term-dates 12

Programme General Contacting students The administrators in the Department will normally contact students by email, using the email address the College holds for you. It is therefore important that you provide an email address you able to check regularly, and that you keep your personal information in your student profile updated via My Studies. Your lecturers will contact you individually via email or using the Moodle Announcements page when communicating information to a large number of students. You should check you My Birkbeck profile page for your personalised timetable, and to check your module results in the summer. Cancellation of Lectures Occasionally, lectures are cancelled, due to staff illness or other unforeseen situation. Please check your email and your My Birkbeck Profile (if possible) before you start your journey to Birkbeck College for your lecture, for announcements relating to your module(s). As soon as the Administrators have been informed that a lecture has been cancelled they will email students and post amended details on their My Birkbeck Profiles. 13

Teaching and Learning Teaching Methods Formal lectures are used to give an overview of a particular field of study. These aim to provide the stimulus and the starting point for deeper exploration of the subject during your own personal reading. Lecturers are mainly the Academic Staff of the department, although some outside lecturers are also used. An introduction to the course will be given by the lecturer at your first lecture. A handout will usually be produced to accompany each lecture and is aimed at providing an outline of the lecture topic. Most handouts will be made available in a PDF or Powerpoint format after each lecture via Moodle. You should already have received a reading list via an email from your administrator. Lecturers may also provide additional reading materials as the course progresses. Again, this will be via Moodle. Students will be assigned essays throughout the course. Most essays are mandatory, but students are advised to submit all essays, as they will receive feedback on all submissions, which will be valuable during the examination period. Revision sessions will take place, usually at the end of a course, or at the beginning of the Summer Term. Seminars in Year 1: provide opportunities for (i) directed reading, (ii) independently enquiring reading, (iii) discussion, (iv) organised writing, and (v) 'feedback' on one's writing by way of commentaries on essays. All five elements are essential to maximising the opportunities for learning that seminars and essay writing provide. Both reading and writing are essential. Reading is the more effective, the clearer the end in view. The object of some reading necessarily is the general one of acquiring an orientation to a topic, especially when the subject matter is new. Otherwise the more definite the objective and the purpose, the more appropriate selective reading can be. A question to be answered aids selection. Hence, for instance, the approach to a scientific article differs according to the emphasis in reading. It 14

may be on: (a) establishing the theoretical position of an author, for comparison with others; (b) criticising the conceptual basis of his/her position; (c) learning what inferences, as a matter of fact, he/she has drawn from their investigations; (d) examining the methodology of an inquiry and the relations between problems and plans of particular experiments; (e) examining the question of whether the plan, execution, data and data analysis support the inferences that have been drawn; (f) considering details of procedures and techniques with a view to adapting them for one's own use. Writing is essential for two reasons: (a) because writing puts one's organisation of a subject matter to the test, and (b) because feedback is possible only after the attempt to write has been made. Get it written; try to get it right as well, but certainly get it written. (c) It will ultimately help you in producing your final year project. Essays are an essential part of the learning process. Students will be required to write essays as part of the seminar programme. Seminars are an opportunity to participate in psychological discussion and also to get to know other people on the course. Students will be asked to give a presentation at some point in the seminar programme. Attendance Students are required to attend classes two evenings a week in Year 1 and three evenings a week in Years 2, 3, and 4. Attendance registers are taken at every class. When the register is passed around the class, students must sign their name. Students' attendance is recorded on a database so that it can be monitored. If a student misses three lectures or seminars in a row, they will be contacted by their administrator, who will offer help, or refer students to other agencies for assistance. If a student has not been able to attend their course module classes for a few weeks due to some difficulty, we suggest that they contact their Administrator to see if they can help in any way. 15

If possible, the student should also let them know when they expect to be able to attend classes again. The administrator may refer the student to their Personal Tutor, or the learning coordinator. The college understands that part-time students have heavy work and personal commitments and experience problems which may prevent them from attending classes from time to time. To ensure you and your peers have a rewarding learning experience in class students are asked to switch off their mobile phones, enjoy refreshments, and catch up with class mates before they come into class. Questions are welcome in class but lecturers will let students know when they will be taking questions. Independent Private Study Independent private study is a vital part of preparing for lectures and seminars, and following them up after class. The amount needed varies both with the topic being studied and with your own speed of work, but realistically you should plan to spend at least an hour in private study for each hour you spend in the classroom. Your Personal Tutor will be able to give you further advice if you feel this is needed. Academic Support Academic support is available to students from a range of sources. The College provides generic study skills courses which are publicised on the My Birkbeck home page. http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/support. Study Skills support is also offered throughout the year by Birkbeck Students Union http://www.bbk.ac.uk/su/support/s4s/. Psychology specific support is provided at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/intranet-students/student_support, and by the Learning Coordinator, Kirsty Rowan (k.rowan@bbk.ac.uk).students with special needs should contact the Disability Office to have their needs assessed and adjustments made if recommended (for further information see section on disability). Guidance on Essay Writing The following is an overview of essay writing, for more information contact the Learning Coordinator. 16

Content of an Essay An essay should: (a) Be selective of relevant evidence (rather than encyclopedic); (b) Develop logically in terms both of its structure and of its arguments; (c) Have a beginning, a middle and end. Essay beginning The beginning should be short. It should be addressed to the topic or question in three ways: it should: (a) State the problem to be discussed; (b) Indicate the sense of particular technical terms (rather than give formal definitions); (c) Distinguish the line of argument to be pursued and indicate the kinds of relevant evidence to be adduced. (It may also be appropriate to exclude explicitly lines of discussion which it is not intended to pursue). Essay middle The middle should develop the argument, citing the selected evidence. It may be necessary to refer to theoretical points of view, which may conflict. It may be necessary to refer to experimental findings. It will usually be necessary to do both. It may also be pertinent to include short accounts of how one or two experiments have been carried out by way of illustration, especially of methodological points. Tables and diagrams may be helpful. The objectives are to weigh the evidence, to evaluate the arguments and to reach logical conclusions (not to make statements of personal opinions, convictions or beliefs, still less of feelings). Evaluation is the opportunity for originality and inventive ideas. Essay end The end should follow from the beginning and the middle. It should refer to the problem and state the conclusions that follow from the argument, as definitely or as tentatively as may be appropriate. When the beginning and the middle have been well organised, the end will be implied by them. In writing and submitting essays, students should bear in mind the notes on plagiarism (please see the Assessment section of the Course Handbook). Feedback on essays will be provided using the Essay Feedback Form - see appendix, pages 82 and 83. This includes guidance for markers to consider in evaluating each dimension of the essay. 17

Assessment Examination and Module Confirmation Each academic year in December or January, you will receive an email asking you to log on to your My Birkbeck Profile to confirm the modules you are taking are correct. Your list of modules should include all the modules you are taking in that academic year, not just those assessed by examination, but also those assessed by course-work, dissertation, project etc, as this will ensure the marks and grades you achieve are properly recorded and reported to you at the end of the year. You will need your Birkbeck ITS username and password to login. You will be also given the opportunity to notify us whether your require consideration for special examination arrangements for reason of health/disability, including dyslexia. You can also specify date(s) where religious authorities may prevent you from taking an examination, but please note although we will do our best, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to avoid such dates. It is important that you confirm your modules by the specified deadline, as the examination timetable is compiled from the student module records. We cannot guarantee to accommodate you for your examinations if you fail to confirm your modules by the given deadline. Exam Dates The majority of our examinations take place between 1 May and the end of June each year, although a small number take place outside this period (your academic department will inform you if this is the case). We would strongly advise you check your personalised examination timetable available on your My Birkbeck Profile page for the dates and timings of your examinations. 18

Past Exam Papers Exam papers from previous years are available for most modules on the BSc Psychology at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib/exam Examination Technique Candidates for examinations are reminded that examiners set great store by clarity of expression, coherence of argument, and the use of supporting evidence. Students who have not taken examinations for some years will find it advantageous to practice writing examination answers under the appropriate time pressure. This also applies to students who have studied other disciplines which do not rely on essay type answers. Writing course essays is a good way of learning what psychology examiners expect all candidates to produce - structure of answer, extent and style of referencing the literature. Legibility of handwriting You are reminded that the legibility of your examination answers is important. You may be severely penalised if your answers are difficult to read. You should practice handwriting the answers to previous examination questions. Access to exam scripts by students Under college regulations, candidates will not be given access to their examination scripts under any circumstances. Marking Criteria All coursework and examinations will be marked in accordance with departmental or college marking criteria as appropriate. For more information, see appendix page 81. Submission Deadlines Your module convener will tell you the deadline for each piece of work that is set. The regulations governing assessment conform to the Common Award Scheme, details of which are available on the College website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs 19

Key points to note are: Under the Common Award Scheme there are strict timetables for submitting coursework. There are two key dates: The first key submission date: work submitted by this date will be accepted without penalty. The second submission date: work submitted by this date but after the first submission date will be capped at the 40% pass mark unless mitigating circumstances apply. Work submitted after the second published deadline will receive a mark of 0%. Your module convener can advise you further. 20

Mitigating Circumstances If you feel that you have mitigating circumstances that affected your work and that you would like considered by the Sub-Board of Examiners, you should complete the appropriate form which can be downloaded from our website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/administration/forms/mitigating_ circumstances.doc and submit it as soon as possible and before the second submission deadline. Please note: Not all mitigating circumstances may be considered valid. For a representative list of the kinds of mitigating circumstances that will be considered and those that won t, please visit our website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs/mitcircspol. All valid mitigating circumstances will need to be supported with appropriate documentary evidence. If you are unable to submit one or more pieces of your coursework (or unable to attend and examination) due to mitigating circumstances you may apply for a deferral of the outstanding elements of your assessment. The completed mitigating circumstances form and documentary evidence should be submitted before the second submission deadline. You should note that mitigating circumstances will only be considered where there is clear evidence that the circumstances occurred in the short period leading to or at the time of the assessment. Please note that marks awarded are normally never changed. In exceptional circumstances marks may be raised by up to 2% to secure a pass where a student has marginally failed a piece of work if there is evidence that their performance was adversely affected by the mitigating circumstances where normally their performance is of a higher standard. Where a Sub-Board of Examiners judges that a student s performance was affected by mitigating circumstances the student will be offered the option of repeating that element of the assessment. This reassessment if taken up does not count as an attempt. 21

Plagiarism Policy The link below will take you to the Birkbeck Registry s information web pages on plagiarism. http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs/plagiarism All coursework submitted will be put through the Turnitin plagiarism detection software. In preparing your coursework you will use a number of different sources: course materials (e.g. practical handouts) books, scientific papers, WWW sites and possibly conversations with other students and staff. All of these are necessary for the preparation of your assignment. However, it is essential that you always acknowledge your sources, supplying a full reference to authorship, e.g. name and year, and full details of the source. The marker of your assignment requires evidence of your understanding and effort. Borrowed material that is unacknowledged attracts no marks. Unacknowledged copying of text and/or ideas is called plagiarism, and YOU MUST NOT DO IT. You must ensure that all work you submit is entirely your own, unless you declare otherwise. Remember that plagiarism will incur severe penalties, which may include exclusion from your degree programme! There are two situations in which plagiarism commonly occurs: 1. Fraud. This applies when a student submits the written work of another person (who might be a fellow student) - in whole or part - as his/her own. Such fraud may occur with or without the authors consent, but having obtained the authors consent does not excuse the crime! Deception of this kind devalues the coursework of the perpetrator and is grossly unfair to his/her peers. Markers find this easy to spot as they keep some record of the coursework of past and present students. 2. Pirated text. This refers to copying (sometimes word for word) from a publication. Pirated text is not difficult to detect, for even if the marker does not know the source of the text (but often he/she will) the style of the plagiarised text betrays the fraud. The cohesiveness of argument, the structure of the text (formal scientific writing has a form seldom found in student essays) and English usage, always differ substantially from the usual output of the plagiariser. 22

