Course info
BASC0015 Psychology in the Real World
The course is intended to help you to develop the skills to communicate and
apply scientific findings in real world settings. The topics chosen reflect
the common needs and questions of industry, Govt, sport, banks... Skill #1
is always to get the science right and then ask "how do I communicate
this?" and "how can I help people to apply this. Skill #2 is to see the
science through other people's eyes. What do people need from you when you
write a report/training programme? Skill #3 is to develop your writing
skills for audiences that are not academic. Doing this properly requires
knowing the science better (yes better) than when writing for an academic
audience. Skill #4 is being able to select a good question and able to
assess whether it has a string scientific basis. The topics are sleep,
creativity, learning, decision making, and social groups. The lectures are
available on Teams and you can watch them in your own time. More important
than the lectures are the discussion and Q and A sessions that will take
place at the appointed time for the lectures.
Course contacts
Tutor
MC
YJ
TJ
AV
VW
Course Administrator
MM