Introduction to Social PA G E 1

Psychology

Week 1
Part 1 - Introducing to the module
 What’s happening? PA G E 2

o 10 weeks of lectures (weeks 1-5 & 7-11)

o Each topic will be broken up into short videos and associated
tasks or activities.
o Work through each independently
o Live Q & A sessions in weeks 2, 4, 7 & 9

o 4 weeks of empirical lab classes (weeks 5, 7,8 & 9)

o Plus an optional drop-in session in week 10
 Lecture Topic Overview PA G E 3

Week Topic Lecturer

1 Introduction to module Doron & Stacey
Conformity & Obedience Stacey
2+3 Attitudes & Consumer Behaviour Doron
4 The Social Self Stacey
5 Discrimination Doron
6 READING WEEK -
7+8 Love & Relationships Doron
9 Cross-Cultural Psychology Stacey
10 + 11 Aggression Doron
 Help! PA G E 4

o Optional live Q & A sessions

o Weeks 2, 4, 7 & 9
o Week 10 empirical lab drop in

o Doron (Unit lead)

Email: doron.cohen@manchester.ac.uk

o Stacey
Email: stacey.mcknight@manchester.ac.uk

o Discussion board
 Reading PA G E 5

o Recommend core textbook:

o Hewstone, Stroebe and Jonas, An Introduction
to Social Psychology (2015).

o DON’T BUY THIS BOOK!!

– It will be available to you as an e-book
through the library.
 Assessment PA G E 6

Summative assessment
o Empirical Report – 80%
o Blackboard discussion board – 20%

Formative assessment
o After each topic we will provide a few MCQ questions. These do NOT
contribute to your unit grade and are more for you to test your understanding
of the material
 Empirical lab report PA G E 7

Half a report
o 80% of module grade
o 3 pages
o Introduction and method section
o No results or discussion
o More guidance in the empirical lab
 Discussion Board Post PA G E 8

4 x Discussion board posts

o 5% each
o More detail in the assessment folder for
each discussion board post
o Released in week 2, 4, 7 & 9
o Live for one week
o Chance to ask questions at the corresponding live Q&A
 Module Overview PA G E 9

Online video/lecture material and Live Face-to-face OR

Week and Date Assessment
interactive resources Online Tutorial
Intro to module (DC & SMc)
Week 1
&
W/C 5th October
Conformity and Obedience (SMc)
Optional live online Q + A
Week 2
Attitudes & Consumer Behaviour (DC) session Discussion board post 1 (5%) will go live (1
W/C 12th October
(DC & SMc) week to complete)

Week 3
Attitudes & Consumer Behaviour (DC)
W/C 19th October

Optional live online Q + A

Week 4
The Social Self (SMc) session Discussion board post 2 (5%) will go live (1
W/C 26th October
(DC & SMc) week to complete).
Week 5 Discrimination (DC)
W/C 2nd &
November Empirical lab class 1 (DC + TAs)

Week 6 Reading Week 

 Module Overview PA G E 10

Online video/lecture material and Live Face-to-face OR

Week and Date Assessment
interactive resources Online Tutorial
Week 7 Love & Relationships (DC) Optional live online Q + A
Discussion board post 3 (5%) will go live (1
W/C 16th & session
week to complete).
November Empirical lab class 2 (DC + TAs) (DC & SMc)
Week 8 Love & Relationships (DC)
W/C 23rd &
November Empirical lab class 3 (DC + TAs)
Week 9 Cross cultural Psychology (SMc) Optional live online Q + A
Discussion board post 4 (5%) will go live (1
W/C 30th & session
week to complete)
November Empirical lab class 4 (DC + TAs) (DC & SMc)

Optional live lab drop-in

Week 10
sessions
W/C 7th Aggression (DC)  
(DC + TAs) – support with
December
lab report write up

Week 11
W/C 14th Aggression (DC) Empirical lab report (80%) due
December