Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in Psychology (PSYL11034)
Course Outline
School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
60 |
Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
The student will conduct a research project in the area of psychology. This will normally take the form of an empirical project but permission to conduct a library based research project may be sought. |
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 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to design and set up a research project. The should be able to:
- manage data and or research literature
- apply appropriate analyses techniques to any data collected
- interpret any data collected
- report any data in a style appropriate to published research
- in the case of literature based research, apply suitable critical analysis techniques to the research material
- write up the research in a style appropriate to psychological research standards
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Assessment Information
Dissertation of 15,000 words |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Robert Mcintosh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3444
Email: r.d.mcintosh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2010 6:37 am
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