Postgraduate Course: Human Cognition: Science and Application to Society (PPLS11002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will cover example areas, including case studies, of research on human cognition that have and are leading to applications in different areas of society, and where applications have led to advances in science.
Formative feedback available;
- students will receive feedback for every week's assignment and will be able to adjust their subsequent assignments accordingly
- a portion of the lecture in week 2 or 3 will be used to discuss the marked assignments up to that point in the course, giving students the option therefore of taking that feedback and using it to improve their remaining assignments. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 1 (Sem 1) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
87 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
5 assignments, each one a 600-word (maximum) commentary on the week's lecture and discussion.
Week 1 assignment deadline: Friday 19th September 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 13th October 2014
Week 2 assignment deadline: Friday 26th September 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 20th October 2014
Week 3 assignment deadline: Friday 3rd October 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 27th October 2014
Week 4 assignment deadline: Friday 10th October 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 3rd November 2014
Week 5 assignment deadline: Friday 17th October 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 10th November 2014 |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will be expected to show understanding of, and critical insight into, a range of areas of research on human cognition that have successfully been applied to specific problems in the broader society.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
Email: Hannah.Rohde@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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