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| Module Availability |
| semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
25% - contribution to student discussions and general participation in class.
75% - 2000 word critical evaluation of a research article.
Students must achieve 40% in each component of assessment. |
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| Module Overview |
| This module is designed to help students develop skills in the analysis and critiquing of research articles. The focus of the module is on the process of discussing research rather than on learning lots of content and the assessment strategy is designed with this in mind. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Successful completion of the Level 2 Psychology programme. |
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| Module Aims |
| To develop skills in analysing, critiquing and discussing research using contemporary work in cognitive, affective and creative neuroscience as a basis for discussing. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| Students will be able to lead and engage in critical discussion of research articles. Students will be able to provide written critical analysis of research articles. Students will be aware of contemporary research themes in cognitive and affective neuroscience. |
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| Module Content |
| A detailed syllabus will be distributed outlining the weekly activities that will take place. Reading will need to be done in advance of the seminar each week. There will be some specified supplementary reading. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Student-led small group discussions. Students will be involved in developing their own ground rules for the discussions and criteria for assessing participation. Prior to each session students will read a journal article provided by the module convener. Articles will be selected to be short, engaging and because of their significant impact on the field. All students will be expected to read the article before the seminar. All students will be expected to engage in guided discussion during sessions. These discussions will call for critical evaluation of the article, consideration of its relationship to the general research area, and of other explanations. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
- Rorden C, Karnath HO. (2004) Using human brain lesions to infer function: a relic from a past era in the fMRI age? Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 5, 813-819.
- Haynes, J. and Rees, G. (2006) Decoding mental states from brain activity in humans. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 7, 523-534.
- Green, C.S. and Bavelier, D. (2003) Action video game modifies visual selective attention. Nature, 423, 534-537.
- Busey, T.A. and Loftus, G.R. (2007) Cognitive science and the law. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 11, 111-117.
- Busey, T.A. and Vanderkolk, J.R. (2005) Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for configural processing in fingerprint experts. Vision Research, 45, 431-448.
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| Last Updated |
| 6th May 2011 |
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