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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course in integrated with the Departmental Seminar Series in Psychology, in which high profile external speakers will speak on a variety of contemporary research topics, across both semesters. MSc students taking this course are required to attend the Departmental Seminar series , and encouraged to engage with ongoing research discussions more widely.
Formative feedback available;
- individual feedback to students |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
77 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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 methodology 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
The assignment will be a 1500 word review on the topic of one of the Seminars, to explain the content of the talk, and its wider relevance, to a lay audience.
Assignment deadline: Thursday 10th April 2014, 12 noon
Word limit: 1500 maximum
Return deadline: Friday 2nd May 2014 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
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 Thomas Bak
Tel: (0131 6)50 9861
Email: thomas.bak@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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