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Many courses state that your qualifications can be used in future work or study. Cyberpsychologists may work in the IT industry, in Psychology (if they have a primary degree in that subject), in marketing and design, or conduct futher study and research at PhD level. To get a real idea of the benefit of this MSc have a look at testimonials from MSc Cyberpsychologists check out where they are now, and what they have done with their qualification. ======

**Class of 2007 -2009** Place comments here :

Philip Penny

I am currently working as researcher in the Development Office here in IADT. IADT are a partner on the MEDEA Awards 2010 project promoting the use of audio visual technology in the classroom [] The MEDEA Awards are funded by the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme. In February this year IADT along with four other partners from Spain, Italy, France and Poland were invited by a Belgium company ATit.be to collaborate on writing a proposal to obtain further funding from the EU to disseminate and exploit the work of the MEDEA Awards. In July this year we were granted funding for MEDEA2020 a two year project which began last month.

IADT are the lead partner on two Work-packages on MEDEA2020 one of which is the development of a ‘Virtual Community of Practice’. The knowledge gained from the MSc in Cyberpsychology was invaluable in helping me contribute to the writing of this particular work-package. I will act as moderator in this community. Because I was able to contribute to the proposal writing my input guaranteed my involvement on this project for the next two years. Increasingly the MEDEA project is moving online with mobile applications submissions also on the increase. The MSc qualification has already had a positive impact for me in an employment context and in the future I believe it will increase in relevance as more people go online and experience 'the Internet of things' a term I recently came across on a call for papers under an EU LLP programme.

Robert Griffin

I am currently working in the same position as I was when I did the MSc In Cyberpsychology a lecturer in IADT. I teach Computer Technology to the 1st year Multimedia class, ICT to 1st year Applied Psychology and supervise third year projects. The programme was very useful for me in my professional development and even though I am not teaching CyberPsychology now I do find that a lot of what I learnt is used in the subjects above. I was also the programme Coordinator for the Applied Psychology programme when we did an exercise called a programmatic review. This involved a root and branch examination of the course, subjects, assessment and how it is run. There was a lot of input from the CyberPsycology MSc into this and changes were made to subjects in order to include computer mediated communication, online tools, blogging, discussion forums and Wiki’s. This greatly updated the programme and has made the subject more interactive. Student assignments are now to make a blog, review literature, use a Wiki and examine issues in the area of technology. A lot more interesting for them that writing an essay which used to be the assignment. Personally I have become a lot more interested in the use of online media using Twitter, Facebook etc. Also am looking at research in the area.

= I am currently managing and developing services for [|www.drugs.ie] Irelands National Drugs and Alcohol Information and support website and [|www.counsellingdirectory.ie] (online listing of accredited counsellors/psychotherapists in Ireland; with educational video section. I am also studying part time for another MSc in Technology & Learning in Trinity College Dublin - because I am a glutton for punishment! = = The thesis which I completed while studying for the Cyberpsychology Masters was used as funding application to develop a pilot scheme for an online counselling service for people affected by substance use issues. I have subsequently received a small (very!) grant for this pilot, through the North Eastern Regional Drugs task force, to pay for certain costs associated with the pilot. The course proved very useful in this regard, and has definitely had practical benefit for me career wise. I found the course really interesting for many reasons and from many perspectives. =

Entente Cordiale Like my pals above, I was also able to put the knowledge & skills, gained during the MSc.Cyberpsychology course, to practical use. As an educational psychologist, I'm in and out of primary and secondary schools, dealing with kids and staff. Inputs on internet safety go down well with the grown-ups. Being more digitally literate provides common talking grounds with the Internet Age youngsters, useful when working with them individually. A colleague and I have also been trying to introduce collaborative wiki-based learning in our organisation. Progress has been slow but we're optimistic!

Not being a glutton for punishment (like some), I didn't start studying again immediately and definitely needed my Saturdays back. But I'm now searching for Ph.D options that include both the psychology and cyberpsychology bits. Any suggestions welcome.

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 * Class of 2008 -2010 **

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 * Class of 2009 -2011 **
 * I am a graphic designer and have worked in the my industry for nearly ten years. The industry has moved consistently towards online media applications, and this course is giving me a greater understanding of how people behave online and interact with technology. It will help me expand my business into the areas of research and development.

> // Researcher: Kostas Mavropalias // > I am a usability interface designer currently undertaking research in user modelling via the social web - User Models are how an E-Learning system stores information about the student in order to provide a customised learning experience. Traditional User Modelling techniques involve questionnaires and/or performance monitoring. This study is investigating if and how a User Model can be inferred by data acquired from the student's Social Web activity. Such a discovery would allow E-Learning systems to create instant User Models in an unobtrusive way and thus, improve the User Experience and the Learning Outcome by delivering better content to the learner
 * User Modelling via Facebook and the Social Web
 * I am in the final year of my MSc, my research subject is Cyberchondria, I have been accepted for a PhD place at RCSI to continue my research in online behavioural analysis and medical psychology, once I finish I plan to lecture and continue with research in related subjects.
 * I am currently in my second year of this course at IADT. I have worked in online marketing and media for 5 years. This course has given excellent understanding of where the future of marketing and media is heading. It also has greatly expanded my career options.


 * I hope to change my career after I complete this Masters in Cyberpsychology. I will also gain new skills psychological concepts which I have not done so before. I'm hoping my new skills set will differentiate my CV for a new career.


 * My initial plan was to take a PhD after the Masters but I think I will just fly back home. I intend to work with online education and I hope this Masters will help me in my return.


 * I'm an online communications manager promoting science to young people, and for me the biggest challenge is changing traditional and stereotypical perceptions of science as a career, as well as the perceptions of society towards the value of science. As a student of the MSc. in Cyberpsychology, I'm investigating new ways that the Internet and mobile technologies can be used to seed and harness changes in societal thinking. It is also helping me to learn how to spot emerging trends relevant to my work, particularly in the areas of eLearning and social media, and what the impacts of these may be to future online communications. My thesis is looking at the role of the Internet in encouraging young women into careers in science, technology and engineering. I believe that as a medium, the Internet could be a powerful tool in breaking down gender stereotypes and opening up new opportunities to females in these areas. Following the completion of the MSc. I may pursue further study in the area of gender and technology.

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 * Class of 2010 -2012 **


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