Group Work is an area where students may be unsure, justifiably, about whether their submitted work constitutes plagiarism. The key to dealing with group work is to ensure that your coursework assignment has a content that is distinctively your own. You will encounter group work encompassing 1. Presenting seminar papers as a group, some or all group members participating in the presentation, but all contributing to the production. Project work in groups e.g. producing posters. In these types of coursework, you will be informed of the degree of permissible collaboration between group members in producing assessed work. A mark may be assigned to the group as a whole and the same mark allotted to each group member, so plagiarism is not a problem. In other cases, the group will work together for only part of the assignment and individuals will be responsible for completing the work on their own. You must list the group members on the cover sheet of the work submitted. 2. Collecting results in practical classes as a group. In some classes you may perform laboratory experiments together with one or more other students. Here, you will collect data as a group and will be encouraged to discuss the findings amongst yourselves. The assessment will usually take the form of a written report, and it is in production of this that plagiarism may arise. You must do two things: declare in your report the members of your group, and ensure that your report has a content that is distinctively yours. The distinctiveness will be possible: in any introductory section(s) of the report in the tabular and/or graphical presentation of the data in discussion of the results You are expected to produce such elements through your individual effort and not by copying text, graphs, mathematical work, etc. performed by others. For more information on plagiarism, visit the My Birkbeck site at: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/support/plagiarism/plagi arism-guide 23

Referencing Referencing your work There are a number of different methods for referencing your work and you should ensure you use an appropriate system. As the Harvard system is one which is often used in the Social Sciences, and consequently is one which would be useful for you to become familiar with, it is the system that will be described in this guide. What to reference References are important. They enhance the credibility of your work, ensure that you avoid plagiarism by not claiming another's work as your own and they allow interested readers to use your sources for further information. It might be obvious that you must reference your source when you use the direct words of another author, but it is also important to do so when you put the information into your own words. The general rule is that if the information came from an identifiable source and is not either general knowledge or your own original idea, then you should provide a reference. This may mean that almost every paragraph in your written work may carry one or more references - this is perfectly normal and acceptable. Some sentences may even have more than one reference. In fact you should be wary of paragraphs you write that do not contain a reference. It is always safer to err on the side of caution and include a reference rather than not. Please remember that although fully referencing your work is an important aim in academic writing, it is also a skill that needs to be developed, don t worry if it takes several attempts before you feel confident in its use. How to reference Referencing within the text of your written work involves noting the author and date of the information source as shown below: Germov and Williams (1996) argue that... It also means having a Reference List at the end of your work which itemises in alphabetical order (by author's surname) the full details of the sources of information. 24

For a book Include the author s surname and initials, title (italicised or underlined), edition (where relevant), publisher and place. For example: Smith J., and Jones L. (1999) A Psychology of Consumerism: When enough is not enough, Oxford University Press, London. For a journal article Details should include author's surname and initials, article title (in single quotation marks), journal title (italicised or underlined), volume number and issue number (if relevant), and the page numbers of the article. For example: Ashley, J. and Tomasello, M. (1988) Cooperative problem-solving and teaching in preschoolers, Social Development, 7 (2), 143 163. For a web page For web pages you should aim to include (where available) the author of the information (a person, group or organisation), date (most web pages have a date at the bottom of the page), title, URL, and the date you accessed the web page. It is important to include the access date as web information is prone to constant change and sometimes to disappear altogether. For example, the reference for a web page would appear in your Reference list as follows: Germov, J. and Williams, L. (1998) Social Appetite Web [web page] http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/so/socialappetite.htm, date accessed: 1 January 2009. If no author information is listed on the web page, you would simply write the reference as follows: Get Great Information Fast, [web page] (1998), http:// www.newcastle.edu.au/department/so/socialappetite.htm, date accessed: 1 January 2009. 25

Reference list or bibliography - what's the difference? The list of information sources cited at the end of a work can be called either a Reference List or a Bibliography. In most cases the two terms are interchangeable, but some disciplines maintain a distinction between the two terms. To be specific, a Reference list is a list of the actual references cited in the text of your written work, whereas a Bibliography is a wider list of information sources related to the topic, but not specifically quoted in the text. For this programme a Reference List is sufficient although you can also add a bibliography detailing any further reading around the subject that informed your understanding but which you have not directly quoted from. How to use the et al. abbreviation When there are more than two authors, and only then, it is acceptable to use the Latin abbreviation et al. (short for et alii meaning 'and others') to save space in the text. You can do this after you have written the names out in full once. Smith et al. (1988) argue that... Please note that when listing Smith in the Reference list you need to include the names of all the authors; et al. can only be used in the text. Further Information Further information on referencing and plagiarism can be obtained from the Birkbeck Library website (including a number of tutorials and more detailed guides) at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/about/learn/citing. Your tutor will also be able to provide you with additional advice and guidance. Notification of Results Online notification of results for all modules will take place in early August. You will be able to check your results via your My Birkbeck profile (see Student Support Services for more information): www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/administration/assessment/exams/resul ts 26

Failure and reassessment of a module To satisfactorily complete a module, students must achieve an overall mark of 40% or more. A student who fails to pass a module at their first attempt may be reassessed or may be required to re-take. Re-assessment is where a student will re-attempt a failed element of a failed module; it does not require attendance at lectures and seminars. A re-take requires attendance at the module s lectures and seminars as well as another attempt at the assessment. A decision on whether you will be permitted to be re-assessed in one or more elements of a module that has not been passed is at the discretion of the sub-board of examiners. It is expected that normally a student whose module result is less than 30% will be required to re-take the module. Such students will need to re-enrol for the module, re-attend the course and retake the coursework required for the module. It is expected that normally a student whose module result is 30-39% overall will be given the opportunity to be reassessed in the failed element at the next available opportunity. Reassessment Resit examinations are arranged for all modules in the September preceding the start of a new academic year. Students must inform an administrator if they wish to take up an offer of reassessment. Number of attempts Students are permitted three attempts at passing a module (the original attempt plus two further attempts, of which only one may be a reassessment). Should a student fail any module for the third time, their place on the BSc Psychology will be withdrawn. 27

Notes on completion of modules: Students passing a module cannot retake a module to gain a higher mark. Appeal Procedure There is no provision for appeals against the academic judgement of Sub- Boards of Examiners in assessing the merits of assessment. Appeals may only be based on possible errors in the administrative processes. The grounds on which appeals may be made are outlined in section 39 of the Common Awards Scheme Regulations for Taught Programmes of Study (see http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs/cas/assessment/representations for further details). 28

Completion of Award Award Scheme Scheme For The Award Of Honours The Scheme for the Award of Honours shown on the next two pages - The Scheme and examples of calculations - indicates how the examination marks awarded for each module contribute to the final percentage mark which forms the principal basis of the degree classification (First, Upper and Lower Second, Third, and Pass degrees). You will see that each module has a credit point value. Essentially, a Value of 1 credit point value indicates that the module is equivalent to about one evening a week throughout the academic year. Also, associated with each module is a Weight which reflects how advanced the module is in relation to the BSc programme as a whole. The final mark is arrived at by: 1. multiplying the credit point value by the corresponding Weights and summing the resulting numbers. (Sum of Val x Wt) 2. multiplying the examination mark by the credit point value and the Weight, and adding the results. (Sum of Val x Wt x Mk) 3. calculating (Sum of Val x Wt x Mk)/(Sum of Val x Wt) to give the average mark per weighted module. The examiners for the BSc in Psychology constitute the Sub-Board of Examiners in Psychology. It is a Sub-Board because it answers to the College Board of Examiners for the BSc Degree. Dr. Green will be pleased to answer any questions you might have about examining procedures. Classification For Honours Degree The College Common Scale of Marks is used by all College Schools for course unit examinations:- Class Percentage Mark First Class (1) 70-100 Upper Second (2.1) 60-69 Lower Second (2.2) 50-59 Third 40-49 Fail 0-39 29

Award Of Pass Classification May be awarded where a student fails to meet the criteria for an honours degree but has: a. accumulated credit worth at least 300 credits at Credit 4 or above b. of which 240 credits must be passed at credit 4 and above and c. no more than 60 credits as a Compensated Fail d. passed all the prescribed core modules for the honours programme The scheme complies with the Common Award Scheme details of which can be found on the College Registry on http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs/cas/conferment/honoursclass 30

BSc Psychology Programme 2012/13 The Scheme Candidates should normally have completed modules to the value of 360 credits. Modules will have the following weights: Weight 0 All level 4 modules Weight 1 All level 5 modules Weight 2 All level 6 modules Candidates should note that although a module may have a weighting of ZERO they will normally be required to pass it to gain the required number of credits (360) and to gain admission to next year's courses. This scheme is indicative only and is subject to alteration from time to time. It is published for the general guidance of students and is not the sole determinant of the classification of a degree. The final result for each candidate is determined not only on the basis of the grades or marks awarded to the candidate in the individual elements of the examination, but also on the assessment by the examiners, taking account of advice of Visiting Examiners, of the overall performance of the candidate. Various factors may be taken into account in arriving at the final result, such as the distribution of the marks awarded to the candidate over the various elements, the strength or weakness shown in certain elements in relation to that in other elements, and any special difficulties known to have been experienced by the candidate at the time of the examination (e.g., illness). The College reserves the right to alter existing schemes or assessment criteria without notice on the advice of Visiting Examiners or otherwise and with the approval of the appropriate College Authority. Students will be given fair warning of any changes. The College Boards and Sub-Boards of Examiners may require any finalist candidate to undergo oral examination. 31

Example of Calculations Year 1 Module Code Module Title Weight Credit Point Value Mark Value x Wt Value x Wt x Mk PSYC048H4 Psychobiology 0 0.5 62 0 0 SCPS154S4 Introduction to 0 0.5 67 0 0 Research Methods PSYC0 30S4 General Foundations of 0 1 56 0 0 Psychology PSYC026H5 Developmental 1 0.5 54 0.5 27.0 Psychology PSYC044H5 Psychobiology II 1 0.5 66 0.5 33.0 Year 2 PSYC063S5 Research Methods 1 1 59 1 59.0 PSYC067S5 Social Psychology 1 1 65 1 65.0 PSYC068S5 Individual Differences 1 1 54 1 54.0 PSYC045H6 Perception, Attention 2 0.5 55 1 55 and Performance PSYC034H6 Language 2 0.5 57 1 57 Year 3 PSYC0 Advanced Research 2 0.5 50 1 50 11H6 Methods PSYC036H6 Memory and 2 0.5 61 1 61 Cognition PSYC025S6 Critical Analysis 2 1 66 2 132 PSYC046H6 Project 2 1 62 2 124 Option 2 0.5 59 1 59 Option 2 0.5 70 1 70 PSYC076S6 History and Philosophy of Psychology 2 1 60 2 120 (Sum of Val x Wt x Mk)/(Sum of Val x Wt) = 966/16 = 60.375% Class indicated is 2:1 32

