Senior Honours 2010 –2011Senior Honours 2010 –2011Friday 24th Sept 2 pmFriday 24th Sept 2 pm New King’s 10New King’s 10

ConvenorsConvenorsKathryn Mearns (G29; k.mearns@abdn.ac.uk)Kathryn Mearns (G29; k.mearns@abdn.ac.uk)Judith Hosie (S08; Judith Hosie (S08; j.hosie@abdn.ac.uk))Louise Phillips – first half-session only (S03;Louise Phillips – first half-session only (S03;louise.phillips@abdn.ac.uk)louise.phillips@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 Degree ProgrammesLevel 4 Degree Programmes

Single honours psychology studentsSingle honours psychology students

– PS4030 (PS4530)PS4030 (PS4530): (3 options + 3 blocks of : (3 options + 3 blocks of critical synopsis tutorials)critical synopsis tutorials)

– PS4019: PS4019: Year-long course, the thesisYear-long course, the thesis

Single Honours with languagesSingle Honours with languages- PS4029 (PS4529)PS4029 (PS4529) : 2 options and 2 critical : 2 options and 2 critical

synopsis tutorialssynopsis tutorials- PS4019PS4019– Start week 1, must choose options by Friday Start week 1, must choose options by Friday

1515thth of October of October

Level 4 Degree Programmes Level 4 Degree Programmes

Joint Honours Psychology students:PS4032:  Perceptual ProcessesPS4033:  Advances in Biological PsychologyPS4532:  Memory and Language ProcessesPS4507: Thesis beginning in second half-session

Single Honours Behavioural Studies studentsPS4030 and PS4530PS4034: Year-long library based thesis.Joint Honours Behavioural Studies studentsPS4032, PS4033, PS4532. Half year thesis:PS4509

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 KCF8KCF8

Brain & BodyBrain & Body Wed 10amWed 10am New King’s 1New King’s 1

Human EvolutionHuman Evolution Thurs 10amThurs 10am MR051MR051

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 KCG7KCG7

Soc Cog NeuroscienceSoc Cog NeuroscienceTues 10amTues 10am KCG7KCG7

Evol PsychologyEvol Psychology Wed 10amWed 10am KCF7KCF7

Human NeuropsychologyHuman Neuropsychology Thur 10amThur 10amKCG7KCG7

Human Safety & RiskHuman Safety & RiskManagementManagement Fri 10amFri 10amKCF7KCF7

CommunicationCommunication

• Must complete registration card in office Must complete registration card in office (to Karen Forrest) (to Karen Forrest) – By Friday 15By Friday 15thth 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 30Thursday 30thth September at September at 2.00pm2.00pm– go to tutor’s room.go to tutor’s room.

• Different for those registered for PS4029 degree Different for those registered for PS4029 degree • 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.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 All Level 4 StudentsFor All Level 4 Students

Thursday 29th of September 11 – Fraser Noble 3Thursday 29th of September 11 – Fraser Noble 3

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Thesis (Read Appropriate Handbook)Thesis (Read Appropriate Handbook)

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

– – contact Kathryn Mearns contact Kathryn Mearns 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 8th of October at 1pm in T1

Talk given by Jim Urquhart on how to use SuperLab:Friday 8th of October at 2pm in T1

Assessment of the ThesisAssessment of the Thesis• Single Honours: Poster presentation (5%).Single Honours: Poster presentation (5%).

February 2009 (time and date to be confirmed)February 2009 (time and date to be confirmed)

Behavioural Studies: Annotated Bibliography (5%) Behavioural Studies: Annotated Bibliography (5%) (Friday 10(Friday 10thth December 2010) December 2010)

• Thesis (95%).Thesis (95%).– Deadline: Deadline: Friday 29Friday 29thth April 2011 April 2011 for Single for Single

Honours Psychol and Behavioural Studies Honours Psychol and Behavioural Studies

studentsstudents; ; Friday 13Friday 13thth May 2011 May 2011 for Joint for Joint Honours StudentsHonours Students

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

1 CAS for each additional day.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

For All Level 4 StudentsFor All Level 4 Students

11am Wednesday 611am Wednesday 6thth October Fraser noble 3 October Fraser noble 3

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/bibliography and the thesis The marks for the poster/bibliography and the thesis will be combined (poster 5%, thesis 95%) and the will be combined (poster 5%, thesis 95%) and the overall mark will count as two units.overall 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 30th SeptemberCandidates by Thursday 30th September– 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