When you sit in a lecture hall among 100 students and one professor, you should have 101 options for support, not one. Vote for psychology students supporting psychology students.
The Queen's Psychology team do an amazing job at providing support; However, in a field that thrives off of varying opinions and challenging what we think we know, shouldn't there be more opportunities to discuss and collaborate among each other? I would like to increase engagement among students and begin a supportive community where each student is allowed to improve and grow alongside their classmates and colleagues.
Peer-Review Support Groups: Are you getting enough out of your assessment feedback?
I aim to create student-led group events where students can collaborate with others to give peer-review feedback on upcoming assignments. Through peer-review support groups, students will be able to improve grammar, punctuation, and writing styles by allowing more eyes to scan for errors.
If weekly readings prove difficult, another great way to expand your understanding of a topic is to read other perspectives; and who best to do this with if not the people in the same program as you? This could potentially help improve marks and allow students to get more feedback than the limited, sometimes confusing, feedback provided by markers.
Facilitate Your Growth in Collaboration: Did you have a group project or was it an accidental experiment on social loafing?
I aim to promote opportunities for content discussion among peers. I currently co-host PsychMic, the QUB Psychology programme's first official podcasting platform. I would like to use it as one of many ways for students to exchange ideas, opinions, and criticims through collaboration.
'Social loafing' is a phenomenon when people produce less effort when assessed as a group instead of as an individual. Group work is meant to increase collaboration skills and team-work strategies, but if you're unfortunately having difficulties with social loafing, it can be difficult to do so; Instead, you find yourself doing a lot of work alone. If this sounds like you, I aim to help build your collaborative skills in other ways.
Community of Psychology Students: Do you know where to find career-specific resources?
I aim to create social communities within the undergraduate psychology programme to connect students with other students and staff with similar career interests. If you are still questioning where you would like to be, especially when fighting imposter syndrome, it can help to pair with others who feel the same and gain inspiration and ideas from others as well.
My Main Reminder for You:
When you sit in a lecture hall among 100 students and one professor, you should have 101 options for support, not one.
Vote for psychology students supporting psychology students.