Dissertation in Psychology (U00542)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-4-DISS-PS

An experimental research project conducted either singly or jointly with another student, but submitted individually as an 11,500 word dissertation

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Normally Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651) or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

? Additional Class Information : There are none. This is individual supervision on an ad hoc basis

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes:
- the ability to design and conduct an original piece of research; to be able to make a clear link between the existing literature and the experimental hypothesis under test;
- to be aware of any ethical issues which may arise from the work;
- to plan a major piece of research, and to recruit and test participants within the time limits;
- to succinctly report results and wherever appropriate use correct statistical procedures;
- to discuss results obtained in relation to the existing literature.