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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Clinical Psychology

Postgraduate Course: Research 2 (CLPS12037)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaClinical Psychology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAll second year DClinPsychol students are required to complete this course. The course will cover how to conduct small scale research projects such as audits and service evaluations within the NHS, how to analyse data using SPSS or with NVivo, how to write for publication, think critically about research and how to present project results in the form of a poster.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 01/10/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 1, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 7, Fieldwork Hours 26, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 347 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have:
1. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of evaluating and auditing clinical psychology services.
2. Experience of collecting data within the NHS
3. An understanding of the importance of critically analysing the research literature
4. Knowledge and experience of writing for publication and following journal/NHS audit guidelines
3. An ability to conduct commonly used statistical tests using SPSS
4. A basic knowledge of how to use NVivo to support analysis of qualitative data
5. Knowledge and experience of developing a poster and presenting this poster in the style of a conference
Assessment Information
Trainees will be required to submit a small scale research project (around 5000 words) written up in the format of either a peer-reviewed journal or NHS audit (using local NHS audit guidelines). In addition, the trainees will produce a poster of their research and present this in the form of a conference poster session.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Emily Newman
Tel: (0131 6)51 3945
Email: emily.newman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Evelyn Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
Email: Evelyn.A.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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