Module PSYC40215: Research Practice

Department: Psychology

PSYC40215: Research Practice

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To provide training in a range of methodological approaches used in psychology
• To provide practical training in a range of transferable skills relevant for professional and personal development

Content

• This module covers research methods in psychology: relationships between theory, research and dissemination and covers topics such as:
• The experimental method, single case designs;
• Ethical issues surrounding research;
• Introduction to qualitative methods;
• Project management;
• Dissemination and presentation: writing styles and strategies for communicating to different audiences.

Learning Outcomes

• Critical understanding of research design and strategy, including the selection and interpretation of alternative methods and techniques
• The ability to formulate researchable problems

• Capabilities for managing research practically

• Written communication skills
• Transferable employment skills relevant for professional and personal development, including: ability to communicate complex information, time management and organisation of work

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• This module is taught through weekly two hour seminars for one term
• This module is assessed formatively through a written assignment
• Summative assessment of this module is through a written report

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

2000 word assignment on topic derived from seminars

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University