A range of different psychological approaches (for instance, social, biological, evolutionary, developmental, cognitive) will be explored, in order to promote debate about how psychological topics are researched and understood. In this way the module will develop students' abilities to compare and contrast models of human behaviour which may complement or conflict with one another.

A series of `real world' issues (eg. alcoholism) will be addressed in lecture and seminar sessions. Research will be presented and discussed which uses different psychological approaches to explore these issues. Students will further explore the application of various psychological approaches to contemporary real world issues in a series of group enquiry based learning tasks and mini-presentations which will contribute to one of the assessments.

Personal tutorial sessions are integrated into the workshops, and will develop skills based learning in areas such as group working, critical thinking, presentation skills, information search skills etc.

Students must be registered on a Psychology award.

Students will require access to a computer and projector during workshops and will require usual access to information technology and basic software (e.g. Word, Powerpoint) outside of sessions.

Fernald, D. (2008). Psychology: Six perspectives. Sage; London.
Gleitman, H., Gross. J., & Reisberg, D. (2010). Psychology (8th Ed.). W. W. Norton & Co; London.
Morris, G., & Maisto, A. (2012). Understanding Psychology. Pearson; London.

Assessment 1: Reflective account of enquiry based learning (word limit 1000 words). This would include a reflective analysis of group based presentations delivered in class, an evaluation of the group learning process, and evidence of presentation as an appendix (e.g. Powerpoint slides). (Learning outcomes 2 and 4)

Assessment 2: Essay (word limit 1500 words). Students will be able to take a topic of interest from their particular course and apply the appropriate theory in order to understand the real-life topic. The title will either be provided by the tutor or agreed between the tutor and student. (Learning outcomes 1 and 3)

Formative Assessment/Feedback:
Students will not directly be assessed on their enquiry based learning tasks and group presentations; they will be assessed on their write up of these activities. The tasks/presentations themselves therefore comprise formative learning opportunities throughout the module. Students will also have the chance to receive verbal tutor and peer feedback on practice case studies as part of the workshop activities throughout the module.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (52) Lecture: 1 hour weekly lectures will cover the various approaches which will be applied across the module. Workshop: 2-hour weekly sessions will alternate between case study practice, personal tutorials focusing on relevant skills and mini-presentation sessions. Group facilitation session: 1 hour weekly sessions will consist of a tutor supervised student space for students to work on their enquiry based learning tasks and prepare for mini-presentations. Module support sessions: two 2-hour drop-in sessions will be held by the module leader across the semester, for module/assessment related support. Guided Independent Study: (248) 50 hours Reading 78 hours Enquiry based learning 45 hours Presentation preparation 75 hours Assessment preparation.

1. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF A RANGE OF KEY PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES UTILISED IN UNDERSTANDING A RANGE OF REAL LIFE ISSUES. (SGA 1)

2. REVIEW AND REFLECT ON A RANGE OF APPLIED TOPICS USING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESE MIGHT BE INTEGRATED IN REAL-LIFE CONTEXTS. (SGA 3, 7, 9)

3. COMMUNICATE PSYCHOLOGICAL IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO THE CORE AREAS OF PSYCHOLOGY. (SGA 4, 5)

4. ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT AND GROUP STUDY, APPLYING TOPICS AND TECHNIQUES COVERED IN CONTACT SESSIONS TO ENQUIRY BASED LEARNING TASKS USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. (SGA 2, 6, 7, 8)

A range of different psychological approaches (for instance, social, biological, evolutionary, developmental, cognitive) will be explored, in order to promote debate about how psychological topics are researched and understood. In this way the module will develop your ability to compare and contrast models of human behaviour which may complement or conflict with one another.

A series of `real world' issues (eg. alcoholism) will be addressed in lecture and seminar sessions. Research will be presented and discussed which uses different psychological approaches to explore these issues. You will further explore the application of various psychological approaches to contemporary real world issues in a series of group enquiry based learning tasks and mini-presentations which will contribute to one of the assessments.

Personal tutorial sessions are integrated into the workshops, and will develop skills based learning in areas such as group working, critical thinking, presentation skills, information search skills etc.