Feedback Students are given the opportunity to make their views known or raise issues through the following channels: 1) Immediate Feedback via Lecturer Students should feel welcome to feedback directly to their lecturer. However, in the interests of maintaining class focus, all such feedback should be held until either a break, or the end of the class. 2) Class Representatives They represent their year in the Student's Union and at the Student-Staff Exchange Meetings and can also approach the Programme Director or the Head of Department to raise issues on behalf of their year or individuals in their year. 3) Course Module Feedback Questionnaires These are distributed by the lecturers, usually at the last lecture. Students are asked to comment on the course module and the lecturer(s). These questionnaires are anonymous. Issues raised in these questionnaires are dealt with by the Programme Director, Course Organisers and Course Lecturers in order to improve the quality of the BSc Psychology degree. 4) Student-Staff Exchange Students of the BSc Psychology have an opportunity to bring matters relating to the degree for the attention of the Director of the BSc Psychology programme and also the Academic Staff via the Class Representatives who attend the Student-Staff Exchange Committee meetings. At these meetings, issues and problems are discussed and problems resolved as far as possible. For more information, please visit: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/intranetstudents/undergraduate_courses/student -staff_html 33

Members of the Committee There are usually two class representatives from each of the four years of students. Staff Members are the Director of the BSc Psychology and one other member of the Academic Staff who teaches on the BSc Psychology degree, and also the Learning Coordinator. A list of members is available on the Intranet. For more information, please visit: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/current-students/liaison-committee Class Representatives Every year during the third week of October, usually two students are elected or re-elected by a show of hands, at the beginning of a Lecture. Meeting Dates of the SSEC Meeting dates are available on the Intranet. Meetings take place once a term: Autumn Term in November; Spring Term in February or March; Summer Term in May. Agenda About 10 days before each meeting, Class Representatives are sent an email by the administrator requesting agenda points. Class Representatives should then contact their Year of Students to ask if they have any matters they would like to put on the Agenda. All agenda points should be emailed to the Director of the BSc Psychology. Matters can be raised anonymously if appropriate. Minutes of the SSEC Meetings These Minutes are available on the department's Intranet. Departmental Teaching & Learning Committee Meetings Points discussed at the Student-Staff Exchange Committee Meeting are brought up by the Director of the Programme at Teaching & Learning Committee Meetings. 34

Student Support Services Student Centre The site below pulls together a range of information you will need to help you study at Birkbeck. If you are not sure where to start, have a look at the student guides at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/guides Personal Tutor System All Undergraduate students following the BSc Psychology programme will be allocated a Personal Tutor from our academic staff. Role of Personal Tutors Your personal tutor is there to advise and support you with all sorts of problems. You ll be able to talk to your tutor about things like: Modules and your course study Difficulties meeting deadlines Exam revision and study concern Timetabling difficulties Problems outside of Birkbeck that may have an effect on your studies. Names of Students and the names of their Personal Tutor Students and the names of their Personal Tutor are available on Moodle under the generic BSc Psychology space/personal Tutors. Personal Tutors and their Contact details This list can be found on the intranet link below, which gives their contact details (email, room no and tel. no.) http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/our-staff New Students' allocation of a Personal Tutor New students will be assigned a Personal Tutor during the Autumn Term. What if a Student wishes to change their Personal Tutor A request to change a Personal Tutor should be put in writing (by email) to the Programme Director. How long does a Student keep the same Personal Tutor Students usually retain the same Personal Tutor throughout their degree. A student will be re-allocated another Personal Tutor when this cannot be avoided due to such reasons as retirement, illness, maternity leave or they leave Birkbeck College. 35

Contact and face-to-face meetings with Personal Tutors In the Autumn and Spring Terms, you will be invited by email to meet with your Personal Tutor to discuss progress and any problems that may have arisen. It is also open to you to contact your Personal Tutor at other times when necessary. You can contact your Personal Tutor by email, for advice or make an appointment, with a guarantee that a meeting will be arranged within a week. Learning coordinator and academic advisor Our Learning Coordinator (Dr Kirsty Rowan k.rowan@bbk.ac.uk), and Academic Advisor, (TBC) are available to students and provide academic and personal support, including workshops on study skills and advice on any difficulties with the course. Pastoral and Welfare Support Feedback At your last lecture, you will be asked to complete a Pastoral and Welfare Support feedback form. These forms are important as they give the Course Director, Personal Tutors, Course Organisers and Course Lecturers information about the students experience of welfare support in the department and college. Also it enables us to find out if there are gaps in the support which need to be dealt with. Academic Support Academic support is available from a number of sources within the College including via your School Learning Coordinator, Birkbeck s Study Skills support Team, Birkbeck Students Union and IT services. School Learning Coordinator For more information about Study Skills, please contact the Learning Coordinator, Department of Psychological Sciences, Dr Kirsty Rowan, email: k.rowan@bbk.ac.uk or the Academic Advisor, (TBC) Details of study skills courses will be put on the study skills noticeboard when available on the 5 th floor. 36

College Study Skills Support: Study skills advice and support are provided by Birkbeck s Study Skills Support Team. Our aim is to help you develop your personal and/or professional skills and to improve your learning. Some Schools also have their own Learning Support Tutor who can give you advice. We can help students both new to Higher Education and who are returning to study in developing the skills that you need to carry out effective and enjoyable study. This includes help and advice in areas such as academic writing, note taking, managing and planning your time, revision and preparing for exams, advice on IT skills, dealing with stress. More information on the service and the learning support available to you can be found on our webpage: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/support Study skills workshops for Undergraduate students We run study skills workshops throughout the year. Priority for spaces is given to first year undergraduate students. Other students may attend subject to spaces being available. Details of the programme can be found on our webpage: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/support/workshops Feel free to contact the office for further advice and details on how we can support your studies at Birkbeck. studyskills@bbk.ac.uk 0207 631 6683 020 3073 8042 37

Students Union The Students' Union offers a series of academic support sessions to help you whether you are having problems with your current studies or are just feeling a bit rusty. Sessions are held on weeknights from 6-7.30pm and on Saturdays in both the morning (11am 12.30 pm) and the afternoon (1pm 2.30 pm). For further information email: info@bcsu.bbk.ac.uk Or tel no.: 020 7631 6335 or visit http://www.bbk.ac.uk/su/skills Computer courses The College s IT Services (ITS) run a number of courses on computing and related skills. For details visit the 'My Birkbeck' website. The College Library lists study skills books on their website http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/study.html 38

Disability At Birkbeck there are students with a wide range of disabilities including dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, mobility difficulties, mental health needs, medical conditions, respiratory conditions. Many of them have benefited from the advice and support provided by the College s Disability Office. The Disability Office The College has a Disability Office located in room G12 on the ground floor of the Malet Street building. The Disability Service Manager is Mark Pimm. Mark is your first point of referral for disability enquiries at the College. He can provide advice and support on travel and parking, physical access, the Disabled Students Allowance, special equipment, personal support, examination arrangements etc. If you have a disability or dyslexia, we recommend go come to their drop in session where we can discuss support and make follow up appointments as necessary. The drop in sessions are between 4pm and 6pm Monday to Friday. The Disability Office can also complete an Individual Student Support Agreement form with you, confirming your support requirements and send this to your School and relevant Departments at the College so they are informed of your needs. Access at Birkbeck Birkbeck's main buildings have wheelchair access, accessible lifts and toilets, our reception desks have induction loops for people with hearing impairments and we have large print and tactile signage. Disabled parking, lockers, specialist seating in lectures and seminars and portable induction loops can all be arranged by the Disability Office. The Disabled Students Allowance UK and most EU students with disabilities on undergraduate and postgraduate courses are eligible to apply for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). The DSA usually provides thousands of pounds worth of support and all the evidence shows that students who receive it are more likely to complete their courses successfully. The Disability Office can provide further information on the DSA and can assist you in applying to Student Finance England for this support. 39

The Personal Assistance Scheme Some students need a personal assistant to provide support on their course, for example a note-taker, sign language interpreter, reader, personal assistant, disability mentor or dyslexia support tutor. Birkbeck uses a specialist agency to recruit Personal Assistants and they can assist you with recruiting, training and paying your personal assistant. Please contact the Disability Office for information on this scheme. Support in your School The provision which can be made for students with disabilities by Schools is set out in the Procedures for Students with Disabilities. This is available from the Disability Office and on the disability website (see below). As mentioned above your School will receive a copy of your Individual Student Support Agreement from the Disability Office. This will make specific recommendations about the support you should receive from the School. Whilst we anticipate that this support will be provided by the Programme Director, tutors and School Administrator the School/Department of Psychology also has a Student Disability Liaison Officer. If you experience any difficulties or require additional support from the School then they may also be able to assist you. They may be contacted through the School Office or the Disability Office. Support in IT Services and Library Services There is a comprehensive range of specialist equipment for students with disabilities in IT Services. This includes software packages for dyslexic students (e.g. Claroread and Inspiration), screen reading and character enhancing software for students with visual impairments, specialist scanning software, large monitors, ergonomic mice and keyboards, specialist orthopaedic chairs etc. For advice and assistance please contact Disability IT Support. There is also a range of specialist equipment in the Library including a CCTV reading machine for visually impaired students as well as specialist orthopaedic chairs and writing slopes. The Disability Office refers all students with disabilities to the Library Access Support service who provides a comprehensive range of services for students with disabilities. 40

Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) Mature students who experienced problems at school are often unaware that these problems may result from their being dyslexic. Whilst dyslexia cannot be cured, you can learn strategies, which make studying significantly easier. If you think you may be dyslexic you should contact the Disability Office who can screen you and where appropriate refer you to an Educational Psychologist for a dyslexia assessment. Some students can receive assistance in meeting this cost from their employer. In exceptional cases students may receive assistance from the Access to Learning Fund. Examinations Students with disabilities and dyslexia may be eligible for special arrangements for examinations e.g. extra time, use of a word processor, amanuensis, enlarged examination papers etc. In order to receive special arrangements a student must provide medical evidence of their disability (or an Educational Psychologists report if you are dyslexic) to the Disability Office. For School examinations you should contact your Programme Director to request special arrangements at least 2 weeks before the examination. For main College summer examinations you are given the opportunity to declare that you require special provision on your assessment entry form. Students who require provision should then attend an appointment with the Disability Office to discuss and formalise the appropriate arrangements. The closing date for making special examination arrangements in College examinations is the 15th March and beyond this date consideration will only be given to emergency cases. Further information Full information on disability support can be found at: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/disability For further information or to make an appointment to see Mark (Disability Advisor) on 020 7631 6336 or email disability@bbk.ac.uk. Alternatively you can go to the Disability Office in room G12 between 4pm and 6pm Monday Friday. 41

Financial Support Birkbeck College, Student Financial Support team They can give you information and advice if you are unable to afford your programme of study. If you would like further advice, or to make an appointment, please contact them on 020 7631 6362 between 12.00 and 5.30pm, Monday-Thursday. Appointments are available: Term time: Monday-Thursday 12.00-5.30; Friday 12.00-5.00 Out of term: Monday-Friday 12.00-5.00 See link below http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/studentfinance Financial support (Government and Birkbeck) Part-time undergraduate students - financial support in 2012/13 The main source of funding available for new students is the student tuition fee loan from the government. If you are eligible you will be able to apply for a loan to cover the full cost of your fees. To be eligible for a student loan you should be studying on an undergraduate course (e.g. foundation degree, BA/BSc/LLB or a Certificate of Higher Education) and: studying at this level for the first time. i.e. you do not already have an undergraduate or equivalent level qualification. If you have studied previously at Undergraduate level please see our FAQs for further information. studying a minimum of 25% equivalent of a full-time course (30 credits) or modules worth 30 credits a year classified as a Home/EU student For more information, visit http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/ug_finance2012 42

