Sciences and Teaching of Natural Systems

The course aims to extend social psychology concepts, in order to deal with the psychology domain of environmental psychology. Environmental psychology aims at understanding relations and transactions between psychological processes and aspects of the spatial-physical, or social-physical, environment. Attention is given to the places where people life develops, with particular focus on natural features: residence, neighbourhood, city, workplace, school, parks, reference territories and environments, natural areas. The course encompasses environmental psychology's main aspects: emergence and specificities of environmental psychology; theoretical developments, methodologies, and the main topics and problems which are its objects of study. Both mitigation and adaptation social-psychological relevant factors will be addressed, with respect to environmental global changes.

No pre-requisites.

Susan Clayton (2012) (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Only some chapters will be requested. Chapters' choice will depend upon a student's Master enrollment.

To reach course’s aims, the course is articulated in frontal traditional lessons in which some of the topics from the textbooks are reported and discussed. Moreover, in the lessons, research and applications examples are reported; students are requested to engage in practical activities regarding different topics which may regards theoretical, methodological, and/or applied issues. On the whole, the course is therefore characterized by a relation and correspondence among the theoretical-methdological level and the empirical-practical one.

Class attendance is not mandatory for this course but it is strongly recommended, in order to better understand basic notions as well as to learn more active involvement via speaking, discussing, team work. Classroom exercises are not compulsory (they allow to integrate the exam score, thus contributing to the final exam mark).

Written examination via 31 questions with multiple choice answer format on the indicated textbook materials: for each question, four answer alternatives are given, only one being the correct alternative; each correct answer scores one point and no negative scores are given for wrong answers. Contents refer only to the course’s textbooks. In case of on-line exam, exam format may differ (open-ended questions). Students participating in possible practical activities during the lectures can gain extra-points allowing them to integrate the written examination score result, provided their commitment is certified by their active participation in the practical activities. Slides and questions examples are given during the lectures and/or on the professor's relevant page on the e-learning web-site: http://elearning2.uniroma1.it/course/index.php?categoryid=27 . Further info are available on the Professor's relevant page on his Department web-site: http://dip38.psi.uniroma1.it/dipartimento/persone/bonaiuto-marino . To book oneself to the exam, access via infostud is required (electronic booking and registration). Information regarding exam booking, registration and results are available at: http://www.psicologia1.uniroma1.it/static/didattica/IdDocente_305.shtml

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To reach course’s aims, the course is articulated in frontal traditional lessons in which some of the topics from the textbooks are reported and discussed. Moreover, in the lessons, research and applications examples are reported; students are requested to engage in practical activities regarding different topics which may regards theoretical, methodological, and/or applied issues. On the whole, the course is therefore characterized by a relation and correspondence among the theoretical-methdological level and the empirical-practical one. Lessons are in Italian language. The first part of the course is based on traditional teaching class; if possible, some invited external representative can be invited (either university teachers or other stakeholders reporting about some case study), in order to enrich concrete topic presentation. The second part of the course is a workshop and it is based on team work organised in subgroups.

The course aims to extend social psychology concepts, in order to deal with the psychology domain of environmental psychology. Environmental psychology aims at understanding relations and transactions between psychological processes and aspects of the spatial-physical, or social-physical, environment. Attention is given to the places where people life develops, with particular focus on natural features: residence, neighbourhood, city, workplace, school, parks, reference territories and environments, natural areas. The course encompasses environmental psychology's main aspects: emergence and specificities of environmental psychology; theoretical developments, methodologies, and the main topics and problems which are its objects of study. Both mitigation and adaptation social-psychological relevant factors will be addressed, with respect to environmental global changes.

No pre-requisites.

Susan Clayton (2012) (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Only some chapters will be requested. Chapters' choice will depend upon a student's Master enrollment.

To reach course’s aims, the course is articulated in frontal traditional lessons in which some of the topics from the textbooks are reported and discussed. Moreover, in the lessons, research and applications examples are reported; students are requested to engage in practical activities regarding different topics which may regards theoretical, methodological, and/or applied issues. On the whole, the course is therefore characterized by a relation and correspondence among the theoretical-methdological level and the empirical-practical one.

Class attendance is not mandatory for this course but it is strongly recommended, in order to better understand basic notions as well as to learn more active involvement via speaking, discussing, team work. Classroom exercises are not compulsory (they allow to integrate the exam score, thus contributing to the final exam mark).

Written examination via 31 questions with multiple choice answer format on the indicated textbook materials: for each question, four answer alternatives are given, only one being the correct alternative; each correct answer scores one point and no negative scores are given for wrong answers. Contents refer only to the course’s textbooks. In case of on-line exam, exam format may differ (open-ended questions). Students participating in possible practical activities during the lectures can gain extra-points allowing them to integrate the written examination score result, provided their commitment is certified by their active participation in the practical activities. Slides and questions examples are given during the lectures and/or on the professor's relevant page on the e-learning web-site: http://elearning2.uniroma1.it/course/index.php?categoryid=27 . Further info are available on the Professor's relevant page on his Department web-site: http://dip38.psi.uniroma1.it/dipartimento/persone/bonaiuto-marino . To book oneself to the exam, access via infostud is required (electronic booking and registration). Information regarding exam booking, registration and results are available at: http://www.psicologia1.uniroma1.it/static/didattica/IdDocente_305.shtml

No.

To reach course’s aims, the course is articulated in frontal traditional lessons in which some of the topics from the textbooks are reported and discussed. Moreover, in the lessons, research and applications examples are reported; students are requested to engage in practical activities regarding different topics which may regards theoretical, methodological, and/or applied issues. On the whole, the course is therefore characterized by a relation and correspondence among the theoretical-methdological level and the empirical-practical one. Lessons are in Italian language. The first part of the course is based on traditional teaching class; if possible, some invited external representative can be invited (either university teachers or other stakeholders reporting about some case study), in order to enrich concrete topic presentation. The second part of the course is a workshop and it is based on team work organised in subgroups.