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PSY-40097 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PSY-40097 - Topics in Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience
Coordinator: Einat Rashal
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

Topics in Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience is designed to engage you with cutting edge, contemporary issues and research in the field, drawing on life sciences as well as psychology. This module is designed to give you an advanced theoretical understanding of a variety of topics in Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience. This will be delivered via lively journal-club type discussion sessions.

Aims
To advance students¿ knowledge and understanding of key concepts and research in cognition & cognitive neuroscience
To develop a critical awareness of current issues and new insights in this area of psychological and neuroscience research and practice.
To engage students in journal club style discussions in which students will debate a diversity of cognitive and cognitive neuroscience topics with peers and expert researchers in these fields.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-40097/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe and explain key concepts, theories, and methods from cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and related fields: 1
clearly communicate theories and research evidence in cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and related fields to specialist and non-specialist audiences: 1
locate and critically evaluate literature relating to theoretical, empirical research, and/or practical skills in cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and related fields: 1

Study hours

Class time 20 hrs
Asynchronous content (25 hours total): tutor intro videos x 5 hrs and material to prep each week 20 hrs
Prep for the assessments 60 hrs
Completing the assessments 45 hrs

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 100%
Portfolio
A single assessment will consist of 3 sections: a poster (500 words equivalent, anonymised), a blog (1000 words) and a critical review (2500 words). The overall word count will be 4000 words, maximum.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024