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Postgraduate Course: Human Cognition: Science and Application to Society (PPLS11002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 87 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 5 assignments, each one a 600-word (maximum) commentary on the week's lecture and discussion.

Week 1 assignment deadline: Friday 25th September 2015, 12 noon
Return deadline: 19th October 2015

Week 2 assignment deadline: Friday 2nd October 2015, 12 noon
Return deadline: 26th October 2015

Week 3 assignment deadline: Friday 9th October 2015, 12 noon
Return deadline: 2nd November 2015

Week 4 assignment deadline: Friday 16th October 2015, 12 noon
Return deadline: 9th November 2015

Week 5 assignment deadline: Friday 23rd October 2015, 12 noon
Return deadline: 16th November 2015
Feedback 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.
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Attend all lectures as scheduled.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
Email: Hannah.Rohde@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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