DE300 Experimental Project Session

Using Experimental methods for your final-year project
 
This recorded session of our DE300 Online Consolidation Day is for students who have chosen to use Experimental methods in their final-year project.
 
This event covers all the relevant topic areas of the module for the Experimental approach including Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion.
 
Includes 1 x 2 hr 50 min video, presentation slides and handouts.
 
Tutor: Fiona Essig: "I completed my undergraduate degree (BSc 1st class honours) in cognitive science at the University of Westminster. This was followed by an MSc in psychological research methods (distinction) and a PhD in cognitive psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. My PhD title was ‘Cognitive control in verbal task switching’. I conducted a number of experiments to explore the parameters of a verbal response task-switching task using overlearned sequences of words e.g., numbers and days, to switch between, proposing a model of cognitive control for the task. I have worked for the Open University since 2006, mostly on psychology modules but also teaching associated topics in WELS and STEM. I have taught all of the core modules (DE100, DE200 and DE300) and previously taught on DD303, the year 3 cognitive psychology module. I have supervised student projects for the entirety of my time with the university. I have also taught and acted as a course director on a cognitive psychology undergraduate certificate course at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. Currently I also teach on the BSc psychology programme at King’s College London. My research focuses on task-switching and multitasking, particularly using language tasks and everyday tasks. I hold Chartered status with the BPS and am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In my spare time I go to the theatre, concerts, galleries and museums. I am an avid collector of Funko Pop figures and houseplants, and am currently building a dollhouse."