Senior Honours 2009 –2010Senior Honours 2009 –2010Friday 25th Sept 2 pmFriday 25th Sept 2 pm New King’s 10New King’s 10

ConvenorsConvenorsBen JonesBen Jones(Rm S05; (Rm S05; ben.jones@abdn.ac.ukben.jones@abdn.ac.uk)) & Judith Hosie& Judith Hosie(Rm S08; (Rm S08; j.hosie@abdn.ac.ukj.hosie@abdn.ac.uk))

Level 4 SecretaryLevel 4 SecretaryKaren ForrestKaren Forrest(School Office;karen.forrest@abdn.ac.uk)(School Office;karen.forrest@abdn.ac.uk)

Level 4 CoursesLevel 4 Courses

• Single honours studentsSingle honours students– PS4030 (lectures for options + critical PS4030 (lectures for options + critical

synopsis tutorials)synopsis tutorials)– (PS4029 with languages students: (PS4029 with languages students: 2 options2 options))– Start week 1, must choose 3 options by Friday Start week 1, must choose 3 options by Friday

1616thth of October of October

– PS4019 (thesis)PS4019 (thesis)• All year courseAll year course

Joint honours studentsJoint honours students– PS4507 (research project)PS4507 (research project)

Options: First half sessionOptions: First half session• PS4030: choose 3; PS4029: choose 2.PS4030: choose 3; PS4029: choose 2.

App of Cognitive App of Cognitive NeuroscienceNeuroscience Mon 10amMon 10am KCG7KCG7

Visual AwarenessVisual Awareness Tues 10amTues 10am KCG7KCG7

Human EvolutionHuman Evolution Wed 10amWed 10am Meston 4Meston 4

Evolutionary PsychologyEvolutionary Psychology Thurs 10amThurs 10am KCG7KCG7

Social AttributionsSocial Attributions Fri 10amFri 10am KCF8KCF8

Options: Second half sessionOptions: Second half session

• PS4530: choose 3; PS4529: choose 2.PS4530: choose 3; PS4529: choose 2.

Abnormal PsychologyAbnormal Psychology Mon 10amMon 10am KCG7KCG7Social CognitiveSocial Cognitive

NeuroscienceNeuroscience Tues 10amTues 10am KCF7KCF7

Brain & BodyBrain & Body Wed 10amWed 10am KCF7KCF7

Human NeuropsychologyHuman Neuropsychology Thur 10amThur 10am KCG7KCG7

Health BehaviourHealth Behaviour Fri 10am Fri 10am KCG7KCG7

CommunicationCommunication

• Must complete registration card in office Must complete registration card in office (to Karen Forrest) (to Karen Forrest) – By Friday 16By Friday 16thth of October of October

• Check your email and F1 frequentlyCheck your email and F1 frequently• School websiteSchool website

– Information on ethics, ‘psychology research Information on ethics, ‘psychology research participation scheme’, lectures, essays, participation scheme’, lectures, essays, plagiarism detection information.plagiarism detection information.

– Lecture materials via WebCT or lecturer’s Lecture materials via WebCT or lecturer’s homepagehomepage

Level 4 Critical Review Tutorial CourseLevel 4 Critical Review Tutorial Course

• Tutorial system is separate from optionsTutorial system is separate from options– covers current and general issues covers current and general issues

• Tutorials in 4 week blocks (3 per half session) Tutorials in 4 week blocks (3 per half session) – over course of year will cover all 6 topics.over course of year will cover all 6 topics.

• 1st tutorial - 1st tutorial - Thursday 1Thursday 1stst of October at 2.00pm of October at 2.00pm– go to tutor’s room.go to tutor’s room.

• Different for those registered for “Psychology Different for those registered for “Psychology with PS4029 degree with PS4029 degree – we need to know who you are….we need to know who you are….

• You will be assigned a published paper to You will be assigned a published paper to critically evaluate. critically evaluate.

Level 4 Critical Review Tutorial CourseLevel 4 Critical Review Tutorial Course

• Hand in two copies of your critical review to the Hand in two copies of your critical review to the Psychology Office by deadline.Psychology Office by deadline.

• Use JISC (plagiarism) website Use JISC (plagiarism) website www.submit.ac.ukwww.submit.ac.uk to submit electronic copy of essay via website. to submit electronic copy of essay via website.

• Karen Forrest will email Class ID during first Karen Forrest will email Class ID during first tutorial blocktutorial block

• Late essays/missing tutorialsLate essays/missing tutorials– 1 CAS mark deducted from mark per day late1 CAS mark deducted from mark per day late– Failure to attend tutorials may lead to “deemed Failure to attend tutorials may lead to “deemed

withdrawn”.withdrawn”.– Extensions only in very exceptional Extensions only in very exceptional

circumstances (contact Judith Hosie)circumstances (contact Judith Hosie)– provide medical information to Office.provide medical information to Office.

Level 4 Critical Review Tutorial CourseLevel 4 Critical Review Tutorial Course

‘ ‘One-Off’ talk on how to go about writing a One-Off’ talk on how to go about writing a critical review.critical review.