Other support Even if you are not eligible for Government loans, Birkbeck has other financial support available to ensure that lack of finance does not prevent you from studying: NSP Fee Waivers and Birkbeck Cash Bursary Access to Learning Fund Childcare support Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships Birkbeck Bursaries For more information, visit: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/ug_finance2012 For information about paying your tuition fees, please contact the Fees Office on 020 7631 6295 or see link below http://www.bbk.ac.uk/fin/fees/ 43

Students Union Students Union web site: www.birkbeckunion.org The Students Union provides a range of activities and support for students. Check out the Students Union web site above to find out what they offer. Membership of the Students Union Students automatically become a member of Birkbeck Students Union. This entitles you to NUS individual membership and access to the NUS Extra discount card and the ISIC Card. Birkbeck degree students are also full members of the University of London Union (ULU) in Malet Street, and have access to all the clubs and societies, bars and sports facilities that ULU has to offer. Student Union Office 4th Floor, Extension, Main Building Tel No: 020 7631 6335 Website: http://bbk.ukmsl.net/ Students Union Location Based on the fourth floor extension in the Main Building Course Representatives and Student-Staff Exchange Committee The Students Union provides and coordinates the student representatives and academic support network across the College, and this is headed in the Schools by the elected School Officers and coordinated by the SU Executive Officers. Societies and Clubs The Students Union runs and subsidizes over 25 clubs and societies from Football to the Early Modern Society, the Law Society to the Green Team. You can always start your own society or club and receive support and funding from the Students Union. The Students Union also campaigns and represents your interests to the College and the University. Campaigns are approved by the Representatives Council and run by the elected student officers heading various groups or representing dedicated smaller committees of students. 44

Welfare and Support The Students Union runs an Advice Centre - The Student Advice Centre is the right place for help with any problems you may have. One of the main aims of the Advice Centre is to encourage students to come and ask questions before problems start having an effect on their ability to study. The Advice Centre is independent of the College and is a confidential service. 020 7631 6655 email: advice@bcsu.bbk.ac.uk Counselling The Counselling Service is confidential, professional, independent and easily accessible. Any student seeking counselling will be given an initial assessment session with a counsellor. Subsequent appointments are booked in blocks of eight weeks, which are set in agreement with your counsellor. The counsellors work with students on an individual basis through weekly fifty minute sessions. During these sessions you will have the opportunity to consider the problems you are having in your life and to develop constructive ways of dealing with them. To book, or for further information, phone 0207 631 6335,or drop by the SU office on the fourth floor of the Malet Street extension building. You can also email: info@bcsu.bbk.ac.uk Further information may be obtained on the website: http://bbk.ukmsl.net/welfare/counselling/ Shop Location: Basement, Main Building Opening Hours Mon Fri 8:30am to 9:30pm (term time) Saturday and Sunday - open Health services available to Birkbeck College students Birkbeck subscribes to the Gower Street Practice and all students may use the health centre there. Students living in central London can register with the doctors for full NHS General Practitioner services, but other students can also benefit from some of their services. In addition to normal GP services, the Gower Street Practice offers psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy, and is experienced in helping students. Call the health centre on 020 7636 7628 for further information or visit their website: www.gowerstreetpractice.org.uk 45

Careers advice for Birkbeck Students Most students are interested in developing their careers, either within their current field of work or in a completely new direction. The Specialist Institutions Careers Service (SICS) offers expertise and experience in working with students and graduates of all ages and at all stages of career development. The Specialist Institution Career Service (SICS) This careers service is available to Birkbeck Students 1st Floor, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN. Tel: 020 7863 6030; Email:sics@careers.lon.ac.uk; Web:www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sics Early evening advisory service Early evening 20 minute sessions specifically for Birkbeck are students available on Wednesday evenings during term-time. Drop-in quick-query advice Monday Thursday between 2.00pm 4.30pm; These 15-20 minute sessions are ideal for helping you to develop your CV, look over your application forms or covering letters, preparing for job interviews or simply to begin to get your career ideas into focus. Longer or in-depth Career Guidance interviews These are suitable for complete career beginners, those looking to change or develop their careers further as well as those who are thinking of undertaking further study. This service is also ideal for those who would like to practice for a forthcoming job interview. Career development SICS also offers the opportunity to practice aptitude tests similar to those used by employers, take part in Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment workshops; and runs a Careers Development Programme: seminars designed to help you with all aspects of career planning, interview preparation and applications. Birkbeck students are encouraged to access our services via our website and book for events though our Student Registration System Interfase. https://interfase.thecareersgroup.co.uk/sics/student/. 46

The Careers Information Room Here you will find a huge range of resources providing detailed information in areas such as; general career choice and your options once you graduate, further or postgraduate study and information on helping you fund this study, working or studying abroad, writing CVs and application forms and vacancies with graduate recruiters as well as part-time and vacation-type vacancies. Much of this information is FREE to take away, so pop in and help yourself and read through it in your own time. Jobs You can find full and part-time jobs and internship information at www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sics/jobs and sign up to get jobs by email as well as receive information about forthcoming career events & courses, employer presentations and vacancy news that is of interest to you directly to your email inbox. www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sics/alert Catering Services at Birkbeck 5th Floor Eatery Located in the extension building in Malet Street, the Fifth Floor Eatery offers a wide selection of freshly prepared sandwiches, freshly prepared soup, pasties, cakes, confectionery, hot and cold beverages for a quick and easy grab and go service. We also offer a wide range of classic & modern meals, daily vegetarian choices, jacket potatoes, salads & made to order deli-bar & light bites Opening Hours Term Time - Monday to Friday: 10.00-20.00 Opening Hours Out of Term - Monday to Friday only: 10.00-16.00 Lunch time service is 12.00 to 14:30 Dinner time service is 17:00 to 19:00 Childcare For information on help with childcare costs: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/certhe_finance/childcare For information on the Central London Nursery Service which offers evening childcare:http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/nursery 47

Costa Coffee Located on the ground floor of the Malet Street building facing Torrington Square you will find a 'Fair Traded' Costa Coffee outlet with freshly baked pastries and muffins, a premium range of Panini's, sandwiches & snacks. Opening Hours - Term Time Monday Friday 08.30 22.00, Saturday 08.30 19.00, Sunday 09.30-19.00 Opening Hours - Out Of Term Monday Friday 08.30 17.00, Saturday 9.00 17.00 Vending Machines Malet Street - Hot Beverages/Coca-Cola Beverages/Confectionery Senate House - Hot Beverages/Coca-Cola Beverages/Confectionery Clore Management Centre - Coca-Cola Beverages 43 Gordon Square - Hot Beverages 26 Russell Square - Hot Beverages 30 Russell Square - Hot Beverages The George Birkbeck Bar Students' Union Bar can be found on the 4th floor Extension of the Malet Street building. During term time open from 11am to 11pm. Facilities in the JCR include a Pool table, games machine and four large plasma TV screens. 48

Learning Resources IT Services Computing Facilities in the Department of Psychological Sciences DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES IT HELP DESK Room: 421A, 4th floor Tel no: 020 7079 0744 Email: it-support@psychology.bbk.ac.uk Students can access a number of windows-based PCs in Room 534 Access to the Department of Psychological Sciences computers is restricted to authorized members (i.e. all current students and staff) of the department. Room 534 is both protected by security locks which requires a combination for entry and new users have to sign an authorization form to gain access to these facilities. Students are required to enter their CCS username and password to access computers. Students will be given full details of these facilities in the first few weeks of the Autumn term. Room 534 (Lecture Room and Workstation Room) is specifically for the use by the Department of Psychological Sciences staff and students and is not normally used by any other department. The room is principally used by the Research Methods Course. Any problem with this room should be brought to the attention of the Lecturer taking a course, or when necessary, the Technical Services Manager or one of the Administrators. There are a number of computers for use by students at the back of 534 and this section of the room is available during the opening hours of the College and is not affected by the bookings for the front section of room 534. Students can check if either the back or front sections of room 534 are in use by checking the booking calendar attached to the door of each section. 49

Facilities available to students in these computer rooms include: Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Graphics: Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) Statistical Analysis: SPSS version 18 Laboratory Experiments: Experiment generating tool E-prime is installed on all the workstations and SuperLab is also available on demand. Internet: Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are available Email: http://mpmail.bbk.ac.uk is the recommended email system for students. Printers: Printers are available in these rooms. Printing accounts must be topped up in the dedicated machines situated in the lobby. Conditions of Use of Computing Facilities In The Department of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck College http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/intranet-students/it_psychology Central College Facilities: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) ITS is an academic service department responsible for the central communications and IT infrastructure of the College. We provide a wide range of network services to support the teaching & learning, research and administrative activities of College staff and students. IT Service Desk Opening Hours Ground Floor, Main Building, Malet Street Term time: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 8:00pm Vacations: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm Tel: 020 7631 6543 Email: its@bbk.ac.uk 50

ITS facilities and services include: Extensive campus data network providing high speed connectivity to the Internet Purpose-built computer classrooms equipped with up-to-date networked PCs and high-quality printers (at least one open 24 hours a day) Wide range of general software applications (e.g. word-processing, email, web) and specialist packages Wireless connectivity to the College network from your laptop or other personal computer equipment Facilities for students with special needs, including technical support and advice on the use of assistive technologies to help with specific disabilities Service Desk with extended opening hours for general computing queries Practical, hands-on training workshops on general applications and self-training materials to enable you to work at your own pace Remote access to College electronic resources and services An online electronic course management system to support learning Moodle The majority of these Services are only available to enrolled students. You can find out more about them and others by visiting the 'My Birkbeck' website. Access to all IT services is via a username and password (issued by email) and includes personal storage space on a networked server. You need to provide and maintain an email address that can be used for all College correspondence. Alternatively, you can apply for a web-based Birkbeck email account hosted by Google. You are expected to access the 'My Studies at Birkbeck' website to update your email address and other personal details and to access information about your programme of study. 51

Library Services The College Library Library web site: www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/ Library entrance: Ground floor of the main building Opening Hours normal term-time hours are 08.30-23.45. Please see the Library web site for any changes to this. Library Help Desk: Tel: 020 7631 6063. Email: library-help@bbk.ac.uk Joining the Library Once you are fully enrolled you are automatically a member of the Library. You will need your College ID card to activate the turnstile and to take books out. Borrowing books You can have up to 10 books on loan at any one time. Most books can be borrowed for 3 weeks. Some books, videos and DVDs can be borrowed for 1 week. There is also a small collection of 1 day loan books and reference books. Book Renewals: online at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/about/how/renew/ by phone: 020 7631 6239 Your Subject Librarian Please contact Sue Godsell if you need any help with using the Library s resources and/or finding information over and above that which you can get from the Library help desk. Sue is available for telephone and email help, and group or one-to-one information skills sessions by appointment. Tel. 020 7631 6062 email s.godsell@bbk.ac.uk Collect a Psychological Sciences Library Resources leaflet from the Library or see it online at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/subguides/science/psychology/ 52

