Lessons:
1 hr lecture + 2 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Class Participation 20%
Critique 40%
Group Report 40%
Exam Format:
No mid-terms and finals!
Description:
GER-Core module on research writing.
Textbook is needed and will be used in class.
It is helpful to attend lectures as there will be examples given on how to write specific sections of a social science report, as well as the do's and don'ts in report writing.
Tutorials include going through of whatever that has been taught in lectures using the textbook and other journal reports that will be given. Some tutorial lessons will be used for group presentations. Do attend and participate in tutorials as class participation marks take up quite a large portion of your grade.
Critique writing is very similar to that in HW0101, except that you are now required to critic on a journal article introduction.
Group project will require you to carry out a research related to your major. Literature review, surveys and analysis of results will be required. 2 presentations will be required, 1 will be to present on your proposal of the project to see how feasible it is and to get advice from classmates and TA, the other is to present your final results and to seek suggestions on improving on the report writing. There will also be a consultation period for report writing. 1 group from each tutorial class will be appointed to present their results during lecture, and class participation marks will be awarded for that group.
There is no mid-terms and final exam for this module.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
HP2100 Research Design and Data Analysis
Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Group Project 25%
Mid-terms 25%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms - Structured Questions (Essays and Computation)
Finals - MCQs + Structured Questions (Computation)
*Not sure whether there will be any changes or not.
Description:
A statistics module that is a follow-up of HP1100. A bit of research design content will also be covered.
One good thing about this module is that textbooks are not needed (the recommended texts are the textbooks used in HP1100). The exam questions will be set according to the lecture notes. The content in the lecture notes is quite different from that in the recommended texts, so it is very important to understand the lecture notes.
Do attend lectures as you will need to understand what the lecture notes mean. Lecturer goes pretty fast so it is very important to be attentive.
Tutorials involve going through of tutorial worksheets, which are to be done before tutorials, and going through SPSS. You do need to attend tutorials to learn SPSS, which will be required in the Group Project.
Group Project involves analysing of cases using data given. SPSS is required! Group members can be from different tutorial classes. You have to submit a report, but there will be no presentations.
For the exams, format may vary. But lecturer emphasises a lot on understanding of content. Do work on your tutorials as exam questions may be of similar format. Formulae sheet will be given. Exam questions may require you to answer based on SPSS output so make sure you are able to read them.
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Group Project 25%
Mid-terms 25%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms - Structured Questions (Essays and Computation)
Finals - MCQs + Structured Questions (Computation)
*Not sure whether there will be any changes or not.
Description:
A statistics module that is a follow-up of HP1100. A bit of research design content will also be covered.
One good thing about this module is that textbooks are not needed (the recommended texts are the textbooks used in HP1100). The exam questions will be set according to the lecture notes. The content in the lecture notes is quite different from that in the recommended texts, so it is very important to understand the lecture notes.
Do attend lectures as you will need to understand what the lecture notes mean. Lecturer goes pretty fast so it is very important to be attentive.
Tutorials involve going through of tutorial worksheets, which are to be done before tutorials, and going through SPSS. You do need to attend tutorials to learn SPSS, which will be required in the Group Project.
Group Project involves analysing of cases using data given. SPSS is required! Group members can be from different tutorial classes. You have to submit a report, but there will be no presentations.
For the exams, format may vary. But lecturer emphasises a lot on understanding of content. Do work on your tutorials as exam questions may be of similar format. Formulae sheet will be given. Exam questions may require you to answer based on SPSS output so make sure you are able to read them.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
HP2400 Social Psychology
Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Class Participation 10%
Group Project 25%
Mid-terms 15%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQs
Finals - MCQs + Essay Questions
Description:
A module about how social influences affects people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Topics covered include aggression, prejudice, etc.
Readings are quite heavy, but a lot of the content are very applicable to real-life situations, so it is easy to understand.
Lecture content can mostly be found in the textbook, but interesting videos will be shown during the lectures, which can help you to understand the content better, so it is good to turn up for lectures.
