Task One

Generating a good example of Applied Psychology and sharing with the class

Facilitator Liam Hutchinson, Learning Enhancement Coordinator

For this task you will be located in the collaboration suite 3508 and will be working in pre-
assigned groups. These groups were created randomly by Blackboard.

Aims of task
1. To feel comfortable collaborating with a random group of people
2. To learn how to make the most of the features of the collaboration suite
3. To experience thinking in a fluid way with few constraints
4. To experience making choices about joint interests
5. To experience making decisions in a group
6. To be exposed to an environment where creative thought is encouraged

What you will do first

1. Join the table where you see your name. Your group is named after the colour of
your table.
2. Introduce yourself to the rest of your group. Tell them what areas of Psychology you
enjoy most
3. Carry out the instructions given to you by Liam Hutchinson
4. When Liam visits your table be sure to ask questions about anything you do not
understand. This is a new skill and nobody has expertise yet.

What you will do next

1. Generate some issues in real life that interest the group
2. Gather these notes on screen using any tool
3. Each member search online for research that is relevant to the real life issues you
have on your list. Take 10 minutes maximum for this.
4. Gather these research articles on screen using any tool
5. Appoint a scribe to write your subsequent discussion on the wall
PSY307 Applied Psychology
Week One A

6. Contribute to a discussion of the pros and cons of each selected paper in terms of
being best to share with the class. Make your choice based on characteristics such as
a. Is surprising in some way
b. Has interesting results
c. Was a piece of research you held strong opinions about either agreeing or
disagreeing or simply the group feeling the class should know about the
study
d. An area of study you did not realise existed

Reflecting on these characteristics will help you to make the strongest choice

7. Create a short description of your chosen article. This piece of work will be uploaded
to Blackboard for the rest of the class to read and learn from. Bear in mind that your
piece may inspire later group work. Try to make it concise yet interesting
a. Title, author/s, journal name
b. What was this study about?
c. What did they do?
d. What did they find?
e. Why is it interesting?
8. Create a Powerpoint presentation for upload to Blackboard

At the end of this task you should have

1. A note of the various articles generated by your group. Each member of the group
must upload this list individually to Blackboard. Please include short notes on why
you made your final choice. This will show me that everyone has contributed to this
group work. An assignment button will be provided soon.
2. A copy of the Powerpoint presentation created by your group. One copy will be
uploaded to Blackboard. An assignment button will be provided soon.
Dr Siobhan MacAndrew
September 2017