Digital health & social psychology II

HUM-424 / 3 crédits

Enseignant: Vacat .

Langue: Anglais

Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.

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Summary

Does more data mean better health? Drawing on health and social psychology, this course questions the biomedical model as socially situated, questioning whether the promises of digital health to improve wellbeing are supported by the research behind them.

Content

See the full description in the autumn semester course – Digital Health & Social Psychology I

During the spring semester, students work in teams, to analyse how the digital health technology explored in autumn is portrayed in everyday life (for instance how it is marketed by companies or discussed on social media, forums or by lifestyle influencers), applying qualitative methods to empirical materials. At the end of the semester, each team presents its analysis to the class. In parallel, students develop a short individual piece of science communication that puts the scientific evidence reviewed in autumn in dialogue with the empirical materials analysed in spring, conveying this to a non-specialist audience in an accessible way.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Digital health & social psychology I

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

Transversal skills

  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
  • Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

-      Lectures introducing key concepts and case studies

-      In-class and out-of-class activities

-      Consultations with lecturers

-      Student presentations

-      Science communication

 

Expected student activities

-      Work in teams on the technology explored in autumn

-      Apply qualitative methods to marketing and media material

-      Attend workshops on analytical methods

-      Prepare and deliver a team oral presentation

-      Produce an individual piece of science communication

-      Attend team consultations

 

Assessment methods

- Project and presentation (40%, groupwork)

- Science communication piece (60%, individual)

Resources

Moodle Link

Dans les plans d'études

  • Semestre: Printemps
  • Nombre de places: 60
  • Forme de l'examen: Pendant le semestre (session d'été)
  • Matière examinée: Digital health & social psychology II
  • Projet: 3 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
  • Type: obligatoire

Semaine de référence

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