Textbook is a MUST because exams will test on content in the textbook. Lecture notes is definitely inadequate.
Tutorial involves group presentations and discussions. Each group will have to present on an assigned journal article on a particular week, and submit a summary of the article. Since the journal articles will be tested in finals, it will be good to turn up for tutorials to attend the presentations as reading the journal articles can be quite taxing.
Group project involves literature review and analysis of a real-life phenomenon about a chosen theory. A report have to be submitted and presentation is required during the last tutorial.
For the exams, there will be a lot of application questions. Thus, understanding of the content is more important than memorising.
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Class Participation 10%
Group Project 25%
Mid-terms 15%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQs
Finals - MCQs + Essay Questions
Description:
A module about how social influences affects people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Topics covered include aggression, prejudice, etc.
Readings are quite heavy, but a lot of the content are very applicable to real-life situations, so it is easy to understand.
Lecture content can mostly be found in the textbook, but interesting videos will be shown during the lectures, which can help you to understand the content better, so it is good to turn up for lectures.
Textbook is a MUST because exams will test on content in the textbook. Lecture notes is definitely inadequate.
Tutorial involves group presentations and discussions. Each group will have to present on an assigned journal article on a particular week, and submit a summary of the article. Since the journal articles will be tested in finals, it will be good to turn up for tutorials to attend the presentations as reading the journal articles can be quite taxing.
Group project involves literature review and analysis of a real-life phenomenon about a chosen theory. A report have to be submitted and presentation is required during the last tutorial.
For the exams, there will be a lot of application questions. Thus, understanding of the content is more important than memorising.
HP2300 Developmental Psychology
Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Tutorial Participation 8%
Observation Report 4%
Group Case Study Report 16%
Mid-terms 20%
Finals 52%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQs + Short-Answer Questions
Finals - MCQs + Fill in the blanks + Essay Questions
Description:
A module about the physical, cognitive and socio-emotional changes throughout the lifespan.
Readings are quite heavy, and quite content-heavy.
Tutorial mainly involve discussion and group presentations.
Lectures cover content not in the textbook, but will be tested. Since lecture slides are quite concise, attending lecture will help you to understand what is going on. Videos will be shown during lectures as well.
Textbook is a MUST because exams will test on content in the textbook. Lecture notes is definitely inadequate.
2 individual reports have to be submitted. The reports are based on your observations of people of different ages carrying out certain activities.
Group project required a presentation and a written report. You will have to explain a developmental theory using a case study, such as a real-life public figure, or fictional character.
For the exams, there are quite a lot of stuff to memorise (e.g. ages at which certain changes occurs). But for the theories, it's better to understand than just memorising. Essays are mostly regurgitation, whereas the MCQs can be tricky if you did not memorise your content well.
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Tutorial Participation 8%
Observation Report 4%
Group Case Study Report 16%
Mid-terms 20%
Finals 52%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQs + Short-Answer Questions
Finals - MCQs + Fill in the blanks + Essay Questions
Description:
A module about the physical, cognitive and socio-emotional changes throughout the lifespan.
Readings are quite heavy, and quite content-heavy.
Tutorial mainly involve discussion and group presentations.
Lectures cover content not in the textbook, but will be tested. Since lecture slides are quite concise, attending lecture will help you to understand what is going on. Videos will be shown during lectures as well.
Textbook is a MUST because exams will test on content in the textbook. Lecture notes is definitely inadequate.
2 individual reports have to be submitted. The reports are based on your observations of people of different ages carrying out certain activities.
Group project required a presentation and a written report. You will have to explain a developmental theory using a case study, such as a real-life public figure, or fictional character.
For the exams, there are quite a lot of stuff to memorise (e.g. ages at which certain changes occurs). But for the theories, it's better to understand than just memorising. Essays are mostly regurgitation, whereas the MCQs can be tricky if you did not memorise your content well.
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