Access to the Library Catalogue You can search the library catalogue from the library web site, enabling you to check what's in stock, which books you have borrowed, or to renew or reserve your books. Books, Videos and DVDs Books, videos and DVDs are arranged on the shelves by subject and given a shelfmark, which can be found by using the Library catalogue. There are two sequences of shelfmarks in the Library. Most materials have a numerical shelfmark - e.g. books about general psychology are shelved at 150. Some older material has an alphabetical classmark e.g. books about general psychology are also shelved at IA. Reading Room Collection The Reading Room Collection (RRC) consists of high-demand books and articles, so you can quickly find the recommended reading for your course. They cannot be borrowed. The RRC contains books, photocopies of journal articles and of book chapters selected by lecturers. It is located on Level 1 of the Library. Photocopies are assigned a P/C number and arranged numerically in red folders and books are arranged by shelfmark. Reference collection This collection of dictionaries, directories and encyclopedias is located in front of the enquiry desk on Level 1 of the Library. Journals Printed journals are arranged in alphabetical order of title on level 4. Journals are for reference only, but articles can be photocopied. You can search for printed journals by title using the Library catalogue. Ejournals The Library subscribes to over 20,000 electronic journals (also known as ejournals). These give you the full text of the original article to read on screen, print out or save to disk. The Library web site shows you the volumes and dates available online. Most of the ejournals can be accessed from outside the College. The titles of electronic journals are not included on the Library catalogue. Ejournals are listed at and can be accessed through the elibrary at www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib/ 53

Databases You can use a database when you need to find out what has been written in journals or conference proceedings on a particular subject. See the full list at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib/databases/ or see the list of the Psychological Sciences subject guide Photocopying Photocopiers are available on level 1 of the Library. They can do A4 and A3 size copies and have reduction and enlargement facilities. Payment for photocopying is via an online account and the machines are operated using your student card. There are also two colour photocopier/printers. Inter-Library Loan Service: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/about/how/ill Please go to the above link for information regarding obtaining information not held at Birkbeck Library. Other University Libraries Birkbeck students may also access a number of other university libraries: Senate House Library http://www.shl.lon.ac.uk Check your MyBirkbeck profile or ask at the Library help desk to see if you are eligible for free membership of Senate House Library British Psychological Society Library - also located at Senate House Library http://www.bps.org.uk/careers/postgrad/the-society-library.cfm For details of other libraries you can use, please see http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/otherlibs/ 54

Moodle Virtual Learning Environment VLE The college uses the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment to provide an online resource where students can gain access to important course information such as lecture notes and slides, course announcements, timetables and more. Once students have enrolled, they will be sent a username and password to access Moodle. Students can access Moodle at: https://moodle.bbk.ac.uk When logging into Moodle for the first time you will be presented with a list of modules you are enrolled on for the current academic year, as well as a link to the generic BSc Psychology Moodle space. Clicking on the name of a module will take you to that module's discrete Moodle space. Here, you will find module specific information such as the contact details of the module convener, copies of notes and slides from lectures that have already taken place, and a message board for discussing material covered with your classmates. Some modules may also use Moodle to allow students to submit assignments electronically. As access is limited to modules for which you are enrolled you should save to your personal computer any material which you may want to refer to in the future. The generic BSc Moodle space holds useful information which is not module specific, such as personal tutor allocations, seminar groupings and programme timetables. The main Moodle page, which is the first screen seen after login, displays upto-date announcements about the programme. Course administrators will use Moodle as the principle means of making announcements, so it is vital that students check it regularly. This is particular important in relation to lecture cancellation, and students are advised to check Moodle before they leave for lectures, especially in the event of extreme weather conditions. For more information on using Moodle go to: https://moodle.bbk.ac.uk 55

Accreditation and Further Study Graduate Basis for Registration of the British Psychological Society This degree confers eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (Graduate Basis for Registration), upon receipt of a lower second (2:2) degree or better. The final year research project must also be passed. Birkbeck Psychological Society The Birkbeck Psychological Society has been set up in the past in order to enrich and advance the academic and cultural life of both its student members and indeed the wider community. The aims of the student-run Psychological Society are threefold: To provide its members with a network of support. To advance and broaden our psychological knowledge. To bring psychology students closer together. This is done by organising student workshops and study groups; lectures and conferences; trips to see films with psychological content; disseminating details of the latest psychological research; arranging guest speakers to talk about their profession; and social events, such as the Christmas and End of Year parties. Jean Piaget once said that the child is an active explorer. So we are. Life is not something we passively receive and respond to, or something that imprints itself upon us, but something that we engage in, something we can ameliorate and give shape to. Wonderful things happen all around us and, depending on the spirit in which we go about them, we can play invaluable roles in it. So get involved! The Officers of the Society:- TBA, President TBA, Vice-President TBA, Treasurer TBA, Secretary 56

The British Psychological Society (BPS) http://www.bps.org.uk/ Student Membership Students can download an application form for Student Membership from the BPS website. The BPS provides a vast range of information on careers in Psychology and the latest developments in psychology teaching and research. BSc Psychology This degree confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS (Graduate Basis for Registration) upon receipt of a Lower second (2:2) degree or better. The final year research project must also be passed. 57

Department of Psychological Sciences The Department is headed by Professor Mike Oaksford. Currently there are 28 academic staff specialising in a variety of psychology fields. The academic staff are members of four main research groupings, namely Cognitive Modelling, Brain and Cognitive Development, Perception, Attention and Emotion, and Child, Family and Health Psychology. Details of their research interests can be found on the departmental website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/staff/academic. The department also has 50 Research Staff undertaking research. Birkbeck s position as the UK s leading provider of part-time higher education courses is built upon quality teaching based on ongoing research. In the last National Research Assessment Exercise, the Department was ranked 5 th out of all UK Psychology Departments, an excellent result. Research is being undertaken in the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (Henry Wellcome Building), and the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues (at 7 Bedford Square) for further information visit http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/research/ At the last Assessment of Teaching Quality, the BSc Psychology had a scoring of 23 points out of 24 which is judged as excellent. The BSc Director of Undergraduate Studies is Dr Simon Green. Location The Department of Psychological Sciences is located on the 5 th Floor of Birkbeck s main Malet Street building. The department office is located in room 501. Opening hours are: 10am-12am and 3pm-6pm. Key Contacts Your main contacts are the three BSc administrators who will be able to either deal with your query themselves or direct you to the appropriate person or department. Queries arising in class should normally be raised with the lecturer in question. Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr Simon Green Email: s.green@bbk.ac.uk Tel. no. 020 7631 6332 Room no. 512 Malet Street Responsible for the academic Management and Organisation of the BSc Psychology programme 58

BSc Year Reps Year 1- Simon Green- s.green@bbk.ac.uk Year 2 Dr Clare Press- c.press@bbk.ac.uk Year 3 Dr Eddy Davelaar e.davelaar@bbk.ac.uk Project Co-ordinator Professor Jonathan Smith ja.smith@bbk.ac.uk Options Co-ordinator Dr Simon Green s.green@bbk.ac.uk They are your first point of contact for academic queries relating to the appropriate courses. Learning Coordinator, School of Science Dr Kirsty Rowan Email: k.rowan@bbk.ac.uk Tel.no.: 020 7631 6736 Room no. 514 Responsibilities: Kirsty Rowan is available for all first year students who would like to enhance their study skills and for general student support. She is available for one-to-one and group tutorials and drop-in appointments for support and advice on any aspect of your learning or on any issue that is affecting your studies. She will also be organising workshops and specific study skills sessions that run throughout the year to enable students to develop their study skills, such as note-taking and exam techniques. Details of these workshops and sessions will be advertised on the department s noticeboard and through email alerts. You can contact Kirsty to book an appointment by email at k.rowan@bbk.ac.uk The second learning support office (TBC) is available for all second, third and fourth year students who would like to enhance their study skills and for general student support. 59

Administrators, BSc Psychology Programme Department Office: 5th floor, Main Building, room no. 501 Opening Hours: 10-12 am and 3-6 pm Mr Magnus Vaughan Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk Tel.no.: 0207 6316087 Mr Suraj Darbar Email:s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk Tel. no.: 0207 631 6087 Miss Amy Valentine Email:a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk Tel. no.: 0207 631 6207 Responsible for the administration of the BSc Psychology (including examinations and admissions). IT Staff Mr Avi Reisman, IT Manager, Mr Ruben Zamora, IT Support Officer and Mahen Padayachee IT Support Officer are located in Room 421A, 4th floor Main Building, Malet Street. Technician Mr Harish Patel, Technical Services Manager is located in room 506. 60

Advice, Support and Complaints There are a number of avenues for seeking advice, obtaining support and making a complaint depending upon the circumstances. Advice Any student who experiences problems with a particular course, should always, as a first step, discuss these problems with the lecturer concerned. You can contact the Course Organiser, if a problem has not been satisfactorily dealt with. The relevant year representative should be consulted if the problem persists. Problems which cannot be resolved with your year representative may be communicated to the Programme Director. You may also wish to contact the Learning Coordinator for advice. Support Students experiencing personal, family or work related problems, which are interfering with your college studies or those who want to discuss their progress on the course, should, in the first instance, contact their Personal Tutor. You may also wish to contact the Learning Coordinator for advice. Administrators of the BSc Psychology Course, Magnus Vaughan, Amy Valentine and Suraj Darbar For quick and easy access to information students are encouraged to visit our website where they will find the answers to most of their questions. If the website fails to provide an answer contact one of the administrators for help with any aspect of the Course, If contacting by phone students should give their name and year of study. The administrators can give advice on who they should contact and will also be able to help with certain aspects of the course. If they are unable to assist, they will find out who can help and obtain the necessary information as appropriate. BSc Psychology Programme Director Dr Simon Green The Course Director oversees the whole degree. He deals with problems which a Personal Tutor has not been able to resolve. The Course Director will consult with the Head of Department when necessary. The Course Director deals with such matters as progression to the next academic year (which is usually dealt with after the exams), approves all students course modules for the new academic year, assessment in 2012/13 and also approves any exam withdrawals. The Course Director is also responsible for student feedback, the BSc Psychology web site and Intranet, the BSc Psychology Course Handbook and many other aspects of running a degree course at Birkbeck College. 61

Complaints Problems and issues regarding the degree and course modules can also be brought to the attention of the Course Director and Academic staff at the Student-Staff Exchange Committee meetings. Students should inform their Class Reps if they want something discussed at an SSEC meeting which normally takes place once a term. Class Reps will request agenda points before each meeting. Student Complaints Procedure (Academic Issues) The aim of the College s Student Complaints Procedure is to ensure that complaints from students relating to courses of study, the availability or quality of facilities and any issues relating to College staff are dealt with fairly and promptly. Further details of the full procedure can be found at: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/reg/regs In addition students have the opportunity to raise matters of proper concern through a number of individual procedures for dealing with specific problems or complaints about certain decisions or types of treatment which take precedence over the Student Complaints Procedure. These include: i. Appeals against Decisions of the Boards of Examiners ii. iii. http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/rules/appealsagainstexamboarddecisi ons.pdf Complaints about students (Code of Student Discipline) http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/rules/complaints_pdf_old Complaints involving alleged harassment by staff (Dignity at Work and Study) http://www.bbk.ac.uk/hr/policies_services/dignity_at_work_and_study Students should note the following statement in the College statutes: "No religious test shall be imposed upon any teacher, student or officer at the College nor shall any disability be imposed on the grounds of political belief, sex or race." Intolerance and prejudice have no place in an academic institution and it is expected that all students will reflect the spirit of the College statute in their dealings with one another and with all who work in the department. 62

