Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course covers fundamental skills relating to the psychological research process, from developing research ideas to designing and conducting an experiment, communicating research findings, and knowledge transfer.
Lectures (2 hours each):
WEEK 1: Foundations of Psychological Research
WEEK 2: Academic writing
WEEK 3: Publishing research & writing research proposals
WEEK 4: Conference talks & poster presentations
WEEK 5: Public engagement & knowledge-transfer
WEEK 6: Research ethics |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Weeks |
Monday |
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Wednesday |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | S1, 7 George Square | 1-5 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. S1, 7 George Square |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the relationship between research ideas and the formulation of testable hypotheses.
2. Communicate research ideas and findings in a variety of formats to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
3. Appreciate the importance of public engagement and knowledge transfer in the research process.
4. Understand ethical considerations relating to psychological research design. |
Assessment Information
Semester 1: 1000 word PhD research proposal prepared according to the PPLS postgraduate application guidelines, plus a 300 word lay summary of the proposed research. The proposal should usually be linked to the research theme of an academic member of staff within Psychology. Ten credits will be awarded for submission of the assignment; formative feedback will be provided, but a numerical mark will not be recorded. Penalties for late assessments will be applied to the numerical mark recorded for Semester 2 poster assessment.
Semester 2: Poster presentation of MSc Dissertation proposal to be presented at Psychology MSc poster day. A mark will be recorded. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | 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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