Date: 23-June-2010

 

Psychology Students'  Presentation on Socio-Economic Issues of Pakistan

 

Students of Community Psychology at MSc Psychology 4^th semester program portrayed their presentations on socio- economic problems of the country. Presentation work was as part of the psychology curriculum was conducted under the auspices of class instructor Aliha Ghumman. Students expressed their ideas collectively. Seven different groups were formed to produce their presentations on the social and economic issues like Unemployment, Terrorism, Poverty, Energy Crisis, Child Labor, Drug Addiction and Inflation. The Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nizamuddin visited the venue. Registrar Muhammad Akram Bhatti, Associate Director Social Sciences, Prof Dr Fozia Maqsood accompanied the Vice Chancellor. The VC took keen interest while watching the presentations. He discussed various dimensions of the subjects and asked questions from the developers. He appreciated the students’ professional acumen which he remarked, show the excellent learning in the classrooms. While counseling the students, he suggested that some subjects of research need field survey. He advised students to learn know how of the survey research. He said that this applied aspect of learning is crucial for the subject like psychology. He expressed optimism that the psychology students can help locating social issues facing Pakistan and further help suggesting data based remedial strategies.