Me, my selfie and I - social media and psychology 2500-EN-PS-EAc-49
Seminarium (SEM) Semestr zimowy 2025/26

1. Recorded voice over power point presentation 12-15 mins- free choice from a set list of indicative content

2. Set essay Questions: students will address 2 of 4 set essay titles in 750 words each. The chosen short essays must be different from the topic chosen for the presentation

3. Formative tasks and feedback opportunities

Attendance rules

2 absences (1 unexcused, 1 excused) are allowed - exceeding that results in a fail grade

Students must respect the principles of academic integrity. Cheating and plagiarism (including copying work from other students, internet or other sources) are serious violations that are punishable and instructors are required to report all cases to the administration.

Introduction to the module

Background of social media and related psychology

Motivations for using social media

Benefits of social media-community, self-expression, connection, affiliation, information, support and activism

Social media across lifespan- pre teen, adolescents, and later years/‘silver surfers’

Social media and depression/anxieties

Not your ‘friends’ after all! cyber-bullying, stalking and conspiracy

Habit, compulsion, addiction

Being who I want to be- selfies, fashion and filters; social comparison.

From Cooks to K-Pop- parasocial relationships and social media

We’re your friends: brands, advertising, promotion and building consumer involvement.

Module reflection session.

1. Recorded voice over power point presentation 12-15 mins- free choice from a set list of indicative content

2. Set essay Questions: students will address 2 of 4 set essay titles in 750 words each. The chosen short essays must be different from the topic chosen for the presentation

3. Formative tasks and feedback opportunities