Undergraduate Course: Social Judgement and Decision Making (PSYL10040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This challenging option examines the field of judgment and decision making (JDM), both from the perspective of the individual judge/decision maker and from the perspective of groups of people making judgments and decisions. In both cases, the course asks the question are humans any good at JDM? The course incorporates a variety of demonstrations (requiring student involvement) of JDM theories and concepts in order to facilitate student understanding and to make the lectures more dynamic. The course also includes a &«research spotlight&ª focussing on the course organiser&©s own JDM-related studies. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Degree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 2 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | WKS 7-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 2 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | WKS 7-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the module&©s end, the students should possess: (1) an appreciation of the major theoretical/conceptual issues in JDM, both individual and collective; (2) experience applying some of these issues to real-world decision making; (3) an in-depth understanding of whether there is such a thing as &«too much choice&ª; and (4) improved critical assessment skills (e.g., of empirical evidence). |
Assessment Information
100% exam
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Long essay (3,000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due Friday 4pm, Week 13. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alison Lenton
Tel: (0131 6)51 1328
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Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
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