Appendix 1 Module Outlines Course Title: PSYCHOBIOLOGY Course Organiser Dr Simon Green Email: s.green@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. Administrative Contact: Magnus Vaughan, Amy Valentine and Suraj Darbar Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC048H4 Course Unit Value.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to the principles of neuronal and synaptic conduction in relation to information processing, and to the overall organisation of the brain and nervous system 2. consider the distribution of behavioural functions within brain structures and pathways 3. introduce the role of brain function in relation to psychological disorders 4. describe the interplay of cognitive and physiological factors in the stress response Course content An introduction to the principles of operation and the outline organisation of the nervous system. Further topics covered in detail include language, hemisphere asymmetries, amnesia, emotion, stress, psychopathology, and sensory processes (mainly vision). Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe methods of information transmission in the nervous system 2. present, understand, and evaluate evidence on the organisation of such functions as language, memory and visuo-spatial ability in the brain 3. understand the role of biological approaches such as neurotransmitters in explaining disorders such as schizophrenia 4. describe the relative roles of cognition and physiological arousal in states of stress 5. understand the basic principles of visual processing in the brain Recommended Texts Green, S. (1994). Principles of Biopsychology. Erlbaum. Other biopsychology texts such as Pinel, Rosenzweig, Wickens etc would cover most of the material on the course Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 7 weeks of the Autumn Term (including Reading Week) Day and Time Wednesday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures. Please note that it is planned to have these available via Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturer will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written paper (In-class test) Time allowed: 2 hours 63

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS Course Organisers: Dr Emma Meaburn and Miss Zoe Boden Email: rm01@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code SCPS154S4 Course Unit Value 1 c.u. (30 credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide students with an understanding of the rationale for, and methods of, psychological experimentation 2. give students knowledge of how to analyse and interpret data from univariate studies 3. give students an understanding of the different sorts of behavioural measures (data) that may be collected in an experiment and of the relative merits of each sort of measure 4. allow students to appreciate the differences between simple univariate experimental designs 5. provide students with the ability to write-up an experiment clearly and concisely in accordance with the notes on writing laboratory reports Course content This course introduces basic statistical tests and common research designs employed in psychological experimentation. There is particular emphasis on the execution and reporting of experiments, understanding and interpreting the output of descriptive and inferential statistical tests, and how to use the statistical computer software package SPSS. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. define basic statistical terms (e.g., standard deviation) 2. define basic experimental terms (e.g., extraneous variables) 3. summarise data using appropriate graphs, tables and descriptive statistics 4. understand the principles of inferential statistical testing 5. perform and interpret the outcome of the following statistical tests and procedures either by hand or using SPSS: Chisquare test, Mann-Whitney/Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test, Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed- Ranks test, Related t test, Unrelated t test. 6. describe the circumstances under which each of the above statistical tests is appropriate 7. design an experiment to test a univariate hypothesis Recommended Texts Essential book for the course: Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Andy Field. Recommended further reading How to design and report experiments. Andy Field & Graham Hole. Note: This book provides additional content on how to report experimental results, and will be useful for RM01 report writing assignments. Statistical Methods for Psychology. David Howell. Note: This is not an entry level textbook, and so is recommended for students who have some knowledge and experience of statistics and experimental design. It is detailed enough to see you through your entire Psychology undergraduate studies. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Term 4 weeks Winter Term, 11 weeks Spring Term (including Reading Week) and 4 weeks of the Summer Day and Time Wednesday evenings from 6.00-9.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods: Laboratory course Lecture Notes/Worksheets: Worksheets are given out during laboratory sessions, lecture notes, worksheets and answers will be made available via Moodle. Assessments Lab reports: The course includes three experiments. Students must write up sections of all of these experiments according to the standard format and submit them in report format by the deadlines stated in the timetable. SPSS test: a 45 minute open-book SPSS test ONE examination (practical paper) - Time allowed: 2.5 hours Course pass requirements In order to pass the module overall, students must pass (>=40%) the exam, and must also pass lab report two, report three and the SPSS test. Students who fail to submit all three pieces of coursework by the deadlines will be penalised (marks capped at 40% as per college guidelines). 64

Course Title: GENERAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY Course Organiser Dr Simon Green Email: s.green@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contact: Magnus Vaughan, Amy Valentine and Suraj Darbar Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC030S4 Course Unit Value 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to major areas of modern psychology 2. introduce the main theoretical approaches in psychology 3. provide opportunities for group discussion on psychological topics 4. give experience in preparing and presenting topics in different areas of psychology 5. allow students to gain experience in writing essays on psychological topics Course content Comprehensive introduction to core areas of psychology: lectures and seminars covering basic aspects of cognition, language, memory and perception; personality; social psychology; abnormal psychology and developmental psychology. Seminars will be oriented towards developing students study skills and communication abilities. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify the main theoretical approaches in psychology 2. describe some of the main theories and findings from each of the main areas of modern psychology 3. produce essays containing relevant psychological findings and arguments in response to questions under examination conditions 4. give oral presentations to small groups and participate in seminar discussions 5. produce two essays, one in the Autumn term and one in the Spring term Recommended Texts Psychology by Gleitman, Gross, J. and Reisberg, D. (8th Edition)(2010) W.W. Norton. Earlier editions of the Gleitman text would also be suitable. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term, 11 weeks Spring Term and 4 weeks Summer Term (including Reading Weeks) Day and Time Autumn Term: Thursday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm LECTURES and 7.30-9.00pm SEMINARS Spring and Summer Terms: Thursday evenings LECTURES from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture and seminar course: Lectures on this course are usually given by the Lecturers of the School. Seminars are an opportunity for students to discuss psychology topics with members of their seminar group and Seminar Leader. Study skills These incorporated into Seminars and you will be given a study skills pack. You will also be given the Seminar Reading Lists and topics for discussion. Students will be asked to give a presentation at some point in the Seminars. Students will also be required to write essays as part of the seminar programme. Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures. Please note that it is planned to have these available on the Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines 3hr exam 80%. Four questions to be answered, including one compulsory short-answer question and three other questions (selected by the candidate from a larger number. Two essays of 1500 words each worth 10%.10hrs experimental participation (2000 word critique or equivalent for anyone who does not complete the experimental participation) for progression to Year 2. Past exam questions are available for printing from the Library web site. 65

Course Title: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Course Organiser: Dr Natasha Kirkham Email: n.kirkham@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC026H5 Course Unit Value: 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to the main influences on social, emotional, perceptual and cognitive development during infancy, childhood and adolescence 2. review major theories of human development 3. evaluate the evidence from different research designs used in developmental psychology 4. introduce students to both basic and applied perspectives on child development Course content review of major theories of human development, including environmental and biological influences on development an introduction to social, emotional, perceptual and cognitive development during infancy, childhood and adolescence evaluating the findings from experimental, observational, longitudinal and survey research. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. list the general themes that have been covered in the course (see exercise on main themes in developmental psychology) 3. list the main theories covered in each of the lecture topics 4. critically evaluate each of the theories in relation to rival theories 5. use research evidence to support or refute each idea 6. evaluate the strength of research evidence in developmental psychology 7. have the opportunity to make contributions to class exercises 8. have the opportunity to write essays and receive feedback Recommended Texts Cole, M. & Cole, S.R. & Lightfoot, C (2005) The Development of Children. 5th Edition. New York: Worth Press. Developmental Psychology (2012), by Patrick Leman, Andy Bremner, Ross Parke, Mary Gauvain. ISBN: 9780077126162 / 0077126165 Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term (including Reading Week) Day and Time Friday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes Reading lists and lecture notes will be posted online. There will be no paper handouts provided. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines One essay consisting of 1500 words due at the end of the course (essay titles to be given out at the beginning of the course) and one exam consisting of multiple choice questions. 66

Course Title: PSYCHOBIOLOGY II Course Organiser: Dr Kate Nicholls Email: k.nicholls@fce-sessional.bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar, Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC044H5 Course Unit Value 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Pre-requisites Students should have passed the PSYC048H4 Psychobiology I examination Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. explore in more depth (following on from the Psychobiology I course) the structure and function of the central nervous system and sensory systems in the body 2. study the biological basis of emotion and social cognition 3. understand the way in which genes and environment influence brain development and are responsible for individual differences in brain development and behaviour 4. investigate the contribution of evolutionary approaches and primate research to understanding the biological basis of human brain development and behaviour Course content Central Nervous System Sensory Processing Biological aspects of Emotion and Sleep Neural basis of Social Cognition Behaviour Genetics Evolutionary explanations of Animal Behaviour Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe the structure of the central nervous system and the process of information transmission in the nervous system 2. understand how sensory systems function and how they cooperate 3. understand and present evidence on the biological basis of emotion and social cognition in the brain 4. understand the interplay between genetic and environmental influences in causing variation in human behaviour 5. discuss how behavioural genetics has advanced our understanding of the causes of learning abilities and psychological disorders such as autism and ADHD 6. describe examples of evolutionary explanations of animal behaviour 7. have knowledge of the major methods applied in neuroscience and behaviour genetics Recommended Texts General Course Textbooks (Please note, specific reading lists will be provided with each lecture) Neil R. Carlson (2007). Physiology of Behaviour. 9th or 10th edition. Boston: Pearson. Plomin, R., DeFries, J. C., McClearn, G. E., & McGuffin, P. (2008). Behavioural Genetics 5th Edition. New York: Worth Publishers. Also: Principles of Biopsychology' by Simon Green 'Foundations of Biopsychology' by Andrew Wickens 'Neuroscience' 4th edition by Dale Purves Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Spring Term (including Reading Week) and 1 week of the Summer Term Day and Time Friday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures. Please note that it is planned to have these available on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written paper: Time allowed: 2 hours. Two questions to be answered, selected by the candidate from a larger number (past exam questions are available from the Library web site) 67

Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS Course Organiser Dr Clare Press Email: c.press@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk If you have any queries or problems about this course, please follow the procedure outlined in the RMII course handbook. You will receive a hard copy at the beginning of the course, and there is also a copy on Moodle College Course Code: PSYC063S5 Course Unit Value: 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Pre-requisites: Students should have passed the PSYC032H4 Introduction to Research Methods module Aims of the Course The course aims to- 1. allow students to apply statistical techniques by hand and use SPSS to analyse data 2. allow students to differentiate between statistical techniques and use these techniques for various research designs and research questions 3. allow students to understand the theoretical rationale behind different statistical techniques 4. allow students to generate data analysis, interpret relevant parts of the SPSS output, and critically think and comment about different findings that are produced by the analysis 5. allow students to demonstrate the acquired research skills through writing of lab reports Course content Research design and analysis Experimental and correlational methods; factorial designs Laboratory materials and techniques Principles of experimental design and statistical analysis Statistical methods of analysis General linear model Linear regression and analysis of variance Conduct of experiments Data collection, analysis, and report writing. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify when and understand how to use the following statistical techniques by hand and SPSS, and subsequently interpret statistical findings from the following topics in a comprehensive manner: correlational analysis and simple linear regression; simple analysis of variance: between and within subject designs; simple factorial analysis of variance: between and within subject designs; simple interaction effects; and post hoc tests. 2. understand and discuss the fundamentals of experimental designs issues relating to selection of participants, and ethics in experimental design. Recommended Texts Field, A.P. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. 3 rd ed. Sage Field, A.P. & Hole G. (2003). How to design and report experiments. Sage. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 12 weeks Autumn Term, 12 weeks Spring Term and 2 weeks of the Summer Term (including Reading Weeks) Day and Time Monday evenings from 6.00-9.00pm Teaching and Learning Methods The course consists of Lectures, practical sessions, and Laboratory Classes. Teaching Assistants and Demonstrators assist the Lecturers with the course. Lecture Notes/Worksheets These are given out at lectures. Please note that these will be available after each lecture on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Assessment and Deadlines The final mark for this module is based on 60% unseen examination and 40% coursework. To pass, students must obtain an overall mark of 40% or more, achieve a mark of 40% or more in the examination, and achieve a mark of 40% or more in each report. (Please see Research Methods Handbook for details of the Assessment and deadlines. Past exam questions are available from the Library website). 68

