Postgraduate Course: Transferring Knowledge to Society (PPLS11003)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This will involve lectures and intensive, small group seminar discussions to be provided by the 'entrepreneurs in residence' within MVM, external guest lecturers, and academic staff with relevant experience. The University Press Office will be invited to contribute as will representatives of public bodies and commercial organisations. This would cover the process of turning an outcome of basic research into a consultation or a product for public and for commercial organisations. This will include discussion about intellectual property, licensing, meeting requirements of regulatory bodies, developing spin-off companies. This will also consider routes to present evidence to policy makers, and means to disseminate science to the popular media and the general public. Formative feedback available; - Feedback provided during lectures, and comments provided on assignment
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Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 3 (Sem 2)
Course Start Date	11/01/2016
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 87 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One 2000 word essay. Deadline to be submitted: Thursday 19th February 2015, 12 noon Return deadline: 6th May 2015
Feedback	Not entered
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Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to show understanding of, and critical insight into, a range of areas on human cognition that have successfully been applied to specific problems in the broader society.