Some prompts from classes that I will never get bored of discussing with students. Our courses like most other involve a lot of theory and detailed methodological work. Setting these in historical, ethical, multi-disciplinary, & institutional context is hopefully stimulating. This term I am teaching PB300, Advances in Psychological and Behavioural Science to our undergraduates. This includes a policy simulation exercise that unfolds over the course of the year and PB405, the MSc Foundations in Behavioural Science module that also includes a set of extension lectures called "Behavioural Science and the Wider World" that includes guest lectures, debates, and conceptual discussions about institutional applications.
i) An outline of the evolution of the relationships between economics and psychology over the centuries (full details, recorded lecture, and readings here)
ii) The legendary Behavioural Change Wheel of Susan Michie and colleagues, something that allows for incredibly rich discussions of the nature and purpose of behavioural science
iii) The FORGOOD ethics framework that we have evolved from these classes as a now widely used professional reflection tool to prompt pragmatic discussion of the ethical dimensions of behavioural policy. Some readings and links to OECD checklists etc., linked here
iv) The well-known OECD behavioural science global map constructed by Faisal Naru and team. Has since been updated in an excellent paper in Behavioural Science & Policy but I have a soft spot for the first map. It is a very inspiring prompt to trigger discussion about going from theory & methods to institutional applications across the world.
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