Course Title: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Course Organiser: Dr Virginia Eatough Email: v.eatough@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. If it is specifically about one of the lectures, contact the Lecturer concerned in the first instance. Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC067S5 Course Unit Value: 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to key social psychological topics, concepts and research Course content The course covers major topics in social psychology including: social cognition, the self, altruism and aggression, interpersonal and intergroup relations, social psychology of health, social neuroscience Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. have some knowledge of the major areas of social psychology 2. critically evaluate social psychological research 3. have some understanding of social psychological theory, concepts and applications Recommended Texts Reading lists will be given to students during the course. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term, 11 weeks Spring Term (including Reading Weeks) Day and Time Thursday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes Hogg, M. A. & Vaughan, G. M. (2011). Social Psychology. Sixth Edition. Harlow: Prentice Hall. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written exam paper. Time allowed: 3 hours. Three questions to be answered, selected by the candidate from a larger number. Past exam questions are available from the Library web site. Please note that although assessment will remain a 3 hour exam paper, the format might change. Students will be notified well in advance if this is the case. 69

Course Title: Individual Differences Course Organiser: Dr Fiona Tasker Email: f.tasker@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. If it is specifically about one of the lectures, contact the Lecturer concerned in the first instance. Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC068S5 Course Unit Value: 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to different theoretical and practical approaches to individual differences and psychological disorder 2. illustrate the practice of therapy for psychological disorders through lectures from practitioners 3. contribute to students' detailed knowledge of models of psychological disorder 4. provide a detailed understanding of approaches to personality 5. consider issues in relation to the measurement and understanding of intelligence Course content The course covers topics such as: approaches to personality and intelligence, medical models and the biology of disorders such as schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, gender differences in psychopathology, and an introduction to systemic, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic approaches to psychopathology. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. understand principles underlying different approaches to defining and explaining individual differences and psychological disorders 2. Describe and explain different treatment strategies for psychological disorder 3. Evaluate the rationale behind different approaches, including considerations of treatment outcome 4. Understand some of the practical aspects of therapeutic intervention 5. Understand different approaches to conceptualising individual differences and personality. 6. Understand critical issues in the conceptualisation and measurement of intelligence & personality. Recommended Texts A general text on abnormal psychology would provide valuable background. e.g. Kring, A.M., Johnson, S.L., Davison, G.C. & Neale, J.M (2012) Abnormal Psychology 12 th edition. Wiley. e.g. Nolen-Hoeksema, S., (2011) Abnormal Psychology, 5th ed., McCraw-Hill. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy on the intranet. Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term, 11 weeks Spring Term and 1 week of the Summer Term (including Reading Weeks) Day and Time Tuesday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures. Please note that it is planned to have these available on the intranet. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form, which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Practice Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on up to two essays that you write. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written paper. Time allowed: 3 hours. This will consist of a section of multiple choice questions and 2 essay questions to be answered, selected by the candidate from a larger number (past exam essay questions are available from the Library web site). 70

Course Title: PERCEPTION, ATTENTION and PERFORMANCE Course Organiser: Prof Martin Eimer Email: m.eimer@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC045H6 Course Unit Value: 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Aims of the Course: The course aims to- 1. provide an introduction to sensory and perceptual processes, blending classical and contemporary approaches to basic information processing. 2. identify key theoretical issues and methodological contributions in perception and cognition generally. 3. demonstrate the scope for the application of knowledge of sensory and perceptual processes to other areas of cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Course content The course will cover topics such as: basic sensory processes and psychophysics, pattern recognition and visual search, object recognition, colour perception, visual and auditory attention, subliminal perception, face perception and memory, multiple task performance, models of information processing and applications of cognitive psychology. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify (list) the general theoretical approaches that have been covered in this course 2. specify the main theories, models, concepts or methods covered in each of the lecture topics 3. critically evaluate each of the theories in relation to any rival theories citing research evidence to support or refute each idea 4. discuss the relative importance of diverse approaches to studying perceptual and attentional processes 5. provide examples of experimental and modelling techniques used in perception and attention research 6. evaluate the strength of research evidence covered by P303 7. review the contributions of perception research to general psychology 8. discuss the applicability of research (data, theories, methods, concepts) on perception, attention and action to realworld problems Recommended Texts Gazzaniga, Ms., Ivry R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2008) Cognitive Neuroscience (3rd edition). New York: Norton. Styles, E.A. (2006). The psychology of attention (2 nd edition). Hove, UK: The Psychology Press. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term (including reading week) and 1 week of the Spring Term Day and Time Wednesday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures and will be made available via Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Essays The lecturers will mark and comment on any essay you write. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written paper. Time allowed: 2 hours. Two questions to be answered, selected by the candidate from a larger number (past exam questions are available from the Library web site). 71

Course Title: LANGUAGE Course Organiser: Dr J Aydelott Email: j.aydelott@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC034H6 Course Unit Value: 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. examine, in considerable theoretical depth, issues at the leading edge of research in different areas of language, from a psychological perspective 2. provide students with tools and terminology for the scientific analysis of language 3. explore the relation between language and cognition through its structure, its maturation and the disorders that affect it Course content The processes and representations involved in comprehending and producing language. This course will include theoretical, computational and empirical approaches to speech perception, word recognition, and sentence processing. We will also cover reading, animal communication and language disorders. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should have: 1. developed an appreciation of evolution of theory and modelling of scientific concepts 2. developed a propensity for critical thinking and analysis 3. the ability to appraise existing research and to indicate new avenues for exploration Recommended Texts Harley, T. (2008). The Psychology of Language: From data to theory (3rd Edition). Psychology Press. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Spring Term (no lecture in Reading Week) and a revision lecture in Summer Term Day and Time Wednesday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are made available on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Assessment and Deadlines Assessment consists of: (1) An ASSESSED ESSAY of 2,500 words assigned at the end of Spring Term, to be submitted immediately after the Easter Holidays; and (2) a one-hour FINAL EXAMINATION consisting of multiple choice questions to be held at the end of the academic year. Both the assessed essay and final examination must be attempted, and an overall final mark of at least 40% achieved, to pass the course (failure to submit an essay and/or withdrawal from the final exam will result in failure). The essay is worth 70% of the overall mark and the exam is worth 30%. 72

Course Title: ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS Course Organisers: Tim Smith and Matt Longo Email: tj.smith@bbk.ac.uk m.longo@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar, Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk s.darbar@bkk.ac.uk a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC011H6 Course Unit Value: 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Pre-requisites: Students should have passed the exams of Year 1 and Year 2 Research Methods courses (PSYC032H4 and PSYC063S5) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide students with a working knowledge of a variety of statistical methods 2. provide assistance in the designing and execution of a research project Course content The research process in context: design, analysis and interpretation. Advanced experimental methodology and statistics, with special emphasis upon data coding techniques, multivariate analysis, and post hoc and a priori tests related to the analysis of variance. Computer-based statistical analysis Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify an appropriate method of analysis for a range of experiments 2. be a competent user of SPSS 3. perform analysis of variance involving both within and between-subjects designs, and interpret the results 4. perform appropriate planned and post hoc comparisons by hand and by computer 5. perform simple and multiple regression analyses, and interpret the results 6. be familiar with factor analysis and able to perform and interpret a simple factor analysis 7. have an understanding of qualitative methodology 8. carry out a piece of research in a small group setting 9. prepare a short presentation on a piece of research Recommended Texts The following text is recommended: Howell, D. C. (1997). Fundamental Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences. 6th Edition. PWS-Kent, Boston. The following text may also be useful: Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. 3 rd Edition. London: Sage. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Autumn Term Day and Time Thursday evenings from 6.00-9.00pm Teaching and Learning Methods Laboratory course Classes will consist of lectures, sessions devoted to project planning, group data exercises 73

and computing (SPSS for Windows). Demonstrators assist with this course Lecture Notes/Worksheets These will be available on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Assessment and Deadlines ONE written paper: 70% of marks Time allowed: 2.5 hours. The paper contains two sections. Section A contains 3 questions and 1 question must be answered. All parts of Section B must be answered. You must also submit a mini-project (70% of the marks to the School Office or to Drs Smith or Longo before the deadline (date to be announced). This deadline is final and absolute. Please refer to the Advanced Research Methods handbook for more details. Past exam questions are available from the College Library web site. 74

Course Title: MEMORY AND COGNITION Course Organiser Dr Eddy Davelaar Email: e.davelaar@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. If it is specifically about one of the lectures, contact the Lecturer concerned in the first instance. Administrative Contact: Mr Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar, Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC036H6 Course Unit Value 0.5 c.u. (15 Credits) Aims of the Course The course aims to: 1. provide an introduction to research into human memory and thinking 2. identify theoretical and methodological issues in memory and thinking 3. contribute to students' knowledge of human cognition in conjunction with courses PSYC045H6 Perception, Attention & Performance and PSYC034H6 Language 4. illustrate practical applications of domain knowledge Course content Human memory: remembering and forgetting, working memory, interference and encoding specificity theory, explicit/implicit memory, connectionist models of memory, eyewitness testimony. Thinking: Associative and conceptual thinking, schemas, problem-solving, creativity and IQ, decision-making, inductive and deductive reasoning. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify the main theoretical approaches to memory and thinking covered in the course 2. specify the main theories and concepts covered in each of the lecture topics, and the phenomena on which they are based 3. critically evaluate (with reference to empirical considerations) the main theories covered in each of the lecture topics 4. provide examples of empirical techniques used in research on memory and thinking Main Texts Baddeley, A. D., Eysenck, M. W., & Anderson, M. C. (2009). Memory. Psychology Press. Eysenck, M. W., & Keane, M. T. (2010). Cognitive Psychology. A student s Handbook. Psychology Press.(chapters 12, 13, 14) Suggested supplementary texts: Willingham, D. (2003). Cognition. The thinking animal. Prentice Hall. Mayer, R. E. (1992). Thinking, Problem Solving, Cognition. New York, NY: W. H. Freeman; Gilhooly, K. (1996). Thinking: Directed, Undirected, Creative. London: Academic Press; Radvansky, G. (2006). Human Memory. Pearson Education Group. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy on Moodle. Terms 10 weeks Spring Term (including reading week) and 2 week of the Summer Term Day and Time Thursday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm and 7.30-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture course Reading Lists/Lecture Notes Please note that it is planned to have these available on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Assessment and Deadlines The course will be assessed with one written examination paper of one hour duration (50%) at the end of the academic year and one essay of 3,000 words (50%) with a deadline halfway in the course (past exam questions are available for printing from the Library web site). Note that the mode of assessment has changed since 2010/11, and that past papers will be under the old system. Guidance on the new assessment format will be provided during the course. 75

