Entry requirements
Only open to Master’s students Psychology with specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology
Description
The module consists of five parts:
Research design: students practice designing projects to address and solve real-world problems in efficient ways by combining scientific rigor with pragmatic realism.
Proposal writing: students practice the writing of project proposals with an eye on the fit to funding schemes and the policies of funding agencies, public opinion and other important aspects of the funding process.
Budgeting: students practice the planning of successful applied projects, the estimation of costs and the setting up of realistic budgets.
Presentation: students practice (‘live’ and in a VR environment) to present their project plans and projects in appealing and advertising ways and to sell their ideas to funding agencies.
Students will participate in meetings with real-life stakeholders from the field of the chosen topic to gather feedback on their work.
Course objectives
At the end of the course the MA student can:
apply (cognitive) psychology to a real-world problem
calculate the budget of a project to attract investors
interface with real-world stake-holders and investors
prepare a written proposal for investors
deliver a presentation to potential investors
Timetable
For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable
Registration
Education
Students must register themselves for all course components (lectures, tutorials and practicals) they wish to follow. You can register up to 5 days prior to the start of the course.
Exams
You must register for each exam in My Studymap at least 10 days before the exam date. You cannot take an exam without a valid registration in My Studymap. Carefully read all information about the procedures and deadlines for registering for courses and exams.
Exchange students and external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure.
Mode of instruction
The course consists of 7 2-hour working lectures, 6 2- hour seminar session and 1 4-hour presentation of the final group assignment.
Assessment method
Assessment based on active participation in the program, application of the theory in a ‘real life project’, project execution, formal report, presentation to external party (30%) and a written exam (70%).
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. All students are required to take and pass the Scientific Integrity Test with a score of 100% in order to learn about the practice of integrity in scientific writing. Students are given access to the quiz via a module on Brightspace. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
Reading list
Johnson-Sheehan, R. (2007). Selected chapters from Writing Proposals. Longman Publishers ISBN-13: 9780205583140 will be made available
Supplemental reading material to be announced during the course.
Contact information
Prof. Dr. Jop Groeneweg groeneweg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. Eline Dekeyster e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl