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Curricular information is subject to change
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the core concepts of social psychology and their application to everyday life.
- Understand and critically evaluate research approaches within social psychology
This module covers such topics as attitudes, social influence, groups, prejudice, attraction, gender and altruism.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 81 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Participation in online discussion group | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Essay: Essay | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
Class Test: Multiple-choice quiz | Week 6 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Automatic individual feedback is available for the multiple-choice quiz. Individual feedback on essays will be offered after assignments have been graded.