Postgraduate Course: Current Topics in Psychological Research (PSYL11023)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This courses gives students exposure to a variety of ares of Psychology in which our local research community excels. Staff from the Psychology subject area and related disciplines lecture on their specialist areas with a special focus on the methods used to collect and analyse their data.
Topics
* Cognitive ability as predictor and outcome: A user&©s view of structural equation modelling (Prof Ian Deary)
* What Psychologists need to know about genetics (Dr Wendy Johnson)
* Neuroimaging (Dr Alexa Morcom)
* Single case vs. group studies: which way to go? (Dr Thomas Bak)
* Priming procedures (Dr Alison Lenton)
* Investigating Alignment in Dialogue (Prof Martin Pickering)
* Using genetics for psychology: The QIMR twin sample and language disorders (Prof Tim Bates)
* Assessing the subjective experiences of others: Evidence from synaesthesia (Dr Julia Simner)
* TBA (Dr Sharon Abrahams)
* What the tongue tells us about speaking (Dr Martin Corley) |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower | 2-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understand the underlying theoretical principles of at least two local research projects
- Be able to explain how research questions have influenced the methodologies that were chosen to explore the hypotheses under exploration
- To show how choice and use of methdology is influenced by the particular subject matter
- To examine how contextual factors affect collection and meaning of evidence
- Give students the opportunity to discuss current research issues with experts in the area |
Assessment Information
| 1 x 3000 word report in the style of a 'TICS' journal paper, related to a topic on the course. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Martin Corley
Tel: (0131 6)50 6682
Email: Martin.Corley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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