Course Title: CRITICAL ANALYSIS Course Organiser: Dr Alex Shepherd Email: a.shepherd@bbk.ac.uk Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC025S6 Course Unit Value 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Pre-requisites: Students cannot take the Critical Analysis course unless they have passed the exams of the Research Methods courses (PSYC032H4, PSYC063S5, PSYC011H6) Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. review research articles comprehensively and critically 2. understand the rationale, logic and purpose of an article 3. identify any hypotheses stated 4. describe and assess the suitability of the methods adopted 5. assess the soundness of the experimental designs used 6. assess the suitability of the statistical treatment of the results 7. assess the interpretation of the results and the adequacy of the statistical inferences drawn 8. evaluate a paper's discussion section 9. decide whether the conclusions reached are justified 10. judge whether a contribution to psychological knowledge has been made 11. propose solutions to the shortcomings of published research 12. identify alternative ways of answering the research question(s) 13. design further research studies to follow up the findings of a published research paper Required prior knowledge You are expected to be familiar with the range of statistical techniques and experimental designs that you have met over the first three years of the B.Sc., as well as with the qualitative methods taught in Advanced Research Methods. You are expected to have a working, rather than an encyclopaedic, knowledge of statistics and design, and you are expected to know where to find relevant information in your textbooks if you need to brush up on a particular issue (see section on Books, page 9). Consequently, you are expected to be able to discuss the appropriate and inappropriate use of the following statistical techniques and experimental designs (this is not an exhaustive list, it s a minimum guide): Descriptive statistics levels of measurement measures of central tendency measures of dispersion/variability appropriate ways to graphically represent data succinct ways to represent data in summary tables Inferential statistics chi-square two group comparisons nonparametric and parametric- Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks test, Wilcoxon rank-sum/mann- Whitney U test, Sign Test- t-tests (related and unrelated) correlation nonparametric and parametric Z-scores ANOVA and non-parametric alternatives regression factor analysis Experimental designs you should be able to identify: variables (dependent, independent, nuisance, confounding, manipulated, controlled, natural) designs (within-, between-subjects, mixed, quasi-experimental, correlational) strengths and weaknesses of different experimental designs appropriate statistical techniques for each type of experimental design IF YOU ARE NOT CONFIDENT WITH ANYTHING IN THIS LIST, REVISE IT. Recommended Texts There are five textbooks that provide basic coverage of different topics on this course, though none of them deals with all aspects of the Critical Analysis course. The first is the most comprehensive. The second also deals with nonquantitative methods. Meltzoff, J. Critical thinking about research: Psychology and related fields. Washington: American Psychological Association. Girden, E. Evaluating research articles from start to finish. California: Sage Publications. 76

Solso, R.L., Maclin, M.K. Experimental psychology: A case approach (8th edition). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Elmes, D.G.,Kantowitz, B.H., and Roediger, H.L. Research methods in psychology (7th Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Kantowitz, B.H., Roediger, H.L., & Elmes, D.G. Experimental psychology: Understanding psychological research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Smith, J.A., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2009). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Theory, Method and Research. London: Sage. Smith, J.A. & Eatough, V. (2007). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In: Lyons, E. & Coyle, A. Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology. London: Sage, pp.35-50. Gentler accounts (but thereby less detailed - there are no actual critiques, and too much space is devoted to how to do statistics): Jackson, S.L. Research Methods and Statistics: A critical thinking approach. Belmont: Wadsworth. Huck, S.W. Reading Statistics and Research. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Other texts relevant to Critical Analysis: Field, A. P., & Hole, G. How to design and report experiments. London: Sage. Harris, P.H. Designing and Reporting Experiments in Psychology (2nd edition). Milton Keynes: Open University Press. Note: Any edition of these textbooks will be sufficient. Statistics Textbooks: Recommended textbooks from previous years should be suitable for this course, although you should become familiar as well with at least one of the set textbooks for the exam. You will need an understanding of the full range of statistical techniques and experimental design issues encountered in Years 1 3, and from time to time some others besides (e.g. meta-analysis). As the literature develops, new approaches are introduced and new problems are identified and solved, and this dynamic state of the discipline has to be accommodated by anyone keeping abreast of the literature and maintaining a critical understanding of it. So, while what has been taught on the laboratory courses is a sound basis, it will sometimes be necessary to read beyond it. Hence you may occasionally need to refer to sources (usually the standard textbooks) that deal with novel (to you) aspects of statistics or design. Computer-based statistical packages: Researchers have access to a variety of statistical packages. This will not generally be a problem for critical analysis if the paper in question reports information abstracted from computer output in a standard form. Final year students will be familiar with using a statistical package such as SPSS and this will be sufficient for the requirements of critical analysis. Course text SOLSO, R.L., MACLIN, M.K. Experimental psychology: A case approach, Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 10 weeks Autumn Term, 5 weeks Spring term and 1 week in the Summer term. Day and Time Monday evenings from 6.00-8.30pm. Teaching and Learning Methods Laboratory course. Teaching Assistants assist the Lecturer with the course. Reading Lists/Lecture Notes Course materials for each week s preparation are given out at lectures. Notes will be available via Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of a course. Assessment and Deadline: Candidates will complete one 4 hour written examination. The examination will involve critical evaluation of an experimental report, selected by the candidate from four reports which will be provided. The candidate's task is to evaluate the report, considering the hypotheses, the methodology, the data analysis and its interpretation in relation to the aims of the investigation. Candidates should also suggest improvements to or development of the research question (past exam questions are available for printing from the Library website). 77

Course Title: PROJECT Course Organiser Professor Jonathan Smith Email: ja.smith@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course Administrative Contacts: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar and Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk, s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk, a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code PSYC046S6 Course Unit Value 1 c.u. (30 Credits) Pre-requisites Students cannot undertake a 4th Year Project unless they have passed the Research Methods courses (PSYC032H4, PSYC063S5 and PSYC011H6) Aims of the Course The course aims to give students more extensive experience in carrying out a larger, and more carefully conducted investigation, than is possible under the conditions of the research methods courses Course content An empirical investigation related to any aspect of the main course in psychology and carried out by the student under supervision, including: the planning and execution of a laboratory or field study, data collection and analysis and interpretation of results; and the writing of a report. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. plan and conduct a moderately substantial investigation. Analyse collected data 2. interpret results 3. write a clear and complete report Project Notes Notes on the Project course are routinely issued in the final year of study at the Project Introductory Talk. The Project Notes are also available on Moodle. Teaching and Learning Methods Candidates work individually or in small groups with guidance from their supervisor during their final year. Course Feedback You will be given an opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This will take place after your Project has been submitted. Assessment and Deadlines Assessment is based entirely on the work embodied in the written project report. The report must be submitted electronically to the psychology office by 7pm on Monday 18 March 2013. 78

Course Title: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY Course Organiser: Dr Simon Green Email: s.green@bbk.ac.uk Please contact the course organiser if you have any queries or problems about this course. If it is specifically about one of the lectures, contact the lecturer concerned in the first instance. Administrative Contact: Magnus Vaughan, Suraj Darbar, Amy Valentine Email: m.vaughan@bbk.ac.uk s.darbar@bbk.ac.uk a.valentine@bbk.ac.uk College Course Code: PSYC076S6 Course Unit Value: 1.c.u. (30 credits) Pre-requisite: Successful completion of first, second, and third year courses of the BSc programme Aims of the Course The course aims to: Provide an historical and philosophical context to the specialised knowledge of specific areas of Psychology developed during the BSc Psychology programme. It will include a consideration of some key theoretical issues in Psychology. Course content The historical relationship between philosophy and psychology the philosophy of mind. The history and philosophy of key areas in psychology; these areas may include reasoning, sensation and perception, emotion, aphasiology, connectionism, qualitative methods, Theory of Mind and social psychology. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the relationship between Psychology and Philosophy 2. Understand key historical themes in the development of Psychology 3. Understand historical and philosophical issues in relation to specific areas of Psychology Recommended Texts Miller, G.A. (2003). The cognitive revolution: a historical perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7(3), 141-145. Available at: http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~geo/miller.pdf Course Timetable Any student who has not received a course timetable will find a copy available on Moodle. Terms 11 weeks Spring Term Lectures (including Reading Week) Day and Time Tuesday evening, 6pm-7pm and 7.30pm-8.30pm Teaching and Learning Methods Lecture Course Guided reading Reading Lists/Lecture Notes These are given out at lectures. Lecture notes will be available on Moodle. Course Feedback You will be given the opportunity to comment on the course by completing a course feedback form which will be anonymous. This usually takes place at the end of the course. Assessment and Deadlines Submission by the end of the Spring Term of an extended essay (3,000 words). There will be no examination associated with this course. 79

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Marking Criteria 80% plus First Class (Outstanding) Outstanding answer in all or almost all areas with substantial evidence of original and independent thought exceptional for an undergraduate. An intelligent and sophisticated argument that reflects engagement with the conceptual issues. Rigorous use of source materials. Exceptionally perfect presentation, structure, language and referencing. 70-79% First Class Excellent answer in all or most areas with evidence of independent thought. In areas where excellence is not achieved, a high degree of competence is shown. Evidence of originality shown in argument and clear engagement with the topic. Very high level of presentation, structure, language and referencing. 60-69% Upper Second Class Very competent answer in all or most areas, or showing moderate competence in some areas but excellence in others. Offers critical insights and evidence of critical thinking. Good understanding of the major issues and relevant literature. Clear argument and structure. Sources accurately cited and adequate presentation and language. 50-59% Lower Second Class Answer competent in all or most areas or uneven answer showing strength in some areas but weakness in others. Shows some evidence of major issues/arguments. Selective use of appropriate sources. Demonstrates some knowledge of relevant literature. Argument structure apparent sporadically. Appropriate conclusion given. Lack of critical analysis and independent thought. Lacks comprehensiveness. Too descriptive or generalised. Presentation, structure, language and referencing are adequate. 40-49% Third Class Weak answer in all or most areas, tending to be descriptive with uncritical coverage of debates and issues, but with some basic relevant information and understanding. Evidence of reading and an attempt to address the topic. Demonstrates limited ability in developing awareness and understanding. Clear evidence of misunderstandings. Limited use of planning and structure. Includes irrelevant or unrelated arguments and material. Fails to develop a clear response to the topic. Presentation, structure, language and referencing are weak. 39% or less Fail Inadequate answer in all areas, displaying very little knowledge or understanding. Insufficient evidence that the candidate has adequately benefitted from the course under assessment. No argument developed, fails to demonstrate knowledge of the key issues. Poorly structured and written. No sources cited. 81

Department of Psychological Sciences Birkbeck, University of London Essay feedback form Argument and understanding Well achieved Satisfactory Needs improvement (see Academic Advisor) Completeness of answer Logical coherence of argument Integration of a range of ideas and facts Evidence of independent thought Clear position on topic Assignment addresses the question Critical engagement Well achieved Satisfactory Needs improvement Evidence of synthesis of research field and arguments Comprehensiveness of research bibliography Ability to reflect on the significance of research Writing style and referencing Well achieved Satisfactory Needs improvement (see Academic Advisor) Presentation Succinctness and clarity of expression Grammar APA referencing and bibliography Appropriate use of academic English General comments Student s name: Marker s name: Grade: Late Submission Grade: Module: Essay title: Date: 82

Essay Feedback form Notes for Guidance (continued) Rough guide for markers to consider in evaluating each dimension of the essay Argument and Understanding Does the answer cover all aspects of the question? Does the argument have a clear and logical sequence? Is the material accurate? Does the essay cover both theories and evidence? Are theories and assertions backed up by evidence, or are these two aspects left unconnected? Does the student evidence use of material from his/her reading of sources? Does the student create original points using their own argument? Does the answer address the question set without diverging from the topic? Critical Engagement Has the student synthesized the arguments well? Does the answer refer to key and contemporary debates in the area relevant to the essay question? How extensive is the bibliography? Are theories and evidence simply stated or are the merits and problems of each considered in appropriate depth? Writing style and referencing Is the essay presented well with a clear introduction, paragraphing and conclusion? Does the essay answer the question within the given word-limit? Is the essay written in clear academic English, using appropriate psychology terms? Does the student use colloquialisms and meaningless jargon rather than a formal academic style? Does the essay have a correctly APA referenced bibliography? Does the essay show correct referencing throughout? 83