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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description This module will enable students to develop knowledge and competences that help them adapt to and thrive within VUCA environments (i.e., those marked by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) by cultivating their agency, creativity, imagination, anticipation, and innovation skills. The module will offer an introduction to psychological approaches within the emerging, transdisciplinary field of Possibility Studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Discuss key theories and methods associated with creativity research, Futures Studies, and Possibility Studies. 2. Assess the importance of psychology within the inter- and transdisciplinary context of Possibility Studies. 3. Be able to use psychological knowledge in order to envision positive change within a series of applied domains and vis a vis the societal challenges of today. 4. Be able to think critically and ethically about the kinds of possibilities individuals and collectives imagine and enact. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities ClassesIntroduction to Possibility Studies Agency within constraints Creativity and innovation Play and imagination Serendipity and discovery Curiosity, awe, and wonder Counterfactual thinking Futures and anticipation studies Utopias and dystopias The possible in education The possible in organisations The possible in health and well-being The possible in society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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