Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial
Assessment:
Class Participation 5%
Mid-term 20%
Group Presentation 15%
Finals 60%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQs
Finals - MCQs + Essays
Description:
This module focuses on the mechanisms of cognition. Topics covered include memory, attention, reasoning, problem-solving, etc. The content is rather heavy and will require quite a lot of memorisation.
Readings consist of weekly readings from assigned textbook, which is compulsory as exams is based mostly on textbook.
Lecture is recorded, and it covers content that are not found in the textbook. I actually find recorded lectures more effective as the professor speaks kind of fast, but you need self-discipline to listen online lectures..
Tutorials include a weekly quiz (not graded) and discussion of the quiz questions. Later part of the semester will also include group presentation. You will also need to do up a summary for that week's lecture and bring it to tutorials.
Group presentation will be done in pairs or threes. You are required to analyse a secondary article in terms of credibility, accuracy, etc, and also discuss the primary article on which the secondary article is based. You may also be required to do a in-class demonstration of the experiment that you have researched on.
Mid-terms consist of 70 MCQs, and is mostly based on the textbook. Finals consist of 80 MCQs and 3 long-essays. So you do need good time management skills for this. MCQs consist of a lot of application, whereas the essays will require memorisation, but more importantly, understanding. You will be required to give examples, show your knowledge of the concepts, and experimental procedures.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
HP2500 Personality Psychology
Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 2 hr tutorial (on alternate weeks)
Assessment:
Class Participation 5%
Mid-terms 30%
Group Presentation 15%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms & Finals - MCQs, Fill-in-the-blanks, short-answer questions
Description:
The module is about studying of personality from various perspectives.
Readings consist of weekly readings from the assigned textbooks. The workload for the readings are quite manageable but may need more thorough elaboration since it's quite abstract. Application skills in relating the content to personality is important.
Lecture content are mostly found in textbook, but it provides a good summary of the content.
Tutorials consist of group discussion and for the later part of the semester, group presentations.
Group presentation will be done in groups of 3 or 4. You will be required to analyse the personality of a famous figure from the various perspectives. No written reports required.
For the exams, it is better to understand the theories more than memorising, which applies only for important terms. Short-answer questions will require you to remember the concepts and apply the perspectives to real-life.
2 hr lecture + 2 hr tutorial (on alternate weeks)
Assessment:
Class Participation 5%
Mid-terms 30%
Group Presentation 15%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Midterms & Finals - MCQs, Fill-in-the-blanks, short-answer questions
Description:
The module is about studying of personality from various perspectives.
Readings consist of weekly readings from the assigned textbooks. The workload for the readings are quite manageable but may need more thorough elaboration since it's quite abstract. Application skills in relating the content to personality is important.
Lecture content are mostly found in textbook, but it provides a good summary of the content.
Tutorials consist of group discussion and for the later part of the semester, group presentations.
Group presentation will be done in groups of 3 or 4. You will be required to analyse the personality of a famous figure from the various perspectives. No written reports required.
For the exams, it is better to understand the theories more than memorising, which applies only for important terms. Short-answer questions will require you to remember the concepts and apply the perspectives to real-life.
Friday, November 28, 2014
FL8001 Introduction to Film Studies
Lessons:
3.5 hr lecture + 1.5 hr tutorial
(2 E-learning weeks)
Assessment:
Class Participation 10%
Mid-term Essay 20%
Group Presentation 20%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Finals - 30 MCQs + 3 Essays
Description:
This module is about analysing films at a basic level. You will be exposed to various types of films, such as Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealist films, Japanese Samurai, etc. It is a really interesting module (and an eye-opener for me) and give you insights about the different types of films, what they really mean, etc. It is suitable for people who are aiming for a minor in Film Studies, or people who are just interested to know more about the aesthetics and meanings of films.
No assigned textbooks required.
Readings consists of core reading articles, regarding the general lenses to analyse films, and weekly reading articles for the respective topics.
Lectures consist of film screening, followed by lecture regarding the film.
It is good to attend the lecture because that is the only time you will get to see the films (most of them may not be found in Youtube), and you will be tested on the films for exams.
Tutorials include group presentation and discussion about the films shown for that week. Tutorials are the times when you can learn about the different viewpoints about the films that your peers have, watch videos of other relevant films and recap on the previous week's topic through group presentation.
Group presentation will be done in pairs or threes. Each group is assigned a topic and you are required to do a 25-minute presentation on the respective week that you are assigned. Presentation includes going through the topic and explore beyond by showing videos of other films.
There will be 2 e-learning weeks, during which you will have to watch the assigned films at your own pace and participate in a Facebook discussion.
Mid-term essay will be based on the first e-learning topic. You will be given several topics to choose from and write a 1,200-word essay, which will also require you to research beyond the reading.
Final exams format is MCQs based on the core reading and 3 essays based on the weekly topics, excluding the e-learning topics.
3.5 hr lecture + 1.5 hr tutorial
(2 E-learning weeks)
Assessment:
Class Participation 10%
Mid-term Essay 20%
Group Presentation 20%
Finals 50%
Exam Format:
Finals - 30 MCQs + 3 Essays
Description:
This module is about analysing films at a basic level. You will be exposed to various types of films, such as Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealist films, Japanese Samurai, etc. It is a really interesting module (and an eye-opener for me) and give you insights about the different types of films, what they really mean, etc. It is suitable for people who are aiming for a minor in Film Studies, or people who are just interested to know more about the aesthetics and meanings of films.
No assigned textbooks required.
Readings consists of core reading articles, regarding the general lenses to analyse films, and weekly reading articles for the respective topics.
Lectures consist of film screening, followed by lecture regarding the film.
It is good to attend the lecture because that is the only time you will get to see the films (most of them may not be found in Youtube), and you will be tested on the films for exams.
Tutorials include group presentation and discussion about the films shown for that week. Tutorials are the times when you can learn about the different viewpoints about the films that your peers have, watch videos of other relevant films and recap on the previous week's topic through group presentation.
Group presentation will be done in pairs or threes. Each group is assigned a topic and you are required to do a 25-minute presentation on the respective week that you are assigned. Presentation includes going through the topic and explore beyond by showing videos of other films.
There will be 2 e-learning weeks, during which you will have to watch the assigned films at your own pace and participate in a Facebook discussion.
Mid-term essay will be based on the first e-learning topic. You will be given several topics to choose from and write a 1,200-word essay, which will also require you to research beyond the reading.
Final exams format is MCQs based on the core reading and 3 essays based on the weekly topics, excluding the e-learning topics.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
HW0201 Research Writing for Social Sciences
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.
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.
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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