For Single and Joint Honours StudentsFor Single and Joint Honours Students

Thursday 1st of October 11 – 12 New King’s 1Thursday 1st of October 11 – 12 New King’s 1

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Thesis (PS4019 (single); PS4507 (joint) Thesis (PS4019 (single); PS4507 (joint)

• Read thesis handbookRead thesis handbook• General General questionsquestions or problems or problems

– – contact Ben Jones contact Ben Jones or Judith Hosie.or Judith Hosie.

• Contact your supervisor as soon as possibleContact your supervisor as soon as possible• Remember to complete an ethics form prior to Remember to complete an ethics form prior to

data collection.data collection.• Check suggested thesis timetable in the thesis Check suggested thesis timetable in the thesis

handbook.handbook.• Assessment: thesis marked by two members of Assessment: thesis marked by two members of

staff (supervisor and independent marker)staff (supervisor and independent marker)

ThesisThesis

• Discuss the recruitment of participants Discuss the recruitment of participants with your supervisorwith your supervisor

• ‘‘Psychology research participation Psychology research participation scheme’ registrationscheme’ registration– Web-based system for participant recruitmentWeb-based system for participant recruitment– Necessary if collecting data from individual 1Necessary if collecting data from individual 1stst

year participantsyear participants- Need to register with scheme and then set up - Need to register with scheme and then set up

your experimentyour experiment– Guidelines on School websiteGuidelines on School website– Contact Pete Bates if any problems.Contact Pete Bates if any problems.

Talk given by Martin Fraser on how to use the Individual Research Participation Scheme:(SonaSystems)Friday 9th of October at 1pm in T1

Talk given by Jim Urquhart on how to use SuperLab:Friday 9th of October at 2pm in T1

Assessment of the ThesisAssessment of the Thesis

• Poster presentation (5%).Poster presentation (5%).February 2009 (time and date to be confirmed)February 2009 (time and date to be confirmed)

• Thesis (95%).Thesis (95%).– Deadline: Deadline: Friday April 30th 2010Friday April 30th 2010 for Single for Single

Honours StudentsHonours Students and and Friday 7Friday 7thth of May 2010 of May 2010 for Joint Honours Studentsfor Joint Honours Students

– no extensionsno extensions– Penalty of 3 CAS marks for late submission Penalty of 3 CAS marks for late submission

and 1 CAS for each additional day.and 1 CAS for each additional day.

Disclosure ScotlandDisclosure Scotland

– You cannot undertake testing of participants You cannot undertake testing of participants unless you have received disclosure. Most of unless you have received disclosure. Most of you will have received disclosure at level 3 in you will have received disclosure at level 3 in which case you are covered to undertake which case you are covered to undertake testing again this year. If you did not apply for testing again this year. If you did not apply for disclosure last year please see Sandra disclosure last year please see Sandra Duffield or Helen Alexander (in the School Duffield or Helen Alexander (in the School office) for the documentation as soon as office) for the documentation as soon as possible.possible.

The Thesis ContinuedThe Thesis Continued

‘‘One-off’ talk on tackling the thesisOne-off’ talk on tackling the thesis

Thursday 8Thursday 8thth of October 11 – 12 in New King’s 1 of October 11 – 12 in New King’s 1

Degree ClassificationDegree Classification

• Degree class calculated on the basis of Degree class calculated on the basis of 18 units 18 units of assessment .of assessment .

• 8 units from L38 units from L3

• 10 units from L410 units from L4 - - 6 units from options6 units from options..

Each option will be examined by means of one ninety-Each option will be examined by means of one ninety-minute examination and will contribute 1 unit. Each exam minute examination and will contribute 1 unit. Each exam will consist of six questions will consist of six questions randomly allocatedrandomly allocated into two into two sections. sections.

Students answer two questions, one question from each Students answer two questions, one question from each section. Students will be examined on the three first half-section. Students will be examined on the three first half-session options in January and the three second half-session options in January and the three second half-session options in May/June.session options in May/June.

Degree Classification ContinuedDegree Classification Continued

– 2 units from thesis2 units from thesis

The marks for the poster and the thesis will be The marks for the poster and the thesis will be combined (poster 5%, thesis 95%) and the overall combined (poster 5%, thesis 95%) and the overall mark will count as two units.mark will count as two units.

– 2 units from the critical review tutorial courses2 units from the critical review tutorial courses(1 unit – the average of the 3 marks obtained in the (1 unit – the average of the 3 marks obtained in the first half session; 1 unit – the average of the 3 marks first half session; 1 unit – the average of the 3 marks obtained in the second-half session).obtained in the second-half session).

Look at Handbook for how to obtain a first, Look at Handbook for how to obtain a first, upper second, etc.upper second, etc.

Election Class RepresentativesElection Class Representatives

Class representativesClass representativesCandidates by Thursday 1Candidates by Thursday 1stst of October. of October.– Or inform Judith Hosie at end of this meetingOr inform Judith Hosie at end of this meeting– Email Judith HosieEmail Judith Hosie

Election by email if necessaryElection by email if necessary

Careers Talks to be announced in due courseCareers Talks to be announced in due course