Transcript T2_Project_guideline_(2009-1)

Project Guideline
PAD042
Introduction to Basic Psychology
Yip sir (葉錦熙)
www.yipsir.com.hk
Assessment
Group Project:
 Oral Presentation
20%
 Written Report
20%
 Peer Review
10%
(inter-group)
3.2 Group Project (50%)
3.2.1 Students in group of 4-5 need to conduct a
presentation based on one of the topics
covered in the lectures. (20%)
3.2.2 The presentation should last for 30 minutes.
3.2.3 Each group needs to hand in a group report in
English (around 1,000 - 1300 words) one
week after the presentation. (20%)
Deadline:
 Project proposal (5%):
1 week before presentation
 Final Written Report (20%):
1 week after presentation
Project (50%)
Presentation (20%) + Report (20%)
Report Format
Format
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A-4 size single- or double-sided printing
Use Times New Roman
2.5 cm margins on four sides
1.5 line spacing
Insert page numbers at the bottom
Do not submit the paper inside a folder.
Simply staple the pages together and
submit the paper as a loose-leaf
manuscript.
Choose a Research Question
1. Decide a specific topic, e.g.
 How reinforcement is applied to the classroom
management in Hong Kong primary schools?
 How do people tend to use top-down
processing in meeting new classmates?
 Problems and solutions - An application of four
personality theories in studying a depression
case.
 Learning and unlearning a bad habit: smoking
 Compare and contrast the motivation of crime
of two theft cases.
Written Report Content
I. Cover Page
 The first page should contain the
1) Name of the institution
2) Name of Program (Pre Associate Degree)
3) Course code and name
4) Specific Research Topic
5) Student’s name and number
6) Tutor’s name
7) Date of submission.
Introduction
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State and elaborate the topic
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Why your group is interested in the topic
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Literature review
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Theories - author, year of publication
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Results found from previous research
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Research methods / activities used to
investigate / demonstrate the theories
Topic of Specific Interest:
Research/Experiment
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Inside this big topic, what is the
specific topic that your group is
interested in?
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(reinforcement schedules, perceptual
organization, observational learning, Carl
Rogers’ client-centred approach)
Why is your group interested in this
specific topic?
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What research and
experiments had been done
on this specific topic?
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What results were found?
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Anything interesting to share
about this topic?
Application of your topic
in daily life
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How is this specific topic applied
in our daily life?
For example:
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Effects of reinforcement schedules on our
everyday lives.
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The relationship between perceptual
organization and everyday experiences
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Ways to enhance our personal development
using the Carl Rogers’ approach.
Conclusion
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What has your group learned in this
project?
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Has it changed any of your behaviors or
views?
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If you have to do further research or
experiment on this topic, what would you
do? How would you do it?
(recommendations)
Citation in text and
Reference list
APA format
 Citation in the essay
 Nimbus (1962) found that cloud formations
can be used to predict person’s moods.
 It has been found the cloud formations can
be used to predict person’s moods.
(Nimbus, 1962).
 Mcleod and O’dowd (1962) found an
artifact in Nimbus’s (1962) study.
 author’s name (year).....
 .....(author’s name, year)
APA format
 If cross-referencing:
 Individuals are active learners and
have an innate need to adapt to the
environment. (Piaget, 1956, cited in
Hanna, 2000).
 Piaget (1956, cited in Hanna, 2000)
suggested that individuals are active
learners and have an innate need to
adapt to the environment.
APA format
 Reference section (inserted by the end of the
essay)
References:
Hanna, S. L. (2000). Person to person: Positive relationships
don’t just happen. Upper Side River, NJ: Prentice-Hall
Topics.
Shaffer, D. (1999). Developmental psychology: Childhood &
adolescence (5th ed.). California: Brooks/Cole.
Author’s last name, Initials. (Date of Publication). Title.
(Edition number). Place of Publication: Publisher.
(Arranged in alphabetical order)
APA format
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Chinese Book
趙志裕、康螢儀、葉慧敏、李秀麗、符可瑩 (2000)。
《發揮多元才能：從激發動機到取得成就》。香港：三聯書店。
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Web references (Stand-alone document, no author
identified, no date):
GVU’s 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August
8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech/edu/gvu/usersurverys/
Title of the document. (n.d.). Retrieval date, from URL
Presentation Format
The presentation should
last for 30 minutes.
Forming
presentation groups
Week
Lecture Topics
(2 hours/week)
Tutorial Topics
(1 hour/week)
Perspectives in Psychology
The five perspectives in contemporary psychology:
Week 1 biological perspective, psychoanalytic perspective,
cognitive perspective, behavioral perspective, and
humanistic perspective
Course outline,
requirement and
assessment
Scientific Foundations of Psychology
Methods of study in Psychology:
Week 2
naturalistic observations, survey, case study, experiment,
and correlation research
Group forming
Group project
guidelines
Sensation & Perception
The Gestalt laws of organizations, top-down and
Week 3
bottom-up processing, perceptual constancy, depth
perception, and motion perception
Research methods
Learning & Behavior Analysis
Week 4 Classical conditioning and its relevance to everyday
behaviors
Sensation &
Perception
Learning & Behavior Analysis
Week 5
Operant conditioning and its application
*Presentation 1:
Sensation &
Perception
Week
Lecture Topics
(2 hours/week)
Tutorial Topics
(1 hour/week)
Memory
Three memory systems
Week 6
Memory and forgetting
Methods for improving memory
Learning
Week 7 Motivation I
Memory
Week 8 Quiz I (Week 1 – Week 7)
*Presentation 2:
Learning &
Behavior
Week 9 Motivation II
*Presentation 3:
Memory
Week
10
Attitudes
Factors affecting attitudes
Persuasive communication
Attitudes and Behavior
Motivation
Lecture Topics
(2 hours/week)
Week
Tutorial Topics
(1 hour/week)
Week 11
Personality I
Basic issues in personality
Psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic
and trait views on personality
Evaluate different perspectives of personality
Personality and daily life
*Presentation 4:
Motivation /
Memory
Week 12
Personality II
Personality
Week 13
Social Influence and Human Relationship I
Mechanism of different social influence
Social influence and daily life
Social Influence
Week 14
Social Influence and Human Relationship II
*Presentation 5:
Personality
Week 15
Revision
*Presentation 6:
Social Influence
Week
Tutorial Topics
(1 hour/week)
Week 5 *Presentation 1:
Sensation & Perception
18/2
Week 8 *Presentation 2:
Learning & Behavior
11/3
Week 9 *Presentation 3:
Cognitive Processes - Memory
18/3
Week 11 *Presentation 4:
Motivation / Memory
1/4
Week 14 *Presentation 5:
Personality / Social Influence
29/4
Week 15 *Presentation 6:
Social Influence
6/5
Students
The End